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Well, it looks like Diddy is getting used to life behind bars as he’s surprisingly withdrawn his bid to get bail.
According to Variety, the “Bad Boy For Life” rapper has surprisingly fallen back on his attempt to get sprung from prison after being denied multiple times over the past few months. While he definitely has the money to continue to pursue the request, it seems like Diddy’s finally thrown in the towel and has accepted the fact that he’ll be locked up until his trial date gets underway in May of 2025.
Variety reports:
“Mr. Combs does not seek to appeal the district court’s denial of his renewed motion and hereby moves to voluntarily dismiss the appeal,” reads the motion. “Counsel has explained the effect of voluntary dismissal of the appeal.”
Combs signed the motion, which stated that “(a) counsel has explained the effect of voluntary dismissal of the appeal; (b) he understands counsel’s explanation, and (c) he desires to withdraw and voluntarily dismiss the appeal.”
Combs has been lobbying for months to get out of prison, offering a $50 million bond backed by equity in his homes, the promise of security monitoring and assurance that he would not interfere with investigations surrounding the charges. In his latest bail appeal hearing on Nov. 27, Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that “there is evidence of supporting a serious risk of witness tampering” and that Combs contacted witnesses even after his grand jury testimony in June 2024.
We’re low-key surprised he gave up just before the Christmas holidays. You’d think he continue to fight just so he could spend Christmas and New Year’s with his family. Could there actually be some truth to the rumors that Diddy is being treated like royalty by his fellow inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn? We may never know, but with charges that include racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, Diddy might’ve felt it was just a waste of money at this point to continue to fight for his freedom.
What do y’all think about Diddy giving up his fight for bail and deciding to remain in prison until his trial date? Let us know in the comments section below.
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The 2024 Billboards Music Awards took place this week and honored music’s finest. Drake and Shaboozey won three categories each.
As spotted on Billboard, this year’s festivities went off without a hitch. Hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau, the event featured performances from some of the most beloved musicians throughout several genres. The likes of Cold Play, Jelly Roll, Tyla, Fuerza Regida and Linkin Park took the stage and performed memorable sets of their new and classic material. The night was filled with multiple big moments for the culture. Drake won three times for “Top Rap Artist,” “Top Male Artist” and “Top Rap Album” for his latest solo effort For All The Dogs. Newcomer Shaboozey did numbers as well by taking home the “Top Song Sales Artist,” “Top Selling Artist” and the “Top Country Song” awards.
The star of the night without a doubt was Taylor Swift. She took home 10 BBMA’s, which set a record for the most-awarded artist in one evening. The “Cruel Summer” performer swept all of the major nominations including “Top Artist”, “Top Female Artist”, “Top Billboard 200 Artist”, “Top Hot 100 Artist” and “Top Hot 100 Songwriter.” Her big night should not come to anyone as a surprise given the immense success from her latest full length effort The Tortured Poets Department. The album broke several commercial records with regards to streaming, vinyl sales and more. Additionally, The Eras Tour became the highest grossing tour of all time.
Other notable winners from The Billboard Music Awards include SZA clinching the “Top R&B Artist” spot and her label mate Kendrick Lamar landing the “Top Rap Song” for “Not Like Us.”
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The 2024 Billboards Music Awards took place this week and honored music’s finest. Drake and Shaboozey won three categories each.
As spotted on Billboard, this year’s festivities went off without a hitch. Hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau, the event featured performances from some of the most beloved musicians throughout several genres. The likes of Cold Play, Jelly Roll, Tyla, Fuerza Regida and Linkin Park took the stage and performed memorable sets of their new and classic material. The night was filled with multiple big moments for the culture. Drake won three times for “Top Rap Artist,” “Top Male Artist” and “Top Rap Album” for his latest solo effort For All The Dogs. Newcomer Shaboozey did numbers as well by taking home the “Top Song Sales Artist,” “Top Selling Artist” and the “Top Country Song” awards.
The star of the night without a doubt was Taylor Swift. She took home 10 BBMA’s, which set a record for the most-awarded artist in one evening. The “Cruel Summer” performer swept all of the major nominations including “Top Artist”, “Top Female Artist”, “Top Billboard 200 Artist”, “Top Hot 100 Artist” and “Top Hot 100 Songwriter.” Her big night should not come to anyone as a surprise given the immense success from her latest full length effort The Tortured Poets Department. The album broke several commercial records with regards to streaming, vinyl sales and more. Additionally, The Eras Tour became the highest grossing tour of all time.
