Day: December 18, 2025

Cardi B turned a wave of online teasing about her hairstyle into a viral moment by posting an AI-generated image of herself as former U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

The rapper clowned herself just hours after memes about her dramatic sideburns began circulating following her appearance at Stefon Diggs‘ charity wellness event in Boston.

The Bronx-born rapper attended the New England Patriots’ “Winter Wonderland Wellness” event on December 15 at Gillette Stadium, where she supported Diggs during a holiday-themed yoga session.

The couple welcomed their first child together in November, making it their first public outing as new parents.

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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 17, 2025

Cardi B wore a cream knit set, with her hair styled in a retro, sculpted look featuring sharply defined sideburns. The hairstyle quickly became a talking point online, with users poking fun at the exaggerated swoops that framed her face.

Rather than ignore the chatter, Cardi leaned into the jokes.

She reposted several memes and added a photo of herself laughing. Then she upped the ante by sharing an AI-generated portrait that merged her face with Van Buren’s likeness.

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— Cardi B (@iamcardib) December 17, 2025

The image showed her in 19th-century attire, dark coat, high-collared white shirt and black necktie, styled like a traditional oil painting. Her face, however, retained full glam makeup, complete with contoured cheeks, glossy lips and long lashes.

The internet lit up with reactions. “Cardi out here rewriting history and aesthetics at the same time,” one user wrote. Another called her “CarVinci.” A third added, “You are a legend. Hall of fame.”

Cardi’s response wasn’t just a one-off. She’s been open about facial hair in the past. In October 2023, she responded directly to a user on X who claimed she “has a mustache.”

“I do have a mustache,” she replied. “Why you think my p#### soo good?”

The wellness event, hosted by Diggs’ nonprofit, Diggs Deep Foundation, honored mothers.

Cardi has three children with estranged husband Offset: daughters Kulture, 7, and Blossom, 15 months, and son Wave, as well as the newborn with Diggs.

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President Donald Trump has installed bronze plaques underneath presidential portraits at the White House that mock his predecessors with personal attacks and false claims.

The move caps off a week of unprecedented pettiness from the commander-in-chief.

Trump wrote most of the plaques himself, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. The permanent signs read like his social media posts with random capitalizations and excessive exclamation points.

The plaque under Joe Biden’s portrait calls him “by far, the worst President in American History” and claims he took office “as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States.”

Trump also attacked Biden’s “severe mental decline” and mocked his use of the presidential autopen for signatures. Barack Obama’s plaque describes him as “one of the most divisive political figures in American History” and falsely claims he “spied on the 2016 Presidential Campaign of Donald J. Trump.”

The plaque also references the “Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax” that Trump calls “the worst political scandal in American History.”

Hillary Clinton gets mentioned twice across different plaques. Under Obama’s portrait, Trump notes she was his “handpicked successor” who “would then lose the Presidency to Donald J. Trump.”

Bill Clinton’s plaque also mentions that “President Clinton’s wife, Hillary, lost the Presidency to President Donald J. Trump.”

This latest display of pettiness comes after Trump faced bipartisan criticism for his comments about Rob Reiner’s death. After the director and his wife were found murdered in their Beverly Hills home, Trump said Reiner was “very bad for our country” and suggested his death was related to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Republican lawmakers called Trump’s remarks “disgusting” and “inappropriate.” GOP Rep. Thomas Massie said the comments were “disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.”

Even conservative allies distanced themselves from Trump’s reaction. President Trump doubled down on his Reiner comments during a press conference.

“I wasn’t a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form,” he said while defending his initial statement.

The insulting plaques are part of Trump’s broader White House makeover, which includes paving over the Rose Garden and demolishing the East Wing to make way for a $300 million ballroom.

He’s also added gold leafing throughout the Oval Office and installed statues around the Rose Garden. Preservationists have filed multiple lawsuits to stop Trump’s renovations. The National Trust for Historic Preservation argues that these changes violate federal preservation laws.

The plaques now permanently display Trump’s grievances along the West Wing Colonnade, where visitors and dignitaries walk daily.

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50 Cent announced that Jim Jones wired $200,000 in back rent after threatening to buy the building that houses their podcast. The G-Unit mogul had been feuding with Jones and his co-hosts over their criticism of his Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning.

“So Jim wired the 200K over, ok cool he may turn out to be a good tenant after all. Samuel If you need me to make them pay just give me a ring l’m here,” 50 Cent posted.

The beef started when Jim Jones, Maino, Dave East and Fabolous called 50’s Netflix documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” a mockumentary on their “Let’s Rap About It” podcast.

50 Cent fired back by claiming the rappers were squatting in their Bronx podcast studio without paying rent.

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50 Cent had threatened to purchase the building after learning from his sources that the podcast hosts owed significant back rent. He posted screenshots suggesting he was in talks with the landlord about buying the property to evict them.

Maino responded aggressively on Instagram, calling 50 Cent “Killer Curly” and referencing their past business relationship. “Meet Killer Curly Ladies & Gentlemen…He Helped Me Get My Record Deal Before So Imma Always Be Grateful, So It’s Gone Hurt Me To Drag This N#### To Hell!” Maino wrote.

The “Hustle Hard” rapper admitted loyalty to 50 for helping secure his record deal but still attacked him personally, asking, “What Has Your G Unit G- String In a Bunch N####? Is It The B#### Or The Diabetes?”

