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Arturo Holmes / Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion is taking her love for Popeyes to another level, and we’re not just talking about Hottie Sauce.
The Houston Hot Girl is opening her own Popeyes and is promising her fans it will be “THEE LITTEST Popeyes ever.”
Thee Stallion announced the news via an Instagram post featuring herself looking good, but still rocking a hard hat with a “Hottie” sticker, because the Queen Hottie respects OSHA regulations. She is touring the location, which is still under construction, and will open this summer.
According to TMZ Hip Hop, the location is set to open in Miami.
“Ok, so today we are visiting my Popeyes before it opens,” the “Whenever” crafter said before giving fans a peek at the wall structures.
“It’s just bones, but in a few months, it will be chickens,” she continued before the video cuts to a bottle of her popular Hottie Sauce, which is comprised of honey, cider vinegar, and Aleppo pepper.
Ensuring that her location lives up to what she is hyping, the foreman told the Hip-Hop star that the building will have “speakers all over the place.”
She even made sure to ask about space for a dance floor, because, of course, you need to twerk while waiting for your chicken and biscuits.
Popeyes first announced that it approved Megan Thee Stallion to become a franchise owner in 2021, when they collaborated on the Hottie Sauce and limited merchandise.
At the time, Megan said, “I’m appreciative of Popeyes’ commitment to empowering Black women and look forward to opening Popeyes Restaurants.”
Well, it looks like we got one down, and many more to go. Congrats Meg.
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Lionsgate / 50 Cent Action Channel
50 Cent has another accomplishment to add to his ever-growing list. His action channel nabbed the number one spot on Roku and LG Channels.
Lionsgate announced that 50 Cent Action, the FAST channel curated by the Hip-Hop mogul, is the #1 action channel on both The Roku Channel and LG Channels and could find the same success on Sling TV’s Sling Freestream, which was just launched.
The channel features 50 Cent’s favorite premium films and television series, especially those in which he starred, such as Den of Thieves, The Expendables, and, of course, his hit crime drama Power, which has gone on to spawn a whole drug-dealing television universe, known as the Power Universe.
The Queens rapper, born Curtis Jackson, will be on hand at LG Ad Solution’s NewFronts presentation on Monday, May 5th, where he will participate in a live Q&A with the company’s CEO, Michael Hudes. During the session, he will discuss the success of his FAST channel and its future.
“This is the future of entertainment,” said Jackson. “It’s about making real connections. I’m hands on with everything and collaborating closely with Lionsgate – which has been a great partner – to give fans free, direct access to the best action movies and shows out there, all in one place. Fans can step into my world every time they turn on the channel.”
“50 Cent is a cultural icon with an unmatched connection to his audience,” said Jim Packer, Lionsgate’s President of Worldwide Television Distribution. “We’ve seen incredible momentum on the channel since launch, and our goal is to make 50 Cent Action one of the leading action destinations for fans and advertisers in the FAST Space.”
50 Cent continues to rack up the wins.
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May Day (May 1) is also known as International Workers’ Day and Labour Day in certain parts of the world, and it has particular resonance today, considering the current political climate. In America, protests are cropping up in an affront to President Donald Trump’s policies, and other protests around the world are in support of worker solidarity.
May Day’s roots were established in the late 1880s as the labor movement and unions advocating for better working conditions for laborers began to establish their presence. In America, protests in support of worker rights took place, and on May 4, 1886, in Chicago, a deadly bombing set off by anarchists left several people dead and dozens more injured. Union leaders decided from that point on that May 1 would be a day to honor those workers, and a sculpture sits today at Chicago’s Haymarket Square where the Haymarket Affair took place.
The wider focus of May Day is largely global, but there is a unifying message this year as the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term just concluded. Within America, Trump’s policies have come under fire as some find his current path destructive and wanton. Outside of the States, organizers are protesting the Israel-Gaza conflict, working conditions, and more.
On X, May Day has been trending for much of the day, and we’ve got a series of posts to share below. To learn more about the day, click here.
