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Luke Combs Family Update

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In the back half of 2023, Luke Combs and his wife, Nicole, became happy but understandably tired members of the “2 under 2” parent club.

Luke and Nicole have two boys, Tex Lawrence, born in June 2022, and Tex’s little brother, Beau Lee, arriving just 14 months later. It surprised many fans when Luke announced that Nicole was pregnant again in March 2023. 

He told People Magazine how it felt. Luke said that he and his wife were “just in it.” He also joked, “We’re in the trenches,” but Luke confirmed that they were “excited for the second one,” and he thought that having babies so close in age would be okay, adding, “I feel like we’ll be in practice.”

In February 2024, Luke made a huge impression at the Grammy Awards when he sang “Fast Car” with Tracy Chapman. Nicole accompanied Luke to the Grammys, and before she boarded the flight to LA, she did another Q&A with fans on her Instagram Stories.

One fan asked Nicole a specific question, and she wrote during the Q&A that she gets “this question a lot.” The fan wanted to know how Nicole truly feels about the 13-month age gap between her sons, and Nicole’s answer was candid.

She wrote, “For me, I would say being pregnant while taking care of an infant/toddler was a lot harder [than] having 2 under 2.” Nicole added, “Don’t get me wrong, it’s a lot of work, but I love the 13-month age gap.” 

Nicole even confessed during the Q&A that she would do it again. She joked, “There’s also a chance I may be absolutely insane, lol.”

Baby Number 2 Came Earlier Than Expected

Luke had made the announcement about baby number two on Instagram last March. He posted a photo montage of him, Nicole, and Tex and included a soundtrack—one of his new songs, “Take You With Me.”

One of the photos in the montage was Tex wearing a “Big Brother” t-shirt. Luke captioned the post, “Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!”

Nicole debuted baby bump #2 at the 2023 ACMs last May. She told People that she and Luke had “decided on 4” kids “max,” but Nicole admitted they “also might stop at 2. Who knows?”

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But there was something about Luke’s ‘baby #2’ post on social media that wasn’t the real truth. Nicole gave birth to Beau on August 15th of last year, not in September, as he’d predicted. Their first son, Tex, also arrived on a significant day in 2022, with Nicole giving birth on Father’s Day in June. 

Luke celebrated the birth of his first son on social media, writing on Instagram, “Welp, he decided that Father’s Day would be a good time to show up. I couldn’t agree more.” Nicole wrote on Instagram that Tex was “the best chillest angel boy,” and she sweetly claimed she was “so happy” that she was chosen to be his mom.

But there was also something off about Tex’s birthdate because Luke and Nicole both wrote on social media in 2022 that they were expecting their first child in the spring and as Today.com noted, Tex almost ended up being “a summer baby.” So it appears both of their kids didn’t arrive on the due dates that Luke and Nicole expected!

Luke Combs Missed the Birth of His Son

Luke did catch some heat from country music fans when he embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 2023. Taste of Country reported Nicole was “nearing nine months pregnant” at the time, and they claimed that Luke was “cutting things close” to arrive back in Tennessee by “sometime in September,” when the baby was allegedly due.

But Nicole had revealed “the plan” if she went into labor with their second son when Luke was half a world away. This happened during an Instagram Q&A with her fans, and Nicole set the record straight.

She said that Luke wouldn’t cancel any tour dates down under if she went into labor. She wrote during the Q&A, “It’s around 20 hours to get back from Aus if he got on a plane immediately, lol. So no.”

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The last show of Luke’s Australia—New Zealand tour was August 26, 2023. People Magazine confirmed that Luke did not make it back to Tennessee in time for the birth.

It’s also interesting that Luke and Nicole took a while to announce that Beau had arrived. Today.com reported the happy news on September 1st. This was the day after Nicole’s video announcement on her and Luke’s joint Instagram account—more than two weeks after baby Beau arrived.

Nicole’s video included baby items like a pacifier, a little beanie, and a sweet polaroid of the baby’s feet that developed as Cory Asbury’s song, “These Are the Days,” played. Nicole captioned her post, “8.15.2023 — Beau Lee Combs. Welcome to the world. We couldn’t love you more.” 

Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown Had a Crazy Transformation

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Ever since Janelle left Kody, she’s managed to completely turn her life around in the best of ways/ She’s lost a ton of weight, and she just looks so much happier nowadays. And you’ll never believe all the things that Janelle’s changed in her day-to-day life…

If you go to Janelle’s social media nowadays, one thing will be clear to you immediately — and that’s that she’s clearly doing extremely well. Ever since she and Kody split up, Janelle’s just really decided to become her best and happiest self. She’s lost a bunch of weight, and she’s just leading a much healthier lifestyle overall.

Nowadays, Janelle has a trainer, and she works out all the time. Not only that, but she apparently really loves it. She revealed that she even works out when she goes to visit Maddie in North Carolina. Janelle’s actually been seeing amazing results, too. Her new, active lifestyle has clearly been incredible for her so far.

Janelle Brown Lost Over 100 Pounds

She’s practically half the size she once was, and reportedly, she’s lost over 100 pounds just over the last year or so, which is just so impressive, especially compared to where she once was. During season 3 of Sister Wives, Janelle talked about her struggles with her weight.

She and the other wives decided to go to the gym together after opening up to each other. Janelle admitted that she was mortified to share her weight with the other women because she’d never told anybody how much she weighed before then — not even Kody.

