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Beyonce is reportedly next up to get her AMC concert movie.

Deadline reported that the iconic singer is next in line for a documentary film that features her “Renaissance” world tour. An announcement confirming the news is expected to happen soon.

As for a release date, it has been reported as early as Dec. 1. Deadline also reported that the date was chosen as a way to capitalize on the post-Thanksgiving weekend dead week and to have 2023 go out with a bang.

At this point, it’s unclear if this would only be a domestic release or an international one.

The movie may feature two of Beyonce’s Houston shows last week.

Taylor Swift already landed a similar movie deal with AMC with her “Eras” show. It is  expanding to a worldwide release after a massive amount of demand from ticket-buyers here in North America, TMZ reported.

AMC has said it’s already on pace to rake in at least $100 million during its opening weekend.

The sister of the late Tupac Shakur has spoken out following the arrest of a man accused of being involved in the late rapper’s death.

Sekyiwa Shakur called the charge of accused gang leader Duane “Keffe” Davis “a pivotal moment.” She posted on her Instagram page her feelings following the indictment announced on Friday of Davis on one count of murder, Deadline reported.

She called the day a “victory” but said there is also “reserved judgement” until legal proceedings had been completed.

“It’s important to me that the world, the country, the justice system, and our people acknowledge the gravity of the passing of this man, my brother, my mother’s son, my father’s son.

“There have been multiple hands involved and there remains so much surrounding the life and death of my brother Tupac and our Shakur family overall. We are seeking real justice, on all fronts,” she continued.

Tupac’s step-brother Mopreme Shakur told CNN: “We have been through decades of pain. They have known about this guy, who been running his mouth, for years.”

“So why now? For us, this is not over. We want to know why, and if there were any accomplices.”

Duane Davis is expected to appear in court in the next few days.

The Associated Press and ABC News reported that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis as a suspect in connection to the murder of the iconic rapper, who was fatally shot on Sept. 13, 1996.

The arrest of Davis is the first major development in the cold case. 

According to the AP, Davis was taken into custody Friday morning and charged with one count of murder with a gang enhancement. He was described as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Shakur by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at a press conference on Friday, per AP. 

Tupac, 25, was at the height of his career when he passed.

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J. Cole’s manager has come forward to support the Dreamville rapper, refuting allegations circulating on social media that Cole dissed NBA YoungBoy.

Recently, fans made speculations that Cole took a subtle shot at YoungBoy. However, Ibrahim “IB” Hamad replied to SayCheeseTV’s promotion of these claims, clarifying that such was not the case.

“I’m pretty sure this is [cap]. Not sure how y’all heard that cole verse and put that together, impressive,” IB wrote.

In response, a fan quoted lyrics from Cole’s track “The Secret Recipe” and drew comparisons to YoungBoy’s “Fuck The Industry Pt. 2,” where he fired shots at Cole and others.

“Youngboy name dropped Cole saying he was going to do a feature, then Cole says people making threats and facetiming for features. This really not directed at Yb,” the fan said.

The tension between Cole and YoungBoy originated in 2021 when Cole reportedly waited for eight hours in the studio for the Baton Rogue rapper, only for him to ultimately not show up for their pre-arranged session. Shortly after, YoungBoy responded by criticizing Cole for initially expressing interest in a collaboration but later causing their relationship to turn sour.

“J a ho, that n*gga played it cold, like he was gon’ do a feature/So I texted his line, a muscle sign, I swear it’s gon’ be nice to meet you,” YoungBoy raps.

Lil Tay has come forward to speak about her years long absence, and its also the first time she’s spoken out since her alleged death went viral.

Tay has blamed her dad for her years-long absence and made several accusations against him.

Tay, a former child internet sensation who is now a teenager went live on IG Saturday after she dropped a video treatment for her new song l”Sucker 4 Green,” and it seems to be the official mark of her comeback into music, TMZ reported.

The live was mostly a performance, with Lil Tay hopping on different instruments and covering famous songs but it eventually led to her talking about her absence and why she’s speaking out against her dad.

She said her dad got involved in her life during her rise to fame several years ago and says he gained custody of her for a good while. Tay alleges she was abused and mistreated by her father, Chris Hope, and his now wife. She claims she endure both physical and mental abuse, among other things.

