Los Angeles rapper Soulja Boy faces mounting $4.2 million judgment

 

Rapper DeAndre Cortez Way, known professionally as Soulja Boy, now owes approximately $4.2 million to an ex-girlfriend after largely failing to pay a civil judgment stemming from abuse-related claims, according to court documents obtained by TMZ on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. A civil jury previously found him liable for sexual...

New York venue readies for reported celebrity wedding weekend

 

New York City saw extensive preparations this week as reports indicated pop star Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce would hold wedding-related events at Madison Square Garden, with workers erecting fencing, tents and hauling in event supplies and food as early as Thursday, according to on-site observations and venue...

San Francisco singer Victor Willis dies at 74

 

Victor Willis, the founding lead singer and co-writer of the disco group Village People, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at the age of 74 after a brief but severe illness, his family and representatives confirmed on July 1. Born in San Francisco, California, Willis was the son of a...

New York actress Blake Lively seeks $8 million fees

 

Blake Lively is seeking $8 million in legal costs from actor-director Justin Baldoni following their settlement over the troubled production of the 2024 film “It Ends With Us.” In a court filing Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, her lawyers detailed nearly $7.5 million in attorney’s fees from two firms...

United States film 'Michael' sets biopic box office record

 

LOS ANGELES, United States – The biographical film "Michael," directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, has become the highest-grossing biopic in box office history. Over the weekend of June 28, 2026, the film’s global ticket sales reached $977 million, edging past the $975 million record...

New Jersey reality star’s daughter disputes AI mugshot

 

New Jersey – Milania Giudice, the 20-year-old daughter of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Teresa Giudice, has spoken publicly for the first time about her recent brush with the law, addressing both her May 2026 arrest and the intense online scrutiny that followed. In a message to her...

Chicago artists Ed Sheeran, Martin Garrix crash wedding

 

In Chicago on Saturday, June 27, 2026, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and Dutch DJ Martin Garrix made an unannounced appearance at a wedding reception at the Adler Planetarium. The surprise visit was arranged after the bride’s brother, Mike Kindelin, sent Garrix a direct message on Instagram asking him to visit because...

ROTHBURY, Michigan: T-Pain debuts unreleased Oliver Tree track

 

ROTHBURY, Michigan — At the Electric Forest music festival on the night of June 27, 2026, Grammy-winning artist T-Pain premiered a previously unreleased collaborative track featuring the late genre-bending musician Oliver Tree. The surprise debut came during a highly anticipated back-to-back DJ set with basketball legend and electronic music producer...

Los Angeles BET Awards cut Kwn performance mid-broadcast

 

LOS ANGELES — The 2026 BET Awards, held on June 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, drew swift criticism after the network cut away from British R&B singer Kwn’s debut performance during the live broadcast. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from East London was performing her single “Risk It All”...

Nashville crowd boos Taylor Swift tribute video

 

In Nashville on Saturday, June 27, 2026, a pre-recorded video tribute from Taylor Swift drew a noticeable mix of boos and cheers during Alan Jackson’s farewell concert at Nissan Stadium. The event, titled “Last Call: One More for the Road -- The Finale,” marked Jackson’s final scheduled touring performance in...