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Nicki Minaj threatens to sue “Daily Mail” host for defamation

Republic RecordsNicki Minaj‘s blossoming romance is proving to be quite troublesome. As previously reported on Monday, the Head Barb addressed the backlash regarding her new beau Kenneth Petty‘s checkered past and seemingly silenced her critics.

But, it appears as though Nicki has a new gripe with Daily Mail TV host, and former NFL player, Jesse Palmer for his recent comments concerning her personal life. So much so, that the “Good Form” rapper is threatening to sue Palmer for defamation.

Late Tuesday night, Nicki shared a screenshot of Palmer’s news segment via her Instagram account. “You better have a good lawyer,” she captioned the photo. “You just lied on me on [sic] nat’l TV & now you’re being sued.”

“You better be able to back up what you just said about me with FACTS,” she added.

In the clip, however, Palmer appears to be delivering a standard news report. While he briefly mentions Petty’s criminal history, which involves a rape conviction, he also makes mention of Nicki’s brother Jelani Maraj who was convicted in 2017 on child rape charges.

“Her fans are also worried, because this isn’t the first time Nicki Minaj has defended a sex offender,” Palmer notes. “Remember she supported her brother, Jelani Maraj, two years ago when he was found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.”

The onslaught of online threats have seemingly continued with the Head Barb taking to Twitter to dig at Palmer. “You going to jail,” she wrote in a series of tweets.

“The barbz are getting more tuition & student loan money after I sue this h*e.”

Ciara takes legal action to enforce mediation with Future

Epic RecordsThe year may be coming to a close, but Ciara and Future‘s co-parenting woes have seemingly continued.

The former celebrity couple are heading back to family court, following the R&B singer’s request for her ex to mediate an appropriate travel schedule for their son Future Jr.

In court documents, obtained by TMZ, Future has apparently failed to organize quality time with his son. Ciara’s legal team alleges that the “Mask Off” rapper either misses his scheduled visits or leaves his four-year-old under the care of his mother and grandmother.

Additionally, Ciara wants to amend the taxing travel schedule which Future Jr. has been subjected to as a means of spending time with both of his parents. The “Level Up” singer also notes that she has attempted to resolve this with her former beau, outside of the court room, but to no avail. If a judge will not grant her request for a mandatory mediation, Ciara is preparing to take the matter to a trial hearing.

As previously reported, Ciara and Future have had quite a tumultuous relationship since breaking off their engagement in 2014. Namely, their continual legal woes regarding custody and child support have been a pressing matter.

Nipsey Hussle addresses nightclub brawl after a case of mistaken identity

Nicholas WatkinsNipsey Hussle found himself hailing a fury of fists, at a West Hollywood nightclub, after being mistaken for fellow rapper O.T. Genasis.

The incident apparently occurred in the midst of the LA native’s celebratory outing with girlfriend Lauren London on Sunday night, TMZ has confirmed. According to the initial report, Nipsey was confronted by several men in the parking lot of the venue which resulted in punches being thrown and security being called.

And, it appears as though O.T. seems to have played a role in the altercation. Earlier that evening, the “CoCo” rapper was seen attacking a fellow patron inside the nightclub. The unidentified man then took it upon himself to settle the score by approaching O.T. in the parking lot—or at least who he assumed to be the rapper.

While it has yet to be confirmed, the situation looks to be a case of mistaken identity.

Nipsey, however, appears unfazed by the matter. Merely days following the brawl, TMZ caught up with the Victory Lap lyricist to speak briefly on the situation. “That’s life. We don’t give that s**t no attention,” Nipsey said outside of LAX. “[…] We workin’ on music at this point. Do I got any bruises, any scratches? We workin’ bro.”

And, the work certainly speaks for itself. As previously reported, the rapper received his first Grammy nod for Best Rap Album.

NASA invites Stephen Curry to tour lab after controversy

LaserLens/iStock(HOUSTON) — Stephen Curry said on a podcast this week that he doesn’t believe the United States has ever completed a moon landing, and NASA has set out to prove otherwise to the NBA player.

NASA has invited the Golden State Warriors star to visit the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where he can see hundreds of pounds of moon rock and the Apollo program’s mission control.

Watch the full report from ABC’s Good Morning America below:

Oakland sues Raiders, NFL over team's planned move

domnicky/iStock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — The city of Oakland, California is suing the Raiders and the NFL over the team’s planned 2020 move to Las Vegas, calling it illegal.

Last year, the Raiders announced it would be moving from Oakland after the city was outbid by Las Vegas.

In a tweet Tuesday, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said the “NFL’s Billionaires Boys Club ditched Oakland out of sheer greed and left taxpayers with millions in unpaid stadium debt.”

The NFL’s Billionaires Boys Club ditched Oakland out of sheer greed and left taxpayers with millions in unpaid stadium debt. Our community’s support and loyalty were met with nothing but bad faith. Today we’re standing up for residents, taxpayers and fans. https://t.co/7nxcbXAsln
— Libby Schaaf (@LibbySchaaf) December 11, 2018

The city of Oakland went on to call the NFL a “cartel” in a press release announcing the lawsuit.

