Tory Lanez is set to be behind bars for a decade after being sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

However, it appears the disgraced star has support from peers who were willing to go to bat for his character.

As reported, both Iggy Azalea and Mario have been revealed as stars who vouched for the Canadian performer.

Now, it’s emerged that UK femcee Stefflon Don is also amongst the list of names who penned a letter to presiding Judge Herriford in hopes of helping Lanez secure a lesser sentence.

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Queen of NeoSoul Erykah Badu has apparently made a royal enemy of media personality DJ Akademiks.

Six years after likening the embattled Web star to “Jerry the Mouse” of the classic cartoon series ‘Tom & Jerry,’ Akademiks (born Livingston Allen) is still feeling a way about the insult – a status he made clear during a recent Rumble stream while discussing the sentencing of Tory Lanez.

“I never f**ked with Erykah Badu after she was tryna come on my show and be funny,” he said Tuesday (August 8) in response to a comment that referenced the GRAMMY winner. “B**ch, I don’t f**k with you after that. N**ga, wassup now? What we finna do? B**ch, you an old a** h**. [You] just keep getting f**ked by all these young n**gas.”

Sending his name to viral status on Twitter in the hours that followed, look inside to see how Erykah responded to the hoopla.

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Steve Lacy has carved out quite the space for himself in the music industry, recently rocketing to #1 with mainstream breakthrough ‘Bad Habit.’

And while much of the spotlight has been centered on his artistry, his sexuality was scrutinized during the promotion of his debut project ‘Steve Lacy’s Demo.’

Casually speaking with fans on Tumblr at the time, he was quizzed on whether he would date a man. His reply, “sure, why not,” ignited a wave of headlines to the tune of “Steve Lacy Comes Out as Bisexual.”

The flames were intensified in a less favorable direction when, in a further response on the same thread, Lacy (whose Mom is Afro-American and Father is d Filipino) said the following about dating Black men:

“I’m just not attracted to Black boys. … I still love them and want them to do well in life, we just won’t date.”

In the time since, the attention of the masses has been more centered on Lacy’s musical output.

However, in a new Variety feature, he doesn’t shy away from the topic at large.

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Kandi Burruss has issued a thunderous clap-back to Nene Leakes.

As reported, the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ original sat down with Carlos King on the Reality With The King podcast and sounded off on her former castmates – Kandi included.

When quizzed on the fan-favorite (who is now the longest serving Housewife on any franchise), Nene deemed her “overpaid and overrated.”

During an interview on 92Q Jams, Burrus replied – and didn’t hold back.

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Iggy Azalea trended for all the wrong reasons after it was revealed the femcee had written a letter of “support” for Tory Lanez to the judge deciding his fate.

The Canadian performer is currently awaiting sentencing after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

With Lanez’s legal team assembling a mountain of support declarations from friends, colleagues, and charities, it emerged that Azalea was one of them. She pleaded with Judge Herriford to hand down a sentence that was “transformative, not life destroying.”

The blowback from social media was swift and scathing.

Now, Azalea has issued a response.

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Janelle Monáe‘s North American fans apparently can’t get wait to get a load of the jaw-dropping performances set to line ‘The Age of Pleasure Tour‘ in celebration of the release of the venture’s namesake album (her first since 2018’s ‘Dirty Computer‘).

The anticipation and demand are so high, in fact, the EMMY-winning/GRAMMY-nominated singer-actress is expanding the number of stops across the contintent before the jaunt’s kick off on August 30.

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Wayne Brady is opening up about his sexuality.

For, moments ago, the actor, host, and singer announced that he is pansexual.

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Katy Perry is hard at work on new material, but the Pop diva is taking a meticulous approach this go round.

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Eminem is unleashing some bars aimed at his peers in the Hip-Hop genre.

On August 4, Shady Records artist Ez Mil released a song called ‘Realest,’ and Eminem is a featured artist on the song. However, he takes aim and several other rappers on the track like Melle Mel and The Game.

“All the envious rappers I’d torch if I’m on a joint with ’em/And that is the only retort is I’m not played in the clubs muthaf**ka put a cork in it/Only reason they still play your s**t in the clubs/(Why?) is ’cause you still perform in ’em,” Eminem raps.

He then shades Melle Mel: “Shout to the Furious Five and Grandmaster Flash but boy (What up doe)/There’s someone who really is furious stay out his path his wrath avoid/And I’ll be the last to toy with a juice head whose brain is like half destroyed/Like a meteor hit it well there went Melle Mel we lost his ass to ’roids (Damn),” he raps on his final verse.

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Angus Cloud‘s death sent a shockwave across the entertainment sphere earlier this week.

The 25-year-old shot to prominence as part of the cast of ‘Euphoria.’

Starring as fan-favorite Fez in the Zendaya-led HBO hit, the Oakland native had quite the promising future ahead of him. Case in point the range of external titles he shot that are now in post-production.

The circumstances surrounding his passing have given way to ample speculation.

Early reports cited the recent death of Angus’ father as affecting his mental health well-being and there was the intimation that the late actor may have taken his own life.

However, a new statement made by his Mom Lisa Cloud emphatically rules out suicide.

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Ciara sprung quite the surprise on fans moments ago.

For, fresh from debuting her single ‘How We Roll’ with Chris Brown, the GRAMMY-winning stage blazer has announced that she’ll be releasing a brand new EP.

And the masses won’t have to wait too long to hear it.

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Jess Glynne is opening up like never before.

Hot on the promotional trail for her latest single, ‘What Do You Do?,’ the singer-songwriter talked with That Grape Juice about the song, her creative process, her upcoming album, and so much more.

Join us below to see what she had to say about these topics and so much more…

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