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Source: @icespice / Instagram
It seems Ice Spice is off the market. She has posted a selfie on Instagram with her rumored boyfriend Sauce Gardner.
As spotted on Complex Ice Spice broke several hearts this week with her newest post on social media. On Tuesday, April 29 she shared a collage of photos on Instagram. While the first visual clearly shows that she has gained her weight back in all the right places, the sixth slide features her standing next to Sauce Gardner in front of a bathroom mirror. Ice is positioned right in front of him while he snapped the photograph from his smartphone. While she didn’t write a caption to accompany the post it is widely understood in popular culture that posting your significant other on social media is a milestone moment in the relationship.
Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have been rumored to be an item for a couple of months now. The two high profile celebrities have been linked together since February after being spotted at shopping mall. An University of Cincinnati alumni, Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was drafted to the New York Jets in 2022. Since joining the team he has become a premier cornerback in the league with being awarded “NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year,” Pro Bowl nominations and being selected to the First-team All-Pro twice.
You can see their photo below.
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Source: @icespice / Instagram
It seems Ice Spice is off the market. She has posted a selfie on Instagram with her rumored boyfriend Sauce Gardner.
As spotted on Complex Ice Spice broke several hearts this week with her newest post on social media. On Tuesday, April 29 she shared a collage of photos on Instagram. While the first visual clearly shows that she has gained her weight back in all the right places, the sixth slide features her standing next to Sauce Gardner in front of a bathroom mirror. Ice is positioned right in front of him while he snapped the photograph from his smartphone. While she didn’t write a caption to accompany the post it is widely understood in popular culture that posting your significant other on social media is a milestone moment in the relationship.
Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have been rumored to be an item for a couple of months now. The two high profile celebrities have been linked together since February after being spotted at shopping mall. An University of Cincinnati alumni, Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner was drafted to the New York Jets in 2022. Since joining the team he has become a premier cornerback in the league with being awarded “NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year,” Pro Bowl nominations and being selected to the First-team All-Pro twice.
You can see their photo below.
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Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty / Donald Trump
Donald Trump continues to prove how incompetent he truly is. During a recent ABC News interview marking his disastrous 100 days in office, the orange menace touted the authenticity of a clearly photoshopped image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s hands with gang tattoos, sparking reactions.
Donald Trump is a moron.
Case in point, the divider-in-chief accused ABC News‘ Terry Moran of “not being very nice” when Moran asked if a photo of Garcia’s hands with MS-13 written across the knuckles was digitally altered.
The interview became contentious when Moran did a rare thing nowadays and challenged Trump’s claims that the photo of the Maryland father, whom the White House has admitted was wrongly deported to an El Salvadorian prison, was real, with the bronzer abuser constantly referring to gang tattoos on Garcia’s hands.
“You think it was photoshopped?” Trump stupidly asked Moran. “Go look at his hand. He had MS-13.”
Moran tried to push back while Trump continued to bloviate, telling the president the “MS-13 tattoos” were not visible in previous images while attempting to move the interview onto the topic of Ukraine.
Trump wouldn’t let it go, even taking a swipe at Moran.
“You know, you’re doing the interview,” Trump said. “I picked you because frankly, I never heard of you – but that’s okay. But you’re not being very nice.”
“This is why people no longer believe the news – because it’s fake news,” Trump continued. “It’s such a disservice. Why don’t you just say, ‘yes,’ he does, and go on to something.”
Lol, bruh.
Social Media Reacts To Donald Trump’s Stupidity
Reactions to the clip consist of people being taken aback that Trump believed the MS-13 above Garcia’s actual tattoos were real, and not being surprised he was dumb enough to think that in the first place.
It’s only been 100 days; we can’t believe we still have four more years of this nonsense to deal with.
You can see more reactions to ridiculousness below.
2. We are laughing to hide our pain at this point
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Getty Images / Luka Doncic / Kobe Bryant
Luka Doncic hasn’t delivered an NBA Championship to the city of Los Angeles yet, but he is quickly earning the respect of Lakers fans.
