Jack Schlossberg blasted Donald Trump for gutting the White House Rose Garden planted by his grandmother, Jackie Kennedy, accusing the former president of replacing her legacy with concrete in a scathing Instagram post.
The grandson of the former First Lady posted side-by-side images of the garden before and during construction, slamming Trump for stripping away the floral design Jackie helped create during her time in the White House from 1961 to 1963.
“My grandmother saw America in full color – Trump sees black and white,” Schlossberg wrote. “Where she planted flowers, he poured concrete. She brought life to the White House, because our landmarks should inspire and grow with our country.”
In July, Trump announced plans to expand the White House grounds to accommodate a new venue for formal events, such as state dinners.
Though the Washington Post previously reported the renovation would include a ballroom addition, it remains unclear whether the original Rose Garden will be restored once the project is complete.
Despite the removal of the flowers, Schlossberg, Caroline Kennedy’s son, emphasized that his grandmother’s influence endures.
“Her Rose Garden is gone, but the spirit of the Kennedy White House lives on – in the young at heart, the strong in spirit, and in a new generation answering the call to service,” he added. “A year from now, we’ll get our last chance to stop Trump. History is watching. We need leaders with courage, conviction and who actually care.”
Neither Donald Trump nor the White House has issued a public response to Schlossberg’s remarks.
Dave dropped his third studio album, The Boy Who Played the Harp and revealed a 2026 tour across the UK and Europe, ending a four-year solo hiatus with a project packed with heavyweight features and personal reflection.
The South London rapper’s 10-track release includes appearances from Nigerian vocalist Tems, genre-blending producer James Blake, UK rap legend Kano and rising talent Jim Legxacy.
Announced in October 2025, the album marks Dave’s first full-length solo project since 2021’s We’re All Alone In This Together.
In an emotional Instagram post announcing the project, Dave reflected on the journey that led to its creation, writing, “After a few years of soul searching to arrive at this point I want to say thank you to everyone who made this possible… my mum who raised me and gave me my name and destiny.”
He also thanked his fans for their unwavering loyalty during his time away from music, saying, “Over this time I have been away you have genuinely saved my life… I wake up and think about you and I write and I pray for you and I speak life into your lives every day I walk this earth.”
The 27-year-old rapper described the project as deeply spiritual and purpose-driven, adding, “I want to thank God for taking a scared little boy trying to navigate the world and giving him the chance to help others and for protecting us all.”
Dave’s past releases have earned critical acclaim and commercial dominance.
His 2019 debut, Psychodrama, won the Mercury Prize and topped the UK Albums Chart. His sophomore album also hit No. 1 and went platinum. In 2023, his joint single “Sprinter” with Central Cee broke multiple records and became the longest-running No. 1 UK rap single.
Away from music, the 27-year-old artist stayed active in philanthropy. In December 2023, he helped raise more than $633,000 for children impacted by conflict in Palestine, Sudan and Congo.
He also supported his mother’s Juliet O Foundation, which provides care for elderly patients in London and Surrey hospitals.
Dave Announces UK & Europe Tour
Dave is set to return to the stage in February 2026 with multiple shows across the UK and Europe as part of his upcoming tour.
The performances will be his first major concerts since shifting focus to acting and charity work during his extended break from releasing solo music.
Andrew Fox continues to stir conversations in New York’s theater scene as his polarizing Hip-Hop musical “Slam Frank” secures its second extension at Asylum NYC, now running through November 16.
The co-creator and “master troll”—a title bestowed by _The New York Times—_will maintain his dual role as The Director and Mr. Van Daan during the extended run of the sold-out production.
Fox developed the controversial work alongside collaborator Joel Sinensky, transforming Anne Frank’s Holocaust diary into what they describe as an “intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin Hip-Hop” theatrical experience.
The musical emerged from a viral Twitter thread that posed the provocative question: “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”
This social media controversy became the foundation for a stage production that follows a performatively progressive community theater attempting to “decolonize” Frank’s famous diary.
Since its debut, “Slam Frank” has generated intense debate within theater circles and beyond. The production has drawn both fierce criticism and passionate support, with some viewing it as an innovative artistic expression while others consider it an inappropriate treatment of Holocaust history.