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Then, she admitted something heartbreaking. Janelle said that her physical appearance was her Achilles heel. She knew that she was smart, a good employee, and pretty much good at everything else, but her looks were always one of her biggest insecurities, and a big part of that was her weight.

So, it’s pretty amazing to see that she’s in a much better place now — and not just physically. Obviously, her physical transformation has been incredibly impressive, and I couldn’t be happier for her, but it’s even more amazing to see how much these little lifestyle changes have impacted her mental health.

She just seems so much happier, brighter, and more positive nowadays, and she also seems to have a really good and healthy attitude toward it all.

How Did Janelle Brown Lose the Weight?

In one of her social media posts, Janelle described her health journey as incredible. She said that the results weren’t overnight but that she was okay with that. For her, it was all about “slow and steady wins the race.” Then, she signed off by saying that 2023 was going to be her year.

In another recent post from January 2023, Janelle said that she’s proven to herself over and over again that when you know how much you can push yourself, there aren’t a lot of limits – at least not if you’re brave enough. She also commented that she was working toward benching 205 pounds at the gym, which is super impressive.

It just really feels like Janelle is no longer willing to hold back and be second best. She’s working on herself, doing what she wants, and feeling really empowered, which is amazing to see. And the thing she said about “slow and steady wins the race” definitely holds true.

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She seems to have a pretty healthy attitude toward her journey, and it’s clear that this is something she’s been working on for a while now. Her body transformation didn’t just happen out of nowhere. She made some slow, deliberate changes, and eventually, they really paid off.

Janelle also revealed that she didn’t have to change that many things at all. The main thing that she did was that she started taking care of herself. She shared a selfie to her social media and talked about how she found some amazing plant-based supplements that really rocked her world.

Apparently, after starting those, she stopped having sugar cravings, brain fog, low energy, poor sleep, and inflammation like she used to have for the longest time. She’s also been promoting Plexus on her page, and she’s sung high praises for the product, too.

Janelle Is All About Moderation

But overall, it just seems like she’s been making much healthier choices recently. In November 2021, she opened up about finding balance during the holidays. She said that after she’d learned about why our bodies crave what they crave and why they act the way they do, her mindset just completely transformed.

It’s all about balance, in her opinion. You can still enjoy food and life, but you just need to do it in a healthier way. And what that looks like might be different for everyone. In July 2022, Janelle took to Instagram and opened up about weight loss in general.

She said that everyone’s weight loss journey would inevitably look different. This is apparently one of the reasons why she used to be so hesitant to share any of her progress publicly. She’s aware that there will always be a lot of nay-sayers out there who just want to ruin her day, and she used to let this get to her.

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But that’s clearly been part of her amazing transformation, too – nowadays, she seems much less bothered about the haters. She knows that she has to do things in her own way, and she’s confident about her progress. Apparently, she’s really increased her strength and has lost weight and inches, and it definitely shows.

She’s clearly in a great place, and it’s kind of crazy to look back and see where she was just a couple of years ago/ It almost feels like leaving Kody was really good for her. I mean, maybe that timing was just a coincidence, but I feel like it might’ve played a part.

Janelle’s been putting herself first more and more, and she wasn’t really able to do that a while back when she was still with Kody. At least not to this extent. In December 2022, Janelle also shared another exciting lifestyle update. She said that a couple of months before then, she added Pilates to her workout mix, and this was definitely the right choice for her.

Janelle Started Her Own Wellness Business

She said that she was really pleased with how it complemented her other workouts, and then she added that she might now be addicted to the amazing feeling she gets every time she finishes a class. A while ago, Janelle also started her own business, Strive with Janelle.

It turns out that she’s now a certified health coach, and her mission is to help others achieve their goals. On her website, she says that she understands the weight and frustration of feeling like there’s more out there for you but not knowing where to turn to first.

Because of this understanding, she wants to help others get to a better place – like she has. Through her business, she offers people the “tools and resources they need to feel happy, healthy, and capable of managing life’s pressures.” She educates people about wellness, and honestly, I think that’s pretty wholesome.

It’s clear that Janelle has achieved some pretty incredible results, so it only makes sense for her to now pass her knowledge on to others, and given that she always makes sure to state that this kind of thing is often highly individual, I feel like she might know what she’s talking about.

Either way, looking at Janelle now, I think it’s pretty insane how far she’s come. She looks better and happier than ever, and I think we can all agree that it’s been amazing to see. I hope that things continue working out for her the way they have been.

Leaving Kody and prioritizing herself and her own needs really might’ve been one of the best decisions she’s ever made…

Where Is Keri Hilson Today?

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Keri Hilson found fame in the late 2000s and became a household name when she released her debut album in 2009. Just over a year later, she dropped her second album, but it wasn’t as critically successful as her first one.

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After that, Keri reportedly went through some dark times in her personal life and stopped releasing new music. She took a break from the limelight and still hasn’t released a third album to this day. Keri revealed on Twitter that after her fast rise to fame, she began struggling with a conflict in her private life.

Keri Allegedly Had Beef With Beyonce

It reportedly began in 2009 when the singer released a remix to her song Turnin’ Me On. According to Distractify, she had some shady lyrics in one of the verses, which some people believed were directed at Beyonce. 

In the single, she sang- ‘Your vision cloudy if you think that you da best, you can dance, she can sing, but need to move it to the left.’ Beyonce’s fans took the ‘move it to the left’ line as a reference to the lyrics from Beyonce’s song Irreplaceable

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In Turnin’ Me On, Keri also rapped that whoever she was singing about needed to go have some babies and sit down. Beyonce’s online followers weren’t happy with Keri’s supposed diss toward their favorite singer, and they started to troll her. However, she insisted that the song was not about Beyonce.

