KANYE WEST SPOTTED AT CHURCH THIS WEEKEND: According to HotNewHipHop, Kanye West was spotted at an unidentified church this week amid rumors that he was missing. As previously reported, speculation that YE was missing started last month after his former manager claimed he couldn't find the rap and fashion icon after filing a lawsuit against him.
TORY LANEZ FIRES LAWYER: Tory Lanez has fired his attorney in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case and has hired Suge Knight's former attorney David Kenner. According to Law & Crime senior editor Meghann Cuniff, Tory is expected to return to court on Tuesday (January 10th) with new attorney in tow. During the trial, Tory was being represented by attorney Shawn Holley.
LIZZO OPENS UP ABOUT CANCEL CULTURE: Lizzo took to Twitter this past weekend to talk about cancel culture. She tweeted, “This may be a random time to say this but it’s on my heart.. cancel culture is appropriation. There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it’s become trendy, misused and misdirected.” She added, “I hope we can phase out of this & focus our outrage on the real problems.”
FRENCH MONTANA OFFERS PRAYERS AFTER 10 PEOPLE SHOW AT MIAMI VIDEO SHOOT: French Montana took to social media to offer prayers after 10 people were reportedly shot on the set of his music video at The Licking in Miami Gardens. French tweeted, “Last night, I was in Miami celebrating the release of my CB6 mixtape w/ friends at a local restaurant. We unfortunately were at the wrong place, at the wrong time when an incident took place that left people hurt.” He added, “Our thoughts & prayers are w/ the victims & families at this time.” Meanwhile, Miami police chief Delma Noel-Pratt says event organizers did not obtain the necessary permits and it was a violation of the city. Noel-Pratt said in a statement, “If the necessary agencies were notified ahead of time and protocol followed, police officers would have been in place to safeguard the community and assist with deterring and responding, if needed, to any situation that may arise.” According to TMZ, all victims are expected to survive. The investigation is ongoing.
REPORT: NBA YOUNGBOY MARRIES JAZLYN MYCHELLE: YoungBoy Never Broke Again reportedly married his girlfriend Jazlyn Mychelle this past weekend in a private ceremony in Utah on Saturday (January 7th). According to BScott, a record from the Utah County Clerk shows a marriage license was issued on January 7th for the rapper and Jazlyn. The couple have two children together. YoungBoy is also a father to eight other children with seven women.