'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kandi Burruss will not be paying her ex-husband Todd Tucker a dime in child or spousal support but she will be coughing up a hefty 6-figure lump sum as part of their divorce settlement the settlement agreement signed by Kandi and Todd. The exes wed in April 2014 and split last year. Per the deal, neither party will…

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz the Florida woman who was charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing multiple rounds into Rihanna's Los Angeles home pleaded not guilty in a court appearance A request by Ortiz's attorney a public defender to reduce her bond was rejected. Her bail is currently set at $1,875,000, Ortiz was seen behind…

Eric Benet is calling out celebrity behavior in real time, zeroing in on what he sees as a lack of respect for the very people who made that fame possible the R&B singer didn’t mince words about public figures who brush off supporters in everyday encounters. “One of my biggest pet peeves… are those public figures or celebrities who lack the…

JAY-Z is opening up about his relationship with J. Cole, pushing back on long-standing narratives about how the Roc Nation co-founder handled Cole early in his career. JAY-Z addressed the idea that Cole wasn’t fully supported during his rise, making it clear that his approach was intentional. Cole signed to Roc Nation as its first artist in 2009 but…

Desiigner was arrested Monday in South Carolina on a domestic violence charge, he was taken into custody in Horry County, South Carolina, and charged with third-degree domestic violence. Booking records show he was arrested late Monday morning and released the following day after posting bond. As of now, officials have not publicly detailed the…

Snoop Dogg has been tapped to star in a new Ridley Scott-produced film, titled God of the Rodeo, but he’d also be co-producing under his Death Row Pictures banner alongside Sara Ramaker. Rosalind Ross will write and direct. God of the Rodeo, based on reporting by Daniel Bergner, tells the story of an Angola Prison inmate in the late 1960s who takes…

Joey Bada$$ is stirring up conversation around J. Cole's The Fall Off, questioning why JID wasn't featured on the project. Taking to X, Joey shared a series of posts breaking down his perspective on collaboration at the highest level of rap. In one tweet, he suggested that if top-tier artists consistently gave rising or adjacent talent the platform…

Zack Fox has signed with CAA for representation. The actor and artist recently starred as Swett in Alex Russell’s breakout film “Lurker,” a music industry thriller that won the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award for best first feature. And he recurs in “Abbott Elementary” as Tariq, the aspiring rapper and ex-boyfriend to Quinta Brunson’s Janine…

Suge Knight, Death Row Records co-founder and longtime CEO and Gallery Books announced that that it is publishing Knight’s upcoming My Joy Is Your Pain, which will be released on Aug. 4. Per a press release, the “shockingly candid” book “takes readers on an unflinching ride through Suge's Compton neighborhood to the peak of the gangsta rap era, when…

Despite Diddy’s conviction on prostitution charges and the dozens of allegations of abuse he’s facing, Usher doesn’t “have anything negative” to say about the disgraced Bad Boy Records founder. In an interview with Jabari Young for the Forbes series The Enterprise Zone, Usher spoke positively about Diddy and suggested his conviction should not take…