Then she touched on the death hoax, saying it was her father’s doing…not to mention a person she says has gone around claiming to be her ex-manager. Tay claims this person has been lying, alleging they’re in cahoots with her dad, TMZ reported.

She also claims they wanted to fake her death as part of some sort of crypto scheme.

Tay says her mom now has custody of her, and she wants to reboot her career. As for her dad, he denies the abuse allegations.

LIL TAY EXPOSES FATHER FOR BEING S3XUALLY INAPPROPRIATE AND NEGLECTFUL. 😮‼️ pic.twitter.com/xBnQA1Sfag

— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) September 30, 2023

Inflation has affected everything from gas to groceries and now Girl Scout cookies!

Cookies from certain troops are now being priced at $6 per box, which is an increase from last year’s $5 per package. While some newer cookies, such as S’mores and Toffee-tastic, were already priced at $6, this cost hike now applies to other sought-after cookie varieties in regions like New York and Massachusetts.

The rise in cookie prices is a result of inflation affecting the costs of ingredients and various aspects of the cookie-making process. The Girl Scouts have a history of selling cookies for over a century to fund local council and troop activities. Initially, these treats were sold for 25 cents to 30 cents per dozen, with the aim of teaching members skills such as business ethics and marketing.

“Each of our 111 Girl Scout councils sets local Girl Scout Cookie prices based on several factors,” a GS spokesperson said. “In some instances, councils are faced with the tough decision to raise the prices. Though prices have remained steady in many areas for a number of years.”

Last month, inflation experienced a yearly increase of 3.7%, marking a decrease from the peak of 9.1% reported in June 2022. The cookies, typically available for sale from January to April, were priced at approximately $4 per box back in 2014.

Jada Pinkett Smith shared her reaction to the recent news of the arrest of her close friend Tupac’s alleged killer.

Smith, 52, said she hopes for “closure” over the death of Shakur, who was murdered in 1996. The two had a close bond, which she has publicly spoken about in the past.

“Now I hope we can get some answers and have some closure,” Smith wrote Friday in response to the arrest. “R.I.P. Pac,” she finished, adding a dove emoji.

The Associated Press and ABC News reported that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department had arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis as a suspect in connection to the murder of the iconic rapper, who was fatally shot on Sept. 13, 1996.

The arrest of Davis is the first major development in the cold case. 

According to the AP, Davis was taken into custody Friday morning and charged with one count of murder with a gang enhancement. He was described as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Shakur by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at a press conference on Friday, per AP. 

Tupac, 25, was at the height of his career when he passed.

Costco membership fees are set to increase in the near future.

During a quarterly earnings call, Richard Galanti, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, stated that the possibility of raising membership fees was not a matter of if, but when. The CFO pointed out that the company’s most recent price hike occurred in June 2017, a period he characterized as “a bit lengthier” compared to the frequency of increases implemented by the major big-box retailer in previous years.

“You’ll see it happen at some point. We can’t really tell you if it’s in our plans or not. We’ll let you know when we know,” Galanti said. “In terms of looking at the values that we provided our members. We continue to increase those in certainly a greater amount than even more than if and when an increase occurs. Stay tuned, we’ll keep you posted.”

At this time, Costco offers three membership tiers: “Executive,” “Business,” and “Gold Star,” all starting at a base price of $60.

The Executive membership represents the highest level, with an annual fee of $120. This membership provides two household cards, an annual 2% reward on Costco purchases, check printing services, and additional perks to select Costco Travel offerings.

For the Business membership includes a complimentary Household Card and extends coverage for resale and business-related use. An optional affiliate cardholder can be added for an additional $60.

The Gold Star membership, the company’s most basic option, is also priced at $60. Similar to the other membership tiers, it grants access for personal use and entry to all Costco locations worldwide.

Kourtney Kardashian Baker had time. After a clip of a phone cal between her and her sister Kim Kardashian circulate, it seems Kourtney felt the need to clear the air.

On Friday, the 44-year-old posted on her Instagram story screenshots from a text group that included some of her friends saying they weren’t on the ‘”Not Kourtney” group chat The chat appears to have started after Kim made claims on the season 4 premiere of The Kardashians that some of Kourtney’s friends were in the group.

