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Over the past few weeks the Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez saga has once again been dominating social media due to new revelations about the case and Megan herself chiming in on Tory’s attempts to overturn his case.
Now SZA is coming to the defense of her fellow baddie and commented on a video that was posted by Theluncheonlawyer who opposed Tory Lanez claims in court. Taking to the comments section, SZA responded to the video (and Tory Lanez defenders) writing “The density !!!!! I’m actually SO shocked at the amount of ppl fully comfortable bullying a woman that’s proven to be a victim of assault ??! Like out loud where other ppl can see you ?? Lmao u finna be stupid OUTLOUD ?”
Naturally, SZA’s comments garnered thousands of likes with hundreds of responses supporting her view, but still Tory fans chimed in also and show no signs of wavering as they continue to call for the man to be released from prison.
SZA’s take on the Megan and Tory situation comes weeks after Tory Lanez was stabbed 14 times in prison and miraculously survived the assault. Wildly enough, Megan Thee Stallion fans began donating money to the assailant for stabbing up Tory Lanez even though he’s serving a life sentence behind bars. Social media has truly ruined our morals and values as human beings smh.
What do y’all think about SZA standing up for Megan Thee Stallion? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Annie Knight, an OnlyFans star who is known for sleeping with several partners at a time via her content, recently slept with 583 men. Annie Knight later shared that she had to be hospitalized after the marathon sex session, but it doesn’t appear she has any regrets.
Annie Knight, 28, is billed as “Australia’s most sexually active woman” and has promoted her career with a sense of boldness and pride. Speaking exclusively with Us Weekly, Knight did say that despite the pain she’s feeling, she’s hoping to get back to herself very soon.
“I’m not doing very well, I’ve been bleeding a lot since the challenge,” Knight said to Us Weekly, adding that she has the condition endometriosis. “It was definitely a bit raw down there and I did get a small cut.”
Knight told the outlet that despite the high number of participants, the challenge itself wasn’t difficult at all for her.
“Doing 583 in a day is quite a lot so I was a little bit worried that I was gonna really struggle with it, because the most I’ve done before that was 24 in a day,” Knight added. Over 2,000 men signed up for the May 18 event and only expected around 200 men to appear. When the number was more than double that, Knight said she was excited to take on the challenge even more.
Knight’s chosen profession certainly has its fair share of critics, and some had choice words for the men who signed up for the act. Knight took up the mantle to defend her male participants.
“People seem to, like, get so uptight about it. At the end of the day, these men just want to have sex. God forbid, a man has sex. And I’m providing a service for free,” Knight said. “It really upsets me when I see people coming after the guys and being so mean about the guys that showed up, because I feel quite protective of them, and so when I see all these negative comments toward them, it really, like, upsets me.”
Knight posted another video saying that she could’ve done 100 more men and that the post-recovery discomfort was the only thing she was dealing with.
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Photo: Instagram / @AnnieKnight
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with President Donald Trump at the White House this week, and there were moments of contention. President Cyril Ramaphosa shot down President Donald Trump‘s claim of so-called white genocide being carried out against white farmers by the country’s Black residents.
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Washington with members of his nation’s delegation to discuss with President Donald Trump ways to improve their business dealings. South Africa is hoping to encourage other world leaders to work alongside South Africa and help improve its standing in the world.
President Trump had other issues in mind, using the meeting to harshly confront President Ramaphosa and center the rumored white genocide happening in South Africa. At one point, Trump had aides dim the lights and showed his guest a video that purported to show the violence happening against white farmers and supporting a conspiracy theory that has been continually debunked.
Trump repeatedly talked over Ramaphosa, who tried to explain the truth that more Black farmers are being harmed and killed than whites. Ramaphosa was flanked by white South African Johann Rupert, the nation’s richest man, who explained that what Trump was promoting was false. South African agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen, also white, attempted to do the same.
