RIHANNA IS BEING SUED BY GERMAN MUSIC DUO: Acccording to TMZ, Rihanna is being sued by German music duo King Khan and Saba Lou, who have claimed that she used their song “Good Habits (and Bad)” for a Fenty Beauty social media ad without their permission. The father-son duo is asking compensated for damages, noting the ad got more than 3.4 million views, and they want her to stop using their song immediately.
TAMAR BRAXTON SAYS SHE 'FELL INTO A FOG' AFTER BEING FIRED FROM 'THE REAL': During an appearance on Taraji P. Henson's Peace of Mind with Taraji, Tamar Braxton revealed that she noticed a change in her mental health when she was fired from The Real back in 2016. She explained, “The first time I knew that things wasn’t normal, was when everything went down with The Real. I was in my bedroom; it was completely dark.” She continued, “…you don’t shower, you don’t eat, you don’t know what day of the week it is or the time…” She addedd, “You don’t care. I was able to hide it enough, to pull myself … barely…out of it, and then I go back to the same toxic lifestyle, without dealing with everything that happened to me prior and that is continually happening to me, right? From day-to-day I was just barely sliding by y’know? I just felt choked, because it was no escape, I just didn’t see another way out… I wanted to die, everything was going wrong.”
HALSEY DRAGGED FOR #NEGROSOULSTICE JOKE: Biracial singer Halsey was dragged on social media after she joked about receiving winter solstice powers. Halsey posted a gif, along with the tweet, “the gods giving me my ration of powers.” When someone tweeted, “You are WHITE,” Halsey responded, “imma tattoo ‘my daddy is black’ on my forehead and then never make another joke ever again. It’s been a fun 6 years y’all.”
R. KELLY SEX ABUSE TRIAL SET FOR SEPTEMBER: According to Rap-Up, a federal judge in Chicago has set a tentative trial date for R. Kelly‘s sex abuse case. The trial will tentatively begin on September 13th. Prosecutors anticipate that their case will take about three weeks to present. Another status hearing is slated for March 25th and questionnaires will be sent to potential jurors in late July. However, the dates are subject to change due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Kelly is tentatively scheduled to go on trial on separate racketeering charges in New York in April. Kelly is facing decades in prison if convicted in either case.