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Donald Trump delivered an odd Christmas message, continuing his streak of crass messages aimed at anyone he perceives as his enemy. The President took to Truth Social to wish a Merry Christmas to the radical left” scum and trying to ruin the United States.

“Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country, but are failing badly,” Donald Trump fumed.

He also unleashed a blistering attack on Stephen Colbert early Wednesday, demanding CBS cancel The Late Show long before its scheduled end in 2026, calling the host a “pathetic trainwreck” and accusing him of running on “hatred and fumes.”

In a fiery post on Truth Social, the former president didn’t hold back.

“Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success,” Trump wrote. “Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!”

Trump’s post came just hours after CBS aired a rerun of The Late Show from December 8, in which Colbert mocked Trump’s recent appearance at the Kennedy Center Honors and poked fun at him for receiving the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.

Colbert joked that Trump had been chasing the Nobel Peace Prize “for years” and called the FIFA award “fake.”

Minutes after his initial post, Trump followed up with another jab at the entire late-night landscape, writing, “Who has the worst Late Night host, CBS, ABC, or NBC??? They all have three things in common: High Salaries, No Talent, REALLY LOW RATINGS!”

Trump also renewed his long-standing push for the federal government to revoke broadcast licenses from networks he claims are biased against him.

He argued that these licenses are “very valuable” and should be pulled from outlets that are “almost 100% negative” toward him and his political allies.

CBS announced in July that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would conclude in May 2026. The network has maintained that the decision was driven by financial considerations, not political pressure or content-related concerns.

According to Variety, Colbert’s December 8 monologue also included several digs at Trump’s ongoing legal troubles and his failed attempts to secure international accolades.

The episode that aired Tuesday night was a repeat, but Trump’s reaction suggests the content still struck a nerve.

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Mike Tyson and Ric Flair’s weed business has gone up in smoke.

The boxing legend and wrestling icon filed a $50 million lawsuit against their former business partners. They claim the executives treated their cannabis company, Carma, like a personal ATM.

Tyson and Flair teamed up with Carma to sell “Tyson 2.0” and “Ric Flair Drip” cannabis products. But things went bad fast.

The lawsuit says Chad Bronstein, Adam Wilks, Nicole Cosby and James Case ripped them off. The 76-page court filing accuses the four of fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

“Bronstein and Wilks treated CARMA as their own personal piggy bank,” the lawsuit says. They spent over $1 million on private jets, yacht costs and home renovations.

Bronstein used company funds for his yacht and home repairs. Wilks paid his mortgage with Carma cash. They also blew money on expensive meals and travel.

The lawsuit claims Wilks had a secret deal with vape maker DomPen. He got kickback payments for letting them use Carma’s stuff without permission.

Bronstein and Cosby’s lawyer, Jonathan Cyrluk, fired back hard.

“The complaint is fiction dressed up as a lawsuit,” Cyrluk said. “Before filing, the plaintiffs tried to intimidate my clients with settlement demands that read more like a shakedown.”

Tyson and Flair want a jury trial. They’re asking for over $50 million in damages and legal fees.

Mike Tyson has been at the forefront of marijuana reforms. Earlier this month, Trump directed the Justice Department to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act

“I’m trying to have it rescheduled from a level I to III, you know, for medical researchers, open-space banking act, and plus there’s over 500,000 people who are legally in the cannabis business that’s employed. They can’t get open loans, they can’t get any accounts and we’re trying to stop that. People are going to consume anyway, so why not consume safely, right? During Prohibition, people drank and a lot of people died and got sick and so they made it safe and then they made it legal and we’re actually doing the same thing with cannabis.”

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Drake made bold claims about his writing abilities during a recent livestream with BenDaDonnn, while also teasing his upcoming Iceman album. The Toronto rapper’s confidence stems from his continued breaking of Billboard records and achieving new sales milestones in 2025.

Drake called himself “one of the most profound writers of our time” during his third livestream appearance with popular streamer BenDaDonnn on December 22.