Ramaphosa, a skilled negotiator and longtime politician, never appeared rattled by Trump’s swarming attacks. CNN added in its reporting that the South African press largely pressed Ramaphosa’s showing, which was similar to the moment Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had with Trump at the White House, albeit a lot less contentious.
Watch this video courtesy of CNN below.
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The Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana burned down, and social media users expressed a wide range of emotions in response.
The Nottoway Plantation in Louisiana, billed as “the South’s largest remaining antebellum mansion”, was devoured by a fire over the past weekend. The responses to the fire have been a mix of emotions ranging from jubilation over the destruction of a symbol rooted in the horrors of the enslavement of Black people, to some expressing sadness as it represented “the good old South” and their memories of weddings held there.
Located 65 miles northwest of New Orleans, the 53,000-square-foot mansion had been rebranded as the Nottoway Resort in recent years, featuring amenities such as 40 overnight rooms, a honeymoon suite, a lounge, fitness center, and an outdoor pool and cabana. According to the National Park Service, 155 enslaved people were recorded at Nottoway Plantation in 1860. The website for Nottoway doesn’t mention those people at all. And according to property owner Dan Dyess’ words in the New York Post, there is no intent to do so: “We are trying to make this a better place. We don’t have any interest in left wing radical stuff. We we need to move forward on a positive note here and we are not going to dwell on past racial injustice.”
That sentiment contrasts with how social media rejoiced in Nottoway burning down. One historian, Dr. Mia Crawford-Johnson, shared a selfie taken across from the site of the mansion burning down, which went viral. Others also shared videos celebrating the mansion’s destruction by fire as justice for those who were enslaved, with some using it as an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response video and editing the video with background music choices like Usher’s “Let It Burn.”
Some historians have lamented the lost chance to preserve Nottoway as a site to illustrate the skill and ingenuity of Black enslaved people. “There are no perfect answers here,” writes noted author and chef Michael W. Twitty in an MSNBC article. “Nottoway could have gone the way of Whitney Plantation, also in Louisiana, which is a museum dedicated to helping visitors understand who the enslaved people were.” When contacted, Whitney Plantation Museum Executive Director Ashley Rogers felt that Nottoway’s chance to go that route was lost long before the blaze. “It was a resort,” Rogers said. “I don’t know that it being there or not being there has anything to do with how we preserve the history of slavery. They already weren’t.”
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Denzel Washington had to let one Cannes Film Festival photographer know he’s not the one or two.
A video of Denzel Washington checking a photographer during the world premiere of Spike Lee’s newest film, Highest 2 Lowest, which stars Washington, along with Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, Wendell Pierce, and more, went viral on social media.
The incident occurred on the red carpet when a photographer grabbed Washington’s arm, trying to get his attention, while the 70-year-old actor was breaking bread with Lee.
Washington, who is known to press people when he feels his space is being violated, turned to the photographer, telling him to stop. The photographer smiled and nodded in agreement, only to grab Washington again, leading to the actor warning him again to “stop.”
According to People, an insider revealed that despite the tense moment on the red carpet, Washington didn’t let it ruin the moment and had. a “great evening.”
Social Media Got Denzel Washington’s Back
But that didn’t stop fans from chiming in and standing up for Uncle Denzel who channel his inner Alonzo Harris for hot minute to let that photographer know that he crossed the line.
“See now if he had slapped him, the focus would be on him slapping him instead of the fact that the weirdo was antagonising him,” one user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote.
Another user on X wrote, “They instigate, provoke us into acting out of character, then smile in our faces immediately after. But if Denzel justifiably slapped the dogshit outta dude for deliberately provoking him, the media would be quick to call him all types of slick ass slurs and try to end his career.”
Where’s the lie?
We’re just glad that that overzealous photog didn’t ruin Denzel’s moment.
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Is Diddy getting desperate? Word on the street is that the disgraced mogul is seeking a pardon from Donald Trump, despite not even liking him.
Spotted on Raw Story, via a Rolling Stone report, Sean “Diddy” Combs is angling for a pardon or kissing Donald Trump’s orange a**.
