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Sean “Diddy” Combs will stand trial on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges starting on May 5, 2025, a US judge decided on Thursday (Oct 10) during the hip-hop mogul’s third court appearance since his September arrest. Combs, 54, pleaded not guilty on Sept 17 to a three-count indictment charging him with using his business…
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Justin Timberlake stopped his show so a man could propose to his girlfriend. The 43-year-old pop star is currently on the road with his Forget Tomorrow world tour and this week, was at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn where he noticed a fan eager to pop the question to his significant other. Speaking from the…
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Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has described the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the most dangerous institution in Nigeria. Davido made the allegation in a series of posts on his X handle on Saturday amid the ongoing gubernatorial election in Edo State. “The most dangerous institution in Nigeria @inecnigeria,” he wrote.…
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Embattled American rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been placed on suicide watch at the Metropolitan Detention Centre in New York. Diddy was reportedly placed on suicide watch for preventative measures. MEZIESBLOG reports that the 54-year-old who was arrested on Monday is currently facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. On Tuesday, Robyn Tarnofsky, the US…
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Joaquin Phoenix spoke about revisiting his controversial “Joker” diet for the film’s sequel during a Venice Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, saying that it was “a bit more difficult” because of “Folie à Deux’s” dance component. Phoenix made headlines back in 2020 when he revealed he lost 52 pounds preparing for his role as…
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A consumer champion has called for the Competition and Markets Authority to intervene on dynamic pricing used by hotels – as more Sky News readers got in touch to say they’ve had their hotel bookings cancelled by a prominent chain on nights when Oasis are playing. Maldron Hotels says a “technical error” meant more people…
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The thwarted terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in Vienna was intended “to kill a huge number, tens of thousands of people,” including Americans, according to the deputy director of the CIA. At the annual Intelligence Summit just outside Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, David S. Cohen shared an update on the investigation…
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At least 23 people were injured after a fire broke out at a music festival near the German city of Leipzig on Saturday night, DPA reported. A gondola of a Ferris wheel at the “Highfield” Rock and Pop festival caught fire at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), and the fire then spread to another…
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Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday revealed that late singer, Onyeka Onwenu, died in his presence in Lagos. Media houses had reported that Onyeka Onwenu died on Tuesday night after attending the birthday ceremony of Stella Okoli, Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals. Obi in a post on his official X…
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The opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics delivered in many ways. And one of those was Celine Dion. Making her highly anticipated appearance at the Summer Olympics in Paris, Dion provided the cherry on top to what is being considered one of the best opening ceremonies in recent Olympic history — while officially kicking off the Paris Games.…
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Music industry veteran Ken Lim Chih Chiang took the stand in his own defence on Monday (Jul 22) in his ongoing trial for making sexual comments to an aspiring singer-songwriter in 2012. Lim, best known for his Hype Records label and for being a judge on Singapore Idol, called the woman’s allegations “blatant” lies, saying that what…
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American rapper Elizabeth Eden Harris, popularly known as Cupcakke, has made a donation to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Cupcakke made the donation amidst the ongoing Israel–Hamas war in the country. Sharing a screenshot of her $15,510.60 donation, Cupcakke urged others to do the same. On her X handle, she wrote: “I’ve donated to Palestine…
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Nigerian singer, 2Baba, has insinuated that the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump was staged. MEZIESBLOG reported that Trump escaped assassination at his presidential rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination of Trump. Despite security agencies’ confirmation, 2Baba insisted that…
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Nigerian afrobeats megastar, Rema, has arrived in India to perform at the wedding of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani’s son, Anant Ambani, and daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, Radhika Merchant. On Instagram Thursday night, the ‘Calm Down’ crooner posted a video of himself where he can be seen walking towards a private…
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American singer, Chris Brown, has lambasted his lookalike up-and-coming artist who he claimed was impersonating him. The artist, Tigo Fariah, has been posting content where he dressed like the R&B star on his Instagram handle, @tigoarte. Commenting under one of his posts, Brown urged Tigo to be himself rather than copy him. He noted that…
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Afrobeats star and latest groom in town, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has claimed that marrying an Igbo woman isn’t easy. Davido tied the knot with his wife, Chioma Rowland, an Igbo lady from Imo State on Tuesday. The singer spoke via music executive Ubi Franklin’s Instagram live session shortly after his wedding. He, however, did…
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