The rapper made the declaration while discussing his artistic process and legacy in Hip-Hop.

The timing of Drake’s bold statement aligns with his continued chart dominance in 2025. His album Views recently hit a significant milestone, spending 500 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart since its 2016 release.

This makes Views Drake’s third full-length project to reach that impressive benchmark. Drake’s Billboard supremacy extends far beyond album longevity.

He currently holds the record for the most Hot 100 chart entries, with 359, surpassing every artist who came before him.

The Canadian superstar also broke The Beatles’ long-standing record for most top 5 hits on the Hot 100, now sitting at the top of that list with over 30 top 5 entries.

In terms of number one hits, Drake has accumulated 13 Hot 100 chart-toppers and 14 Billboard 200 number ones, for a total of 27 across both charts.

This places him as the leading solo male artist in that category, though Taylor Swift recently surpassed him among all solo artists.

The livestream with BenDaDonnn wasn’t just about Drake’s writing claims. Fans eagerly pressed the rapper about his long-awaited Iceman album, with BenDaDonnn himself trying to extract a release date from the OVO boss.

When asked, “When the f### is you dropping Iceman?” Drake laughed off the question, calling BenDaDonnn a “clip farmer.”

However, Drake did provide some hope for fans waiting on new music. He teased that he’s heading out on “one last recording trip” to wrap up the Iceman project.

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Jonathan Hay fired back at Dave Chappelle after the comedian defended Sean “Diddy” Combs in his Netflix special The Unstoppable. Hay accused Chappelle of turning documented assault into comedy material while defending his alleged attacker.

“His latest Netflix special, The Unstoppable, left me deeply unsettled with its repeated expressions of support for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs,” Hay said in a statement to Deadline.

Chappelle defended Diddy in the December 19 Netflix special by comparing his Mann Act conviction to boxer Jack Johnson’s racially motivated persecution.

The comedian said Combs “saved my life” when an attacker stormed his Hollywood Bowl performance in 2022.

Chappelle told his audience that he visited Diddy’s home after the incident at the Hollywood Bowl. He joked about missing his “big chance” when Diddy asked what he was “into.”

“You know me, I was like, ‘I don’t know… books, video games.’ I didn’t know that was my big chance to f*ck Cassie,” Chappelle said during the special.

Hay filed sexual battery claims against Diddy in 2020 and 2021. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation into the allegations last month.

He claimed that in 2021, Diddy forced him to perform oral sex while Notorious B.I.G.’s son, CJ Wallace, was present. Hay claimed Diddy had an orgasm on a shirt Biggie once owned, tossed it on Hay and said, “Rest in peace BIG.”

Diddy’s legal team denied all accusations, calling them “false and defamatory.” Hay called Chappelle “my favorite comedian of all time,” but said the jokes reopened wounds for survivors.

“Chappelle attempts to downplay the horrific situation involving Cassie Ventura, turning her documented physical assault into fodder for jokes, while casually admitting he once ‘missed his chance’ to have sex with her,” Hay said.

“As someone who has personally endured sexual assault at the hands of Combs, these moments aren’t abstract punchlines, they’re relentless triggers that reopen wounds for survivors like me,” Hay said.

CJ Wallace, son of The Notorious B.I.G., filed a defamation lawsuit against Hay after being accused of participating in the alleged assaults.

Wallace’s attorney called Hay’s claims “absurd and baseless.”

Diddy was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution charges in July. He’s serving four years in a New Jersey facility and won’t be free until mid-2028.

The Unstoppable currently holds the number one spot on Netflix’s TV shows.

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Rosie O’Donnell went after Nicki Minaj on Instagram, calling out her family’s criminal past and questioning her American heritage.

The 63-year-old comedian reposted a brutal takedown of the rapper on social media, targeting Minaj’s recent support for Trump and her appearance at conservative events.

