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ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Less than a month after suggesting rich and famous people have it much harder than those living in poverty, Akon is doubling […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Frances Haugen, who anonymously filed complaints last month in connection with what she describes as Facebook’s continued “conflicts of […]
Chuck D wants to make it very clear he is not a fan of R. Kelly, contrary to what some may believe. Shortly after Kelly was found guilty in his weeks-long federal trial, the Public Enemy member took to Twitter to weigh in on the jury’s decision. Chuck likened the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer to artists […]
During an appearance on Good Morning America in July, Morgan Wallen addressed his usage of the N-word in a leaked video and went on to pledge $500,000 to Black-led groups. Just a few months later, much of that money has yet to surface, with one of the only groups he mentioned by name accusing him of being “misleading.” In the original […]
Rick Ross stopped by Bakari Sellers’ podcast this week to promote his new book The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire. During their conservation, Sellers asked Ross what advice he’d give to hip-hop’s new generation on navigating controversy, particularly DaBaby amid the backlash following his homophobic comments at Rolling Loud Miami in July. “You’re […]
Britney Spears’ father has filed a petition to end the singer’s 13-year conservatorship. NBC News reports James “Jamie” Spears’ filed the documents at Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, stating that his daughter “is entitled to have this Court now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required.” The filing went on to say that due to […]
A leading marijuana law reform organization has shared a detailed response to a headlines-spurring study that was making the usual rounds on Tuesday morning. The study in question appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week before being featured in a CNN piece, notably under a headline informing readers that “young adult cannabis consumers [are] […]
Facebook is apologizing after its artifical intelligence technology mistook a video of Black men as “primate” content. According to the New York Times, the gaffe was brought to light earlier this week after a former Facebook designer was sent a screenshot of the mislabeled video. The post in question, which was published by the Daily Mail in […]
Terry Crews has responded to the criticism he received over his recent comments about “being uninvited to the cookout.” Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor shared a tweet in which he seemingly referenced notorious cult leader Jim Jones, who’s known for a 1978 mass murder-suicide involving cyanide-laced Flavor Aid. “The best thing about being uninvited to the cookout…is […]
Britney Spears’ attorney has accused the singer’s father, James Spears, of attempting to get roughly $2 million in payments prior to stepping down from the conservatorship that has received renewed national attention in recent months. Attorney Mathew Rosengart, in a Monday filing first reported by Variety’s Gene Maddaus, has argued that James’ “true motivation” is […]
