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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Young Thug Flips The Bird At Stranger Seemingly Over Mariah The Scientist
Mariah The Scientist may be heating up the charts with her hit single, 'Burning Blue,' but something else has Young Thug's blood boiling. The couple walked the red carpet at the 2025 BET Awards with Thugger wearing an animal mask. After he complimented a fellow guest who expressed pleasantries towards the couple, it seems someone may have asked the singer to stop for a question. However, the rapper flipped off someone and barked, 'We not doin that, c'mon' before pulling Mariah away. Fans shared their concern in comments of the video. 'Mariah has a hit out right now. Thug you trippin. Let her shine,' one wrote. Someone else defended the 'Money On Money' rapper. 'Somebody said something weird. He flipped them the bird and was leaving the situation like he learned to do .. what's the problem .. stay and become content and get violated on probation .. nah he did right,' they replied. It's unclear what exactly transpired, but this footage surfaced as the YSL case was laid to rest— over three years after Thug's initial arrest. Billboard reported, 'More than three years after Young Thug, Gunna and dozens of others were indicted in Atlanta on gang charges, Thug's last co-defendant has pleaded guilty.' The outlet noted that a trial for Christian Eppinger, who was accused of attempted murder for allegedly shooting an Atlanta police officer in 2022, was set to begin on Monday (June 9). However, he entered what's called an Alford plea, which allowed him to technically plead guilty while maintaining that he is innocent; he was then sentenced to 40 years in prison. More from Deitrick Haddon Takes Issue With GloRilla Gospel Win, Kirk Franklin Tribute At BET Awards Claressa Shields Questions Angel Reese Winning BET Award Over Her: "I Just Thought Accolades Mattered" Rocsi Diaz, AJ Calloway Apologize For Their Absence During '106 & Park' Reunion At 2025 BET Awards
Black America Web
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Young Thug Walks BET Awards Red Carpet Wearing A Fur Mask, Social Media Confused
Source: BET Awards / X/Twitter Young Thug has remained pretty lowkey after beating RICO charges, but he did step out for the BET Awards Monday night. Accompanied by girlfriend Mariah the Scientist, Thug walked the red carpet with an unexpected outfit. He rocked a clean, fitted black suit with a white button-up, but the simplicity ends there. Atop a skinny black tie, he wore what appeared to be a fur tail. To match it, he wore a similarly tan-colored mask with cutouts for his eyes and mouth. Of course, the fit wasn't complete without his bag, which was shaped like a duck —eyes and all— with leather handles. He shied away from interviews with the media, but did speak with streamer Tylil for a moment, who asked him about his drip, revealing it was all from French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent. 'Saint Laurent, bro,' he says before showing off his bird bag. 'One of one. You won't see any n-gga with this.' Even when he ran into Druski and Kai Cenat on the red carpet, they were unsure of who was behind the mask before dapping him up. It wasn't the only moment that had Thug making waves at the BET Award, as another time he seemed to be approached by a member of the media, and refused to speak to them, only responding 'We not doing that,' before telling Mariah 'c'mon' and dragging her along with him. Once a few feet away, he gave that group of people behind him the middle finger. It came on the same day that the YSL RICO case came to a close, with the last defendant, Christian Eppinger, being sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges related to gang activity and the 2022 shooting of an Atlanta cop. In an interview with GQ last month, Thugger discussed why he decided to accept a plea deal that helped him avoid jail time, but included restrictions on his future lyrical content, community service, and a 10-year ban from the Atlanta area. If violated, he could be sent back to prison to serve a term of up to 20 years. 'Absolutely. Just pleading to something you know that you didn't do is crazy,' he said. 'But you get a chance to keep fighting. [You can] worry about the jury's fate, or you [can] just go ahead now and go home. It's like sh-t. Go home.' See social media's reaction to Thug's time at the BET Awards below. Young Thug Walks BET Awards Red Carpet Wearing A Fur Mask, Social Media Confused was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Young Thug Recalls Getting ‘Stood Up' By Mariah The Scientist on Their First Date