Life & Style reported that in a 2009 interview, Keri said she was not jealous of anybody’s career and was a fan of Beyonce’s. She claimed the song was about anybody who tried to take her down and didn’t want to see her succeed.

Things got more complicated for Keri a couple of years later. She was being interviewed by Juicy Magazine on the red carpet of the 2011 Soul Train Music Awards. Celebrities were asked to hold up a copy of Juicy Magazine that had a picture of Beyonce and Jay Z on the cover. 

When Keri saw who was on the cover, she apologized and said she wouldn’t hold it up. Once again, this was seen as a slight on Beyonce. People thought she was throwing shade at her for no good reason, and she began to get even more hatred online. 

Keri Faced an Overwhelming Amount of Backlash on Social Media

In 2013, Keri expressed how much she’d been struggling with all the trolling. She tweeted that people had no idea what their hateful words could do to someone’s spirit. Keri said that it’d been years of verbal bullying from strangers all day long, and enough was enough.

She continued by posting that she had her reasons and that, as for her mistakes, God had dealt with her. Life & Style reported that some online users took that last line to mean that she admitted that being shady toward Beyonce had negatively affected her career.

In an interview with Hip Hollywood, Keri explained that she didn’t have beef with any female artist. She thought it was interesting that she lived in such a gullible world. Keri later confessed that she was going through a lot of other things in the early 2010s, so she found it hard to be creative during that difficult period in her life. 

While speaking on the R&B Money podcast, she shared that there was so much stress, depression, and division among her team. She added that it was one thing after the next, and then her dad passed away.

She told the podcast hosts that when a person wasn’t struggling, they didn’t have to force things out. They could take their time and make sure it was what they wanted to present.

Online Sources Spread Rumors About Her Suposed Upcoming Album

In 2016, people thought that Keri was getting close to releasing her third album when a press release announced that the album was titled L.I.A.R (Love Is A Religion). It also revealed the name of one of the singles from the upcoming album, – Again. However, REVOLT reported that the press release was a fake.

Keri took to Twitter to share her frustration with the situation. In one Tweet, she wrote that whoever leaked the news had good information, L.I.A.R was the album name, but it was just not ready.

In another post, she claimed someone was deliberately working against her and taking advantage of the support from her fans.

During her 2023 interview on the R&B Money Podcast, Keri announced that she was planning to release a new album. She told them that she was not done. She took a second, and a lot of things happened that prevented it. 

Keri explained that she’d blamed it on one thing, but really it was years of struggle. She added that she fought through that, and she was free and ready. Keri confessed that she’d been able to show her new music to an unnamed legend in the industry who described it as tall and mighty.

According to her IMDB page, Keri has also been focusing on her acting career more in the last few years. She appeared in a number of TV movies between 2021 and 2023.

Keri Is Open to Collaborating with Beyonce

Life & Style reported that in 2021, Keri revealed that she and Beyonce had cleared things up between them. While speaking on Instagram Live to radio host Persia Nicole, she revealed that they’d finally spoken about what happened.

She shared that there was a bit of healing when they met and that Beyonce was amazing. She added that she’d always felt that way about her, but no one would believe that. Keri also said that collaborating with her would be a very fun experience if she were open to it.

Before she released her own music, Keri made a name for herself by writing songs for some major artists. She wrote successful songs for performers like Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Usher, and The Pussycat Dolls.

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In 2009, Keri became a two-time Grammy nominee. Her debut album In A Perfect World reached number 4 on the US Billboard 200, and she was nominated for Best New Artist. Her hit single Knock You Down, which featured Ne-Yo and Kanye West, made it to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

Keri’s second album No Boys Allowed, debuted at no.11 on the charts. It received mixed reviews and generally did not have the same kind of success as In A Perfect World.

Where Is Soulja Boy Now?

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Since his peak in the late 2000s, Soulja Boy’s public image has gone through quite a transformation. Last year, some surprising news about his wealth emerged during a legal battle with his ex-girlfriend. 

The Source reported that Soulja Boy was “facing financial hardships.” The rapper was reportedly trying to use this fact to get a six-figure judgment against him thrown out of court. 

The judgment was related to serious allegations made by his former partner Kayla Myers, dating back to an incident at a house party in 2019. The court had ordered Soulja Boy to pay $472,000 in damages and punitive damages. 

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The Source went on to list some of Soulja Boy’s extravagant expenses. For example, the rapper reportedly rents a home in Los Angeles for $25,000 a month. He also reportedly has a car collection worth $600,000 and jewelry worth $18,000. 

To pay for his unbelievable expenses, The Source reported that he made between $10,000 and $50,000 per show. However, he also reportedly has a tax debt of around a million dollars.

After presenting his finances to the court, the judge noted that Soulja Boy’s net worth was actually “negative.” However, the judge still awarded Kayla the full damages. 

The judge explained the decision, saying it was “not clear that the defendant could just snap his fingers and book as many shows as he likes.” However, the judge went on to say “Neither is it clear that he cannot work at all.”

He added, “It might not be the work he wants, but the court has no reason to believe that he cannot perform at all.” The judge suggested to Soulja Boy that he might want to move to a more modest home for around $10,000 a month. 

Soulja Boy Has Struggled to Pay Damages

Before his most recent legal battle, Soulja Boy’s most pressing problem was his tax debt. According to reports, the artist owed a major sum to the IRS in unpaid taxes. This has played a large part in Soulja Boy’s reported inability to pay his damages. 

