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Rachel Leviss scored a major legal victory against Ariana Madix after a judge refused to derail her lawsuit over intimate videos discovered during the Scandoval breakup. The court disagreed with Madix's bid, ruling that she failed to meet her burden of proving the challenged conduct was constitutionally protected.

For nearly four years, Keshia Golden maintained she was not a murderer but a pregnant woman trying to survive an attack by an abusive partner. On Monday, Golden pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2022 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Calvin Sidney. The plea deal brings her case to an end without the first-degree murder conviction prosecutors were seeking. Golden was eight months pregnant when Sidney was fatally stabbed after their baby shower in October 2022. Her attorneys said Sidney attacked her, slamming her head against a counter, and she grabbed a knife to protect herself and her unborn child. Police had responded to more than fifty domestic violence calls from the couple's address.

On Monday, social media was set ablaze after Empire star Serayah McNeil announced the end of her engagement to rapper Joey Bada$$. But news of a shocking twist in what some thought was a beautiful love story has divided folks on the internet. Let's break it down. McNeil and Joey made their coupling official in 2023 after meeting two years prior at a mutual friend's birthday party. By February 2025, the pair's relationship escalated, and they revealed plans to welcome a new bundle of joy together in the coming months.

T-Pain cashed in his catalog because he did not want unpredictable streaming payments to determine what his children inherit. The "I'm Sprung" hitmaker explained the decision during a Twitch stream, more than a year after HarbourView Equity Partners acquired his publishing catalog and select master rights for a rumored $100 million.

Destin Conrad just did something different. His new album 'Roadrunner' leans all the way into reggae and dancehall, a tribute to the Jamaican heritage he was raised on, and a real left turn from the alt-R&B and jazz he built his name on. With songs like 'Favorite Lover' setting the tone, the project is about life on the road and what it takes to be a touring artist.