Lil Baby is finally addressing a viral photo with Michael Rubin taken at the Fanatics CEO’s annual White Party last year. 

The image, which featured the Atlanta rapper hugging the billionaire and NBA player Kyle Kuzma, caused a stir online. 50 Cent posted the photo on Instagram, implying the men were engaged in a sex act.  

Although Lil Baby had previously stayed silent about the viral moment, he shed light on the incident in a new appearance on Lil Yachty’s “A Safe Place” podcast.  

The topic came up when Yachty asked the “BAND4BAND” hitmaker’s thoughts on being turned into a meme.   

Lil Baby admitted that while he finds some of the memes amusing, others make him feel like resorting to violence. 

“Even the whole Mike Rubin thing,” he said. “I don’t play with n##### period. On no funny weird s###.” 

Lil Baby went on to explain that he was simply horseplaying with Rubin and Kuzma, but the image was taken out of context.  

According to Lil Baby, he told Michael Rubin, “I can’t have pictures like that” online before the image went viral. He went even further, instructing Rubin to obtain the security footage to prove the trio was rough-housing.  

“All that type s###, like, that really bother me,” he added. “How I grew up, like certain s### just can’t be on your name.” 

Lil Baby then credited Michael Rubin with being a “super great influence” in his life. “That’s the part people wouldn’t see,” he stated. 

Michael Rubin On His Relationship With Lil Baby

Rubin also addressed his relationship with Lil Baby during an interview earlier this year.  

“Baby is absolutely one of the best human beings on the planet,” Rubin began. “He never rapped and now he’s got this great music career. You just want to root for the guy.” 

Addressing the viral photo, Rubin branded the hysteria the most “ridiculous thing in the world,” questioning how people could find anything “suspect” in the photo.     

“We’re at a party, everyone’s drunk,” he explained. “It’s a 13-hour party, people drink a lot of alcohol. The thing that actually killed me about that is it actually hurt his career.”   

Meanwhile, in other Lil Baby news, fans can expect two new albums in 2025. 

He told Lil Yachty that both WHAM (Who Hard As Me) and Dominique are set to drop in 2025. 

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50 Cent is having a field day with a video of Kanye West’s bizarre deposition featured in a new documentary. 

A clip surfaced online from AE’s Interrogation Raw: Celebrity Under Oath showing Ye going back and forth with an attorney. The snippet sees West cover his face in a mask and declare himself the “richest Black person in the history of America.” 

The video caught the attention of 50 Cent, who couldn’t get enough of Kanye West’s antics. He reposted the video on his Instagram account, poking fun at the controversial rapper.  

“wait this is the best s### I have seen,” he captioned the post. “LOL in the deposition, WTF going on here! LMAO.” 

Check out the full video of West’s deposition at the end of the page. 

The deposition was tied to a $20 million lawsuit filed by MyChannel, Inc. The Black-owned e-commerce band previously worked with West in 2018 on his Yeezy brand. The company claims West promised a long-term partnership that came with a $10 million investment.  

However, despite the company spending $7 million, working 10,000 hours, and relocating twice for the project, West backed out after six months.  

According to the filing, West ended the relationship after allegedly stealing the company’s proprietary technology to support the launch of his Sunday Service initiative. MyChannel is seeking $20 million in damages. 

Kanye West’s Mounting Legal Issues

Meanwhile, Kanye West is facing multiple other lawsuits, many from former employees suing over allegedly unpaid work. 

More than 10 producers who contributed to Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 are considering legal action. The producers claim they are yet to be paid for their work on the projects, despite the albums being released. 

Additionally, a former guard who worked with West between October 2022 and July 2023 alleged racial bias and improper workplace actions. 

Ye’s ex-project manager filed a lawsuit for discrimination, a hostile work environment, retaliation and non-payment of wages.     

Additionally, Lauren Pisciotta, a former assistant, sued him for sexual harassment and wrongful termination earlier this year.

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Tory Lanez’s legal team has responded to Megan Thee Stallion’s request for a restraining order against the incarcerated singer for allegedly orchestrating a harassment campaign against her through social media and third parties.   

The Texas native, born Megan Pete, filed her petition on Tuesday (December 17), accusing Lanez and his father, Sonstar Peterson, of making payments to blogger Milagro Gramz to harass her on his behalf.  

However, Tory Lanez’s attorney, Ceasar McDowell, CEO of Unite the People, Inc. denied the “baseless” allegations in a statement on Wednesday (December 18).  

