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☆ Mansion to misery: A glimpse inside the prison Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs now calls home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Described as “disgusting” with “horrifying” conditions, the detention center music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs now calls home is a far cry from the Miami and Los Angeles mansions he once lived in. A federal judge denied Combs bail Wednesday saying the bail proposal set forth by his defense attorneys was “insufficient” in addressing the court’s concerns. This after the Federal Bureau of Prisons shuttered its Manhattan complex shortly after multimillionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019. A month later, inmate Edwin Cordero died in a fight that broke out inside the prison. The incident prompted a Justice Department investigation assessing whether the Bureau of Prisons had “adequate contingency plans” to address inmate living conditions.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, he’s, ” Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Cohen, R, Kelly, “, “ Pharma Bro ” Martin Shkreli, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman, Ismael “ El, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada Garcia, Combs, Judge Andrew Carter, Jeffrey Epstein, Emery Nelson, ” Nelson, ” Combs, Marc Agnifilo, “ He’s, ” Cohen, Combs ’, Uriel Whyte, Edwin Cordero Organizations: CNN, Miami, Metropolitan Detention Center, “ Pharma, Wap, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, Federal Bureau of Prisons, MDC, of Prisons, Urgent, MDC Brooklyn, Housing Unit, Prisons, New York Times, Department Locations: Los Angeles, “, New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York City, M.D.C . Brooklyn

☆ Nicki Minaj fans say they're losing respect for the rapper amid her 'embarrassing' attacks on Megan Thee Stallion
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nicki Minaj recently released a new diss track, "Big Foot," aimed at Megan Thee Stallion. lied on yo DEAD @theestallion — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) January 28, 2024Minaj has continued to post incessantly about Megan on X (formerly Twitter). "Big foot but you still a small fry / Swearing on your dead mother when you lie," she raps. "There are myriad of ways that Nicki Minaj has come for other women, just point-blank period," the TikToker said. Nicki Minaj allowed her own bitter jealousy to take her crown."

Persons: Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, —, Megan Thee, Megan, Megan didn't, Minaj, Kenneth Petty, Petty, Tory Lanez, Ben Shapiro, Shapiro, Cardi, it's, Pardison, Fontaine, who's, Pardi, Minaj's, she's, @lawyerbae, Gerrick Kennedy, Piggy ”, — Gerrick Kennedy, @GerrickKennedy, Piggy, Kennedy, nicki, meg rn pic.twitter.com, megan, QmThqEbkOC Organizations: Service, Megan's, Houston Locations: New York

☆ How Hip-Hop Changed the English Language Forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Miles Marshall Lewis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

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Persons: vibrancy, Dave, — Slick Rick, “, ”, �, Homer Simpson, Rihanna, “ FourFiveSeconds ”, wilding, Erykah Badu, Megan Thee, Spoonie Gee, Lil Wayne, Spivey’s, “ It’s, Pharrell Williams, Shameik Moore, Zoë Kravitz, ” “, Lana Del Rey, Joe, Marcus Garvey, Lauryn Hill, Marcus Garvey intoned, Ramblin ’ Thomas, William Melvin Kelley’s, presciently, Badu’s, repopularized “, Badu, ” — Childish Gambino, “ Redbone ”, Donald J, Kendrick Lamar’s, Joey Bada, Lil Durk’s, Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk, Sir, they’ve, Munch, Red’s, ” Megan Thee, Patty, Nicki Minaj, “ Heard, Jay, Stackin, Al Pacino, Tony Montana, Morton, wildin, illin, killin, “ Buck Whylin ’, Chuck D, “ Buck Whylin ’ ”, Tonya Harding, Nick Cannon’s, “ wilding ”, Barry Michael Cooper, “ Wilding, Donald Trump’s, Wildin, “ Stylin, — Bruno Mars, Greg Nice, “ Swayze, Patrick Swayze’s, Guy, ghosting, Glock, I’m Swayze, Jared Seay Organizations: Daily News, src, Google, Oxford English, Queens, MTV, New York Times, Trump, Republican, Hulu, WAP, raunch, “, Morton Music, Public, The Daily News, Central Park, Oxford, ”, Adidas, Royce Locations: Oxford, Ethiopia, Africa, Florida, America, U.S

☆ Cardi B threw her microphone at a concertgoer who tossed drink at her while performing on stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Audience members at concerts in recent months have continued a pattern of throwing objects at artists who are on stage performing, and rapper Cardi B has had enough. In the clip, Cardi B is seen getting splashed with liquid from the cup while performing her 2018 hit “Bodak Yellow.” Clearly upset, she reacted immediately by throwing her microphone into the crowd as security guards rushed to the stage. In another video posted to TikTok on Saturday, Cardi B is seen throwing her microphone at a DJ who appeared to cut off her song early during a performance at Drai’s Nightclub on Friday. CNN has reached out to a representative for Cardi B for comment. Last week, Monica jumped off the stage after witnessing someone allegedly assault a female audience member in the crowd at her Detroit show.