O’Donnell’s Instagram post highlighted Minaj’s real name, Onika Tanya Maraj and her birthplace in Trinidad and Tobago. “Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago = not American,” read the post O’Donnell shared.

It also brought up Minaj’s brother Jelani Maraj, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a child. Her brother was found guilty in 2017 and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2020 for repeatedly assaulting his victim.

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O’Donnell also called Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, a “convicted criminal.” Petty was convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman when they were both 16.

The attack comes after Minaj made a surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest event in Arizona on December 22. She joined CEO Erika Kirk on stage and praised Trump and JD Vance, calling them “role models” for young men.

Nicki Minaj also spoke at the United Nations in November, where she thanked Trump for his stance on protecting Christians in Nigeria. The rapper has been increasingly vocal about her conservative views and support for Trump’s policies.

O’Donnell has been feuding with Trump for nearly 20 years, dating back to 2006 when she criticized him on The View. The feud reignited in 2025 when Trump threatened to revoke O’Donnell’s citizenship.

She responded by moving to Ireland and applying for Irish citizenship. Fans flooded O’Donnell’s comment section with reactions to her post about Minaj.

“Glad she [Nicki Minaj] did this, though. I’ve been questioning her mental stability for a while now; this confirms everything I suspected,” one user wrote. Another said, “Nicki can’t compete with Megan & cardi so she’s trying to stay relevant.”

Nicki Minaj has not responded to O’Donnell’s Instagram attack. The rapper posted an American flag emoji on Twitter on December 23 but made no direct reference to the controversy.

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A strange thing happened as I did some very last-minute Christmas shopping. The lines to take pictures with Santa Claus in the malls were very short. Now, I did not go to 10 malls, but I did go to about three. And each time, there were a few people with very small children ready to take pictures. I mean, it took me aback. On the other side, The Grinch dominates my timelines, when I am in random places like restaurants, or Times SQ…the anti-hero of the Dr. Seuss classic is there.

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Scroll TikTok for five minutes in December and you’ll see it. The Grinch pulling up to the mall. The Grinch photobombing Santa photos. The Hood Grinch dancing or jumping out of a box. The Grinch is not just stealing Santa’s gifts…he is taking Santa’s moment.

So, what’s up? Is Santa being replaced?

So no, Santa Claus hasn’t been officially replaced. But culturally, there might be a problem? The Grinch is running a strong December campaign and Santa is getting a bit boring.

We aren’t truly hating Christmas, but things have certainly changed. First of all, we experience the holiday in a number of ways these days. We are on our phones, overstimulated, looking for a dopamine hit and chaotic entertainment.

The Grinch feels current. Santa represents tradition, stability, and the idea that everything will magically work out if you’ve been “good.” The Grinch represents us as truly burned out husks, suspicious of the checkout total, side-eyeing every sale. Also, we have to collectively lie to the kids, who are increasingly smart. My nephew asked me if I was lying about Santa. They are not believing the fat white guy in the read suit stuff as readily as in the past.

And the irony is when How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss was making a statement on consumerism. He was not anti-joy. He was anti-fake joy. He was roasting the commercialization of Christmas long before influencers were unboxing various luxury items, playing in our collective faces.

The Grinch is bringing joy. He dances and is readily available among the people at any given moment. He’s not sitting in a mall. He’s in the streets!

Social media made this inevitable. Santa is sincere. The Grinch is sarcastic and clowns around. He breaks the fourth wall. Santa poses politely and waits for the flash. One is content. The other is tradition.

There’s also something very Hip-Hop about the Grinch’s resurgence, whether people admit it or not. Hip-Hop has always loved the outsider, the misunderstood figure. The Grinch saw through the system before Trump forced common folks to recognize it. The Grinch saw the commercial scam early. Then, at the end, he changed his heart without becoming corny. That’s a redemption arc we can relate to.

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And the data reflects how the furry green guy resonates. December search trends often show “The Grinch” beating “Santa Claus” in search results. This is not because kids stopped believing per se, but most likely because adults started enjoying The Grinch again. The Grinch is the real. Santa is the myth.

