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Chris Rock Sparks Outrage With Joke About Murder Of O. J. Simpson's Ex Wife
Rick Ross Announces Launch
Of ‘The Biggest’ Wingstop
Chicken Sandwiches
Chris Rock allegedly made a joke about the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and many social media users are outraged.
According to the Arizona Re- public, Rock put on a stand- up show in Phoenix on Sunday and revealed that he was asked to host next year’s Oscars. The comedian joked that he turned it down because going back to the Academy Awards would be like asking Simpson “to go back to the restaurant” where she left her sunglasses before she and her friend Ron Gold- man were fatally stabbed in
J. Simpson, was charged with the murders and was ulti- mately acquitted.
After news of Rock’s Simp- son joke went viral, several so- cial media users called him out for being distasteful. Page Six reports on some of the mixed reactions, with one person tweeting: “The more Chris Rock talks, the more you begin to see why Will Smith smacked fire outta him.”
One user tweeted, “Disre- spect the Black woman, & that’s okay. But dammit, disre- spect a dead White woman & he’s hated.”
Rick Ross’ Wingstop restaurants have joined the chicken sandwich craze sweep- ing the United States.
Rozay announced on Tues- day (August 30) the launch of what he called “the biggest” chicken sandwich, which is now available at Wingstop and comes in 12 different flavors to satisfy every customer’s taste buds.
Swizz Beatz joined the comment section with a series of fire emojis and Curren$y may have hopped into his car and drove to the nearest Wingstop to give the chicken sandwich a try.
The MMG mogul took to his Instagram Story this morning to promote the chain’s new chicken sandwich announce- ment.
“Today, 12 noon, Wingstop... Wingstop launching its very first chicken sandwich,” he
CHRIS ROCK
1994.
Simpson’s ex-husband, O.
RICK ROSS
said. “Not just one, but 12 dif- ferent flavors. 12 different Boss flavors. Wingstop.com... Let me catch this flight. As soon as I land, y’all know what I’m or- dering.”
Diddy Fulfills One Of His 'Biggest Dreams’ Hitting The Studio With Dr. Dre
Diddy is celebrating the ful- fillment of a lifelong dream — finally hitting the studio with Dr. Dre. On Tuesday night (August 30), the veteran Bad Boy shared an Instagram post consisting of five photos of the dynamic duo in the lab, looking hard at work.
He wrote in the caption, “Yesterday, one of my biggest dreams finally came true. I re- member the first time I heard @DrDre’s production. It gave me clear direction on the level of Producer that I wanted to be. Last night, I got the chance to work with this man and to see his genius as he coached me
DIDDY AND DR. DRE
through vocals.
“He reminded me of myself,
but with a different style and way more focused. I gotta step my focus up! lol But it was a
great experience and I thank God for it. I hope one day ya’ll get to have the same experience with someone that you always looked up to as a hero.”
DaBaby’s Arena Concert Canceled After Selling Fewer Than 500 Tickets
A DaBaby concert that was set to take place at New Or- leans’ Smoothie King Center last Friday was axed due to struggling ticket sales.
According to NOLA.com, fewer than 500 advance tickets for the show had been sold for the 14,000-seater arena, with some going for as little as $35.
Greg Pulver, one of the show’s promoters, cited “busi- ness reasons” behind the can- celation, which he described as
DABABY
a “postponement.” He’s cur- rently working on putting to- gether a replacement show on a different date possibly fea- turing other artists on the lineup alongside DaBaby.
However, the CEO of the booking agency that repre- sents DaBaby claimed it was the rapper’s representatives who pulled the plug on the concert after the promoters did not fulfill the terms of their contract.
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