Some unknown individual defaced a Downtown Los Angeles mural of the late Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, with graffiti, turning it into a canvas for a dispute between street artists.
The touching tribute piece, which features Bryant donning his Lakers jersey while kissing a young Gigi on the cheek, was covered in white paint and graffiti tags.
TMZ Sports reports that someone wrote “keep running your mouth p***y” in the top corner where the mural’s creator, “Sloe Motions,” name is located.
That message or threat is crossed out with a reply stating, “Leave a name, p***y! Don’t B scared.”
Well, it looks like Luka Doncic, who is currently in his first year of donning the purple and gold after the Dallas Mavericks shockingly traded him to the Lakers, is stepping up to fix the mural and is opening up his wallet.
Per TMZ Sports:
There’s a happy ending to this story … as TMZ Sports has learned Lakers superstar Luka Doncic has donated $5,000 to help restore the mural.
It’s an incredible gesture … as that is the total amount the fundraiser was hoping to rake in for the effort.
That’s dope of the NBA superstar.
Kobe Bryant & His Daughter’s Global Impact
Following the tragic passing of the iconic NBA superstar and his daughter as a result of a helicopter crash, murals sprang up all over Los Angeles and around the globe honoring the Lakers legend and his daughter, who aspired to follow in her father’s footsteps on the basketball court.
Weirdly, a LA native would do such a thing to a piece of art honoring someone who is the embodiment of the city and brought so much joy to Lakers fans.
Salute to Luka Doncic.
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Source: Alex Slitz / Getty / Beyoncé / Blue Ivy
The Cowboy Carter Tour has officially kicked off, and Beyoncé’s daughters did something no one else on this planet can do: steal the show from their mother.
Rumi made her tour debut during night one of the Cowboy Carter tour, on Monday night (April 28) in Los Angeles, joining her older sister, Blue Ivy Carter, and her mom.
Since their birth, Rumi, along with her twin brother, Sir, have been understandably heavily guarded by their two ridiculously famous parents, only making rare appearances. But like her older sibling, Rumi has been featured on a Beyoncé record, lending her voice on the track “Protector” off Yoncé’s latest project, Act II: Cowboy Carter.
It was a pleasant surprise when Rumi took the stage while her mom performed the song. Wearing a sparkly gold feather dress and matching cowboy boots, Rumi had a large grin on her face as she waved to the crowd, giving her mom several hugs that melted the global superstar’s heart.
Of course, like her mom, Rumi knows how to command a stage, striking a pose with her arms crossed over her chest as her big sister, flanked by Beyoncé’s dancers, performs a dance routine.
In another moment that definitely earned a collective “awwwwww” from those in attendance and on social media, Rumi joined her mom and 13-year-old sister for a warm embrace.
Blue Ivy Also Has The Internet Buzzing
Not to be outdone, Blue Ivy has also been receiving plenty of praise, especially since she continues to dance and her skills have improved immensely since joining her mother on tour during performances.
She even has a solo during her mom’s performance of “Déjà Vu.”
We love to see it, and so does social media, which has been buzzing since Monday when the clips of Rumi and Blue Ivy hit timelines.
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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Source: Getty Images / Giannis Antetokounmpo / John Haliburton
If this is the final time we see Giannis Antetokounmpo in a Milwaukee Bucks uniform, he went out fighting, both literally and figuratively.
Things got extremely chippy at Gainbridge Fieldhouse after final buzzer of the Indiana Pacers stunning 119-118 overtime victory over the Bucks, eliminating the Bucks from the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Giannis Antetokounmpo got into it with Pacers guard Ben Mathurin at center court first, which led to the hoopers having to be separated. It looked, at first, as if the players were exchanging pleasantries, as players always do at the end of the game, but. Mathurin pushes Giannis, who had his hand on the back of Mathurin’s head.