Other notable winners from The Billboard Music Awards include SZA clinching the “Top R&B Artist” spot and her label mate Kendrick Lamar landing the “Top Rap Song” for “Not Like Us.”
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Jay-Z has responded to a Jane Doe who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 in 2000, this after the woman gave an exclusive interview acknowledging inconsistencies in her story. The woman contends that the assault did take place but said she made “mistakes” in delivering her account of the incident which prompted Jay-Z’s response.
NBC News exclusively spoke with Jane Doe, who now resides in Alabama, who retold her story regarding what she referred to as the “catastrophic event” that took place 24 years ago. Doe told the network that she “made some mistakes” and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, is attempting to vet her account via his resources.
Of note, Doe claimed that her father picked up up after the alleged assault that occurred after the 2000 MTV VMAs but the woman’s father says he has no recollection of doing so. The woman also said she spoke to a celebrity at the afterparty where the alleged assault took place but the celebrity revealed he was not in New York during the VMAs. Further, photos came forth showing Jay-Z and Diddy at a location that differed from the woman Doe detailed in her initial claim.|
In a statement from Jay-Z, the Brooklyn rapper and businessman continued his vocal critique of Buzbee, who he is accusing of treating the claim and lawsuit as a money grab.
“Today’s investigative report proves this ‘attorney’ Buzbee filed a false complaint against me in the pursuit of money and fame. This incident didn’t happen and yet he filed it in court and doubled down in the press. True justice is coming. We fight FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over before it began. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t realize it yet, but, soon,” the statement read.
Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro added, “It is stunning that a lawyer would not only file such a serious complaint without proper vetting, but would make things worse by further peddling this false story in the press. We are asking the Court to dismiss this frivolous case today, and will take up the matter of additional discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all the lawyers that filed the complaint.”
Buzbee claims that Jane Doe’s case was a referral from another firm outside his own and said that Doe’s statements were vetted, according to an email he sent to NBC News.
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Jay-Z has responded to a Jane Doe who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13 in 2000, this after the woman gave an exclusive interview acknowledging inconsistencies in her story. The woman contends that the assault did take place but said she made “mistakes” in delivering her account of the incident which prompted Jay-Z’s response.
NBC News exclusively spoke with Jane Doe, who now resides in Alabama, who retold her story regarding what she referred to as the “catastrophic event” that took place 24 years ago. Doe told the network that she “made some mistakes” and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, is attempting to vet her account via his resources.
Of note, Doe claimed that her father picked up up after the alleged assault that occurred after the 2000 MTV VMAs but the woman’s father says he has no recollection of doing so. The woman also said she spoke to a celebrity at the afterparty where the alleged assault took place but the celebrity revealed he was not in New York during the VMAs. Further, photos came forth showing Jay-Z and Diddy at a location that differed from the woman Doe detailed in her initial claim.|
In a statement from Jay-Z, the Brooklyn rapper and businessman continued his vocal critique of Buzbee, who he is accusing of treating the claim and lawsuit as a money grab.
“Today’s investigative report proves this ‘attorney’ Buzbee filed a false complaint against me in the pursuit of money and fame. This incident didn’t happen and yet he filed it in court and doubled down in the press. True justice is coming. We fight FROM victory, not FOR victory. This was over before it began. This 1-800 lawyer doesn’t realize it yet, but, soon,” the statement read.
Jay-Z’s attorney Alex Spiro added, “It is stunning that a lawyer would not only file such a serious complaint without proper vetting, but would make things worse by further peddling this false story in the press. We are asking the Court to dismiss this frivolous case today, and will take up the matter of additional discipline for Mr. Buzbee and all the lawyers that filed the complaint.”
Buzbee claims that Jane Doe’s case was a referral from another firm outside his own and said that Doe’s statements were vetted, according to an email he sent to NBC News.
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Three more accusers who are male have come forward with sexual assault lawsuits against Diddy, who wants to “seek sanctions” on other lawsuits.
On Thursday (Dec. 12), three more male accusers filed sexual assault lawsuits against Diddy in New York’s Supreme Court. The plaintiffs all allege that Diddy drugged them and then sodomized them in incidents that took place from 2019 to 2022. These new suits add to the over 30 suits already filed against the embattled mogul.