The feud escalated over the past 48 hours as both sides exchanged social media shots. 50 Cent had been particularly aggressive in his attacks, calling the podcast crew “squatters” and “bums” who couldn’t pay their bills.

With Jim Jones apparently paying the $200,000, the immediate threat to their podcast appears resolved. 50 Cent’s latest post suggests he’s satisfied with the payment but remains ready to intervene if future rent issues arise.

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And….they allegedly removed Nicki Minaj’s credit from the song as well. Can we unpack this?

6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj just made Hip-Hop history in a strange way. Their song “FEFE” has been officially demoted and stripped down. The once unavoidable 2018 smash has slid from 8× Platinum to 5× Platinum. That is still a lot of units, but it is now the first major record this century to lose that much RIAA ground after the fact. On top of that, Nicki Minaj’s name has been removed entirely from the RIAA credit line. Now, 6ix9ine is represented as a solo act. How?

READ ALSO: 6ix9ine Calls Offset A “Rat” Over Rumored Affair With Quavo’s Ex Saweetie

Now let’s be clear. This is not your typical certification tweak where numbers get nudged because of new accounting systems or delayed data. This is a full three million units. How exactly do you reverse sales?

“FEFE” was everywhere. The song debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and dominated streaming platforms. 6ix9ine was impossible to ignore and Nicki Minaj was still flexing her pop rap style. Now, I think I know what happened, but I will have to get back to you all on that.

The RIAA has not publicly explained why the certifications were revised or why Nicki’s feature credit disappeared from the official listing. That silence has only fueled speculation. All I know is bots are real!

What this does not do is erase the impact. You cannot rewind playlists, radio spins, YouTube views. Or can you?

I don’t think Nicki or Tekashi cares about this. They got their money. But they may care about being embarrassed. I hope somebody clears this up fast.

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Google escalated its war with Penske Media Corporation by announcing that YouTube will stop submitting streaming data to Billboard charts starting January 16, 2026.

The move marks a dramatic new front in the ongoing battle between the tech giant and the media conglomerate that owns Billboard, Rolling Stone and Variety.

YouTube’s global head of music and Hip-Hop veteran Lyor Cohen said the platform refuses to accept Billboard’s methodology that weights subscription streams higher than ad-supported streams.

“We believe every fan matters and every play should count equally,” Cohen wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.

The dispute comes just months after Penske Media sued Google in federal court over AI overviews. The September lawsuit alleged that Google illegally uses Penske’s journalism to power AI summaries without consent while reducing traffic to their websites.

Billboard updated its chart rules Monday to narrow the gap between paid and free streams from 1:3 to 1:2.5. But YouTube demanded equal weighting for all streams regardless of whether users pay for subscriptions.

“Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported,” Cohen said. “This doesn’t reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the massive engagement from fans who don’t have a subscription.”

The streaming methodology fight represents the latest escalation in a broader war between Google and Penske Media. Penske alleged that Google forces publishers to allow their content to be used in AI-generated summaries as a condition for appearing in search results.

The company said about 20% of Google searches linking to its sites now show AI overviews, with that percentage expected to rise.

“We have a responsibility to proactively fight for the future of digital media and preserve its integrity – all of which is threatened by Google’s current actions,” Penske said in the lawsuit.

The media conglomerate reported that affiliate revenue had dropped by more than a third from peak levels by late 2024, as search traffic declined. Penske attracts 120 million online visitors monthly across its properties.

Google defended both disputes, saying AI overviews help users discover content, while YouTube data will continue to flow to Luminate, Billboard’s primary chart source.

Billboard responded that it hopes YouTube will reconsider and recognize “the reach and popularity of artists on all music platforms.”

The chart company said it measures fan activity appropriately based on consumer access, revenue analysis and industry guidance.

YouTube paid the music industry over $8 billion in the past year, according to Cohen, and now both sides appear dug in for a prolonged battle that could reshape how tech platforms interact with media companies.

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Kylie Jenner didn’t just show up for Christmas; she “sleighed” it, wrapped in a skintight red dress that looked poured-on, like melted candy cane gloss.

The look was pure holiday menace. Latex-shiny, fire-engine red, the dress hugged every curve and clung to her hips and backside so tightly it turned a quiet living room into a full-blown Christmas-after-dark scene.

Kylie angled her body just enough to let the light bounce off the fabric, putting her silhouette front and center and daring the camera to keep up.

She looked back over her shoulder with that practiced, unbothered stare, the kind that said she knew exactly what the dress was doing and had zero intention of fixing it.

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— Kylie Jenner Source (@jennersource97) December 16, 2025

Her long dark hair fell straight down her back, framing the open cut of the gown and guiding the eye right where she wanted it. The pose wasn’t loud. It was controlled. A slow burn. Weaponized calm.

A fireplace glowed behind her in one shot, but it was clear what actually heated the room. The glossy red fabric stretched clean across her curves, turning a classic holiday color into a full-scale flex. No ornaments were needed. No mistletoe was required. Kylie was the centerpiece.

This wasn’t a cozy Christmas. This was rich-girl winter, late-night energy where the dress did all the talking and the message stayed simple: Santa isn’t the only one delivering this year.

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