McDowell denied timing Lanez’s legal filings to “undermine” Megan Thee Stallion’s recent documentary, branding the claim “ridiculous.”  

“Appellate courts impose strict timelines for when filings and responses must occur,” he wrote. “Are the accusers now suggesting that the courts are trying to disrupt Ms. Pete’s documentary? Our client, Mr. Peterson, was simply complying with those legal deadlines, as required by the courts.” 

The attorney also addressed the $3000 payment Megan’s legal team alleged Lanez’s father paid the blogger, insisting the payments had nothing to do with Lanez or his case.  

“We believe that the funds sent by Mr. Sonstar Peterson will be fully accounted for,” he added. “This issue will be resolved by the lawyers and the courts, where the truth will be revealed.” 

McDowell went on to reference Megan The Stallion admitting she lied during her Gayle King interview about sleeping with Tory Lanez, questioning her “pattern of behavior.”  

“We trust that the truth will be fully examined and proven through the legal process,” He concluded. “We remain 100% confident in our case.” 

Megan Thee Stallion Claims Tory Lanez Subjecting Her To “Repeated Trauma”

In her restraining order request, Megan accused Lanez of engaging in “psychological warfare.” 

She claimed Lanez “continues to subject her to repeated trauma and revictimization,” despite his 10 year prison sentence.

Megan stated she “sometimes wishes Tory would have shot and killed me, if I would have known I was going to go through this torture.”

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Lil Wayne and Chris Brown allegedly misused pandemic relief aid on lavish parties, private jets, designer clothes and even “mystery women.”  

According to a new report from Business Insider, the pair are among a number of celebrities who received payouts from the Shuttered Venue Operations Grant, a government initiative designed to support independent venues and arts organizations facing challenges during the pandemic. 

Lil Wayne reportedly received a whopping $8.9 million from the little-known pandemic relief program, which helped finance his lavish lifestyle for two years.  

The report found he spent over $1.3 million of the relief fund monies to fly on private jets. The largest chunk went to “commissions to then-manager Mack Maine,” with another $460,000 going towards designer threads and $15,000 on travel and accommodation for various women, including “a waitress at a H######-type restaurant and a p### actress.” 

Weezy also allegedly billed nearly $88,000 on expenses related to a concert appearance he canceled.  

Like Lil Wayne, Chris Brown also applied to the fund, receiving a $10 million grant.  

He paid himself more than half of the money and billed taxpayers another $80,000 for his 33rd birthday party. Among the expenses for the bash was $2,100 for nude models in body paint. 

Chris Brown also spent almost $180,000 of the grant on his celebrity basketball tournament. Indianapolis Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox was paid $20,000 for playing on Brown’s team. 

Neither Lil Wayne nor Chris Brown responded to inquiries from Business Insider. However, the publication alleges Weezy “made a sexually explicit overture to a reporter” via text but “did not respond to questions.” 

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Benzino is reassuring fans, and 50 Cent, that he’s okay after a disturbing video surfaced showing the former Source publisher in the middle of an apparent mental health crisis. 

On Wednesday (December 18), a video surfaced online showing a distressed Benzino crawling on the floor and yelling. He cried out to his girlfriend, Ashley Bell, while holding a knife to his throat. 

The video went viral, causing alarm. However, Benzino set the record straight in an Instagram video, assuring fans he’s okay and denying trying to harm himself. According to Benzino, the apparent breakdown was actually just him reading a script for an upcoming movie. 

“I want to let everybody know that that was a rehearsal for a Tubi movie,” Benzino claimed. “My girl was helping me out. We was doing a script reading and that was a rehearsal for a Tubi movie. That was a scene from a movie, okay.” 

Benzino also let it be known that he didn’t hurt Bell, as alleged by some including 50 Cent. 

“I would never ever put my hands on any woman,” he added. “I’ve never done that in my life. That’s for cowards, and I surely wouldn’t do anything to hurt myself. So, shout out to all the people that was concerned, but I’m okay.” 

Benzino then addressed longtime nemesis 50 Cent’s reaction video. 

“I also want to let Curtis know, good looking,” he said. “Thanks, Curtis, for promoting me. Keep on posting me.” 

He added, “Hey, post this,” while flexing his muscles for the camera. 

50 Cent shared the “Tubi rehearsal” video on his Instagram page Wednesday. 

He captioned the video, “Benzino caught on video by his girlfriend Ashley Bell threatening to unalive him self with a knife because she called the cops for him allegedly beating her.” 

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