A few months after the court’s decision, the Los Angeles Times reported that things had gone from bad to worse for Soulja Boy. Court documents revealed in October of last year that a judge had approved a request for the seizure of some of Soulja Boy’s property. 

The documents noted that this was at the request of a woman who remained anonymous. However, the LA Times suggested that this could be Kayla trying to collect her debt from her ex. 

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The order said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was “authorized” to enter the rapper’s home in Bell Canyon, California. And that they would “seize and levy upon” his personal property. 

Several expensive items were listed in the order. These included a Bentley, a Lamborghini, and a Mercedes-Benz. 

As well as his cars, the department was also ordered to take a diamond-studded chain with the rapper’s stage name on it, as well as “all other jewelry and chains, and all cash.” According to the documents, Soulja Boy “possesses large amounts of cash, typically kept in backpacks.”

Following the news, the LA Times could not reach Soulja Boy for comment. But it seems likely that the items were retrieved to pay his damages to Kayla. 

Soulja Boy Has a Reputation for Being Dishonest

Kayla was not the only woman to make allegations against Soulja Boy. In 2021, the same year Kayla made her accusations, model Nia Riley made similar allegations about the rapper whom she dated for several years. 

The following year, Nia’s dad, Teddy, said he was looking for an apology for what Soulja Boy did to his daughter. He went on to say, “You gotta understand that you gotta be a man about it. Just be a man about it and keep it moving.”

Teddy also noted that Soulja Boy was “a successful guy.” However, in the years since his peak, many have had reason to doubt the extent of Soulja Boy’s success. This has partly been down to the many lies Soulja Boy has been accused of telling. 

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In 2011, he celebrated his 21st birthday by sharing a photo on Instagram of him sitting in a G5 jet. He told TMZ that he bought the private plane for $55 million. 

Days later, his representatives were forced to come out to clear things up. They told the press that Soulja Boy’s claims were entirely false.

After he was dropped from his label in 2013, Soulja Boy claimed that Birdman’s Cash Money Records was interested in signing him. But Birdman later came out to deny Soulja Boy’s version of events. 

Repeated allegations of dishonesty about his career meant that the rapper’s public image took a major hit. But after the most recent news about Soulja Boy, things look worse than ever.

Julie Chrisley Speaks Out From Prison

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Savannah Chrisley has shared “emotional diary entries” written by her mom, Julie Chrisley, from prison, on her podcast, Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley. This marks the first time Julie has publicly spoken out since she entered the facility in January 2023.

Savannah explained why she decided to expose such personal information. She said she’s received many “How’s Mom?” questions and wanted to give everyone “a very in-depth answer to that question.” Savannah claimed that her mom gave her permission to share the personal letters.

These describe in shocking detail Julie’s first two weeks in a federal prison. The handwritten journal entries are called the “Prison Diary Series.” Savannah started with an entry on January 17, 2023—Julie’s first day behind bars.

Julie Had to Say Goodbye to Her Loved Ones

Julie revealed intimate details of saying goodbye to her husband, Todd, that day before heading to different prisons. She claimed, “I knew my life was about to change forever.”

She wrote that she stood with Todd “in front of our prayer bench and said our goodbyes.” Julie revealed that she hugged, kissed, and prayed with Todd before he left. Julie’s journal entry explained that Todd was heading to prison in Pensacola, Florida, and that was the last time she spoke to him face-to-face before they departed for separate jails.

Julie said she spoke to Todd “on the phone during his ride to Pensacola.” She also called Todd “one last time before I self-surrendered” to a prison camp in Lexington, Kentucky.

Savannah got emotional on her podcast as she revealed her mother’s private feelings about being separated from her father. Julie wrote, “What a sobering thought. The man I have lived with, raised a family with, and love more than life itself” was behind bars several states away. 

Julie added that her parents, her son, Chase, and a “dear friend” named Chad escorted her to the prison camp in Kentucky. She wrote, “I could not wrap my head around the fact that I was going to be separated from my husband and children for what seems like a lifetime.”

Julie is Housed in the “Devil’s Den”

Besides revealing deeply personal feelings, Julie’s prison diary describes the conditions where she is serving time. She compared the prison to an “insane asylum” and claimed that her cell is located in the “devil’s den.” This is allegedly the hottest part of the whole prison building.

Julie also described some kindnesses she received on the inside. She allegedly received greetings from fellow prisoners and “gifts from the commissary.” She claimed she was also greeted by the woman who leads the prison’s church.

Savannah read other sad entries, including the third entry in her prison diary, where Julie allegedly broke down in grief. Julie wrote, “I miss Todd so much that it hurts. I’ve never gone this long without talking to him. Today was my first breakdown.”

Savannah’s parents have been married since 1996. She claims they have not spoken on the phone since February 20, 2023. Although Todd and Julie have communicated via email while in prison, beginning two months after they started their sentences.

It was also painful for Savannah to read Julie’s anxiety that visits with her family might be “canceled.” Happily, Julie wrote on day six of her sentence that “her babies” had come to see her.

Savannah Couldn’t Stomach Re-Reading the Letters

Savannah discussed one controversial entry in her mom’s prison diary. Julie had read an allegedly fake news article that she had started “a relationship with a male prisoner at another prison.” Julie wrote, “I was so mad. There’s absolutely no truth to it.”