Kim also alleged that the conversations in that “Not Kourtney” group chat were about Kourtney and the issues they had with her.

“All of your friends call us complaining,” Kim said on the show. “Whether you think they’re the ones going to you, they’re all coming to us on the side, saying the opposite to us. We’re all confused, and we’re on a group chat labeled ‘Not Kourtney,’ so we know, and have to funnel what your friends are saying to us, and have to figure out why you’re such a different person and why you have this vendetta.”

Kourtney’s friends Allie Rizzo Sartiano and Simon Huck were two friends in the screen shit message and both addressed the claims and said that “trolls” were attacking them online for their alleged involvement and adding that the “Not Kourtney” chat “didn’t exist, PEOPLE reported.

“Should I soft launch the YASS Kourtney group chat?” Sartiano wrote first, which Kourtney responded to with a series of crying laughing face emoji.

“OMG please! These trolls keep DM’ing me accusing me of being on the other chat,” Huck responded. 

“I’m like, if only they knew our anxiety about meaningless, endless chit chat,” Sartiano added. She also claimed that the ‘Not Kourtney’ chat that Kim, 42, referred to involving Kourtney’s friends “didn’t exist.”

 “I mean over a martini we will debrief 💅 but 😜 but dang for a group chat that didn’t exist I am fidgeting 🤣,” Sartiano added. 

“Kim threw us all under the bus when there was not one actual friend on the chat,” Huck wrote back. 

Kourtney later confirmed who the people were in the “Not Kourtney” chat—“No the members of that chat are namely Kim, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie. Case closed,” Kourtney wrote in response to a fan who asked about the chat.

Cardi B has explained her decision to refrain from incorporating elements of her most intimate experiences into her music.

In a Complex’s Hot Ones interview, the Bronx rapper candidly discussed her decision to rap about her personal preferences instead of succumbing to external expectations regarding her song content.

“A lot of people tell me I should put my pain, my struggle, in my music,” Cardi said. “A lot of my pain, or struggles, or whatever the crap is going on, the masses might not be able to relate. Like it’s like, oh my gosh, they’re tearing a new a**hole on Twitter on me because I said this, this, and that.”

She added, “The average person is like, ‘Girl! Shut up! I gotta work at 7 AM in the morning.’ I gotta do this, this, and that. So it’s like, I don’t really like to make music. Like I would normally do an intro, like I would just literally like to make my intro of everything — addressing all the bullsh*t, addressing the b*tches, addressing the sh*t I gotta go through, and then just the whole album, just be about fun.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Cardi also addressed the challenges she encountered while producing a clean version of her latest single, “Bongos.”

“It’s annoying! So annoying!” she added. “Like how upset… because I just did it like practically two weeks ago. And I was so over it because you know my new song [‘Bongos’], I be like, ‘N*gga eat this a** like a plum.’ So you know, I’m doing the clean version and I’m like alright, ‘Baby eat it up like a plum!’”

Cardi continued, “And [the label is like], ‘No, you still can’t play that for pop radio.’ And I’m like, ‘Baby eat these peaches and plums.’ And I was so over it! [I was] like, ‘I cannot say that. that’s sounds so corny.’ That sounded like a Kidz Bop, whatever my son [listens to]. But I have no choice so, ‘Baby eat these peaches and plums!’”

A Michigan teacher was knocked out after a student threw a metal chair at her.

Video footage of the disturbing incident shows the teacher standing in front of the classroom talking a student, while another student yells from the side of the room.

At some point, the student picks up a chair and throws it, hitting the teacher in the head and falls to the floor.

The clip also captures another student cheering in the background, TMZ reported.

The teacher was transported to the hospital, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.

Southwestern Academy Superintendent Kevelin Jones sent a letter to parents informing them about the incident, which was described as a “physical altercation between two scholars” that led to the teacher getting injured.

Jones did not say what happened to the student following the attack.

Authorities arrested a New Jersey driver Friday after he was caught using a license plate-flipping device to bypass paying tolls at the George Washington Bridge.