Persons: Cardi, Drake, Kelsea Ballerini, Harry Styles, Bebe Rexha –, Monica, Miranda Lambert, CNN’s Abby Phillip, ” “ Organizations: CNN, WAP, Drai’s Beach, Cardi Locations: Las Vegas, Detroit

☆ Diners Are Fed Up With Minimal Service. Will a Little Warmth Win Them Back?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Kim Severson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Leann Emmert and Katrina Elder, who work in the film industry, used to spend weekends checking out the newest Los Angeles restaurants. The couple has been largely sticking to a neighborhood restaurant with consistently good food and that everybody-knows-your-name feeling. “Great food in the absence of hospitality is not a great value,” he said. He told managers to hire workers to bus tables, a task that in recent years had fallen largely on servers. He simplified both the tablets that servers use to take orders and the way some dishes are prepared and plated.

☆ Ted Cruz declares the Grammys 'evil' after Sam Smith's Satan-themed set has conservatives saying it encourages devil-worship
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Ted Cruz denounced the Grammys as "evil" in a tweet on Sunday. The Republican was commenting on Sam Smith and Kim Petras' Satan-themed duet of 'Unholy.'. Some conservatives have rallied around opposition to trans rights and LGBTQ teaching. In 2021, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's Grammy Awards performance of their single 'WAP,' attracted conservative fury. Smith is among pop's foremost provocateurs, and has stirred controversy with the video to their new song 'I'm not Here to Make Friends.'

A jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty Friday of all charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion outside a Los Angeles party. Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion. APIn a statement following the verdict, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón commended Megan Thee Stallion for her "bravery." Alex Spiro, an attorney for Megan Thee Stallion, said in a statement, "The jury got it right. In her testimony, Megan Thee Stallion said Lanez offered her $1 million to keep quiet about the shooting.

(Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)A jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty Friday of all charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion outside a Los Angeles party. In a statement following the verdict, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón commended Megan Thee Stallion for her "bravery." Alex Spiro, an attorney for Megan Thee Stallion, said in a statement, "The jury got it right. In her testimony, Megan Thee Stallion said Lanez offered her $1 million to keep quiet about the shooting. She said that Lanez had ordered the women to exit the SUV, and Megan Thee Stallion was walking away when the first shots were fired.

☆ Natural vs. artificial Christmas tree: Which option is better for climate?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Christopher Dilts/Bloomber/Getty ImagesIt’s easy to imagine that reusing an artificial tree year after year is the more sustainable option. The American Christmas Tree Association, a nonprofit that represents artificial tree manufacturers, commissioned WAP Sustainability Consulting for a study in 2018 that found the environmental impact of an artificial tree is better than a real tree if you use the fake tree for at least five years. “Planting, fertilizing and watering were taken into account for real trees, which have an approximate field cultivation period of seven to eight years.”What are the benefits of real trees? Nathan Howard/Getty ImagesOn average, it takes seven years to fully grow a Christmas tree, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. About 15,000 farms grow Christmas trees in the US alone, employing over 100,000 people either full or part-time in the industry, according to the National Christmas Tree Association.

Numbers don’t lie (Madonna is one of the bestselling pop stars of all time), but they don’t often tell the whole story. Without question, I view Madonna as someone who pushed the boundaries of overtly and unabashedly sexual performances in popular culture. But Black artists often get excised from predominating narratives about U.S. popular culture. But Black artists often get excised from predominating narratives about U.S. popular culture. The risks were much higher for the Black women and the Black and Latinx queer people across genders who chose to be sexually provocative entertainers.

☆ Madonna says Cardi and Kim K can thank her
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three decades after the release of her “Erotica” album and her lurid coffee table book “Sex,” Madonna reflected on the changing standards on how women are allowed to talk about sex in an Instagram story. On her Instagram story, Madonna wrote that she “also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.”She received immediate backlash for the publication. “I was called a whore, a witch a heretic and the devil.”Despite the controversy, the book sold millions of copies, reaching No. Madonna, 64, linked her experiences to younger musicians and public figures who are able to be more open about their sexuality in public. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked ass and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball,” she wrote.

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