Then Antetokounmpo got into it with Tyrese Haliburton’s father, John Haliburton, after his son sealed the Pacers’ win with a game-winning drive past the Greek Freak. Antetokounmpo shook hands with John Haliburton before two butted heads and began screaming at each other before they each had to be separated.
Following the game, Tyrese Haliburton spoke about the incident, saying that his father was in the wrong, adding that a conversation would be had.
“I don’t think that my pops was in the right at all there. … We will have a conversation and I’ll talk to Giannis, it’s unfortunate we’re all grown men,” Haliburton said during the post-game press conference.
Antetokounmpo was also asked about the incident, and he added during his post-game press conference that “I believe like being humble in victory, ” and that he felt “disrespected,” but noted that all parties involved talked, adding “I think we’re in a good place.”
Social Media Is Reacting To The Chippy End
As expected, the two incidents have social media talking, especially if this is Giannis’ final game as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks franchise.
Many believe the NBA champion will be traded and sent to a contender because it’s not looking suitable for the Bucks next season. The team has no first-round picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, and outside of Damian Lillard, who suffered a torn Achilles in his last game, putting an asterisk on his career, and whether he will play next season, there isn’t much to lure Antetokounmpo back.
Damn.
We won’t find out any time soon, but until then, you can view more reactions in the gallery below.
5. Nah chill
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Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty / Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard isn’t open to playing gay roles in films.
Howard is an accomplished actor, but he will never live down fumbling the Marvel Studios bag, and he might have fumbled another one due to what many people on social media are describing as homophobia.
Terrence Howard revealed he almost took a role in the forthcoming biopic about the late legendary singer Marvin Gaye while speaking with Bill Maher on the comedian and Real Time host’s podcast, Club Random.
Howard told Maher that he believes he made the “biggest mistake” of his career, aside from fumbling the role of James Rhodes to Don Cheadle in the MCU, was passing up the starring role in the Smokey Robinson biopic.
But instead of taking on the role, he decided to entertain his longtime Empire collaborator Lee Daniels, revealing that he had a conversation with Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye in a different biopic.
Maher responded, saying that he believed that Howard made the right decision because Gaye’s life story was “much more interesting,” adding that he “would’ve been perfect as Marvin Gaye, and that is a story that needs to be told.”
Terrence Howard Passed On Marvin Gaye Role After Hearing Story About His Alleged Sexuality
Howard decided to go full Lucious Lyon and pass on the role because of a story he heard from the late Quincy Jones regarding Gaye’s alleged sexuality, and that he couldn’t kiss a man, saying he would cut his lips off.
Per Variety:
“I was over at Quincy Jones’ house and I’m asking Quincy, ‘I’m hearing rumors that Marvin was gay’ and I’m like, ‘Was he gay?’” Howard explained. “And Quincy’s like, ‘Yes.’”
After that revelation, Howard decided he “could not” star in the movie.
“They would’ve wanted to do that, and I wouldn’t have been able to do that,” he said of portraying a gay man in a movie.
Maher went on to ask, “You mean you couldn’t kiss a guy on screen in a movie?” Howard responded, “No. Because I don’t fake it.”
“That would fuck me,” Howard added. “I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off.”
Maher responded by saying he wouldn’t go that far, but understands why Howard felt the way he did about the role. Howard further explained, “It does not make me homophobic to not want to kiss a man.”
The actor says it was more of a matter of him committing to the role.
“I can’t play that character 100 percent,” Howard told Maher. “I can’t surrender myself to a place that I don’t understand.”
Social Media Isn’t Buying What Howard Is Selling
Maher might understand where Howard is coming from, but social media, on the other hand, is not feeling what the Best Man star said about passing the role.
“Learning that Terrance Howard is a woman abuser, is homophobic & supports trump all in the same sitting… oh my…. Hustle & flow was NO ACT!,” one user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote.
Another user added, “Terrence Howard is a man with a criminal record and history of beating women. You lost your “man card” a long time ago.”
Well damn.
You can see more reactions in the gallery below.