LEBRON, DRAYMOND, KEVIN LOVE BUY PICKLEBALL TEAM … New Big Three!!!

LeBron James has a new team -- the four-time NBA champ is the newest owner of a professional pickleball team ... and he's teaming up with a group of other hoops stars! Major League Pickleball announced Wednesday an ownership group, LRMR ventures, led by LeBron James and business partner, Maverick Carter, had purchased a new squad. Joining the four-time MVP in his latest business venture is his former teammate in Cleveland, Kevin Love, and his good friend and rival over the years, Warriors […]

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R. KELLY’S NY CRIMINAL CASE ORDERED TO PAY SEX ABUSE VICTIM $300K Herpes & Psych Treatment

TMZ.com R. Kelly's not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he'll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims ... including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in Brooklyn Wednesday, where a judge weighed in on what Kelly will have to cough up, money-wise, to a couple of his victims in that […]

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COOLIO: Dead at 59

One of hip-hop's OGs has passed away. Coolio is dead at age 59. According to TMZ, the "Gangster's Paradise" legend was using the bathroom while visiting a friend, and didn't come out for a while. The friend checked on him, found him lying on the floor and called 911. EMTs pronounced him dead at the scene. Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Junior, leaves behind six children. Born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, Coolio rose to fame on the West Coast in the mid-'90s with a trio […]

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CHRIS REDD: Dating SNL Co-Star’s Wife

The word around Saturday Night Live is that there’s nothing awkward about Chris Redd leaving the show only days before it’s revealed he’s dating Kenan Thompson’s wife. Chris Redd has known Christina Evangeline for a long time. Chris and Kenan worked together for five years at Saturday Night Live and co-starred on Kenan's primetime sitcom. Kenan filed for divorce in May. They began early steps in 2019 but the pandemic postponed the paperwork until this year. Along the way, Christina and Chris Redd grew closer and quietly became official […]

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SHAKIRA: Tax Fraud Case Going to Trial

A Spanish judge ruled against Shakira, who has been charged with tax fraud and faces more than eight years behind prison bars. Prosecutors allege that Shakira short-changed the Spanish government of $15 million in taxes. If she loses in court, they could fine Shakira almost twice that amount. Jurors must determine Shakira’s honest residency. Prosecutors say she lived in Spain with her husband a professional soccer player. Yet Shakira declared to avoid Spanish taxes that the Bahamas are her official residence. She […]

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THE WEEKND: L.A. Concerts Thanksgiving Weekend

The Weeknd delivered on his promise to reschedule a Los Angeles concert he abruptly canceled after just three songs. He lost his voice and could not continue. The Weeknd returns to Los Angeles on back-to-back nights Thanksgiving weekend. He added a show at SoFi Stadium the night after his rescheduled concert on Saturday, November 26th. Tickets from the doomed September 3rd concert will be honored, or request a refund before October 27th. (Deadline)

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RIHANNA: Super Bowl 57 Halftime Performer

It’s official — Rihanna will headline the Super Bowl half time next year. Over the weekend, chatter started getting louder that Riri could be taking her talents to the big game. And by Sunday, the news was officially confirmed when Rihanna posted a picture of her hand holding an NFL football up to the sky. Jay-Z said, “Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became […]

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MARIAH CAREY: Releasing Another Butterfly

Mariah Carey is preparing to let loose another Butterfly -- with a 25th anniversary celebration of that album. Mimi, who calls Butterfly her "favorite" album, will roll out a massive tribute to the 1997 classic starting on Friday. She'll treat the Lambily to a slew of things from her archive, including eight previously unreleased tracks, several vintage videos and a full-length documentary about the making of the album. New merchandise and "other surprises" will also hit the market, according to an Instagram video Mariah posted on Thursday.

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NICK CANNON SURPRISE, BABY #9 ARRIVES!!! #10 and #11 On Deck

Nick Cannon is gonna have a "Game of Thrones" situation in about 50 years -- he's just welcomed a surprise (to the world, anyway) birth of a daughter, his 9th child, with model LaNisha Cole. It feels like it was just yesterday -- it was actually a couple months ago -- we were congratulating Nick on baby #8, but he proudly announced Wednesday night he and LaNisha welcomed Onyx Ice Cole Cannon's arrival ... and the little girl's really got daddy thinking. Nick's clearly […]

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