Multiple sources have confirmed that Diddy’s desperation to get out of jail has led to people in his camp to speak with Trump’s team to see if a pardon is possible despite him “Not liking Trump.
Per Raw Story:
“He’s willing to do anything to get out of jail,” a source who has known Combs for a decade told the outlet. “He’s always been this way. He’s always going to do what he has to do to get out of a situation.”
“He doesn’t even like [President] Donald Trump,” they add.
According to the outlet, “The sources describe the conversations as ongoing and preliminary.” One source called the conversations as Diddy World, “making connections with the Trump team.”
Rolling Stone made clear, “There’s no evidence that Trump is personally aware of any of these conversations, and the president has not publicly weighed in on Combs’ criminal charges or prosecution.”
Rolling Stone did contact representatives for Diddy and the White House, but neither has confirmed the reporting.
What’s Going On With Diddy’s Trial?
Combs, 55, is currently facing 15 years to life if found guilty of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and fraud. His trial is currently underway, as it’s already a circus.
His ex, Cassie Ventura, has already taken the stand along with the Bad Boy general’s former artist Dawn Richard, who both dropped some scathing testimony about Diddy’s abusive ways.
The prosecution took the gloves off early, alleging that Diddy “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.”
Diddy has already turned down a plea deal.
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It should come as no surprise that Donald Trump Jr. lacks decency.
Following the awful news of President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis, Donald Trump Jr. didn’t waste anytime showing the world how much of a complete douche he is.
At first, it appeared the alleged booger sugar abuser was following his father’s lead by “putting politics aside” and wishing Biden well.
Trump Jr. reposted a meme of Biden with the caption “Politics aside, we wish him a speedy recovery,” hours after the news broke that Biden is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
At the time he wrote, “Agree 100%.”
That good would only last roughly three hours when he dropped another post mocking President Biden’s wife, former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, who holds a doctoral degree in education, pushing a conspiracy theory that is, as expected, taking off in MAGA land with Trump Jr. leading the charge.
“What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???”
This masterclass in stupidity is now pinned to the top of his personal X page.
Uncle Joe has since given the American people an update on his diagnosis, writing on his personal social media accounts, “Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.”
Donald Trump Jr. Is Getting Slammed On X
On the other hand, social media has been tearing Donald Trump Jr. to shreds for his tasteless post. “There’s no bottom for Don Jr. Truly despicable,” the Republican For Trump account on X, formerly Twitter, wrote.
“I lost both of my parents to Cancer. This is disgusting and an insult to every patient and family dealing with this insidious disease. Grow the fuck up,” another post read.
The Trump family is full of rotten apples.
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2. Damn shame
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You can add Drake to the list of people who just can’t accept that Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion.
Drake shared a link to a petition calling for Governor Gavin Newsom to pardon Canadian Yosemite Sam, aka Tory Lanez, after he was stabbed 14 times in prison.
On Friday, Drake posted via his Instagram Stories, “@torylanez come home soon” along with the link to a Change.org petition “Pardon Tory Lanez: Urge Governor Newsom to Correct a Deep Injustice,” which now has over 236,000 signatures.
Source: Instagram / Drake
The petition first sprouted up on Tory Lanez’s social media accounts in the wake of a non-profit organization called Unite the People claiming that it has testimony from a bodyguard that would absolve Lanez of the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion.
Walter Roberts, who is the “lead consultant” of the group, claimed a man named Bradley James, who said he was the bodyguard of Megan Thee Stallion’s former best friend, Kelsey Harris, approached him claiming to be a witness to Harris admitting to shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, issued a statement on his client’s behalf: “Tory Lanez was tried and convicted by a jury of his peers, and his case was properly adjudicated through the court system. This is not a political matter — this is a case of a violent assault that was resolved in a court of law.”
Thee Stallion is also unbothered as she just recently announced her swimwear line.
