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R. Kelly Dropped by Sony Music, Former Manager James Mason Surrenders for Arrest

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R. Kelly’s former manager, James Mason, has surrendered to authorities in Georgia following news of an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The walls now closing in on the former R&B idol, R. Kelly has been dropped by his label, Sony Music.

During May 2018, Joycelyn Savage’s father, Timothy, filed a police report with the Henry County Police Department. Claiming his daughter was being held captive by R. Kelly, Mr. Savage asserted the artist and James Mason threatened him for going public. The former manager had a warrant issued for his arrest in July 2018 and managed to evade arrest until today.

R. Kelly's former manager, James Mason, has surrendered to authorities in Georgia following news of an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The walls now closing in on the former R&B idol, R. Kelly has been dropped by his label,… Click To Tweet

The incident report originally filed by Timothy Savage was obtained by CNN and alleges James Mason made “terroristic threats and acts.” Mason attempted to intimidate the Savages, stating:

“I’m gonna do harm to you and your family, when I see you I’m gonna get you, I’m going to f*cking kill you.”

James Mason had referred all attempts for contact to his legal representation. It is unclear if he intends to cooperate in the ongoing investigation mounted against R. Kelly and his years of sexual abuse.

#MuteRKelly Forces Labels to Drop Singer

In addition to the possibility of former management providing pertinent information to the feds, R. Kelly has been dropped from his label. According to Variety, Sony Music has decided to dissolve their business relationship with the artist. They are currently working through issues to avoid legal fallout behind their decision.

Sony’s move to release R. Kelly comes after the singer was removed from the RCA records website. Although he has not released new music with Sony since 2016, R. Kelly tweeted earlier this year that fans should expect a new album. With the success of #MuteRKelly campaigns and “Surviving R. Kelly,” it is unclear if the studio will move forward with any remaining projects. Further influencing the studio’s decision was UltraViolet, a women’s organization. UltraViolet commissioned a plane to fly over Sony Music’s LA offices with a sign reading “RCA/Sony: Drop Sexual Predator R. Kelly”. Along with the Los Angeles protest, Sony’s New York headquarters had protests staged outside as well.

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Rolling Ray Undergoes Surgery After Wig Catches On Fire

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Social media star Rolling Ray underwent surgery Tuesday morning to treat serious burns on his body after his terrible wig accident last week. 

In a series of IG stories, he let his audience follow along as he prepped for surgery.

Last week Rolling Ray announced he was hospitalized after his wig caught on fire! During a January 13 Instagram Live session hosted straight from his hospital bedside, he showed his severely burnt and damaged face telling viewers his “whole skin, legs, arms, feet, and everything” were burned.

In a more recent Live, Ray explained the incident that led to his whole wig catching on fire: an unfortunate smoking accident. “It just, like, lit on fire when I tried to light the cigarette,” he recounted. “So I get to trying to snatch the wig off. B***h, the fire goes to my f*****g shirt, to my feet, to my legs, to my back. It’s a fire everywhere, it’s a fire in the whole room.” 

Of course the internet trolled him in a disgusting display of ableism and heartlessness. Comments like “Rolling Ray should have stopped, dropped, and rolled” and “karma’s a b***h” had social media conflicted in its feelings about his accident. His sensation comes from his harsh and, often, below-the-belt reads (just last month he told Yung Miami to “dig (sic) up” her dead baby father. However, the criticism didn’t stop him from responding on Twitter. 

Rolling Ray might be problematic as all get-out, but we do not tolerate ableism here. We wish him well as he heals.

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Fantasia Reveals Gender of Baby On the Way!

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On Tuesday singer-songwriter and “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino took to social media to reveal that she is having a baby girl, her first child with husband Kendall Taylor.

In a series of Instagram stories, Fantasia showed pink fireworks being shot off during a gender reveal party, to her and her hubby’s excitement! She continued by sharing what her daughter-to-be’s name will be: Keziah London Taylor.

The news comes after the couple revealed they had struggled to conceive since their 2015 marriage. During a November episode of her IG Live show “Taylor Talks,” she described continuously praying for a child with her husband. Fantasia, a deeply devout Christian, was obviously elated when she shared the news.

“God I Want To Thank You!” she said in an Instagram caption. “You Gave Us A Seed even when the Doctor said that one of my Tubes [was] Closed you said Different. @salute1st I Love You King and I can’t wait to see who He or She acts Like.”

We can see Fantasia and family are all super excited to be welcoming a baby girl into their lives. All congratulations to her.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Getting Divorced, Report Says

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In a story published Tuesday evening, Page Six is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are getting divorced, with the two already in settlement talks. The news comes after the couple spent the holiday season separately – Kanye at his ranch outside Cody, Wyoming, Kim and the kids with her famous family in southern California. 

A source close to Kardashian was quoted saying, “Kim got Kanye to go up there so they could live separate lives and quietly get things sorted out to separate and divorce. She’s done.” Kardashian, 40, and West, 43, are said to be splitting because of marital problems directly related to Kanye’s very public mental health struggles.

For several years the rapper’s various antics have caused fans to worry. After coming out as a Trump supporter, West then announced his own 2020 presidential bid under a new political party: the Birthday Party. At a campaign rally in South Carolina, he was seen rambling, debating individual audience members, and at times, crying. In various interviews, he has rambled on almost incoherently, and his tweetstorms are now infamous.

For her part, Kim has always supported her husband and has openly discussed the difficulties of their marriage. Back in June, she shared on social media, “Anyone who has [bipolar disorder] or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand… People who are unaware or far removed from this experience can be judgmental and not understand that the individual (has) to engage in the process of getting help no matter how hard family and friends try.”

It appears she has finally reached her limit in the union with the unnamed source saying, “She is serious about taking the bar exam and becoming a lawyer, she is serious about her prison reform campaign. Meanwhile Kanye is talking about running for president and saying other crazy s**t, and she’s just had enough of it.”

Separately, a source close to Kanye alleges the rapper is sick of his wife and her family, which might have some truth to it since he has tweeted some pretty nasty things about them in the past. “I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Warldolf [sic] for ‘prison reform,’” he said in a now-deleted July tweet. Recently, he hasn’t been featured on his wife’s Instagram and has largely remained out of the public eye.

With the news yet to be confirmed, the “divorce is imminent” reports are just rumors for now. We’ll be following the news as more information comes out.

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