Each of the three allegations made comes with certain nuanced differences – one of the accusers claimed that the alleged rape was filmed by Diddy’s associates and that he was paid $2,500. The others did not mention receiving any payoff after their attacks. Two of the accusers alleged that they were raped in hotel suites – one of them claiming that their attack took place at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, where Diddy was apprehended by federal agents in September. The other plaintiff alleged that he was drugged and woke up to Diddy sodomizing him along with other Bad Boy Records members at one of his parties in the Hamptons.
In an interview with the BBC, the attorney representing the accusers, Thomas Giuffra, said that nearly 60 people reached out to his office wishing to file complaints against Diddy, aka Sean Combs. He said that he and his team reviewed the allegations made by each, then proceeded to move forward with the three cases, shielding the accusers’ identities for fear of reprisal from Diddy.
“These complaints are full of lies. We will prove them false and seek sanctions against every unethical lawyer who filed fictional claims against him,” lawyers for Diddy said after the new lawsuits were filed. Diddy is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn awaiting his trial on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The trial is set for May 2025.
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Lil Durk is currently being held in Los Angeles in connection to a murder-for-hire plot sparked by the death of fellow Chicago artist King Von in Atlanta. Lil Durk was denied bond this week and is now being linked to another murder case in his hometown where officials say he gave orders for another killing in the city.
The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times both report that Lil Durk, 32, was at a detention hearing on Thursday (Dec. 12) which was attended by over two dozen of Durk’s supporters, including Sony Music representatives. U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue said that due to the showing of support for Durk and citing state prosecutors, he is a person of significant influence and a flight risk.
The attorneys for Durk, real name Durk Devontay Banks, put together an extensive bond package that included two homes in Georgia and $1 million from Sony Music along with promises of twenty-four-hour security to keep Durk both safe and on schedule.
Assistant U.S. Atty. Ian Yanniello pointed to the over 30 individuals inside the courtroom as a demonstration of the power Durk has and could wield if he is released on bond.
“This case is about how he used that power and used that influence and how he used those resources to promote and perpetuate violence with deadly consequence,” Yanniello said.
With this setback, Durk’s attorneys are promising to work on behalf of their client to get him out on bond.
‘We were obviously disappointed, but will continue to fight on,” Jonathan Brayman said to the Chicago Tribune. “Mr. Banks remains confident and optimistic about the future. He deeply appreciates the outpouring of love and support he has felt since his arrest.”
As this case unfolded, back in Chicago, Lil Durk is now linked to the 2022 shooting death of an alleged leader of a notorious gang faction in the city’s Far South Side section.
A newly unsealed filing from the U.S. District Court in Chicago asserts that Durk was the mastermind of the Jan. 2022 shooting death of Stephon Mack, who was gunned down while leaving the Youth Peace Center of Roseland. FBI officials say Mack was the alleged leader of the Smashville faction of the wider Gangster Disciples gang network.
According to the filing, Durk’s brother, Dontay “DThang” Banks, was shot and killed outside the now-closed Club O in Harvey, a suburb of Chicago, in 2021. Based on the filing, a Gangster Disciples member who was reportedly connected to Smashville carried out the killing of DThang. In 2023, a federal agent wrote in a statement that Durk was offering a cash reward to anyone who could locate his brother’s killers.
Lil Durk is alleged to have ordered a cross-country hit on rival Quando Rondo after an affiliate of Rondo shot and killed King Von. In retaliation, investigators believe Durk ordered members of his crew to take out Rondo but instead ended up killing Rondo’s cousin, Lul Pab in Los Angeles.
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One of Diddy’s accusers is stepping forward with his story. John Doe has shared the details of his alleged assault by the mogul.
As spotted on Page Six, an unnamed male has come forward with his version of events around his encounter with the Bad Boy Entertainment founder. In an exclusive interview with CNN, he describes Diddy as “abusive beyond belief.” The man went on to provide some disturbing details about his supposed experience saying, “I was screaming. I was telling him to stop. It was incredibly painful.” He also admitted he was severely intoxicated to the point where he “wasn’t able to stand” and felt “powerless.”
John Doe told CNN he worked one of Diddy’s all white affairs in The Hamptons as security back in 2006. But that timing provided does not align with his original complaint (2007). He also stated that the alleged assault left him so traumatized that he was not able to marry. This was also different from what was captured in the original complaint. John Doe’s lawyer Tony Buzbee has apparently made updates to the documentation after CNN notified him of the discrepancies.
Diddy’s legal team has responded to the interview in an exclusive statement to Page Six. “After Buzbee was exposed this week for pressuring clients to bring bogus cases against Mr. Combs, and after public records showed that—contrary to his allegations—there was no white party in the Hamptons in 2006, Buzbee amended this complaint to walk back the allegations and now claim a different day and wholly different year.”