For more on the lawsuit, watch the report from ABC News’ T. J. Holmes in the video below:

Scoreboard roundup — 12/11/18

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Houston 111, Portland 104
San Antonio 111, Phoenix 86
Toronto 123, L.A. Clippers 99

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Toronto 4. Carolina 1
OT Buffalo 4. L.A. Kings 3
Vancouver 3. Columbus 2
Boston 4. Arizona 3
Washington 6. Detroit 2
Minnesota 7. Montreal 1
Nashville 3. Ottawa 1
Winnipeg 6. Chicago 3
St. Louis 4. Florida 3
Edmonton 6. Colorado 4

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Penn 78, (17) Villanova 75
(23) Furman 77, Charleston Southern 69

Janelle Monáe says her “Dirty Computer” Grammy nod shows that her peers recognize “marginalized voices”

Atlantic RecordsJanelle Monáe has been a woman to watch this past year. The multifaceted artist’s latest effort, Dirty Computer, appears on numerous year-end “best of 2018” lists, and now it’s earned her a career milestone: a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Monáe says the project’s success is due to the fact that it speaks for people whose voices aren’t often heard.

Reacting to her Grammy nominations while promoting her upcoming movie Welcome to Marwen, Janelle told ABC Radio, “[I’m] just super-thankful that an album that was about me and also about a community of marginalized voices got recognized by my peers.”

Monae, who opened up about her sexuality in the songs on Dirty Computer, added, “I see the connection between those marginalized voices, and those folks who have been pushed to the margins of society because they’re walking in their truth.”

In addition to her Album of the Year nod, Monáe’s eye-catching video for “Pynk” — featuring her and a troupe of dancers wearing those instantly iconic pants — is nominated for Best Music Video. We’ll find out if she wins when the Grammys air February 10 on CBS.

Meanwhile, her movie Welcome to Marwen, which also stars Steve Carell, Leslie Mann and Gwendoline Christie, will be in theaters December 21.

Ashanti serves face on the cover of “PAPER” magazine, says new project will be “soul-touching R&B”

ABC/Paula LoboAshanti is looking fierce as the latest cover star for PAPER magazine. On Monday, the “Foolish” singer shared the sultry cover image, via her Instagram account, in which she’s sporting a plunging pinstriped dress, electric-blue hair and a pair of oversized shades.

And inside the magazine’s buzzy “Break The Internet” issue, the former Murder Inc. signee dishes on her expansive career, the importance of her forthcoming project and the current state of the music industry. The latter being a space which she feels is lacking a sense of community right now.

“There are not a lot of labels that are a crew that really celebrate together,” Ashanti notes. “I don’t know where we are right now, it’s a weird space. But I do see a lot of rappers — men and women — making up instead of tearing each other down, and I’m really happy about that. It’s a ray of hope for me.”

As for her upcoming music, Ashanti reveals that she plans on covering some “vulnerable topics” she’s never touched on before.

“I think people will be like, ‘What did she say?’ which is a really cool thing,” she explains. “The feedback has been great so far — I’ve had conversations about there being a real void for true, soul-touching R&B, and that’s what I feel I’m accomplishing with this record.”

As previously reported, Ashanti has been hard at work. She told ABC Radio that she has a collaborative EP with Metro Boomin in the works, as well as a feature film, titled Stuck.

Chance the Rapper has gone on sabbatical to study the “word of God”

ABC/Randy HolmesChance the Rapper is exiting stage left to embark on a new journey of sorts: a closer relationship with God.

While the “No Problems” rapper has maintained a spiritual persona, Chance revealed over the weekend that he’s taking things up a notch by going on a sabbatical.

In an Instagram post, dated Dec. 8, the Chicago phenom shared a video of himself holding his newborn nephew and revealed that he’ll be leaving the country to brush up on his knowledge of the Good Book.

“I’m on a plane headed out the country on my first sabbatical,” Chance began the lengthy post. “I’m going away to learn the Word of God which I am admittedly very unfamiliar with.”

He continued, “I’m off to read and learn because the next generation of Bennett is here and I need to be able to give my nephew Charlie Matthew the knowledge and tools to F**K YALL UP.”

“So dont bother me, I’ll be back soon enough, with five or more books from [the] Bible read.”

Although it is unclear when Chance’s sabbatical will end, the rapper is scheduled to be in his hometown later this month for an intimate concert.

Tamar Braxton makes amends with her sister, Trina; says “Braxton Family Values” was “lies”

WEtvTamar Braxton is taking time to self reflect before the new year.

In an Instagram post Tuesday, Braxton shared video of her and sister, Trina Braxton, embracing in a photo booth. AShe added a heartfelt message in which she took aim at her reality show, Braxton Family Values, for creating some of their family drama.

“Sometimes you have to check yourself before you reck [sic] yourself!!!,” she wrote. “Most of what u have seen on #BFV was LIES and clips put together with me acting a PLUM FOOL for ratings (believe it or not) and sometimes I simply was one.”

“BUT,” Tamar continued, “What is FACTUAL is that it tore my family & Sisterhood apart BUT THANK GOD FOR JESUS and FORGIVENESS!!”

Braxton, who earlier this year had refused to take part in BFV with her sisters because of a wage dispute, now say she’s planning to make a major attitude adjustment.

“I’ve decided I’m not going into 2019 the same bitter, combative, woe it is me person. ‘you did this so ima do that’ attitude” It’s ugly and frankly stupid!!” Tamar wrote. “Ive realized change is just one simple DECISION!!! No matter what it takes my commitment to me is to be a BETTER me sometimes all it takes is saying I Love you and I’m sorry for MY PART of the bulls*** @trinabraxton1.

Tamar then added the hashtags, “#funsisternight #onebyone #jesushewillfixit.”