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Kanye West has accused Universal Music of preventing him from buying his own masters in a new Twitter rant. The 43-year-old rapper hit out at the record label for allegedly keeping him from buying his master recordings, as he claimed the company won’t tell him how much it would cost to purchase the recordings, and…

Chrissy Teigen has started attending therapy, after admitting she used to “avoid” it and “make fun of the idea” of seeing a therapist. The 34-year-old model has admitted she used to “avoid” going to therapy for her mental health, but found a therapist she connected with amid the coronavirus pandemic, and has been attending regular…

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Superstar actor Chadwick Boseman’s shocking and premature transition on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, sent multiple shock waves throughout American pop culture, which led to people clamoring en masse to read his final social media post. Twitter announced late Saturday afternoon that the final tweet, made on the Black Panther star’s behalf, is now the most…

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest athlete refuse to play in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, who was shot multiple times by a White police officer on Aug. 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in front of his children. Blake’s shooting, which left him paralyzed from the waist down,…

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are giving away $1 million dollars via Twitter. The “WAP” singers have partnered with CashApp to “celebrate all the powerful women out there” with the cash giveaway on social media. Megan tweeted: “To all everyone supporting #WAP we see you!! we’re partnering with Twitter and Cash App to celebrate…

Brandy has revealed she is ready to collaborate with Drake after she was asked if it’s something she’d be up for. The “Boy Is Mine” hitmaker recently took part in an #AskBrandy Q&A on Twitter where she was asked if she would work with the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker, 31, and she was more than up…

Halle Berry has pulled out of a transgender role after she faced an online backlash. The 53-year-old star has said sorry for considering a trans character part, and admitted she now believes “the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories.” A statement posted on her Twitter account read: “Over the…

Chrissy Teigen can’t fathom why some social media users find the truth “so hard to understand”. The 34-year-old model has hit out at conspiracy theorists on Twitter, saying she can’t understand why people question the authenticity of the photographs she posts online. In response to one conspiracy theorist, Teigen wrote on the micro-blogging platform: “It’s…

Rihanna‘s foundation has donated more than $15 million to mental health services. The 32-year-old singer has pledged the huge sum from her The Clara Lionel Foundation in collaboration with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s #StartSmall initiative, amid the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from Rihanna’s foundation reads: “Racial injustices perpetrated by systems built to keep people safe…

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Jack Dorsey has donated $3 million to Colin Kaepernick‘s Know Your Rights campaign. The Twitter CEO has pledged the huge sum to a new fund called Start Small, and the money will go towards the NFL quarterback’s campaign to “advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization to elevate…

Candi Castleberry-Singleton is the vice president of diversity partnership strategy and engagement at Twitter. As an experienced diversity and inclusion leader, she created The Bolt-On to Built-In Model™ featured in her chapter of the book Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference. She has developed successful strategies and initiatives in technology, telecommunications…

Beyoncé has teamed up with the billionaire founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, to give $6 million towards the mental and physical improvement of Black Americans who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. The pop goddess, 38, is funneling the money through her BeyGOOD initiative, while Dorsey, 43, is appropriating the funds via his own COVID-19…

Twitter is planning to remove content that promotes misinformation about the global COVID-19 pandemic. The micro-blogging platform fears that ill-informed tweets could lead to people accidentally putting themselves in danger of contracting the virus. In a post on its website, Twitter explained: “We will enforce this in close coordination with trusted partners, including public health…

Folks are forced to find unique ways to fill the vast void stemming from the suspension or cancellation of America’s major sporting leagues as well as concerts, cruises and conferences due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some are gorging themselves on books while others feast on new cable TV shows. And some believe that the former…

Meek Mill‘s girlfriend is pregnant. The 32-year-old rapper announced that his partner, Milan Harris, is expecting his baby during a heated Twitter exchange with his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj on Wednesday Feb.5, 2020 after she called him a clown and accused him of beating women. Mill fumed on the social media platform in response to her claims:…

Terry Crews apologized to Gabriel Union for defending “America’s Got Talent. Union and Crews have been at the center of a media firestorm following Union’s termination from the popular talent show. Union attributed her termination to a toxic work environment that included racism and sexism. Following Union’s claims, Crews told the “Today Show” that he…

On Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, Google released a new video ahead of Black History Month highlighting phenomenal African Americans who have made noteworthy accomplishments. The concept behind the video is to bring awareness to some of “the most searched” history makers and moments that have captured the attention of the world. It opens with “the…