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Kodak Black Is Permitted To Tour Under New Probation Conditions Since Trump’s Pardon

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Even though Judge Jose Martinez rejected Kodak Black‘s request for early probation termination, he made it easier for the Florida rapper to maintain his career.

“The Government and Probation oppose early termination of supervised release,” according to court documents obtained by AllHipHop. “Probation opposes early termination because of Defendant’s history of violence and compliance issues during supervised release. Neither the Government nor U.S. Probation, however, oppose converting Defendant’s supervised release to a non-reporting status.”

The changeover to “non-reporting status” implies that Kodak is free to travel and tour. This is excellent news for Kodak, who just released his fourth studio album, Back For Everything.

“It is hereby ordered and adjudged that Defendant’s Motion for Early Termination of Supervised Release is denied without prejudice,” the judge ruled. “However, Defendant’s supervised release shall be converted into a non-reporting status. Defendant shall comply with all conditions of non-reporting supervised release, as set forth by U.S. Probation.”

Donald Trump Releases Kodak Black From Prison But Keeps Him On Probation

President Donald Trump granted the “ZEZE”  lyricist freedom from prison through presidential pardons before leaving office in Jan. 2021. Trump released Kodak from prison but kept him on probation despite his 21-month prison sentence for falsifying information to purchase firearms.

Attorney Bradford Cohen initially requested early termination of the Sniper Gang spitter’s probation based on good behavior, but authorities declined. Kodak violated his probation after testing positive for MDMA during a drug test. He underwent a 90-day rehabilitation program, which he completed last December.

Kodak Black released Back For Everything on Feb. 25. The 19-track project includes one guest appearance from Lil Durk.

Additionally, he released a video for his single “Love Isn’t Enough” on Tuesday (Apr. 5). View the video below.

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Akon Claims A Former Business Partner Is Attempting To Freeze His Assets

Akon's Cryptocurrency Faces Legal Challenges
Akon. Image source: Getty/Daniele, Venturelli/Daniele, Venturelli/WireImage.

The Konvict Music mogul has earned a large amount of wealth throughout his musical career. Besides that, Akon has been planning to build a “futuristic cryptocurrency-themed city.”

The project would take place in Senegal. The city is to consist of parks, hotels, and a stadium that’ll rely only on Akon’s digital currency, Akoin.

In order to do so, Akon also secured $4 billion in investments. Now, Devyne Stephens is suing Akon. He claims  Akon’s futuristic city a Ponzi scheme 

Also, Stephens demanded that the judge put a freeze on all of Akon’s New York City assets.

Lawsuits Filed By Akon And Devyne Stephens

Page Six reports that Akon’s lawyers aimed at Stephens in court documents. They filed with the Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday (Apr 4).

The documents claim that the former business partner attempts to “damage Akon’s reputation out of spite.” Akon’s lawyers also said that the suit is “character assassination.” He then added that the case has “inflicted unwarranted damage on Akon.”

In a separate 2018 lawsuit, Stephens also accused the Senegalese songwriter of owing him $4 million. The sum allegedly comes from the unpaid royalties.

Previously, he also called Akon a “dishonorable spendthrift that shirks his responsibilities and does not keep promises.” In 2018, Akon reportedly agreed to pay Stephens $3.25 million over four years.

However, the artist allegedly backed out of paying the last $750,000 installment.

Moreover, Stephens has taken Akon to court three times since launching the Senegalese singer’s career in 2004. Akon urges the judge to deny Stephens’ request to freeze his assets.

Below is the video of Akon discussing his cryptocurrency.

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Cardi B Stands Firm Against Tasha K’s $4M Appeal

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Cardi B tells Twitter she is not here to play. She wants all of her money. Images by: The Independent

After Cardi B’s victorious defamation trial in January 2021, YouTuber Tasha K owes 4 million dollars to the 29-year-old rapper. Tasha K is guilty of invasion of privacy, defamation of character, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. However, she has no intention of paying the given amount. Instead, the blogger’s legal team sent a request for the higher court to review the decision on March 17. A higher court will review the entire case, including the sentence. 

Cardi B’s Justice

The lawsuit triumph is Cardi B’s justice for enduring significant distress. The “WAP” rapper admits she felt helpless due to the slander. As a result, a Georgia judge awards Cardi B with the initial $1.25 million. However, the figure increases to $4 million after considering punitive damages and attorney fees. 