In addition to reading Julie’s entries, Savannah became emotional when she remembered visiting her mom in prison. She said, “I think it was so hard seeing her that way,” but Savannah confessed, “Just getting to hug her and touch her made everything so much better.” It made Savannah realize that “one-on-one time is important.”

During her podcast, Savannah made a shocking claim that Julie had probably left things out of her journal because she didn’t want to worry her kids. Savannah admitted she hadn’t re-read the journal “because I just can’t stomach to do so,” but she claimed, “I’m going to take a break, regroup, and then I will start back on day 15.” Savannah also warned, “Get ready because the letters only get more intense.”

At least Todd and Julie have received some good news this year. Entertainment Tonight reported that the Chrisleys had filed a lawsuit against the Director of Special Investigations for the Georgia Department of Revenue, claiming an abuse of power in the “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. This past January, the Chrisley’s lawsuit was resolved, and the State of Georgia had to repay them a settlement of $1 million.

All About 50 Cent’s Son

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Rapper 50 Cent and his son Marquise have a strained relationship. Two years ago, Vibe reported that Marquise had escalated their family feud with his comments about 50 Cent’s child support.

Marquise jumped on Instagram Live to talk about his problems with his dad. When he was trying to explain why he and 50 Cent had fallen out, he spoke about child support payments that the rapper had made when he was growing up.

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According to Marquise, he received $6700 a month, which he claims was not enough to live in New York City. He said, “You’re talking about a Forbes lister; you’re talking about someone that has problems with everybody. You can’t just live anywhere.”

Marquise and 50 Cent Fought Over Social Media

50 Cent was quick to respond to this with a post on his own Instagram. It was a video of him in a bathtub after a workout with the TV on in the background. The TV showed Marquise talking about the payments.

50 Cent then turned the TV off and questioned why Marquise was “still talking” about child support payments as a 25-year-old man. The video then showed 50 Cent answering the door to fellow G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Uncle Murda, who mockingly asked if he could give them $6700, too.

This back-and-forth quickly got a lot of attention, with many of 50 Cent’s fans commenting to show support for the rapper. They said that Marquise had been “disrespectful” to complain about the money that 50 Cent had sent him while he was growing up. And that Marquise claiming that $6700 a month was not enough made him look really entitled.

Marquise soon responded to this on his Instagram.

In the caption, he made an offer to his dad. He wrote that if $6700 was as much as people were saying it was, he was willing to pay that amount to 50 Cent if he was willing to “spend 24 hours” with his son.

He said he wanted to “use that time to do all the things he had wanted to do with his dad as a kid.” 50 Cent had never been around at the time.

50 Cent and His Son Have a History of Arguments

After he posted this, TMZ  claimed that the offer was an olive branch. Marquise wanted to try to reach out to his dad, seeing as they were now both grown men who “should be able to agree or disagree” while maintaining a good relationship at the same time. Marquise also said that it was less about the money at this stage than it was about their relationship.

The father and son had had a previous spat on social media back in 2017. According to Vibe, 50 Cent made it public news that he had completed all of his child support payments. 

After appearing to “celebrate” the news online, he shared another Instagram post in which he apologized for his words. He wrote, “Excuse me if I seem a little insensitive at times. I’m different. I came up a little harder than these guys. I make no excuses.”

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In a conversation with XXL’s Van Lathan on Instagram Live, 50 Cent explained what he believed to be the start of his feud with Marquise. He claimed that it all started with his son’s mom.

His ex-wife and baby mama, Shaniqua Tompkins, took him to court after he’d promised to always take care of her. The lawsuit was unsuccessful, but, in 50 Cent’s opinion, it explained where Marquise’s feelings toward him came from. 50 Cent claimed that they were projected onto his son by Shaniqua constantly claiming that 50 Cent could do more for them.

50 Cent and Shaniqua separated in 2008 when Marquise was still a young child. A custody agreement was eventually reached, and this allowed 50 Cent to see his son just once a month. As time went on, they were driven further apart. 

Marquise Has Followed in His Father’s Footsteps

One of their biggest fallouts came after Marquise was pictured with convicted crime lord Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. Supreme had had a longstanding feud with 50 Cent. Federal agents alleged that he was behind the horrific attack on 50 Cent in 2000.

Seeing his son with Supreme did not sit well with 50 Cent. In response to the picture, he actually stated that if his son was hit by a bus, he wouldn’t have a bad day.

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In his conversation with Van Lathan, 50 Cent was also asked if he loved his son. He answered that he “used to.” And he admitted that this whole fallout was a “sad situation”.

Despite their beef, Marquise has followed his father into music. In 2017, he dropped his first single, Different, on February 6. 

This got a lot of attention, as some thought that it was a tribute to the release date of 50 Cent’s official debut studio album, which came out on February 6, 2003. At one point in his song, Marquise raps, “Lost my dad, he’s still alive.” It remains to be seen if 50 Cent and his son can find their way back to each other.

Where Is Christina Milian Now?

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It’s been almost 15 years since musical couple Christina Milian and The Dream went their separate ways. In that time, both of them have taken their lives in completely new directions. 

Last year, Christina spoke with Essence magazine during New York Fashion Week to talk about her new life in Paris. She moved to France to live with her husband, pop singer Matt Pokora, and to bring up her children. As well as her two kids with Matt, Christina also raises her daughter Violet, whom she had with The Dream. 

When she was asked about the change of relocating to Paris, Christina said that it was “awesome.” She said: “Paris is one of the most beautiful places in the world to live.”