Fox’s background includes previous work in experimental theater, though “Slam Frank” represents his most high-profile and contentious project to date.
The musical features a diverse cast including Olivia Bernábe, Alex Lewis, Anya van Hoogstraten, Austen Horne, Rocky Paterra, Walker Stovall and Jaz Zepatos.
The production team includes director Sam LaFrage, music director Alex Harrington, and choreographer Nico DeJesus, who have crafted a Hip-Hop-infused theatrical experience that challenges traditional Holocaust narratives.
Ticket demand has remained consistently strong despite—or perhaps because of—the surrounding controversy.
The musical’s ability to generate discussion has translated into box-office success, prompting management to extend the run twice in recent weeks.
The show’s Instagram account has amassed nearly 90,000 followers, indicating significant social media engagement around the production.
“Slam Frank” represents a broader trend of artists using Hip-Hop to recontextualize historical narratives, following in the footsteps of productions like “Hamilton” while tackling significantly more sensitive subject matter.
The extended run through November 16 provides additional opportunities for audiences to experience one of Off-Broadway’s most talked-about productions this season.
Pras Michel is turning his federal conviction and musical legacy into a documentary, teaming up with Mark Wahlberg to tell the story behind his dramatic fall from Hip-Hop fame to a possible 22-year prison sentence.
The former Fugees member is collaborating with Wahlberg’s production company, Unrealistic Ideas, to develop a film that traces his rise in music and his entanglement in one of the largest international corruption cases in recent U.S. history. Unrealistic Ideas president Archie Gips is also producing the project.
“Everyone is fascinated by all the twists and turns, like it’s some kind of thriller,” Michel told Variety. “But for me, this is just my life — the real, messy, complicated truth of what I’ve been living through.”
From Grammy Wins to Federal Charges
Michel, once part of the Grammy-winning trio the Fugees alongside Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, was convicted in April 2023 on 10 felony counts. Charges include conspiracy, witness tampering and operating as an unregistered foreign agent for China.
At the center of the case is Malaysian financier Jho Low, who remains a fugitive. Prosecutors allege Michel accepted millions from Low to influence U.S. politics, including illegally contributing to Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign. Authorities also claim Michel attempted to disrupt a Department of Justice investigation during Donald Trump’s administration.
Wahlberg Steps In to Produce
Wahlberg said he’s eager to help bring Michel’s story to the screen. “I’m rooting for Pras and excited to tell his story,” Wahlberg said in a statement.
Gips described the story as “a surprising mix of pop culture and geopolitical intrigue that feels like a spy thriller come to life.” The documentary will explore Michel’s musical success, legal downfall and his alleged role in helping Low avoid extradition while maintaining political influence in the U.S.
A Complicated Legacy
Michel’s legal troubles began in 2019, when he was first charged in connection with the global 1MDB scandal. The New York Times reported that the case exposed a complex web of foreign money, political donations and international influence.
Before the courtroom drama, Michel helped shape Hip-Hop history with the Fugees’ 1996 album The Score, which sold more than 22 million copies worldwide and featured hits like “Killing Me Softly” and “Ready or Not.”
Michel’s sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. The documentary, still in development, aims to give viewers a full picture of his journey—from global stardom to federal court.
Prosecutors claimed a woman coordinated travel and lodging that laid the groundwork for the calculated ambush that killed Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio outside a Tampa hotel during his birthday weekend.
Alicia Andrews, 22, sat in a Hillsborough County courtroom as prosecutors detailed her alleged role in the June 2024 killing of Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones. According to the state, Andrews helped set the trap that ended in a barrage of bullets and the rapper’s death.
“She’s sending that on Friday night — ‘Hey, could I book an Airbnb in Tampa?’” prosecutors told jurors during opening statements. That message, they said, was the first move in a deadly chain of events.
Investigators used cell phone data to track Andrews and her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, as they drove roughly 200 miles from Jacksonville to Tampa. “Their cell phones are tracking, hitting towers as they travel in unison all the way down I-75 heading directly into Tampa,” prosecutors said.
