Snoop Dogg, who has been besieged with criticism for performing at President Donald Trump’s Crypto Ball last weekend, hit up a McDonald’s drive-thru after the Inaugural Gala, reports Page Six of the New York Post. From there, the superstar rapper showed up at Washington D.C. nightclub Heist with an entourage of about 15 friends and family, including his son Cordell Broadus. I guess they didn’t serve any food at the gala or have craft services for the performers…..
While doing an interview on an Australian talk show, Tyra Banks surprised viewers on Jan. 20, when the former “Dancing with the Stars” host revealed she and her boyfriend Louis Bélanger-Martin lost one of their residences in the Los Angeles wildfires. The supermodel/businesswoman broke down in tears as she revealed she was in Sydney, Australia, when she learned her house in the Palisades burned to the ground. Banks is currently living in Sydney preparing for the opening of her first ice-cream store Smize & Dream at Darling Harbour in March……
Jury selection began Jan. 21 in the trial against Harlem-born rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers. Rocky is charged with shooting a gun at his childhood friend and former A$AP crew member A$AP Relli, real name Terell Ephron, in 2021 in Los Angeles, California, allegedly over money. Rocky, who shares two sons with his longtime girlfriend, Rihanna, could get decades in prison if convicted. He pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic weapon. A brand ambassador for Gucci, Rocky also has a leading role in the upcoming Spike Lee movie “High and Low” starring Denzel Washington, ……
We Hear … Grammy-nominated poet, writer, and civil rights activist Kevin Powell hosted the world premiere of his directorial debut, “When We Free the World,” on Jan. 15 at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Produced and written by Evangeline Lawson and Powell through their company Brooklyn Diego, the movie is a documentary featuring 70 male voices across five generations, from teenagers to nonagenarian seniors…….