Young Thug and Mariah The Scientist have been going strong for four years — even remaining together through Thugger's two-plus-year incarceration — but their relationship may have never gotten off the ground if the YSL rapper didn't remain persistent. Thug and Mariah sat down for a couple's quiz with GQ on Wednesday (June 4), and Thugger accused the 'Burning Blue' singer of standing him up on their first date. More from Billboard BE:FIRST's 'GRIT' Debuts at No. 1, CANDY TUNE's 'BAIBAI FIGHT!' Breaks Into Top 20 on Japan Hot 100 Vic Mensa Shares Emotional Video Explaining the Toll of the Streaming Era on Artists SZA's 'SOS' Breaks Michael Jackson's Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 'I don't know what you wore on the first date because you stood me up,' Thug said. 'How about that? I don't know what you had on.' Mariah was taken aback and denied skipping out on the date. 'This is crazy,' she replied. 'No I did not.' When they settled on their real first date, there was still a debate over what Mariah had on, as Thug suggested she had on black attire at an all-white affair. 'I had on white and some jeans,' she said. 'Zero points. Ain't had no black on. My pants was kinda dark.' Young Thug was released from jail on Halloween (Oct. 31) after being arrested as part of the YSL RICO case in May 2022. Mariah made appointment visits to support her man and hold him down during his incarceration. Last month, Mariah earned her highest-charting hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when 'Burning Blue' debuted at No. 25. As for Thug, fans are anticipating his UY SCUTI album, which he joked with GQ that the project would be released on June 37. Watch the full Couples Quiz below. Talk about Thug and Mariah's first date takes place around 4:20. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
The Hindu
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
When Kamal Haasan changed his movie's title after finding no support from Jayalalithaa
On May 29, 2025, while some Kannada activists had just stepped up attacks on versatile actor Kamal Haasan for his controversial remark that 'Tamil gave birth to Kannada', the Thug Life star faced a mild salvo in his home State, Tamil Nadu. Puthiya Tamilagam party founder K. Krishnasamy objected to the film's title. The politician contended that the term 'Thugs' has been used historically to describe criminals, violent rogues and gangsters. The 'Thugs and Pindaris' were violent criminal gangs during the 18th and 19th century, he said adding, naming a film with the title 'Thug' in a way glorifies such rogue way of life. Therefore, he urged the actor to avoid naming his upcoming film Thug Life. Mr. Krishnasamy's appeal had little resonance. But, there was a time when opposition from him had forced the actor to change the original title of his film. In the summer of May 2003, when the actor's name was spelt Kamal Hassan, he had unveiled his next venture with much fanfare in Madurai – Sandiyar. The film's posters featured an aruval (machete). Mr. Krishnaswami objected to the title and accused the actor-producer of trying to inculcate an aruval culture in Tamil Nadu. He wanted Hassan to abandon the project. 'I will lead the agitation against the shooting of this controversial movie,' he declared. The film's shooting was halted. Initially, the actor tried to meet the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa hoping to sort out the issue. However, she did not grant him an audience immediately. Instead, Jayalalithaa told journalists 'protracted' police protection cannot be given to a film unit, which, according to her, 'deliberately chooses a controversial subject.' The duty of the police was to protect the law and order and the lives of the people and not provide protection for a protracted period for shooting a film, she said. The Chief Minister added, if the police had a 'justified apprehension' that film shooting would create a law and order problem, they were well within their rights to refuse permission. 'Asked about the role of the State in protecting artistic freedom, Ms. Jayalalithaa, herself an ex-actress, said the police were not concerned with it,' a report in The Hindu on June 14, 2003 said. However, three days later, her Secretary – I, Sheela Balakrishnan, wrote to The Hindu, denying this. 'I would like to categorically state that no such remark was made by the Chief Minister,' she said. Questioning the Puthiya Tamilagam leader's action, The Hindu in an editorial posed: 'The question at this point is, will it not be premature, even immature, to judge a work even before the cameras have begun rolling, and the first scenes have been framed?' Around that time, Mr. Krishnasamy contended his party's protest against the shooting of Sandiyar was not aimed at Kamal Hassan, or a single movie but was against the decadence that had set in in the Tamil film industry. The title, Sandiyar, he said, had wrong connotations and villagers, especially in southern districts, were aware of the behaviour of certain elements who called themselves so. According to him, Sandiyar meant a 'terrorist at the village-level'. He said the actor had not attempted to justify or explain the title and it was not proper on Kamal Hassan's part to have attempted to meet Jayalalithaa to seek security for the shooting. Incidentally, Thol. Thirumavalavan (then known as T. Thirumavalavan), the leader of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (at that time, Dalit Panthers of India), welcomed Jayalalithaa's stand and appealed to the State government to take steps to ban films which tended to incite caste clashes. Caught in a spot, Kamal Hassan and his team, which was camping in a hotel in Theni, wound up and returned to Chennai. A court set erected at Chettiyar Hall in Uthamapalayam was also removed. A few days later, on June 20, 2003, the actor had a 25-minute meeting with Jayalalithaa at the Secretariat. Emerging from the Chief Minister's office, Kamal Haasan dramatically declared that the title Sandiyar was being dropped. 'The problems are over. The shooting will begin in Tamil Nadu,' he told journalists. Insisting that he had not yielded to pressure, he said, 'If the title was the cause of the problem, I would change it.' Asked about the new title, he said, 'I have not yet decided. But it could be given any title. Even a name like Sakalakalavallavan — the title of an earlier blockbuster, would do for the film. For the story is strong and would work under any title.' Asked whether the Chief Minister had advised him to scrap the title, he said it was his own decision, and she said it was a 'good idea', a report in The Hindu said. When a journalist asked him about attempts by politicians to politicise the film, he merely said: 'What I feel I need not say here. It is enough if I convey it through the film.' The shooting of the film resumed but again was halted in mid-September. But this time, the actor said the location was shifted from Dindigul not for political reasons, but because the lakes in the district were dry and there was a delay in obtaining 'necessary equipment.' The film then got a new title, Virumaandi. During its audio cassette launch in December 2003, ace film director K. Balachander, a mentor to Kamal Hassan, had this to say: 'Kamal has emerged unscathed from the ordeal. In fact, he has to be grateful to the people who were causing him all that misery. But for them, this film would not have had this wonderful title — Virumaandi — which is an unusual name.' The crowd rose as one man in applause. Footnote: In August 2014, a Tamil film titled Sandiyar was released. At that time, there was hardly any whisper of a protest.
Indian Express
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Dhanush reacts to the negativity and rumours surrounding him: ‘If you think you can destroy me, you are foolish'
Dhanush is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Kuberaa. While the movie is set to release on June 20, a grand audio launch took place in Chennai this weekend. Dressed in a white dhoti and shirt, Dhanush didn't mince words when he got up on stage to address the audience. On the stage, the National Award-winning actor appeared to respond to his critics and online trolls with a pointed message. In a clip going viral from the event, Dhanush can be heard saying. 'You can spread as many rumours as you want about me; spread any negative news about me. Each time a movie of mine releases, there's a negative campaign against me one-and-a-half months before that. But you won't be able to do anything as my fans are my strong pillars of support. My fans have been with me for 23 years – they are my friends. If you think you can spread false rumours about me and try to destroy me, there's no bigger foolishness than that. You can't even move a brick.' Also Read | Thug Life controversy explained: From Kamal Haasan's controversial remark on Kannada language to petition in Karnataka high court The star added, 'No matter who you are, life turns out based on how you think. What should come to you will come to you and no one can take that away from you. Be happy. Happiness is a choice and it's inside you. There has been a time when I struggled to get one meal a day and today, I am in a good place. But I am happy in whichever state I am because I've never looked for happiness outside. I've looked for happiness inside me. There's nothing more important than peace and happiness in life. In spite of so many years and my ups and downs, you have all been with me throughout my journey and I feel blessed and grateful.' Watch Dhanush's speech here: Anna speech 😍🔥😍#KuberaaAudioLaunch #Kubera #Dhanush @dhanushkraja — Trackey Tamil (@TrackeyTamil) June 2, 2025 Dhanush's speech at the event is being seen as his reply to actress Nayanthara, who had accused him of harbouring a personal grudge against her and her husband, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan. Her remarks came after Dhanush refused a NOC to use elements from their 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in the Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale. The Frames & Aura 🥵🔥@dhanushkraja #KuberaaAudioLaunch — Dhanush Trends ™ (@Dhanush_Trends) June 2, 2025 Kuberaa also features Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna, and Sayaji Shinde, and has music by Devi Sri Prasad. The film is directed by Sekhar Kammula.