Drake Is Getting Dragged On X
She doesn’t have to address the situation because social media has been dragging Drake and Chris Brown for yelling Free Tory. Brown was recently locked up abroad for an incident a year ago and denied bail on the matter.
“Drake was quiet for Kendrick, but real loud for Megan, a woman! #SIMP,” one post on X, formerly Twitter, read.
Welp.
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Source: Getty Images / Soulja Boy / DDG / Halle Bailey
Soulja Boy calling out DDG for allegedly putting his hands on Halle Bailey was definitely not on our 2025 bingo card.
In a stunning twist of events, Soulja Boy took to X, formerly Twitter, to invite DDG to a well-deserved fade after news broke of the singer requesting a restraining order against the rapper/streamer and father of her child.
On Wednesday, May 14, Big Draco said in a post that planned on “beating the f*k out” of DDG in the wake of details and photo evidence hitting social media when news of Bailey’s restraining order hit timelines where she also alleges the former couple “fought each other” during an incident in January.
“You a b**ch a** n**ga for putting yo’ hands on Halle,” the “Crank Dat” rapper wrote on X.
Social Media Slams Soulja Boy For Blatant Hypocrisy
Well, right message, wrong messenger. That’s what many people on X are saying because Soulja Boy isn’t exactly a champion of women’s rights, mainly because he was just found liable for sexual assault of a former assistant who had to pay $4 million to.
“you ain’t even the n***a to be talkin , you hit women too . Right message wrong messenger,” one reply to Soulja Boy’s tweet read.
Another reply read, “Congrats on being the first rapper to defend a female while whooping another female ass.”
“Didn’t you sexually assault your assistant?” another user wrote on X.
Rapper Freddie Gibbs got in on the fun, replying with a simple laughing emoji.
We are definitely in the upside-down, or maybe Soulja Boy was high when he let that post off because there is no way he sent that without being aware that he is definitely in the same boat as DDG.
SMH.
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1. Basically
2. Mmmmhmmm
5. Receipts
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Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty / ROC Nation
ROC Nation has become the single most powerful entity on the planet. hell, the company started by JAY-Z is more powerful than the Illuminati if you asked a specific demographic of social media.
The entertainment company found itself trending once again in the wake of news surrounding Megan Thee Stallion’s shooter, Tory Lanez, getting shanked in prison. Halle Bailey airing out DDG to be an abusive POS, and providing receipts to back up her claims.
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ROC Nation has been the focal point of Tory Lanez fans ever since his father, Sonstar Peterson (we still can’t believe that this man’s name), infamously shouted at the top of his lungs that ROC Nation would “crumble” after his son was found guilty.
“I just stood here in this Los Angeles and witnessed the worst miscarriage of justice that this world has ever seen. You want to know how I feel, I’ll tell you exactly how I feel,” Peterson said in front of the Los Angeles courthouse.
In another clip, Lanez’s father screams out, “I’m calling on the Heavens and the Earth… Roc Nation, you will crumble! I am an apostle of God, and I will be heard.”
New Developments In The Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Has Fans Screaming “Free Tory”
God definitely wasn’t listening to his apostle because Tory Lanez is still in the clink. But following the news of his unfortunate stabbing while behind bars, a new development from his defense team claims that a security guard is ready to come forward to claim it was Kelsey, Megan Thee Stallion’s former best friend, who shot her, not Tory Lanez, give his fans he hilariously calls “umbrellas” new hope that their favorite autotune abusing “rapper/singer” will be released from jail.
If that’s the case, then it debunks one of the main conspiracies spouted by his supporters that Megan Thee Stallion stepped on glass and lied about being shot. So which is it?
Even known abuser Chris Brown hopped on his Instagram Stories to share “FREE TORY.” Now. If he felt such a way, he should have made it a permanent post on his timeline, and not something that would disappear.
Just saying.
What a hilarious mess. What else will ROC Nation be blamed for?
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1. LMAO, absolutely ridiculous behavior
3. Howling
6. They were?
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