Surveillance and phone records showed Andrews’ device leaving the Airbnb hours before the shooting and later pinging near the Holiday Inn where Foolio was staying. Four armed men would later open fire at that location, killing the rapper in what prosecutors called a meticulously timed attack.
“They moved rapidly into their pre-planned positions, into their firing locations, and then they immediately unleashed a hellish onslaught, a precisely coordinated violence of action, sending a barrage, a wall of hot lead crashing into the only barriers between Charles Jones living and Charles Jones dying,” the prosecution said.
Authorities believe the killing was tied to a long-running feud between Jacksonville’s ATK and KTA crews. Foolio, linked to KTA, had been involved in public disputes with rival rappers for years and had previously survived multiple attempts on his life.
State Witness 18, whose identity is protected for safety reasons, testified Thursday that she had known defendant Alicia Andrews for more than a decade and once considered her one of her best friends.
The witness said she spoke with Andrews frequently and was familiar with her relationship with co-defendant Isaiah Chance, whom Andrews had dated for two to three years before the rapper’s 2024 killing. She confirmed Andrews knew Chance was affiliated with Jacksonville’s ATK gang.
Prosecutors presented text messages exchanged between the two women in January 2021, which discussed the ongoing feud between rival Jacksonville gangs tied to slain rapper Julio Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones.
The witness said the pair talked about rappers and gang members involved in the dispute, including how “people like Jones recruit people willing to die for them.” In those same messages, Andrews reportedly expressed hostility toward the rapper, writing, “he need to die.”
The testimony connects Andrews to gang-related discussions years before Foolio’s shooting outside a Tampa hotel in June 2024, a case prosecutors say stemmed from the deadly rivalry between Jacksonville factions ATK and KTA.
Andrews’ defense team pushed back on the state’s narrative, arguing that the phone data doesn’t prove she had any role in the murder. They said her trip to Tampa was solely to spend time with Chance and had nothing to do with any criminal plan.
Andrews is charged with first-degree murder along with four co-defendants: Chance, Sean Gathright, Davion Murphy and Rashad Murphy. She is the first to stand trial in the case.
Foolio’s killing drew widespread attention across Florida’s Hip-Hop scene and added another chapter to the ongoing violence between Jacksonville rap factions. The trial continues this week.
Suge Knight didn’t hold back during a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, where he reflected on his connection with Eve and reignited his long-running feud with Dr. Dre. Speaking from prison, the former Death Row Records boss addressed rumors about dating the Grammy Award-winning rapper and made it clear she still holds his respect.
“I still got a love for Eve today,” Knight said. “I like gangsta b######. I like b###### that bout their money, bout their life, to fight for what they want.”
He then turned up the tension with Dre, saying, “All Eve had to do is nod her m###########’ head and I would’ve broke Andre’s m###########’ jaw.”
Eve’s Memoir Sparked Questions About Her Link To Knight
The conversation stemmed from a claim in Eve’s memoir, where she allegedly said she dated Knight to get back at Dr. Dre after he dropped her from Aftermath Records. Knight didn’t confirm nor deny the relationship but referred to her as “the home girl” and spoke with clear admiration.
Knight suggested Eve’s early struggles in the music industry had less to do with her talent and more to do with internal politics.
“Eve is a survivor. I think Eve platform and Interscope was smaller than her. And she was so ahead of the game and her lyrics and when she knew what she wanted to do, it probably got jealousy involved in it. And that’s probably what happened,” he said.
Eve’s Early Career With Aftermath Was Short-Lived
Eve joined Aftermath at 17 after impressing Dre during a surprise audition in Philadelphia. He flew her to Los Angeles and signed her early in the label’s formation. But the partnership didn’t last.
According to Eve, her constant presence in Dre’s studio sessions without an invitation wore thin. She admitted in past interviews that her eagerness may have led to her being dropped.
Knight’s comments seemed to support the idea that Eve’s ambition may have been too much for the label to handle at the time.
Knight Applauded Eve’s Success And Compared Her To Cardi B
Knight also praised Eve’s current status as a businesswoman and cultural figure. “She’s a billionaire. She can choose what she want to do how she want to do it,” he said.