Over a month ago, Tasha K appeared on “Social Society” with host Kendra G who addresses if it is in her means to pay the rapper. The YouTuber admits she cannot pay the fee and has options to help her. Without going in-depth, she hints at steps toward an appeal that she is confident will aid in repaying Cardi B.

Tasha claims, “I ain’t got it”

“I ain’t got it,” she responds. “Listen, don’t ask me for no money because I ain’t got. To make a long story short, I don’t really like to talk about my business practices because I like to remain at level with my viewers. I’m a small-town girl who just happens to be a blogger on the internet. But we have business things in places that take care of things like this.”

Cardi B claims that the false allegations caused her to experience thoughts of suicide and placed a strain on her intimacy with her husband. Therefore, she is firm on her stance as he expects the entire amount. The rapper will not stop until she receives $4 million in its entirety. She responds to Twitter, stating, “Think is a game but trust imma come for everything …..BBHMM.”

Cardi B asked Tasha K to remove all content with false accusations before the court trial. However, the blogger failed to do so. She claims to have every right to speak on the topic in her defense. In a previous response to the court defeat, she refers to the “machine” or industry attempting to mute her personal belief. 

“We called bluff against a machine that wanted to bully me for not wavering from my personal beliefs,” she says. “My First Amendment right poses a threat to the machine’s sole intention to mislead the public.”

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Drake Files A Restraining Order Against Stalker After Disturbing Email About “A Bullet In The Head B***H

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Rapper Drake has been seeking court protection from a woman who he claims has stalked and harassed him since 2017.

According to TMZ, who acquired Drizzy’s legal documents, lawyer Larry Stein filed a protective restraining order against Mesha Collins, 29. In April of 2017, her arrest took place at Drake’s Hidden Hills residence.

Restraining Order Against Stalker

RadarOnline obtained arrest documents indicating that Collins had taken items from Drizzy’s refrigerator on the night she was arrested. She drank some refreshments and then locked herself in one of his rooms. Although Collins is guilty of trespassing, Drizzy claims she came back to his house multiple times. She even threatened his life with a series of e-mails. One of the e-mails reportedly instructed the “One Dance” lyricist to “put a bullet through your head now b***h.”

The temporary restraining order protects Drake’s son Adonis and his parents, Sandy Graham and Dennis Graham.

Drake Accused of Defamation

Previously, Collins had filed a lawsuit for $4 billion against Drake, alleging defamation and invasion of privacy. RadarOnline reports that the filing came after Collins’ arrest in 2017. Drake asserts he cannot be liable for Collins’ defamation since this is his first hearing about it.

“In April 2017, somebody broke into my Los Angeles home when I was not there. At the time of that incident, I was not told any details about the trespasser, including her name,” he wrote. “I understand that [Collins] filed a lawsuit against me in August 2021.”

Drake continues…

“When this lawsuit was filed and served on me, I learned that Plaintiff is the same person who broke into my house in Los Angeles in April 2017.”

Last month, Collins attempted to resurrect the lawsuit. However, the motion did not succeed.

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Proof Shown After Tory Lanez Called Megan Thee Stallion A Liar

Proof Was Presented After Tory Lanez Called Megan Thee Stallion A Liar

Megan Thee Stallion provided proof regarding the statement made by Tory Lanez. He also said she lied about the July 2020 incident. Back then, Lanez allegedly shot unarmed Meg in the foot. ” This is nothing more than the dishonest machinations of a desperate man,” says the Body rapper.

The date of Tory’s court appearance for the 2020 occurrence that then resulted in the severe injury to Megan Thee Stallion was pushed back to April from Wednesday, Feb. 23. After the hearing, he tweeted…

“u can’t buy and tweet your way out of this one ..not today” — seemingly also referring to Megan.

 

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She then swiftly and strongly responded on Instagram.

 

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Proof Of Text Messages From Tory Lanez

Proof Was Presented After Tory Lanez Called Megan Thee Stallion A Liar
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Her post above, now defunct, includes alleged text messages from Tory, apologizing for his actions.

Megan Replying to Tory

Megan also added in her caption … “Lie yo way out of this … if you aint do s*** what you was apologizing for? THEY GOT YOU RECORDED ON THE JAIL PHONE TALKING TO KELSEY APOLOGIZING BEGGING US NOT TO TALK.”

Megan’s former friend Kelsey was in the SUV when she was shot. Megan and Kelsey argued over alleged sexual relations between the “LUV” rapper and the two women.