It’s a shift, but what does the future bring? That remains to be seen. If the malls are any indication, Santa’s window is smaller and smaller. Yes, Santa still owns Christmas morning, but The Grinch owns the algorithm.

Santa is for kids.
The Grinch is for us all.

So no—Santa isn’t over, but stick to December.
But the Grinch is definitely invited in the house for eggnog and if he lingers…he can even come to the cookout in July.

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This is an exhibition on misinformation.

50 Cent got the internet all in a tizzy over an alleged LeBron James doc lit this week and thanks to social media, here I am. Fans believe a Netflix documentary about Lebron James is in the works. The buzz started moved, and I thought people had noses to smell bulls##t like this. This stinks!

The source of the nonsense was an X account called Hoops Crave, which posted photos of 50 Cent and LeBron James, claiming 50 was set to produce a Netflix documentary.

“This one ain’t about basketball,” was the caption. The narrative was Bron Bron said something about the Diddy doc and inferred there was something on him to be unearthed.

READ ALSO: Diddy & Netflix Might Squabble Legally Over New Docu-Series

Hoops Crave is a parody account. It even that plainly in its bi. It has nothing to do with the official site Pop Crave. Nobody is looking at that! Even in the parody world, they are not credible. This ain’t The Onion! And, parody warnings don’t get seen after the post goes viral.

Fake is as fake does…just look at the date on that! Comments below.

“Is 50 just always two steps ahead of everyone else? First, Formula 50 Vitamin Water, now this?”

“Worlds are about to be turned upside down. 50 need to stop man.”

“Someone protect 50. He’s whistleblowing too much for his own good.”

What made the rumor feel believable is 50 Cent’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which premiered earlier in the month. Diddy’s dark life, rise and sexual habit made for binge worthy television.

So no, there is no secret LeBron James documentary from 50 Cent on the way. Let this be a reminder of how quickly misinformation spreads unchecked. The truth is in the bed as the lie travels all around the world.

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HOT 97 just dropped big news about their first-ever daily live TV news show starting January 2026. The new show, “HOT 97 News,” will be hosted by Lana Harris, Ronndell Smith, and Million Connally-Cooper.  

They’re calling the show a mix of Hip-Hop news, entertainment, and culture that will air nationally on HOT 97 TV and stream across all HOT 97 TV and digital platforms beginning in January 2026. In addition, HOT 97 TV is also expanding its local footprint with HOT 97 News – Atlanta,

HOT 97 says their new news show will bring “raw, unedited” coverage of Hip-Hop and culture. The national version starts in January 2026, and they’re also doing a local Atlanta show.

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The news did not play out well for New Yorkers, who criticized the station on Instagram, where angry comments flooded in.

“Wait how come we don’t have Hot97 TV in the Tri State Area? Why just Atlanta?” one user asked. “Has there ever been more of a predictable fail,” another wrote.

The move comes just weeks after the station axed Ebro Darden’s morning show that ran for 13 years. Ebro got the boot in December 2025 after his “Ebro In The Morning” show was canceled.

He said HOT 97 no longer cares about Hip-Hop or the Black community and believes the station just wants to make money from wealthy friends.

“We’re living in a time right now where they don’t want those voices continuing to shed light, especially in local scenarios,” Ebro said. “I think if you look around the country right now, how many local voices, influential voices are being platformed, because local politics is really where this s### happens, man. I know we spend a lot of time talking about the president and all this other type shi, but local politics is really where the s### happens that could affect your life.”

The radio vet said his outspoken views on politics and government were detrimental to business. He claimed that all the media companies are scrambling to renew their licenses and that his controversial takes hurt their chances.

Ebro isn’t sitting around feeling sorry for himself, though. He continues to serve as Apple Music’s Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B. He hosts “The Ebro Show” on Apple Music 1 and has his own podcast.

