Aoki Lee Simmons, 21, has found a new beau in Vittorio Assaf, a 65-year-old restauranteur and co-founder of popular Italian chain, Serafina. People confirmed their courtship just as Page Six shared paparazzi snaps of the pair kissing in St. Barts on Tuesday (April 2). The images show Simmons in a tribal print, green bikini and Assaf rocking light blue swim trunks on the beach as they share a few kisses, covered in sand.

Instead of opting for offensive, controversial commentary, Don Lemon apparently got straight-up drunk in New Orleans for CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast on Thursday night (Dec. 31). Visibly under the influence of the multiple glasses he took to the head, the network’s host everyone loves to hate garnered his first trending topic of 2016 for seemingly being New Year’s wasted. In one of the more awkward moments of the night, Lemon complimented his co-host comedian Kathy Griffin on her assets.

Dallas authorities have issued three arrest warrants for suspects in the murder of Joshua Brown, ABC News reports. Brown was the key witness in former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger’s trial. The 28-year-old detailed the wrongful killing of Botham Jean at the hands of Guyger, who fatally shot him in his apartment in September 2018. Brown was Jean’s neighbor. On Friday night (October 3), Brown died during an alleged pre-arranged drug deal that went wrong.

Tupac’s All Eyez On Me biopic is gearing up for a major release soon, and its famed director, Benny Boom, is revealing the inner workings of putting together the film on the iconic artist. In an interview with XXL, Boom spoke on the deeper meaning of the motion picture and the casting of Demetrius Shipp Jr. as the “Changes” rapper. “Demetrius 1,000 percent embodies everything that Tupac did,” he said. “Sometimes I have to go back and just look to remember like “Oh, this is Tupac,” and not get lost in Demetrius’ portrayal of Tupac because he’s doing it so well.

In the second part of AllHipHop.com’s feature on convicted, incarcerated drug boss Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory goes deep into the annals of street history. Flenory, who is serving a 25-year sentence in Georgia, reveals the origins of B.M.F., a drug gang accused of selling tons of kilos of cocaine and laundering over $270 million dollars in proceeds. In Part 2, Meech explains a variety of incidents, including the murder of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ childhood friend/bodyguard Anthony “Wolf” Jones.