Tina Knowles and Beyoncé

Tough girl is what Beyoncé had to be when facing school bullies.

In fact, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer’s mother Tina Knowles reflected on her favorite memories of her childhood, and shared that Queen Bey went through some struggles in school.

“Beyoncé—she was very shy, and she got bullied a bit,” Tina shared in a Voguevideo posted May 27. “But the day that she stood up for someone—she didn’t stand up for herself but she stood up for them, I’m getting emotional talking about it—I couldn’t have been more proud.”

And while Tina visibly teared up when describing Beyoncé’s school days, she also gushed about her other daughter, Solange and Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland, who lived with the Knowles family from a young age.

“Solange, she was only in about fifth grade and she was out getting petitions signed,” Tina added. “So she was always an activist.”

As for Kelly, Tina noted, “I remember her being this little peacemaker.”

Kodak Black

Kodak Black‘s cars have been vandalized by one of his baby mothers after he was seen linking up with his other baby mother.

Maranda Johnson, who recently welcomed a baby boy with the Florida rapper, posted a picture on Instagram of two of Kodak’s luxury vehicles smashed up with their windows ruined.

Seemingly taking credit for the attack, Johnson captioned the image: “Hoe yo shit next! Bitches better find them a bitch to play with.”

Diddy allegedly got Wendy Williams fired from Hot 97 for suggesting that the Bad Boy Records founder was gay, according to Charlamagne Tha God.

Speaking on comedian Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast, the Breakfast Club host addressed the tumultuous history between his mentor Williams and Diddy, which goes back several decades.

“Wendy’s whole thing was Diddy was gay,” Charlamagne said. “That’s why Wendy got fired from Hot 97. Wendy got fired from Hot 97 by Diddy ’cause that’s when Bad Boy was smoking hot. She got fired for putting that out there.”

Williams was fired from Hot 97 in 1998 after suggesting that the media mogul was homosexual. She allegedly had a photo of Diddy in an intimate situation with another man.

Derrick Johnson and Cardi B

NAACP President Derrick Johnson wants Cardi B to reconsider her decision to not participate in the upcoming election cycle. The Bronx-bred superstar spoke candidly to Rolling Stone in a new cover story about being disappointed in U.S. diplomacy and politics, which has led her to opt out of exercising her right to vote.

“Cardi B, let’s talk about it. Your voice matters, and our communities have to look beyond the presidential race. I invite you to speak with the NAACP on how we can all use our collective power this November to elect everything from mayors to school board members,” tweeted Johnson. The “Bongos” rapper has not publicly responded to the invitation.

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Beyoncé and JAY-Z have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over Bey’s popular Renaissance cut, “Break My Soul.”

Per legal documents obtained by Baller Alert on Wednesday (May 22), a group called Da Showstoppaz are alleging that the pair unlawfully used their 2002 song “Release A Wiggle” on the aforementioned blockbuster. Big Freedia has also been named in the case due to her song “Explode” being sampled on “Break My Soul” — this is where the allegedly illegal sample stems from.

The plaintiffs — Tessa Avie, Keva Bourgeois, Henri Braggs and Brian Clark — are arguing that their “unique phrases, melody, and musical arrangement” were used on the songs mentioned above. They also claim to have never approved of the sample, for which they were apparently never credited or paid.

Kelly appeared in a heated exchange with the unknown security guard

 

Kelly Rowland is making headlines after appearing to have a heated exchange with a security guard during the premiere of Marcello Mio at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old looked furious in photos captured on the red carpet, pointing her finger in the woman’s face as she attempted to guide Kelly up the stairs into the venue.

Kelly appeared to become more irate and was still seemingly scolding the security guard when she moved onto another guest on the stairs.

While Kelly has yet to address the drama, reports claim that she lost her temper because the staff at the festival were “being aggressive”.

According to the Daily Mail, Kelly was trying to “ignore” the staff hired to help the stars walk the red carpet because of their forceful attitude, but by the time it came to the last female security guard, she’d “had it”.

Kendrick Lamar has won 17 Grammys.Photo: Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has reportedly signed the paperwork to buy a not-so-humble Brentwood, Los Angeles, manse for more than $40 million. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Compton native’s purchase will rank among the area’s priciest this year, if the deal is finalized. The seller is former chief legal and policy officer at Fox Corporation, Viet Dinh, per the WSJ. Dinh and his wife, Jennifer Ashworth Dinh, bought the house in 2019 for $19.5 million.

Since the transaction is off-market, it’s not clear what changes—if any—the Dinhs made to the property. At the time of their purchase, the 2018-built structure was listed as an eight-bedroom, 15-bathroom dwelling, spanning over 16,000 square feet.

According to its most recent listing, the roughly one-acre parcel also features a guest house, a swimming pool with a spa, an outdoor kitchen, and a cabana. A spacious loggia with a fireplace bridges the main house to the backyard. There’s no shortage of amenities indoors, either: a tiered movie theater, a gym, a wood-paneled wine room, and bespoke dressing rooms are all found within the modern farmhouse-style home.