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A newly published report has rocked the global chess community. According to an investigation conducted by Chess.com, 19-year-old Hans Niemann has been accused of cheating in more than 100 online chess games as recently as 2020. The site says it used a number of cheating-detection tools that found “many remarkable signals and unusual patterns in Hans’ path as a player.” […]
Diddy has spoken out against the “white lives matter” t-shirt design featured in the artist formerly known as Kanye West’s YZY SZN 9 presentation. While Diddy said he will “always support” Ye as “a freethinker,” he made clear in an Instagram-shared video overnight that he’s “not with it” when it comes to the widely criticized […]
Kanye West kept his latest Instagram posting spree going into Wednesday night, ending one prolonged missive by throwing a stray at John Legend and telling Justin Bieber to “get your girl before I get mad.” The reference to Hailey Bieber comes after the pop star’s 25-year-old spouse simply showed kindness to Gabriella Karefa-Johnson following West’s targeting […]
Selah Marley is making no apologies. The 23-year-old is facing backlash over her involvement in Kanye West’s YZY SZN 9 presentation in Paris. Marley, who is a daughter of Lauryn Hill and granddaughter of Bob Marley, walked in the show while wearing Ye’s controversial “White Lives Matter” tee—a design being loudly blasted by activists, entertainers, fashion figures, fans, and more. Critics have […]
Anthony Martini is facing another wave of controversy. The music executive made headlines this year for his defense of FN Meka, an A.I.-generated rapper that was backed by Martini’s New Factory project. The digital artist would go on to land a deal with Capitol Records, but was quickly dropped by the label following outrage over […]
Constance Wu has come forward with sexual misconduct allegations. According to the New York Times, the 40-year-old actress detailed the incidents in her upcoming memoir, Making a Scene. Wu said the sexual harassment began during the inaugural season of Fresh Off the Boat, the now-defunct sitcom in which she played fan-favorite matriarch Jessica Huang. Wu declined to reveal […]
An Emmy-nominated New York City meteorologist, known for his recent work as part of the Spectrum News NY1 team, is taking action after being fired over leaked nude screenshots from an adult webcam site. In an extended statement shared to Instagram on Monday, Erick Adame—who says he was initially suspended and later terminated—explained that the […]
Jeff Bezos is getting dragged over his response to Dr. Uju Anya—a Black college professor who wished Queen Elizabeth II an “excruciating” death. The exchange took place Thursday, after the 96-year-old monarch was placed under medical supervision in Scotland. Anya, who works in the Modern Languages department at Carnegie Mellon University, reacted to the news by highlighting the Queen’s role […]
Netflix’s Inventing Anna is now at the center of a lawsuit from one of the individuals portrayed in the Emmy-nominated miniseries, Rachel DeLoache Williams. As detailed by the Hollywood Reporter on Monday, Williams—who is played by Katie Lowes in the Shonda Rhimes-created series based on a New York magazine piece by Jessica Pressler—has sued the […]
Irv Gotti has responded to the backlash against recent comments regarding his alleged relationship with Ashanti, who was signed to his record label Murder Inc. On Sunday, the producer and record executive was interviewed by the Shade Room at the VMAs and asked why he kept speaking on his long-rumored sexual relationship with the singer. “’Cause that’s why, […]
