Author: Wamala

Oprah Winfrey is drawing a firm line between herself and two television personalities whose careers received major boosts from The Oprah Winfrey Show: Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. In a new interview with Emmy Magazine, Oprah addressed criticism over giving both men prominent platforms before they went on to build their own television careers. Her message is straightforward: whatever Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz chose to do after appearing on her show belongs to them. “Everybody has their own path in life, and it has not one thing to do with me, and I don’t have one thing to do…

Diddy is reportedly out of solitary confinement following an alleged altercation with another inmate at the federal prison where he is serving his sentence. Sources with direct knowledge told TMZ that Sean “Diddy” Combs has been released from the restrictive housing unit at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. The move comes after the music mogul was reportedly placed in solitary confinement following an alleged fight with another inmate last month. According to the earlier report, the two men exchanged pushes and punches before prison staff intervened and broke up the confrontation. It remains unclear whether Diddy will face any…

Don Toliver’s Houston concert was abruptly cut short Tuesday night after police say a man was detected entering the arena with a handgun. The rapper was near the end of his set at the Toyota Center when he suddenly left the stage, leaving concertgoers unsure about what was happening. According to the Houston Police Department, a 30-year-old man was flagged by a security guard after allegedly passing through a metal detector with a handgun. The guard then contacted a law enforcement officer, who took the man into custody. The concert ended roughly 10 minutes early, according to sources, after Don…

NBA YoungBoy and his mother, Sherhonda Gaulden, are publicly at odds again after the rapper discussed their strained relationship in a new interview. During an appearance on Open Thoughts Tuesday, NBA YoungBoy said his mother had been a source of anger for him in the past and suggested that the two may never speak again, although he made clear that he still loves her from a distance. Those comments prompted a sharp response from Gaulden, who took to Instagram with criticism of her son’s role as a father and later posted a warning telling him to keep her name out…

Sean “Diddy” Combs is firing back at Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones with a new legal claim centered on footage allegedly taken from Diddy’s personal video archive. According to the allegations described in the countersuit, Diddy claims Jones used his position as a videographer and producer to access computer drives containing footage that was intended for a documentary about Diddy’s life. Diddy further alleges that Jones copied the material and sold it to Netflix and 50 Cent for use in the documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The allegations add another layer to an already contentious legal dispute between Diddy and…

Erica Banks wanted to make a few young Dallas fans’ day — but one of the items she bought quickly turned her back-to-school shopping trip into an online debate. The Dallas rapper and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star went viral after videos surfaced showing her shopping with children and teenagers at a Dallas department store on August 8. Banks said the encounter started as an unexpected meet-and-greet before several young fans asked her to buy them something. She agreed, picking up items that included ski masks before later visiting The Hair Depot to purchase hair bundles for several teenage…

Yella Beezy is asking a Dallas judge to put a limit on the number of potential witnesses prosecutors can bring into his upcoming murder-for-hire trial. The rapper, whose real name is Markies Conway, has challenged a State of Texas witness list that now contains 264 names, arguing that the massive list does not give his defense enough clarity about who prosecutors actually intend to call. Conway’s attorney, Toby Shook, filed a four-page motion Monday with the Dallas County Clerk asking Judge Chika Anyiam to order prosecutors to provide a narrowed, good-faith witness list. The request comes less than two weeks…

Wayne Barrow has scored a significant court ruling in the ongoing dispute over proceeds connected to The Notorious B.I.G.’s music catalog. A Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled that Barrow, the sole trustee of late rapper Biggie Smalls’ mother Voletta Wallace’s trust, is entitled to receive her share of distributions from Notorious B.I.G. LLC. The ruling rejected R&B singer Faith Evans’ challenge to those payments and gives Barrow control over the distributions that Wallace was entitled to receive under the company’s agreement. The decision does not end every legal dispute surrounding Biggie’s estate, however. A separate lawsuit involving Wallace’s grandson, CJ…

LeBron James’ Philadelphia 76ers era officially has a date — and the first opponent is a familiar Eastern Conference powerhouse. The NBA announced Tuesday that James will make his 76ers debut on October 20 at Madison Square Garden, where Philadelphia will face the defending NBA champion New York Knicks. The 41-year-old superstar’s first game in Philadelphia colors will headline a tripleheader broadcast on NBC and Peacock, giving his new chapter an immediate national spotlight. It also marks the beginning of what James has described as the final chapter of his professional basketball career. And the NBA could hardly have picked…

Suge Knight does not want any part of the courtroom battle over Tupac Shakur’s murder. The former Death Row Records boss has warned that he will not cooperate with either side if he is compelled to testify in the case against Duane “Keefe D” Davis, whose trial is now moving forward in Nevada. Knight was driving the vehicle when Tupac was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996, making him a significant potential witness nearly three decades later. But Knight says forcing him onto the witness stand would not necessarily benefit either side. His message to the lawyers is blunt:…