He then compared her to Cardi B, calling them both top-tier in the game. “Two of the same baddest [b######] around,” he said. “Cardi B is still the best to ever do it.”
Knight’s remarks added another chapter to his long history of public shots at Dr. Dre and highlighted Eve’s rise from a teenage rapper to a powerful figure in entertainment.
Eve was dropped from Aftermath in the late 1990s before launching her solo career with Ruff Ryders.
Muni Long is facing explosive allegations in a new federal lawsuit claiming the Grammy-winning singer refused to pay her longtime managers hundreds of thousands of dollars after they helped relaunch her career and secure key deals.
The lawsuit by Ebony Son Entertainment, Inc.—run by industry veterans Chaka Zulu and Jeff Dixon, who once managed Ludacris and founded the legendary Disturbing Tha Peace label—accuses Long and her companies of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud-like business practices.
According to the filing, Long, born Priscilla Renea Hamilton, entered into a verbal management deal with Ebony Son at the 2023 Essence Festival, agreeing to pay the industry-standard 20 percent of her gross revenue plus expenses.
The managers say they guided her through the rollout of her 2024 album Revenge, which featured the hit “Made For Me” and helped her earn a Grammy.
The Complaint alleges that Long and her affiliated companies—Super Giant Records LLC, Muni Long Inc., Muni World Inc., and White Rose Garden LLC—paid commissions for more than a year before abruptly halting payments in October 2024 and terminating the relationship in January 2025.
“Muni Long shamelessly reneged on her promises to pay Plaintiff the agreed-upon, customary percentage of revenue she earned, and only earned because Plaintiff assisted in obtaining those engagements. This stunning display of ungratefulness and lack of integrity compels Plaintiff’s pursuit of the claims in the Complaint to obtain that which rightfully belongs to Plaintiff,” the Complaint states.
Ebony Son claims it generated more than $5 million in total revenue for Long, including major performance dates at the Aretha Franklin Theater, SiriusXM Atlanta, and the So So Def Show, as well as publishing and songwriting deals with Shenseea and Tiwa Savage.
The company alleges more than $612,000 remains unpaid, including $458,600 in commissions and $153,698 in expenses.
The managers also accuse Long of using her network of business entities to “shield assets and hide income,” arguing the corporate structure should be ignored so all of her companies can be held jointly liable.
The lawsuit seeks full payment of commissions and expenses, a judicial declaration confirming the 20 percent verbal agreement, and the appointment of a special master to audit Long’s financial records.
Kim Kardashian put an end to a long-running rumor during her appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast, flatly denying she ever dated or hooked up with Travis Barker before he married her sister Kourtney Kardashian.
Asked directly by host Alex Cooper if she had “ever hooked up” with the blink-182 drummer, Kardashian didn’t hesitate.
“No, I never have,” she said. “Absolutely, that I do not mind you asking. I never have and it really sucks that (rumor) has gone on.”
Barker’s Memoir Sparked Speculation
The rumor gained traction after Barker’s 2015 memoir, Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums, revealed he had a crush on Kardashian, but she said she had no idea she was mentioned in the book.
“No,” she said when asked if she knew about the reference. “But it would say that we never hooked up. I mean, I don’t think he would allude to that information, you know?”
Kardashian explained that she and Barker first met through mutual friends, including Paris Hilton, who briefly dated the drummer.
“He dated Paris (Hilton) and we were all friends and we’d all hang out when I was with Paris,” she said. “We’d be on the road and go to, like, their tour in Amsterdam. So, I have been friends with him… and never hooked up with him.”
Kim Says Family Ties Were Always Close
Barker and Kourtney Kardashian began dating in 2020 and married in 2022. According to Kim, their families had been close for years before the relationship turned romantic.
“Kourtney was around during that time. They were neighbors for a decade,” she said. “So, when everyone was all hanging out… he was always around with his kids. They’d always come to Kourtney’s house for all the birthdays. Everything was super open and cool and everyone’s been friends. He was just as good of friends with them as he was with all of us. It was nothing weird.”
The full interview aired Wednesday on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
Bunnie XO refused to let an online critic shame her marriage choices after Jelly Roll publicly admitted to cheating on her.
