Celebrity Scoop – 06/26/2019

CARDI B PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN STRIP CLUB BRAWL CASE – (06/26/2019)

Cardi B has pled not guilty to the charges against her in her strip club brawl case. According to Page Six, the Bronx rapper arrived at the Queens Supreme Court, wearing a pink and navy blue double-breasted paint suit. She pled not guilty to two felony charges of attempted assault, plus additional misdemeanor charges.

In the courtroom, Cardi told the judge, “Not guilty, sir, honor.” 

Cardi’s attorney also spoke on his client, saying, “I know Cardi on a personal level, I know Cardi as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter, as a sister. It’ll ultimately be a positive outcome in favor of Cardi.” 

As previously reported, Cardi’s charges stem from an August 2018 brawl at Angels Strip Club in Queens, which involved two bartender sisters, Rachel Wattley and Sarah Wattley aka Jade and Baddie Gi.

In other news, Cardi is reportedly seeking an additional $15 million from her ex-manager, Klenord “Shaft” Raphael. According to The Blast, Cardi has amended her ongoing lawsuit with her former manager, whom she accused of mismanagement. The rapper initially countersued for $15 million in damages. However, she is now seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages, doubling the amount she originally asked for. Cardi claims that Shaft led her to believe that her interests were being protected, but says they were not. She is asking for the lawsuit against her to be dismissed, and for her countersuit to continue.

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DEMI LOVATO’S NEW ALBUM WILL TELL HER ‘SIDE OF THE STORY’ – (06/26/2019)

Demi Lovato opened up about what fans can expect from her new album, revealing she’s going to tell her “side of the story” following her overdose last year.

The singer took to her Instagram Stories to share details about her next record and why she doesn’t care if people don’t like what she has to say.

“You know what’s great about making an album?” Lovato wrote. “You get to say anything you want, be as open and honest as possible and tell your side of the story regardless of who might not like it.”

The 25-year-old’s album update comes just one week after she teased new music on Instagram by posting a selfie from a recording studio and captioning it, “Making magic.”

In May, the Demi revealed that she will be working with manager Scooter Braun for her next project.

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Full Story: Us Weekly

LIL NAS X PLANNING A MILEY CYRUS COLLABORATION? – (06/26/2019)

It looks like Black Mirror character Ashley O. is a big Lil Nas X fan.

After working with Billy Ray Cyrus on his hit “Old Town Road,” which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks, Lil Nas X may be moving on to the younger Cyrus generation. The rapper posted a video of himself with Miley Cyrus, who’s singing along to his latest single, “Panini.” In the clip, Miley is wearing her Ashley O purple wig. “Ashley O loves Panini,” Lil Nas X captioned the video.

Miley plays a pop star named Ashley O in an episode of the new season of Black Mirror, streaming now on Netflix.

Fans predictably went crazy for the video, begging for the two artists to work together.

“The world needs this collab,” wrote one.

“LIL NAS ft. ASHLEY O PLEASE,” wrote another.

“Ashley O x Lil Nas in panini remix gonna save 2019 music,” added yet another.

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Full Story: Billboard

ARIANA GRANDE IS HEADING TO ‘THE PROM’ WITH MERYL STREEP: Ariana Grande and Meryl Streep are among the star-studded cast on board for Ryan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical, The Prom. They’ll be joined by James Corden, Andrew Rannells and Nicole Kidman, who currently appears with Streep on HBO’s Big Little Lies. Grande is set to play a closeted popular teenager named Alyssa, who’s dating her classmate Emma Nolan, in a story which “centers on four down-and-out theater actors who head to Indiana, where they help a teen whose prom was canceled when she tried to bring her girlfriend as her date.”

‘A STAR IS BORN’ SOUNDTRACK CERTIFIED DOUBLE PLATINUM: The RIAA has announced that the soundtrack for the 2018 film A Star Is Born is certified double platinum in the U.S. Additionally, A Star Is Born is the biggest selling album of 2019 so far in the U.S. The album sold over 6 million copies globally and over 2 million equivalent units in the U.S. The film’s soundtrack debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s hit single “Shallow” peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2019. A Star Is Born marks Gaga’s third RIAA-certified double platinum album, the second being her 2011 album Born This Way.

SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO ANNOUNCED AS HOST MTV VMAS 2019: Sebastian Maniscalco has been announced as the host for the upcoming 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. The show will be held in New Jersey for the first time ever, taking place on August 26th at the Prudential Center in Newark. Sebastian is a comedian who has sold out shows at Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. He was named Billboard’s Comedian of the Year in 2018 and published his book Stay Hungry last year.

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