(AllHipHop News) John Legend has threatened to sue a blogger for suggesting he and his wife Chrissy Teigen have connections to a pedophile ring.

Teigen was stunned when investigative writer Liz Conkin linked her and the singer to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, taking to Twitter on Saturday to confess she was “pretty disturbed” by accusations.

Conkin posted photos of Legend and Teigen’s daughter, Luna, dressed as “Alice in Wonderland,” a hot dog and a pineapple, and suggested the couple was involved in the human trafficking ring.

“Apparently dressing my daughter as Alice in Wonderland and a hot dog and having a pizza emoji on Snapchat has to do with pizzagate and being uhhhh darksided,” the pregnant model wrote. “Holy s##t That thread is wild…”

But Legend got legal, stating: “You need to take my family’s name out of your mouth before you get sued.”

The blogger, who claimed Teigen and Legend “run in a circle with people who rape, torture & traffic kids”, backtracked, stating the couple “could be victims”, prompting an angry Teigen to protest: “Don’t backtrack now and say we ‘run with’ pedophiles. I am taking this FAR, Liz. Your s##t ends here. I don’t care HOW you backtrack or WHAT you deleted. I have it ALL. I’m the last person you are f##king with. You are DONE with me and my family. You are going to court.”

The model and TV personality added: “It is INCREDIBLY weird to be two (semi) normal, ridiculously boring human beings who literally make food, watch tv and clean up dog b### in any kind of off time and then be suddenly accused of being in Hollywood’s hottest p### ring.”

Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory surrounding human trafficking and child sex slaves in the U.S., linked to a number of restaurants.

The theory has been extensively discredited by a number of lawmakers.

(AllHipHop News) Dave Chappelle has courted controversy with his latest Netflix special by joking that the sexual harassment allegations against Louis C.K. “made him laugh.”

In “The Bird Revelation,” which was released on New Year’s Eve, Dave addressed the sexual misconduct scandal that swept across Hollywood towards the end of 2017 and included allegations against figures such as Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and fellow comedian Louis C.K.

After Louis admitted the stories were true, he lost a partnership deal with HBO and had his movie “I Love You, Daddy” dropped.

“Louis was like the turning point. All these allegations were terrible – I shouldn’t say this – but his allegations were the only ones that made me laugh,” Dave said. “It’s terrible, I’m sorry ladies, you’re right. At the same time, Jesus Christ, they took everything from Louis. It might be disproportionate, I can’t tell. This is where it’s hard to be a man.”

He then referenced the woman who said her comedy dreams were ruined after Louis masturbated in front of her, by saying, “Well then I dare say, madam, you may have never had a dream. C’mon man, that’s a brittle spirit… You think if Louis C.K. jerked off in front of (civil rights activist) Dr. (Martin Luther) King, he’d be like, ‘I can’t continue this movement?’

“Show business is just harder than that – them women sounded like, I hate to say it, they sounded weak… How the hell are you going to survive in show business if this is an actual obstacle to your dreams?”

The comedian also addressed allegations against Weinstein, noting his appearance and adding, “If it was Brad Pitt doing that sh##t, you wouldn’t have heard a peep,” before moving onto Spacey, who was dropped from “House of Cards,” after he was accused of making sexual advances towards “Rent” star Anthony Rapp when he was just 14 years old.

Dave joked that Spacey “sniffed that s##t out like a truffle pig” because Rapp “grew up to be gay anyway” before continuing, “And not to victim-blame, but it seems like the kind of situation that a gay 14-year-old kid would get himself into.

“He was 14 years old and forced to carry a grown man’s secret for 30 years. The saddest part is, if he had been able to carry that secret for another six months, I would get to know how House of Cards ends.”

(AllHipHop News) Eminem and Dr. Dre are among a group of musicians facing a bizarre lawsuit from a rapper accusing them of stealing his music and trying to kill him.

Jason David Yonai, who is also known as KazeLoon or K.D. Lean, is suing the stars, along with singer Chris Brown, rapper The Game, and music executive Jimmy Iovine for allegedly committing “numerous counts of fraudulent (and) criminal acts”.