 

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DJ Akademiks Makes A False Narrative

Ahead of today’s court hearing, DJ Akademiks also tweeted at 11:46 a.m EST an inaccurate report that Tory Lanez’s DNA is not present on the weapon.

Firstly, although deleted, the tweet spread like wildfire, leading gossip sites to report it as fact. However, according to Ak’s tweet, the hearing isn’t to start until 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. PST after broadcasting the false narrative.  The preliminary hearing of Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez in the case of July 2020 will take place on April 5.

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Chris Brown Dog Attack Victim Demands $1 Million in Damages

Patricia Avila and her sister were reportedly cleaners at Chris Brown’s mansion when Avila was allegedly attacked one of his dogs in 2020. She claims that Brown’s Caucasian Shepherd Ovcharka, Hades, had attacked her in his backyard. She is suing Brown for the damages.

According to Radar Online, Chris Brown kept two dogs, Zeus and Hades, in his Tarzana mansion. Avila said the animals were usually kept in separate rooms.

However, on December 12, 2020, Avila says Brown’s Caucasian Shepherd Ovcharka got out. She and her sister cleaned Brown’s Tarzana mansion that same day. Court documents state that Hades got out into the yard and allegedly bit Avila in the face. However, Avila claimed that her sister also suffered extensive injuries. She was found “covered in blood while she was screaming and crying for help”. Brown immediately called 911 and the housekeeper was rushed to the hospital where she had multiple surgeries. Avila also accused Brown of taking the dog 600 miles away to have it euthanized. She thinks this was an effort to “destroy evidence and flee the scene.”

Avila’s sister had said she was putting garbage in a trash can. All of a sudden, “a very large brown dog comes out of nowhere and viciously and brutally mauls, bites and attacks” her. This is according to her attorney, Nancy Doumanian.

Court proceedings so far

Avila claims that she properly served Brown, but he never appeared in court. Perhaps understandable for Brown, as he has another case to worry about. She is hoping for a $1 million default from the judges. Avila is asking for $1 million for the emotional distress she suffered. She is also asking for $1k for medical expenses, $24k in loss of earnings, and an unknown amount for future loss of earnings. Avila says she cleaned Brown’s home twice a week for $600 a day.

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6ix9ine’s Ex Manager Shotti Says He’s Broke, Can’t Afford A Lawyer

Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, the ex-manager for rapper 6ix9ine, has been granted new counsel after it was revealed that Shotti is down to his last $1,200.

Court documents show that Shotti was in need of counsel, and is without financial means. Hence, the 39-year old requested new legal counsel on Wednesday (October 20). A New York judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals granted it the following day.

The motion filed stated that new counsel is necessary, in part to “aid in presenting issues”.  Additionally, the request also invoked the CJA- Criminal Justice Act. In short, this act allows for legal representation to be available to those who are “financially unavailable”. Seeing as how Shotti is in dire financial straits, this more than applies to him. Providing legal representation to Shotti will be Jamesa J. Drake, of Drake Law, LLC.

Shotti, ex-6ix9ine manager, reportedly broke, given new legal counsel
Mugshot of Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, 2019. Government Exhibit 8/ Courtesy of NY Post

The Shotti Situation

Indeed, the court documents paint a bleak picture for the ex-manager. That $1,200 accounts for “cash on hand or money in savings or checking accounts”, per a financial affidavit for appointment of new counsel. What’s more, the “last employment” for Shotti is August 2021. Granted that’s employment. As far as income goes, the documents reveal that he has not had any income for the entirety of 2021.

Making things all the worse for Shotti is pandemic isolation. Following health restrictions imposed by FCI Allenwood Medium in which he is held, Shotti claims that his work on the appeals process has become very difficult. In fact, he allegedly “sought the help of a fellow inmate” to research and prepare his case.

In the high profile “Trial of The Nine Trey Gangsters”, the Brooklyn rapper-manager plead guilty, and was handed a 15-year sentence in September 2019. Among the charges were multiple felony assaults, drug and firearms charges. Shotti began the appeals process soon after his imprisonment.

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Jussie Smollett Returns to Court Over Lawyer Conflict

Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court
Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at court in Chicago, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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Jussie Smollett is back in court

Yesterday, Wednesday, July 14, former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett found himself back in the court room. Media, law enforcement, and legal teams assembled at the George M. Leighton Criminal Court in Chicago for another hearing. This time, however, all eyes were on someone else: his lawyer.

