Russell Simmons is speaking up after his family’s drama spilled onto social media yesterday (June 19).

As reported, the mogul’s daughter took to Instagram with a stacked list of allegations against her father – including claims that he cut her off financially, threatened her, and was verbally abusive to not only her, but sister Ming and their mom Kimora Lee. 

Aoki’s allegations were accompanied by various video clips and screen grabs of text message exchanges with her estranged father.

Now, Simmons has broken his silence.

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Jonathan Majors made his first in-person appearance in court today, as the legalities surrounding his arrest for alleged assault mount up.

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Chloe Bailey was on hand at the 2nd annual ‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom.’

Simulcast on CNN and OWN, the special united an eclectic tally of talent to toast the emancipation of enslaved Black US slaves.

The occasion saw Bailey pay special tribute to Tina Turner – who sadly died last month aged 83.

Taking center stage, the 24-year-old delivered a powerful rendition of ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It.’

Bailey also joined Nelly for a performance of ‘Dilemma.’

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It looks like Yung Miami is set to rip the plastic off a brand new remix of Latto‘s hit ‘Put It On Da Floor.’

Already blazing the Billboard charts by way of its Cardi B–assisted remix, a fresh incarnation of the cut appears to be arriving soon – one featuring the City Girls star.

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Russell Simmons is renowned for bringing some of the culture’s most revered productions to the airwaves.

However, these days, it’s the mogul’s personal life that has been quite the trending topic.

That trajectory continues today in the wake of the shocking claims his daughter Aoki Lee Simmons has taken to social media to share.

The 20-year-old levelled a number of jaw-dropping claims against her dad – ranging from suggestion that he “is not well” to claims that he cut her off while she was in a vulnerable state abroad to making verbal assaults against her, her sister, and their mom Kimora Lee Simmons. She also asserts that Russell has threatened to end her career in fashion.

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Normani sent the net into a frenzy when she joined forces with Bose to tease her long-awaited new single ‘Candy Paint.’

Now, as part of the year-long pact with the technology giant, the stage blazer has opened up about her creative process when producing new music  – specifically her debut solo album.

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Bebe Rexha has broken her silence after being hit in the face with a phone at a concert in New York.

As reported, the ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ singer was stuck with the flying cell phone while performing at Pier 17 last night (June 18).

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Lil’ Kim has been cooking up new music and it looks like she’s finally ready to serve.

The Hip-Hop pioneer has spent many years delivering on the live circuit and recently teased a suite of extracurricular projects.

Music, however, is clearly still a focus for the femcee.

For, moments ago, she unwrapped a preview of new track ‘Nice Ice.’ She accompanied the snippet with the caption:

“Been had this in tha tuck. But since y’all wanna take sh*t…here you go.”

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Pop singer Bebe Rexha was struck in the face with a flying phone at her concert in New York last night (June 18).

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Beyonce scorched the stage on night 2 of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in Amsterdam at the Johan Cruijff Arena.

During the high-octane showing, Queen Bey unveiled back-to-back new fashion looks.

And it was with powerful intent.

For, in commemoration of Juneteenth, the mega-star used the eve of the annual celebration of the emancipation of enslaved people in the US to spotlight Black designers.

Indeed, each new look was created by Black designers including Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo, Olivier Rousteing for Balmain, Ibrahim Kamara for Off White, Ethiopian designer Feben, Laquan Smith, and Beyonce’s own design for IVY PARK.

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back and blazing for its 15th season. And despite nearly two decades on-air, the Bravo hit is continuing to bring the heat.

Already drenched in drama, the latest installment of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, Marlo Hampton, Drew Sidora, Sheree Whitfield, and Sanya Richards-Ross will be serving up on episode 8 / season 15?

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The surviving members of Migos have paid emotional tribute to Takeoff today (June 18) on what would have been his 29th birthday.

As reported, the Hip-Hop star was tragically killed after being shot at a party in Houston last October. He was just 28 years old.

Now, Quavo and Offset are pouring out their feelings on this difficult day.

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