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She also felt that the “active lifestyle“ of the city suited her, as someone who likes “to move around.” Christina talked about her love of the people, architecture, and history of the city, and said that it was “rich in culture.” 

The singer also mentioned how great Paris had been for her children. She said: “I do a lot with my kids. I take them to the park. There are parks everywhere. My daughter and I, after school I pick her up and we just go walking.” She added that on the weekends, they would go and find some “really cool food,” go shopping, or just “discover things.” 

Despite being a busy mom of three, Christina has also found time to enjoy some quality time in Paris with Matt. She said: “Then my husband and I have really great dinners and we’ll go get a massage and we’ll do things.”

Christina and Her Family Are Learning French

She added: “I feel like it’s one of the best places for us to raise our family because we don’t really like to be bored anyways and we’re always moving around.” Christina concluded that the whole family was “really happy there.”

However, the move has not been without its difficulties. Christina also told Essence that “one of the biggest challenges is just the language.” 

She was quoted as saying: “There’s really not that big of a language barrier because a lot of Americans and a lot of people speak English there. If I wanted to, I could just rely on that.”

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However, she went on to say: “But because my husband’s French and I do go to a lot of dinners with a lot of French people, the first thing they want to do is speak French.” Although Christina said she was “okay with hanging out and eating”, she felt like she should start trying to advance in the language. 

She said: “I’m now getting to the point where I’m like, all right, I should be part of this conversation.” So, she started focusing on trying to become fluent in French. And she said that she was “getting so much better”. 

Essence also asked her if her daughter Violet was learning French, too. Christina said that her daughter with The Dream was getting about six French lessons a week. She also stated that Violet was “very comfortable” at her international school and that she and her fellow students were “all on the same level of learning.” 

The Dream Opened Up About His Plans for the Future

Violet’s father has been equally busy, as he has been focusing on his career back in his home state of Atlanta. In December 2022, he was interviewed by GQ after being nominated for the Grammy’s first-ever Songwriter of the Year award. 

He achieved this thanks to his celebrated work writing songs for artists like Beyonce for her album Renaissance. But following his nomination, he claimed that he wanted to focus more on forging his own path in music. 

The Dream opened up about his fears of missing out on stages in his career simply out of fear. He explained: “I just feared the idea that I could have records and I’m sitting on them.”

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The Dream also talked about making a documentary about his first album, Love/Hate. He explained that his manager’s sons were “literally filming everything,” meaning that there was a lot of footage of the album’s creation that The Dream wanted to share. The release of his first album came in 2007, a couple of years before he started a relationship with Christina.

The Dream and Christina got engaged in 2009 after just a few months of dating, only to separate the same year. They had their daughter the following year and finally got divorced in 2011. In 2018, Christina told The Real that she and The Dream were friends and co-parenting Violet.

Ray J’s Wife Files For Divorce

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Yesterday, R&B singer Ray J’s wife announced that their marriage has reached its end. As reported in People magazine, this marks the fourth time Ray J and Princess Love have called it quits. 

Ray J had reportedly filed for divorce last year. But this time, Princess announced on social media that she and Ray J had parted ways. She shared the former couple’s news with the world in a lengthy post on Instagram. 

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Princess shared an image of her statement in which she wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of our decision to divorce.” She went on to share, “After much reflection, discussion, and counseling, we have come to the difficult realization that our paths have diverged.” Princess added, “It is in the best interest of both of us to part ways.”

Despite their break up, Princess wanted to “assure” everyone that their decision was “made thoughtfully and with mutual respect and consideration for each other’s well-being.” She also stated that they were both still “committed” to being good co-parents to their kids and maintaining a “positive and supportive family dynamic.”

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Princess’s announcement on Instagram marks the end of a marriage that was full of ups and downs. Much of the drama of their relationship has been displayed on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood. 

The Couple Had a Rocky Relationship

After dating for four years, the singers got married in Los Angeles in August 2016. They share a daughter, Melody, and a son, Epik.

The first signs of trouble in their marriage started in 2019, with Princess claiming she wanted to leave Ray J. This came after Princess accused her husband of leaving her and Melody stranded in Las Vegas over the weekend. Entertainment Tonight first reported that Princess had made the claim on her Instagram Stories after Ray J shared a picture of the couple and their daughter online. 

In the post, Ray J thanked Princess and Melody for attending the BET Soul Train Awards in Vegas with him. The post was later deleted. Before it was, Princess commented, writing “Left me and Melody stranded in Vegas and blocked me from calling. Now you wanna post family photos.”

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Princess was also 8 months pregnant at the time with Epik, who was born in December that year. Although they appeared to reconcile a short time later, Princess then filed for divorce in May 2020. However, she asked for the filing to be dismissed two months later. 

Later that very same year, Ray J filed for divorce himself. People magazine reported that he too changed his mind shortly after. Their romantic rollercoaster wasn’t over though, with Ray J requesting a divorce again in 2021. 

Two years later, he was officially granted a dismissal, only for the couple to finally give up on their marriage on the fourth attempt this year. In the caption of her post, Princess wrote that she and Ray J were “trusting GOD with the next chapter of our lives.”

The Disturbing Truth on Why Jana Can’t Get Married

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For years, the whole world has wondered why exactly Jana Duggar hasn’t gotten married. She’s 33 years old, and she’s the only adult Duggar daughter who isn’t married. Conspiracy theories have gone wild for years. But now, two of her sisters have accidentally revealed why she hasn’t gotten married yet — and the story is truly dark and twisted.