The media personality delivered a powerful response on Instagram Wednesday after a troll posted they could “no longer look up to” her for taking back a cheating partner. The commenter added they were “super bummed” by her decision to stay with the country star.
Bunnie XO flipped the narrative completely in her epic comeback. She praised herself for being “a strong woman who can face pain head-on, do the work, and rebuild with the man she loves instead of running or gossiping.”
“Growth isn’t weakness, it’s grace,” she wrote. “But not everyone’s built for that kind of strength. I pray you never have to feel that pain bc you’re judging another woman’s life.”
The Instagram exchange came just one day after Jelly Roll opened up about his infidelity on the “Human School” podcast. The Grammy-nominated artist called cheating on his wife “one of the worst moments” of his adult life.
“I deeply regret it,” Jelly Roll said during the candid interview. “While I wish I could take it back, I’m proud of the person I’ve become in the years since.”
The couple has been married since 2016 after meeting in 2015. They got engaged on stage at one of his concerts and tied the knot the same night at a Las Vegas chapel. The pair renewed their vows at the same chapel in 2023.
Jelly Roll has achieved massive success in recent years with three consecutive No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart: “Son of a Sinner,” “Need a Favor” and “Save Me” featuring Lainey Wilson. His single “Need a Favor” reached 2x Platinum certification and peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bunnie XO, whose real name is Alyssa DeFord, is a successful podcast host and social media personality with over 7 million followers. She revealed on her Instagram Story that more details about their relationship will be included in her upcoming book scheduled for February 2026.
The couple has a combined net worth estimated between $7-23 million according to various reports. Jelly Roll recently made headlines for his dramatic 200-pound weight loss transformation.
Despite the past infidelity, both have confirmed they worked through their issues and are now “stronger than ever.” The country star emphasized during his podcast appearance that putting in the effort to repair their relationship was worth it.
A Los Angeles woman is eating at a cafe called Great White when she notices that all the corner tables are occupied by Asian customers. She wants to know if this is intentional.
TikTok user Cassidy (@juminjuice) posted a video about her suspicions on Sep. 28. “I’m at Great White, and I don’t know if it’s just me, but they put all Asians in one corner,” she says in the video. “And it’s all white people—everybody’s white in the main seating area. They really put all Asians in one corner.”
To demonstrate her point, Cassidy shows viewers each corner of the restaurant, where indeed people of Asian descent are sitting. Cassidy sees the trend continue at a nearby table.
“Am I tripping or are they being racist?” she says to close the video, which has since amassed 1.8 million views.
Viewers React to the Great White Hypothesis
In the comments section of the video, viewers cracked plenty of jokes about the name of the Australian cafe and Cassidy’s observation.
“Not the name of this restaurant being the Great WHITE,” wrote one viewer.
A second person joked, “As a Mexican, do they put us in the kitchen??”
“Go to the restaurant and when they try to seat you in the corner, tell them you wanna sit elsewhere and get their reaction,” suggested a third person.
Someone else said, “I looked up their Yelp reviews and they have one from a year ago saying the same thing.”
Great White Yelp Reviews
Great White’s Yelp page is currently restricted due to an influx of comments. A review of posts from before this incident reveal numerous instances of complaints about inattentive or downright poor service. One review in particular seems to echo the spirit of Cassidy’s post.
In the review, dated Oct. 16, 2022, a customer described their “pretty negative” experience at the restaurant. The woman identifies herself as a person of color (POC) and claims her party waited more than 10 minutes after being seated to be greeted by a server.
“I didn’t think too much of this initially, but after reading some of the negative Yelp reviews about discrimination against POC, it was a bit tough to ignore that we, as people of color, were ignored, while the other table sat after us, white, were served almost immediately,” she wrote.
It’s not clear which Yelp reviews the customer is referring to in this post.
The Owners of Great White Respond
The owners of Great White, Sam Trude and Sam Cooper, vehemently denied the allegations in multiple press statements. Trude told Eater that the cafe doesn’t discriminate based on race in its seating procedure. However, the outlet heard a different tale from former staffers. Some defended the culture while others said Cassidy’s claim has merit.
All Hip Hop contacted Cassidy and Great White via email for comment on the situation.