Nenye Uche, the main attorney for Jussie Smollett, is facing disqualification from the case. This stems from a possible conversation he had with two key witnesses in the case. The two witnesses in question are the brothers Ambimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, the very men alleged to have participated in Smollett’s staged attack. Mr. Uche has denied ever speaking to the brothers, much less on issues relating to the case.

The conflict of interest was raised last March by the attorney for the Osundairo brothers, Gloria Rodriguez. According to her, the brothers remember talking to Mr. Uche after they were arrested. At the time, it is alleged that Mr. Uche  gathered confidential information from and about them, in case he represented them. Mr. Uche has denied this. Rather, he admits to talking to their mother over the phone, but presumed the conversation was private.

“I don’t know who was there, where she was calling from and who was there,” Mr. Uche told Judge Linn.

“You cannot have the person who had a confidential conversation with you now cross examine you,” said Dan Webb, Special Prosecutor for the brothers.

Attorney for Jussie Smollett, Nenye Uche, Esq.
Nenye Uche, attorney for Jussie Smollett, founder of Uche P.C.

Results from Wednesday

Unfortunately, no one is sure as to exactly what happened in the hearing yesterday. Indeed, media and news sources were barred from attending, as per orders from the court under Judge James Linn.

As attorneys exited the courtroom late on Wednesday, they confirmed that Judge Linn will make his decision at a later date.

The date for Smollett’s next hearing in his criminal case, People v. Jussie Smollett,  is scheduled August 2, via a spokesperson for the court.

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Kanye Wears Jesus Mask, Lashes Out In Court

The company MyChannel filed an emergency motion to get Ye in court, where Kanye donned a Jesus mask and lashed out at the company’s attorney, Michael Popok.

The tech company is suing Kanye and Yeezy Apparel for a breach of contract. Kanye hired the company for six months to maximize revenue for Yeezy Apparel. The rapper made promises of a $10 million investment in MyChannel, which was never fulfilled. MyChannel also claims Ye stole tech for use in his Sunday Service concert series.

MyChannel has been making demands for Kanye to appear in an in-court deposition. However due to COVID-19 concerns, a judge allowed for a virtual session.

Kanye Lashes Out

Court filings noted that Ye called the lawyer — who is white — “boy” more than ten times during a heated deposition.

In ten minutes, West refused to “answer even the most basic of questions,” “showed complete disdain for the deposition,” asked Popok if he was “fucking stupid,” and told Popok that he was “lucky to be deposing the richest Black man in America and a Black Trump supporter.”

Five minutes in, Kanye put on a “full-face hood and head covering adorned with Jesus Christ’s image, which obscured his face and muffled his voice.”

Despite requests from MyChannel’s lawyers, Kanye refused to remove the mask. He claimed that Popok “didn’t have the right to see his face.”

Despite these antics, Kanye’s counsel “did nothing” to stop the rapper’s behavior. They were “unwilling and unable to counsel” Ye’s conduct. One of the Ye’s lawyers signed off on the behavior and said, “that was some crazy shit.”

In addition to MyChannel’s lawyers hauling the rapper into court for a face-to-face deposition next month, MyChannel is seeking to sanction the rapper $63,000.

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FBI Calls NBA YoungBoy Case “Operation Never Free Again”

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Federal investigators assigned to the NBA YoungBoy case insensitively referred to it as “Operation Never Free Again.”

Kentrell Gaulden, better known as NBA YoungBoy or YoungBoy Never Broke Again, was taken into custody in late March for an outstanding warrant. The charges included felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of an unregistered firearm.

Gaulden’s attorneys claimed that the excessive force and intimidation tactics used in his arrest blindsided the defendant. The arrest included multiple officers from both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Baton Rouge Police Department. Also included were an FBI agent, helicopters, K-9 units, and excessive force. Gaulden’s attorneys disputed the use of excessive force and deemed it unnecessary in court due to the lack of violence in his crimes.

According to the documents presented in court, the FBI referred to Gaulden’s case as Operation Never Free Again. Attorneys claimed this insensitive decision was an attack on Gaulden’s personal brand. Allegedly, the agents also attempted to coordinate an arrest with the LAPD without the defendant’s knowledge.

Youngboy Never Broke Again

Is YoungBoy actually “Never Free Again?”

Whether the title used in the case is accurate, we don’t know yet. Gaulden pled not guilty to the charges and will appear in court again in August. Currently, Gaulden remains in jail while he awaits trial. His attorneys have requested a pre-trial release following these incidents.

Written by Hannah Botnick (@hcbotnick)