It all started a few months ago, when a few BIG things happened with the Duggars. First, Jinger released a book called “Becoming Free Indeed,” which exposed a lot about just how toxic the religion that she and the rest of her siblings were brought up in.

Mostly, it exposed just how horrible the leader of their religion, Bill Gothard, truly was. But it was something that happened on her press tour that truly opened up a lot of questions about Jana’s marital status. Jinger talks about how Bill Gothard highly encouraged big commitments.

Why Jana Duggar Isn’t Able to Get Married

She said that he asked young women to make vows to God that they wouldn’t get married for 10-15 years. And almost immediately after the interview came out at the end of May this year, people raised a lot of eyebrows, mostly because there was someone who fit that description almost perfectly.

A woman who hadn’t gotten married for over a decade, and who was now considered too old for marriage by their religion’s standards: Jinger’s sister, Jana. The questions and conspiracy theories surrounding Jana’s marital status were some of the most talked about things in the Duggar world for years.

Some people thought that she was a closeted lesbian or that she didn’t want to have a million kids, so she was waiting to get married until she was older — or even that she was tired from raising her own siblings and didn’t want to start over again with her own family.

But this little slip that Jinger made brought an entirely new conspiracy theory to the table — Jana may have made a vow stating that she wouldn’t get married for years, which meant that she literally couldn’t get married this entire time. The only issue was, there was no proof of this.

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For months, people wondered if Jana could’ve possibly been one of the girls that had made a vow to God because of Gothard, but there was no direct connection between Jana and Bill Gothard. But then a documentary called Shiny, Happy People came out in June of this year, and that really exposed just how sick and twisted Gothard was.

According to the documentary, Bill Gothard had a group of young girls, as in, minors, who he had follow him around, and help him, and work for him. They made similar vows to the one that Jinger spoke about in the podcast interview, and many of the girls came forward in the documentary and said that Gothard had SA’d them.

Now this isn’t new information. Gothard was kicked out of the IBLP, the religion that he started himself, in 2014 when these accusations originally came out, but it was the first time that the public knew the full extent of just how creepily intertwined he was with minors.

Jana Duggar Worked for Bill Gothard

And even still, we had no proof that he was directly connected to Jana in any way. Until her sister Jill released her own book.

And even though she didn’t have a ton to say about Bill Gothard or the IBLP, especially compared to Jinger’s book and the Shiny Happy People documentary, she did mention one thing about Bill Gothard and Jana that had all the puzzle pieces come together for a lot of people.

In the book, she says that Jana was considered a quote unquote “Gothard Girl” and that Gothard liked her because she had blonde hair — and he always preferred blondes. Yes, this was something that the family joked about, and this was something that a lot of former Gothard girls also said about him.

Jill also confirmed that Jana had been sent away to work for him in Chicago. It’s never been clear for how long that was or how old she was at the time. Because when you consider how long they’ve been on TV, it’s hard to remember a time where she was ever off of the show or away from home.

But that’s what Jill said in the book. Obviously, we have no way of knowing if Jana was a victim of Gothard, but when you combine all of these things together…

Between Jinger’s statement about young women making 10-15 year vows of singleness to God because Bill Gothard told them to, and Jill’s passage about Jana being a Gothard girl. you have to imagine that this is the real reason why Jana has never gotten married.

I mean, think of it this way. If Jana did make a 15-year vow at the age of 20. She’d still be bound to her vow. It would mean that she has two more years before she can even get married. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely possible that it wasn’t a 15 year commitment. Maybe it was shorter, and it’s done, but she just hasn’t met the right guy yet.

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But considering how weird the family always has been and still is when it comes to Jana getting married, that wouldn’t surprise me. But what purpose would this vow even serve? Because we all know that based on how sick and twisted Gothard is, it has nothing to actually do with God.

No, it most likely was something that he came up with either for his own benefit, or for the fathers of the girls that were making these vows. The way that I see it, Gothard either wanted the girls to make a vow of singleness so that they wouldn’t be taken away from his supervision.

Why Gothard Encouraged Girls to Make This Vow

Because while their fathers may have sent them away to Gothard, their husbands most likely wouldn’t have been okay with that. And Jill even says in her book that it was expected that a daughter is passed off from the authority of the father to the authority of the husband at the time of the wedding.

But it also could be for an entirely different reason. One of Bill Gothard’s biggest teachings was to encourage people to have as many children as possible, which meant that almost all of his adult followers had their hands full with their dozens of children.

Almost exactly like Jim Bob and Michelle…And we all know that there’s no way Michelle, or any woman for that matter, could handle all that childcare by herself. But in Jana’s situation, she has essentially been helping to raise her siblings since she was still a child.

It’s definitely possible that Gothard encouraged one daughter from each family to make this vow, because he knew that the parents needed help with childcare, and that’s just something that they wouldn’t get for free if all of their daughters got married and left home.

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And if you’re just having a hard time believing that this is true. A former member of the IBLP on Reddit came forward and confirmed that this was something that was asked of them frequently.

“Yes this was a thing Gothard promoted. I was at girls conferences where we were encouraged to make a vow for a certain amount of years to be celibate and not pursue relationships with guys. I thought it was dumb so I never did. I don’t know that it was ever a Duggar thing but it definitely was a Gothard thing,” the Redditor said.

So again, if Jana made that vow, she might still be bound to it all these years later, and we might finally have cracked the code to why she’s the only Duggar daughter who isn’t married. It seems like now that we have confirmation that she was the closest to Gothard out of all of the Duggar girls.

