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Rae Sremmurd's Stepdad Fatally Shot in Mississippi, Duo's Younger Brother in Custody
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Travis Scott's 'JACKBOYS' Compilation Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200
Rae Sremmurd's stepfa- ther has been fatally shot in Mississippi, and the duo's younger brother is in police custody.
TMZ reports that police were dispatched to the scene on Monday night after a man died from multiple gunshot wounds. The Lee County Med- ical Examiner said the victim is the brothers' 62-year-old stepfather Floyd Sullivan, while their 19-year-old half- brother Michael Sullivan is being held for psychiatric eval- uation and is a person of inter- est in the shooting.
Floyd Sullivan helped raise both Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee since they attended middle school, and was living in Tupelo with their mother Bernadette. Police say he is the only victim in the shoot-
ing, while Michael Sullivan is currently the only person held in connection with the killing.
The news has arrived just as the duo celebrated the five- year anniversary of their debut album SremmLife. The record came out on Jan. 6, 2015 and helped launch the brothers to fame, anchored by singles like "No Flex Zone" and "No Type." Their most recent re- lease, SR3MM, arrived in May 2018 and saw the duo experi- ment further with solo mate- rial across three discs. They have yet to officially announce a follow-up, but Swae did tease that another album from the two of them would be on the way sometime in 2020. It was recently announced, how- ever, that Swae Lee would perform solo at Coachella.
Travis Scott has secured the third No. 1 album of his career. The Epic Records artist’s JACKBOYS compila- tion has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.
Scott’s seven-track project reached No. 1 by selling 154,000 album equivalent units, according to Nielsen Music. 79,000 of those copies came from pure album sales,
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but Billboard notes a majority
of these sales came from mer- chandise/album bundles.
JACKBOYS was released on December 27 and featured Scott’s crew, which is com- prised of Sheck Wes, Don Toliver and DJ Chase B. The EP also included guests from outside his Cactus Jack label such as Young Thug, Quavo, Offset and Pop Smoke.
Lizzo Quit Twitter Because Of Trolls And This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Lizzo knows what to do when something is making her feel less than good as hell — let it go. Lizzo quit Twitter for a heartbreaking reason. The singer revealed on Sunday, Jan. 5, that she is taking a Twitter break after coming across hateful messages.
Despite taking the music in- dustry by storm in 2019, land- ing a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single with "Truth Hurts," not to mention bagging eight Grammy nominations, Lizzo is feeling the heat that comes with being an A-list celebrity. Instead of hitting back, Lizzo took the high road.
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"Yeah I can’t do this Twitter sh*t no more.. too many trolls..." Lizzo tweeted with the peace sign emoji.
Just because she's taking a break for now, doesn't mean she's leaving the twittersphere for good, though. "I’ll be back when I feel like it," she added, sparking messages of support from her fans.
"Please know for every troll, there are so many genuine fans here to show love and support. We've got your back QUEEN! Hope you come back to us soon!" one wrote. Another added: "If it means anything, your set yesterday brought me the most joy and confidence i have felt in a very long time. you’re the best, thank you for everything. take care angel."
Woman Who Inspired 'Hustlers' Files $40 Million Lawsuit Against Jennifer Lopez's Production Company
The woman who inspired Jennifer Lopez's character in Hustlers, Samatha Bar- bash, is suing Lopez's pro- duction company for $40 million, TMZ reports.
Although Lopez is not named in the lawsuit, Bar- bash claims that the ac- tress's production company, Nuyorican Productions, used her likeness and story with- out her consent. Although she says that producers ap- proached her about signing off on the movie, they went ahead with production with- out her consent.
Barbash first voiced her concerns in September, when she told TMZ that she wasn't impressed by the deal Nuyor-
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ican offered her so she de- cided not to work with the studio.
"They pretty much basi- cally stole my story," Bar-
bash said. "I wouldn't sign my rights away... I wasn't giv- ing up my TV and film rights for peanuts. J. Lo doesn't work for free. Why would I? I'm a businesswoman."
Barbash's lawsuit also accuses the studio of portray- ing her in a negative light by suggesting she was "using and manufacturing illegal substances in her home where she lived with her child." As a result, she's seek- ing $20 million in compensa- tory damages and $20 million in punitive damages for a sum of $40 million from the production company. Ad- ditionally, she wants the pro- ducers to turn over all copies of the movie.
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