DJ Akademiks and Drake were happy to see Ebro go. But fans of the morning show were shocked by the sudden cancellation.

The timing seems obvious: out with the old, controversial host, in with fresh faces who won’t disrupt the station’s business deals.

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Former Danity Kane member Aubrey O’Day shared her thoughts on whether President Trump might pardon Diddy during a recent CBS Mornings interview.

O’Day said she doesn’t think Trump would pardon the music mogul unless it served his political interests.

“I think the only reason, in my opinion, that the president would pardon ‘Diddy’ is if it worked well for him in midterms, in regards to gathering a certain voting base,” O’Day said. “The moves are always strategic, and the moves right now are about midterms.”

O’Day made these comments while discussing her experience with Diddy and allegations detailed in Netflix’s documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning. The documentary features O’Day reading from a witness affidavit that describes an alleged sexual assault involving her and Diddy.

Trump has made several public statements about Diddy and potential pardons.

In October, Trump told reporters that Diddy had asked him for a pardon following his conviction. “A lot of people have asked me for pardons,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “I call him Puff Daddy, [he] has asked me for a pardon.”

Trump also said he would “look at the facts” when asked about potentially pardoning the disgraced mogul. However, Trump noted that Diddy’s past critical comments about him made pardoning “more difficult.”

Reports from inside Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution suggest he has been telling fellow inmates that Trump will help him get out of prison. Sources say Diddy has been “bragging” about the possibility of a presidential pardon.

Marc Agnifilo, Diddy’s lead attorney, told CBS Mornings in August that he hasn’t had conversations about a possible pardon. “I have not spoken to the president. I have not spoken to anybody who speaks to the president about Sean Combs. I have not,” Agnifilo said.

A senior White House official called reports about a potential pardon “speculation” and told CBS News that any decisions on pardons would come directly from President Trump.

O’Day worked closely with Diddy when he founded Danity Kane on his reality show Making the Band in 2005. Diddy disbanded the group in 2009.

Diddy is currently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey. He was convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

The 55-year-old music mogul was sentenced in October after a two-month trial.

Diddy is housed in the facility’s Residential Drug Abuse Program unit and has been assigned to work in the prison chapel and laundry. His sentence was recently extended by one month after he was reportedly caught with liquor.

According to online prison records, Diddy is expected to be released in May 2028.

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Drake surprised his streaming partner BenDaDonnn with an $800,000 Rolls-Royce Spectre Mansory during a live Kick stream this week.

The Toronto rapper’s generous Christmas gesture came just days after his longtime rival Pharrell Williams gifted Pusha T a brand-new Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

The timing feels intentional.

Drake and Pharrell haven’t been on good terms since the producer backed Pusha T during their explosive 2018 beef. Drake reignited tensions on Travis Scott’s “Meltdown” in 2023, where he threatened to “melt” Pharrell’s jewelry and took shots at the Virginia Beach producer.

But both men chose Christmas week to showcase their wealth by driving identical luxury cars.

Drake’s gift occurred during his three-night streaming special with BenDaDonnn, who has remained loyal through Drake’s recent public battles. The moment was captured on video as a flatbed truck delivered the custom Mansory-modified Spectre, leaving Ben speechless.

The Spectre Mansory is Rolls-Royce’s sportiest model, offering enhanced performance and aggressive styling that commands a premium price.

Meanwhile, Pharrell’s surprise for Pusha T took place outdoors, with family present. The video showed the black Cullinan being lowered from a truck as Pusha approached, visibly emotiona The two Virginia natives embraced as fans celebrated their decades-long brotherhood on social media.

The Cullinan is Rolls-Royce’s flagship SUV, starting at around $400,000 and easily exceeding $500,000 with custom options. Pharrell recently executive-produced Clipse’s reunion album Let God Sort Em Out, which earned five Grammy nominations.

The parallel timing suggests these Hip-Hop titans might be competing even in their Christmas giving.

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