Sabrina Carpenter went off on the White House after they dropped a video with her track Juno playing over ICE enforcement footage without getting permission first. She posted that the clip was evil and disgusting, and told them to keep her work away from their agenda. Fans noticed the unauthorized drop right away, and legal people online pointed out that government agencies still need proper licensing before they can use recorded music in produced content.
Her team confirmed she never signed off on it and said they were concerned about her song getting tied to policies she does not back. The situation brought up older cases, like when Rihanna hit a Trump rally with a cease and desist for playing Don't Stop the Music without clearance...
Prada Group just dropped 1.25 billion euros to snag Versace from Capri Holdings, which means the Milan powerhouse behind Prada and Miu Miu now controls another legendary Italian brand. Capri picked up Versace back in 2018 for around 2.1 billion, but the label's been struggling with declining sales lately.
The deal puts Prada in a better position to fight against giants like LVMH and Kering, and it keeps Versace under Italian ownership instead of letting it drift further away from its roots. Gianni Versace started the brand in 1978, and people are hoping Prada can bring back some of that old magic after a rough stretch.
Bow Wow went on Million Dollaz Worth of Game and broke down why dating him turns into a mess, even when he's trying to behave. He says women he dates watch crowds of fans and other girls constantly throw themselves at him, which makes his partners paranoid, no matter what he does. He mentioned one time he asked a bartender for cranberry juice at a club, and his girl immediately accused him of flirting.
The rapper says being mentored by Jermaine Dupri created this weird curse where doing the right thing still looks wrong because of all the attention. He's tried bringing girlfriends on tour and to strip clubs to show them his world, but that usually makes things worse instead of building trust. He recalled his 18th or 19th birthday...
Funky Dineva went off during a livestream and claimed he watched Tamar Braxton and Mendeecees hooking up behind Yandy's back. He said the two were making out in an Uber with Tamar sitting on his lap before heading upstairs at her place, and he made it clear the whole thing left him feeling weird about being there. Mendeecees faced cheating rumors earlier this year on Love and Hip Hop, but Yandy shot them down fast.
Dineva says he ended up at Tamar's house that night because she had some kind of episode, and his friend asked him to come check on her. He claims what he saw was way more than just friendly behavior, and he says he's ready to spill everything if Tamar keeps coming at him online.
The lawsuit between Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz hit pause even after the jury sided with Megan. Legal reporter Meghann Cuniff confirmed the judge still has to deal with post-trial motions before anyone can call this thing officially done, and the court loses power to act once a final judgment drops on the docket.
Jurors already decided Milagro defamed Megan and caused emotional harm by spreading deepfake material, awarding her 75 grand plus whatever legal fees stack up under Florida rules. Megan's lawyers say Milagro keeps posting sketchy takes about the verdict online, which could land her in more trouble if she does not yank that content down.
The judge will lock in the final dollar amount when the ruling comes through...
TSA just dropped a new fee for anyone 18 and up who shows up at airport security without proper ID. Starting next year, if you roll through without a REAL ID-compliant license or something like a passport or military card, you're getting hit with a 45-dollar charge to use their identity verification system called Confirm.ID. The system works for 10 days of travel, but paying doesn't guarantee you'll get through if they can't confirm who you are.
The fee jumped way up from an earlier 18-dollar proposal after TSA realized the verification tech costs more than they thought. About 94 percent of travelers already have acceptable documents, so most people won't deal with this. If you want to skip the fee, just make sure your driver's license...
Police in Harare nabbed a Chinese guy named Ke Ji Xiao after they raided his spot in Alexandra Park and found nearly 193k USD just sitting there. Cops say he was running an underground Hawala banking setup that dodged the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by taking local cash from people and then having suppliers in China get paid directly instead of going through official channels.
The bust went down as part of Operation Pressure Valve, which targets sketchy financial operations and fuel scams. Detectives grabbed a bunch of receipts and paperwork they claim prove he was moving money outside the system, and he apparently had no explanation for where all that cash came from.
The magistrate let him post a thousand-dollar bond but kept his...
Zimbabwe lost three players from their AFCON squad after medical checks showed Tymon Machope, Xolani Ndlovu, and Andrew Mbeba were dealing with injuries. ZIFA sent them home early as a safety measure to protect their health long term, and the association thanked them while wishing them a quick recovery.
Local players started showing up to camp over the weekend, and the coaching staff is ramping up training ahead of the tournament. The final 23-player roster gets announced within the next few days since CAF rules require squads to be locked in at least ten days before kickoff.
People online had mixed takes on the releases. Some commenters said way more players should get cut, while others roasted specific selections and questioned why...
DStv subscribers might lose 12 channels if MultiChoice, which Canal+ recently bought, can't lock down a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery before year-end. The potential casualties include Discovery Channel, CNN International, Cartoon Network, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, TLC, and five others. MultiChoice put out a notice saying talks are still happening but nothing's finalized yet, and they're warning viewers the channels could vanish after the start of next year.
The company says it's working on beefing up its lineup with replacement content across sports, news, lifestyle, kids programming, and documentaries. People online are pretty salty about it, though. Lots of folks are saying they already barely watch DStv anymore...