“The defendants in this matter committed numerous counts of fraud against me and the plaintiffs and then tried to hire hitmen to kill me and my group or the plaintiffs,” reads the lawsuit, filed in U.S. Federal Court in Los Angeles in November. “The defendants in this matter committed intentional acts such as threats, threats to commit a crime against our person, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, defamation (slander and libel), solicitation of murder with great bodily harm and malice premeditation against us the plaintiffs, with a conspiracy theory and group of many people who are the defendants in this matter.”

Bosses from Dre and Iovine’s Beats Electronics and Eminem’s Shady Records companies are also included in the lawsuit.

According to reports, Yonai, who is suing on behalf of himself and other, unidentified plaintiffs, is representing himself in the case and is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

The defendants have yet to respond to the case.

(AllHipHop News) Drake was the star performer at social media giant Snapchat’s top-secret company party in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Video has emerged of the “Hotline Bling” rapper onstage at the Microsoft Theater, performing in front of employees at the lavish New Year’s Eve party thrown by Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat.

Co-founder and chief executive officer Evan Spiegel personally sponsored the appearance of the “One Dance” hitmaker, as well as hiring the entire LA Live complex in downtown Los Angeles, which houses the Microsoft Theater, and various restaurants to host his staff flown in from all over the globe for the party night of the year.

The bash reportedly cost about $4 million and while executives at Snapchat didn’t confirm the cost of the event, the company did say in a statement: “We’re excited to celebrate a transformative year as a team. Evan is personally sponsoring the night’s performance.”

Attendees were reportedly bound to strict secrecy, with employees told not to share any photos and the Snapchat app blocking any photos or videos sent from the LA Live complex.

However, a few photos were shared of a vibrant firework display, an overview of employees at the party, extravagant floral arrangements and video of Drake crooning.

As well as the star entertainment, guests were permitted to dine at any of the restaurants on the L.A. Live complex which included Katsuya, Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, and Lucky Strike.

The rapper, who is very active on social media, didn’t post anything from the event, but he certainly made it a night to remember for Snapchat staff.

Employees were treated to the exclusive event in celebration of the year the company made its long-awaited initial public offering.

It’s now a $17 billion company that posted a $561 million loss for the first nine months of 2017.

(AllHipHop News) A man was detained by police on Monday night for allegedly trespassing on singer Erykah Badu’s property.

The “Tyrone” hitmaker reportedly found the man in her home in Dallas, Texas on Monday night, according to local TV station WFAA.

She is said to have called the man “a stalker” and claimed he had flown from Detroit, Michigan.

The man allegedly left the home and was later issued a criminal trespass warning.

The incident comes just a day after Erykah had a bizarre encounter with police officers on New Year’s Eve.

She filmed the incident for an Instagram video, in which Erykah, while seated in her car, tells the camera, “OK, it’s New Year’s Eve. I just got pulled over” before asking the two cops, “And why are you pulling me over?”

She pans the camera to her open car window and one of the officers bends down and says “Because I wanted to say hi!” before laughing.

Erykah brings the camera back to her and looks confused but slightly amused as she says “Hi” and the cop replies, “This is happening”.

“WTF (what the f##K) Babylon,” she wrote alongside the video. “Happy New Yearerzzzz!”

The encounter divided opinion in the comments section, with some users thinking it was endearing and others branding it unprofessional or some form of harassment.

Erykah later took to Instagram to film a video with the two cops in the background, to insist to her fans that he was all good fun.

“Peace and love. These behind are me (are) Donterio and Clay. You know I love them very much,” she said in the video. “They always patrol and help us a lot. We just having fun, New Year’s Eve. I wasn’t harassed or anything. I mean it could have been worse… Happy New Year 2018.”

“When The good ones show up….This gone get y’all off the hook, or fired for damn sure. (Don’t fire my friends DPD! Well, y’all can fire the white one) ..just playin Clay. Happy new year Donterio and Clay!” she wrote in the caption.