You can view John Doe’s interview below.
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Remy Ma is embroiled in a rather public beef with Claressa Shields and exposed her reportedly estranged husband Papoose for having an affair with the world champion boxing legend. Remy Ma shared messages between her and Papoose on social media that revealed the affair, but Claressa Shields says the rapper is crashing out.
Remy Ma, 44, took to Instagram early Thursday (Dec. 12) and shared a post that Papoose was on the phone with Shields while falling asleep and that the boxer hung up when she heard her voice.
“[P]apoose dum ass fell asleep on the phone with @claressashields. Laying in my house he refuses to leave. This b*tch supposed to be a world champion boxer and [her] scary ass hung up soon as she heard my voice. Nowwww I’m telling everything ohhhh and babygirl u not the only one,” Remy wrote in the caption sharing a text exchange.
She added in another caption, “Papoose u f*ckin Dummy! Hey Ms Shields, he took your advice but not before I screenshot yall convo. Oh, he was getting me arrested, the woman that NEVER f*cked off on him in 17 years! While plotting with ONE OF his chicks to try to destroy me. The same woman that could’ve BEEN used my platform to expose you. I got all your pics and messages from the chicks while I was away and he was “holding me down” #FVCKYAMOVIEMA. Sidebar: he bout to say he wrote me rhymes IMAGINE THAT, and if anything sexual leaks about me it was him cuz he threatened that too.”
Shields took to Twitter and shared a few sharp words with Remy but she didn’t duck the smoke.
“Misery loves company baby…. Smh. I’m just so happy over here,” Shields posted on X Thursday morning. She added, “I can’t believe a 45 year old woman is crashing out like this. [Clown emoji] behavior” as a direct shot to Remy.
Remy responded to the X reply with, “Im not 45 YET! But you are 29 and I’ll just say this…you not aging like wine. AGAIN tho I’m not your enemy, tell ya boyfriend buy you some flowers & gifts. & he didn’t answer any of his phones cuz he was with his Cali girl this week.”
Shields hit back with, “You making fake text is crazy! ‘’m not a bitch you can bully. Yo’’re bitter and mad. You making yourself look stupid, just stop it.”
At the root of all this are long-swirling rumors that Remy Ma moved on from Papoose with battle rapper Eazy The Block Captain but it has never been officially confirmed despite the intensity of the rumors. Pap has issued a statement calling his estranged wife a “narcissist” and that he’s requested a divorce several times.
On X, the back-and-forth between Remy Ma and Claressa Shields has fans of all involved reacting. We’ve got them listed below.
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1. This is probably the plan.
4. When there is mess, someone will find it.
9. Okay, let’s not do this.
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Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before 50 Cent got to talking about the rape allegation Jay-Z was recently hit with, and sure enough, he’s having a good ol’ time with Hova’s latest legal issue.
After teasing his thoughts by asking if the Super Bowl was still going down due to Jay-Z being accused of raping a 13-year-old at a 2000 VMA’s afterparty, 50 Cent decided to go a bit further with the jokes. According to TMZ, 50 Cent took another swipe at the Hip-Hop icon in a now-deleted post, which featured Jay, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy attending the premier of Mufasa: The Lion King with a caption that read, “Jay said they said I raped a kid, everybody get dressed we going to see Mufasa LOL.”
Y’all know 50 petty as hell.
To further throw some gasoline on that burning fire, 50 decided to post an AI-generated video of Jay-Z and Diddy getting arrested by the police at a fancy soiree and being led off in handcuffs with a caption that read, “I wanna post this but I’m afraid I’m gonna get shot. LOL”
While 50 isn’t necessarily accusing Jay of being guilty of any of the allegations, he does seem content simply roasting Jay for the time being.
While we doubt Jay will publicly say anything about 50’s posts, we wouldn’t be surprised if Hova or his team is reaching out to 50 to tell him to fall back from the situation. Then again, they probably won’t as they don’t want to give someone like 50 more material to work with on social media because 50 would let the world know that he’s hit a nerve with Jay and his peoples.
Jay-Z for his part hasn’t only denied the allegation but implored to have the lawsuit changed from civil to a criminal as he wants to go to trial to clear his name.
What do y’all think of 50 Cent taking swipes at Jay-Z like this? Fair or foul? Let us know in the comments section below.