The Dark Side of Christine Brown’s New Husband

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Christine Brown’s new husband could be hiding a dark secret that most people have no idea about. His new life with Christine seems to be all sunshine and rainbows, but the story of his first marriage is nothing like that. So, what exactly happened with his first wife? And does this mean that things could take a dark turn with Christine too?

Christine and David Woolley look super happy together. They’ve been all cute on social media, calling each other king and queen. And they even got married just recently. All in all, things seem to be going great for them. But behind the scenes, David has been hiding a dark secret from his past — and it all has to do with his first wife.

David Wooley Was Married Before He and Christine Met

If you didn’t know, David was already married once, a long time before he and Christine met. Now, obviously, there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, Christine was married before, too, to Kody, and that relationship was a complete mess, too.

But honestly, that was nothing compared to what happened with David’s first wife. That story is actually really serious and dark. Because, unlike Christine, David actually never got divorced. The reason he’s not married to his first wife anymore is because she sadly passed away, and it actually happened in one of the worst ways possible. [TRIGGER WARNING: suicide and domestic violence].

Because she actually ended up taking her own life. Her name was Margaret Lucille Suliin. And when she tragically passed away, she and David had been married for over 20 years. From the outside, their relationship may have seemed beautiful and harmonious.

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They got married in the ’90s and started building a big and happy family together. They ended up having eight kids and things were looking pretty good for them, but that was until everything came crashing down. And the thing is, Margaret actually left a note with her last message to everyone.

And what she said seems to reveal a dark truth about her and David’s relationship. From her note, it seems like their relationship was never actually beautiful and happy. And it seems like she even accused David of some pretty serious things.

The Tragic Story of David’s First Wife

She didn’t say anything specific exactly, but it sounded like she might have been talking about DV. And that might have even been what ultimately made her decide to end her own life. Because she was unable to find help from anyone. One day, in June 2012, she just disappeared out of nowhere.

Neither David nor anyone else knew where she was, and they started looking for her pretty much immediately. But by the time they found her, it was already too late. Margaret was actually staying at a hotel, and her body was found by the maid who came to clean up her room.

By that point, her friends and family were already really worried about her, mainly because she made it really obvious that something was very wrong. For one, she left her home and didn’t tell anyone where she was going, but then she also started sending some really worrying texts to her friend.

From the texts, it was obvious what she was planning to do. So her friend got really worried and contacted the police, as well as David, but nobody knew where Margaret was, and in the end, they were unable to stop her from taking her own life.

The police knew she was missing, and they also knew about the texts she had sent to her friend, and David was apparently trying all night to reach her on the phone. But there just hadn’t been enough time to actually find her and prevent the tragedy.

Margaret checked into the hotel for one night only, and the next day, she was found surrounded by pills and empty bottles. It seems like she took a bunch of substances and combined them. That’s also what the police investigation concluded.

Is Christine’s Husband David Hiding a Dark Side?

But of course, along with Margaret’s body, they also found her last note — and the things she had to say were just heartbreaking. She basically said that nobody had helped her when she needed it. The note actually implied that there was a harmful situation going on in her life.

And there’s reason to believe David had something to do with that. It seems like she was trying to show signs to people of what was going on, but in the end, nobody actually helped her and everyone just turned their backs on her. Then she also left moving goodbye messages for her kids.

She said sorry to them for leaving them like this. But her message for David was actually not positive at all. She said he had been controlling and manipulative to her, and that it made all the good parts of her break under pressure until she had nothing left.

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She didn’t actually make any more specific accusations, but this is some pretty serious stuff, because it seems like to her, David was the main cause of unhappiness in her life. But the reality is, what happened wasn’t just David’s fault. Margaret had been struggling with her mental health for a while at that point.

According to David and her friends, she was actually battling depression. In the end, her mental health issues just got too hard to deal with, and that part really couldn’t have been David’s fault. But it’s possible that he could have been actually making things worse by his behavior in the relationship.

The thing is, it’s impossible to know what was really going on between them, because sadly, Margaret is no longer around to talk about it. But it’s clear that she at the very least felt like something was not right in their relationship. It could just be that they had some pretty regular marital issues, and it was all just very difficult for her to deal with because of her fragile mental health.  

But it could just as well be that David did some really bad things to her. Although I have to say here that Margaret’s last note is the only evidence of that we have. David never got in trouble with the law because of DV, which obviously doesn’t actually prove that he never did anything like that.

Should Christine Be Worried About David?

But the other big sign that I can see is that his kids seem to all be on pretty good terms with him. Earlier this year, David made an Instagram account after he and Christine got engaged, and in his introduction post, he talked all about his family, his kids and grandkids.

He even made sure to ask everyone if they were okay with being on his Instagram, and he censored everyone’s face who didn’t agree, which is definitely the right thing to do and it shows that he understands boundaries and will respect them.

It also looks like his kids are generally on good terms with him, and I think that might not have been the case if he had been openly really bad to their mom in the past. But still, this is obviously not proof of anything… 

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At the end of the day, there’s really no way for us to know what was really going on between him and Margaret. But the question that everyone is probably asking is this. If he is actually someone who inflicted DV on his first wife in the past, will the same thing happen to Christine now that they are married?

And I mean, the circumstances of the two relationships are very very different. Both Christine and David are older now, and their relationship will work differently, but the way they got so serious so quickly might be a cause for concern. They got married less than a year after announcing that they were dating.

So there’s no way that Christine knows him well enough and can be sure that he’s actually going to be good to her, especially with her troubled history with Kody. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens…