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Dame Dash And Jay-Z Reportedly Reach Settlement In 'Reasonable Doubt' Lawsuit
JAY-Z AND DAME DASH
Lil Wayne Says He Attempted Suicide
Regina King Makes Her First Public Appearance Since Her Son's Passing
Hip-hop su-
perstar Lil
Wayne sat
down and got
real candid
about his
past mental
health strug-
gles — in-
cluding a
suicide at-
tempt when
he was only
12 years old.
The 5-time
hopes that sharing his story will inspire others to take their men- tal health seriously and speak up when they need help.
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., spoke with host, commentator, and activist Emmanuel Acho for his Uncomfortable Conversations series and reflected on surviving the suicide attempt as a child.
“[I’m] hoping I can help anyone else out there who’s dealing with mental health problems by... being vulnerable,” the “No Ceil- ings” rapper shared. “To me, I look at it by being brave and step- ping up.”
After a months-long hiatus from public appearances, Regina King was seen at- tending a Hollywood event for the first time since early 2022.
The actress stepped out in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy for the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival. She was radiant on the carpet, with a fresh face, waist-length braided ponytail, and wearing a white semi- sheer two-piece gown paired with a Louis Vuitton mono- gram Petite Boite Chapeau Bag.
King was on site to accept the honor of the Film Italy Women Power Award along- side fellow honoree, Naomie Harris. The ladies were all smiles on the carpet and at the ceremony as they each ac- cepted their trophies.
Though King was also listed as a co-chair at this year’s star- studded Met Gala, she was no-
The “Reasonable Doubt” fi- asco between Jay-Z and Dame Dash has finally come to an end ... for now.
Just one year after Roc-A- Fella filed a lawsuit against Dash for his attempt to auction Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed, “Reasonable Doubt” album as a
non-fungible token (NFT), the Hip-Hop mogul has reached a settlement with the label.
According to TMZ, Dash is now completely banned from selling the 1996 debut album as an NFT because Roc-A-Fella owns all of the rights to the project.
REGINA KING
ticeably – and quite under- standably – absent from the event’s red carpet. This is noted as King’s first major public appearance since her son, Ian Alexander, Jr., tragically passed away in late January.
LIL WAYNE
Grammy-winner
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