The West Virginia Mountaineers mascot shot a bear with a musket, in a classic example of taking your job way too seriously. The Mountaineer is apparently a method actor, as he took his school-issued musket, which is part of his costume, and killed a bear while on a hunting trip. WVU had asked Jonathan Kimble, who is the Mountaineers mascot on game days, to stop using his musket on non-school sanctioned events, but Kimble claims it’s tradition for the mascot to shoot bears with the musket.

Will.i.am dealt with a lot of questions about his sexuality due to his feminine mannerisms growing up. The 48-year-old singer reflected on that experience and how he takes pride in being feminine and heterosexual in a recent interview. “Coming of age, I didn’t have a man in my life — a father in my life to guide me through that,” he told Steven Bartlett on The Diary Of A CEO last Monday (July 31).

Xzibit is currently embroiled in a legal battle with his ex-wife, Krista Joiner over alimony following their divorce. The rapper has requested that the court order her to obtain a job instead of receiving a lifetime of financial support. According to RadarOnline, Xzibit has filed a petition, seeking a judge to order Joiner to undergo a vocational evaluation with a court-appointed official. The evaluation will determine if Joiner is mentally and physically fit to work “as well as her available employment options.

A girl was found dead due to an apparent suicide at a boarding school in Washington D.C. on Tuesday (Jan. 24), reports Fox 5 D.C. The 12-year-old was found unconscious by her roommate around 6:15 a.m., and paramedics attempted to revive her. Police are reportedly investigating the SEED School of Washington D.C. Parents were told to pick up their children from school that morning. Unfortunately, bullying is a prevalent thing at the institution where many parents say their own children were victims of it.

Hot 97’s Summer Jam is where hip-hop artists are heavily critiqued and icons are made. With this years show being Nicki Minaj’s first headlining performance, we wanted to make sure she was prepared by dropping some knowledge in her ear from past Summer Jam mistakes. While this isn’t her first time hitting the big stage, it is her first where all eyes will be on her and she’ll have to carry the weight of the night.