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Meek Mill Denied Motion to Remove Judge From Criminal Case

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Meek Mill’s motion to remove the controversial judge overseeing his case was denied Tuesday after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court voted to allow Philadelphia Judge Genece Brinkley to continue presiding over the rapper’s criminal case.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the state’s highest court, was divided on Meek Mill’s motion – three supported it, three denied it – resulting in a split decision that resulted in Brinkley remaining. The seventh judge on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did not participate in the vote, TMZ reports.

While the rapper was defeated in his latest effort to remove Brinkley, one Supreme Court judge who denied the motion told Meek Mill’s legal team that they could raise the issue of Brinkley’s removal again at an upcoming June 18th hearing before Brinkley, the Associated Press writes, at which point Meek Mill will again ask for a new trial.

“We remain hopeful that the overwhelming amount of evidence in this case – and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s backing – will prompt Judge Brinkley to grant Meek a new trial, failing which we will promptly pursue all appellate remedies available to right this terrible injustice,” the rapper’s lawyer Joe Tacopina said Tuesday.

As Meek Mill told Rolling Stone in April, Brinkley is notorious for remanding people to prison on technical violations.  She also has a connection to a corrupt police officer named Reggie Graham, who in 2007 arrested Meek Mill on gun and drug-related charges. Following the revelation of Graham’s corruption, Brinkley still refused to void the rapper’s guilty verdict, even as over 100 people arrested by Graham were, as of April, queued for quick dismissal.

Tacopino alleged in November that Brinkley asked that Meek Mill remake Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knee” as a tribute to herself, a strange request that was rejected by the rapper. Brinkley also recommended that Meek Mill leave Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to instead align with a Philadelphia manager.

“When she requests he leaves his current management Roc Nation—which is one of the most important management companies in the world—and goes back to a local Philadelphia guy who has a spotted past because she had a personal relationship with him as manager, again, she’s doing something that a judge would never be doing, having a personal interest,” Tacopino said at the time.

[via Rolling Stone]

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Bruno Mars Allegedly Has $50 Million Gambling Debt With MGM Casino

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March 18, 2024

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Bruno Mars might be in some hot water with MGM.

The “24K Magic” singer announced a multi-year residency with MGM Resorts International in 2016, performing at the hospitality giant’s Park MGM resort in Las Vegas.

However, the relationship between the 38-year-old and the hospitality giant may have gone sour as the singer’s gambling has allegedly racked up large debts at the poker tables in Las Vegas, according to NewsNation.

“He owed millions to the MGM,” a Vegas insider told the outlet.

Another source added that the debt is as high as $50 million.

“[MGM] basically own him. He makes $90 million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to pay back his debt,” added the insider, claiming that the singer only makes $1.5 million per night after taxes.

Part of Mars’ MGM contract reportedly included the creation of The Pinky Ring, a cocktail lounge inside the Bellagio Resort. NewsNation reports that another project is in the works as well.

[Read More via Complex]

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Method Man Reveals The Secret To His Acting Success: ‘I Slept On My Manager’s Couch’

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March 16, 2024

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Method Man is one of Wu-Tang Clan‘s most recognizable MCs, yet he’s revealed he’s not watched a single episode of Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga series.

The New York rapper joined Kevin Hart for a recent episode of his Golden Minds Podcast where Meth explained he’s never watched an episode because he wanted to allow the show to take creative liberties with its story and not feel a way about it.

“So to see this come to fruition on screen, it was a no-brainer for me knowing how RZA works,” he said. “In the beginning, it was like, ‘Wow, they’re taking a lot of liberties here with the story.’ In hindsight, knowing how some of these things work, and embellishments and sometimes dudes still be having open cases and shit so I could understand.

“I haven’t watched an episode, personally, but I get the scripts ahead of time. Everything ain’t for everybody, that’s all I could say.”

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Inside Jay-Z’s ‘Book of HOV’ Exhibit & Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour | Rap Life Review

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The group breaks down the Book of HOV event, where Ebro and Lowkey were able to help surprise Jay-Z at the Brooklyn Public Library for the opening of the retrospective. Nadeska shares her experiences catching up with Lil Uzi Vert at Jay-Z’s charity auction over the weekend, too. The team also discusses Beyoncé’s strong start to the second leg of her RENAISSANCE World Tour, before giving flowers to Apple Music for recent Emmy nominations and congratulating Cordae and Naomi Osaka on welcoming their first child.

Listen to Rap Life on Apple Music: https://apple.co/-RapLifeYT

00:00 – Intro

1:09 – New Music

5:02 – Jay-Z’s ‘Book of HOV’ Exhibit

16:01 – Beyoncé RENAISSANCE World Tour

18:45 – Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show Emmy Nominations

19:46 – Apple Music Live with Burna Boy

21:26 – Cordae & Naomi Osaka Baby News

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