Adam Jimenez now faces theft of service, tampering with public records, possession of burglar’s tools, and possession of fraudulent documents charges according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

He was also issued summonses for unclear plates, counterfeiting or using other markers, and failure to exhibit documents, Pix 11 reported.

This isn’t his first time getting caught trying to avoid paying a toll. He was previously arrested in February for trying to get out of paying a toll at the George Washington Bridge.

Authorities say during that incident, Jimenez allegedly used a remote-controlled electronic curtain to cover his license plate.

Police say there have been 16 instances at the George Washington Bridge of police arresting or issuing summonses to drivers using electronic devices that obscure license plates, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

“Our message to toll cheats is clear: break the law and we’ll catch you. Tolls fund the critical infrastructure that stitch our region together, and free riders will not be allowed to skate by,” said Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

During a recent sit-down on Way Up with Angela Yee, Mona Scott Young got pretty candid on a few things, notably the incident between Spice and Erica Mena.

When the interview switched to the conversation of Love and Hip Hop, Mona Scott talked about being the person people call out when things go wrong on the show.

“Listen, it has been 13 years, that machine is self-sustaining. You know what I’m saying. I’m not in the field and I know it’s hard for people to understand that,” Scott said, adding that people are going to have their narratives on situations and believe what they’re going to believe.

“…..I’m not about to sit there like this… going back and forth,” she said while doing her fingers in a typing motion.

Scott also says she sees the show on the same basis as the public because she’s not on the field anymore.

Many people called Scott, who is the show’s producer, out after the taping aired. But she assures she’s no longer involved in certain aspects of the show.

Regardless of her stance on the controversy of Erica Mena calling Spice a “monkey,” Scott said she hopes the incident rides out and corrects itself, adding that she believes the network saw the Erica and Spice incident as a teachable moment.

She then goes on to say that there is a group of Black women on the ground making the show.

“I’m not day-to-day on the franchise anymore. I’m making movies now, “Love and Murder”…….”Atlanta Playboy”…. I’m doing scripted, making movies… expanding you know. Created a platform, created an opportunity, right? Put it in the hands of folks, shout out to Lashawn Browning, Antoinette Media, and Donna Edge Rochell. There is a team, you know, of Black women doing this show. “

At the end of the day.Scott says she sees why people heavily associated her with the show, but she has moved on.

A judge has ruled that New York City can move forward with raising the minimum wage for food delivery drivers to $18.

Acting Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Moyne ruled that drivers could now get a pay boost. Delivery companies Uber, Grubhub, and DoorDash have fought against the pay increase. In July, they sued New York City after the municipality ruled to implement a steep pay increase for food delivery employees. This led to a temporary injunction over the ruling. However, on Thursday, Judge Moyne decided that the city’s 65,000 delivery employees will indeed see pay increases. Uber, Grubhub, and DoorDash will now have to pay their drivers accordingly starting next year.

Most delivery workers who drive for apps are contractors, meaning they do not get health benefits or paid time off. In New York City, many immigrants who are unable to obtain traditional jobs turn to ride-share and delivery companies to make a living. However, the three delivery apps argued that a higher wage mandate would impact customers, who will likely be hit with higher prices when requesting food deliveries. Nevertheless, worker activists are pleased with the ruling.

“Multi-billion dollar companies cannot profit off the backs of immigrant workers while paying them pennies in New York City and get away with it. The judge’s ruling is another reminder that workers will always win,” Ligia Guallpa, the director of the New York-based Workers Justice Project.

The delivery apps must choose between paying workers $17.96 hourly without tips. Or, they can pay drivers $0.50 per minute of active time. They already use an active minute formula, so it’s likely they will build onto this method.

Despite going through a divorce, sources say Jeezy and Jeannie Mai are still living under the same roof.

A source told TMZ that the estranged couple are living in their Georgia home amid their divorce, which has caused anxiety and tension.

It was previously reported that Mai had moved both her mother and brother into the home.

News broke at the beginning of the month that Jeezy had filed for divorce after two and a half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

Mai was reportedly blindsided by the filing, COMPLEX reported, adding that the rapper and the former The Real co-host have been trying to have little interaction with one another while coparenting their daughter Monaco, 1.