DR. DRE'S WIFE NICOLE YOUNG ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN $30,000: According to TMZ, Nicole Young, the estranged wife of Dr. Dre, is now being accused of draining more than $30,000 from their record label. Attorneys for Larry Chatman, who co-founded Record One studio with Dr. Dre in 2015, sent a letter to Young, accusing her of withdrawing the money from the business account, although she is no longer being legally authorized. Chatman has already accused Young of embezzling $353,000 from the account in late August.
KODAK BLACK SUES FEDERAL PRISON OVER TORTURE CLAIMS: Kodak Black is suing the Federal Bureau of Prisons, along with its directotr and the warden at USP Big Sandy federal prison, claiming that he is being tortured behind bars. According to TMZ, the rapper transferred to the high security prison in Kentucky in October 2019 after an altercation with anothe inmate at Miami’s Federal Detention Center, in which an officer was injured. He has also claimed that he was the victim of a “gang beating” by guards, and has been routinely punished for no legitimate reason. He recalls one time being placed in a backless paper gown on a 4-point restraint for over six hours, forcing him to urinate and defecate on himself while the guards ridiculed him. He claims medical records show that this treatment resulted in bleeding, lacerations, and vomiting. Kodak is asking to be moved to a lower-security prison and is suing for damages and legal fees.
MEGAN THEE STALLION, THE WEEKND AMONG 'TIME' MAGAZINE'S '100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2020: Megan Thee Stallion and The Weeknd have been named two of Time Magazine's most influential people of 2020. The publication announced this year's list during an hour-long special on ABC, which included performances by Time 100 honorees Jennifer Hudson, Halsey, and The Weeknd. Megan also snagged one of the eight covers of the magazine. Her tribute was written by Taraji P. Henson, who said, “There was something about this woman. Once you discover her, you become a fan. I don’t like to put the stigma of the word strong on Black women because I think it dehumanizes us, but she has strength—strength through vulnerability. She’s lost much of her family—her mother, her father, her grandmother—yet she is the epitome of tenacity, of pulling herself up by her bootstraps. She was shot this summer, and still people tried to tear her down. But she’s out here still loving and being sweet … The industry might try to pigeonhole her in this rap game, but she’s got a plan that’s much bigger. And we got her. I just want her to keep winning.”