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(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s two-year-old son was reportedly hospitalized last week with pneumonia.

According to TMZ.com, Saint was taken to a Los Angeles hospital last Thursday, where he was checked in as doctors treated the condition – which causes the lung to become inflamed.

The website reports that either Kim or Kanye was with Saint the entire time he was in the hospital, sharing overnight duties until he was discharged on Saturday.

TMZ added that Saint is now home with his family and “doing well”.

Neither Kim nor Kanye have made any mention of Saint’s health battle on their social media pages.

Over Christmas, Kim shared a picture of herself and Kanye with Saint and eldest daughter North, four, which is believed to have been taken a few days before Saint’s hospital admission.

And when it came to seeing in the New Year, Kim and Kanye looked in good spirits as they shared a kiss for the camera and celebrated 2018’s arrival with friends.

The new year isn’t the only arrival the pair have been gearing up for.

The pair will become parents of three when their surrogate gives birth to their baby girl, reportedly later this month.

Due to issues with her first two pregnancies, Kim was unable to carry her third child herself, although she admitted on a recent episode of the family’s reality series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” that she was finding the surrogacy process “frustrating.”

Kim and Kanye are expecting their third child via surrogate.

Complications in her first two pregnancies meant Kim was unable to fall pregnant for a third time, but the reality star is still struggling to see another woman carrying her child.

“It is a weird dynamic. Like I go to all the doctor’s appointments and I try to be really present, but when you’re not carrying it yourself it is such a fine balance of how much you’re going to be in their lives,” she sighed.

“Of course I want to know every last detail that’s going on with my baby and that’s super frustrating, but I really trust my surrogate and I don’t want to be that person that’s trying to control her every move.”
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(AllHipHop News) The small screen adaptation of Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It is returning for another season. The acclaimed director made the announcement on Instagram.

“There’s going to be a second season of She’s Gotta Have It. Thank you, thank you, thank you,” expressed Lee in the IG video.

Based on the 1986 movie, the initial 10 episodes of the Netflix series starred DeWanda Wise, Anthony Ramos, Lyriq Bent, and Cleo Anthony. Hip Hop veteran Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena was also part of the She’s Gotta Have It television cast.

(AllHipHop News) The award-winning Hip Hop musical Hamilton is touring the country this year. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical masterpiece will hit cities such as San Diego, Houston, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Washington, DC.

Performances of Hamilton are also scheduled for Puerto Rico, one of the ancestral homes of Miranda’s family. The New York-born entertainer has been very heavily involved in supporting the people of the island after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.

Hamilton: An American Musical received rave reviews. The Broadway production won 11 Tony Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Hamilton Mixtape was released in 2016. It featured appearances by Miranda, The Roots, Nas, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, John Legend, Wiz Khalifa, Chance The Rapper, and more.

Upcoming ‘Hamilton’ Performance Dates

New York, NY – Richard Rodgers Theatre – Currently through Aug 19

London, England @ Victoria Palace Theatre – Currently through July 28

Chicago, IL – CIBC Theatre – Currently through Sept 2

San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Centre – Jan 6 through Jan 28

Tempe, AZ – Gammage Auditorium – Jan 30 through Feb 25

Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre – Feb 6 through March 18

Denver, CO – Buell Theatre – Feb. 27 through April 1

Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium – March 20 through April 8

St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre – April 3 through April 22

Salt Lake City, UT – The Eccles – April 11 through May 6

Houston, TX – The Hobby Center – Apr. 24 through May 20

Costa Mesa, CA – Segerstrom Center for the Arts – May 8 through May 27

Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre – May 22 through June 10

Las Vegas, NV – The Smith Center – May 29 through June 2

Washington, DC – The Kennedy Center – June 12 through Sept. 16

Des Moines, Iowa – Des Moines Performing Arts Center – June 27 through July 15

Boston, MA – Boston Opera House – Sept 18 through Nov 18

Charlotte, NC – Belk Theater – Oct 10 through Nov 4

San Juan, P.R. – Teatro UPR at University of Puerto Rico – Jan 8 through Jan 27

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(AllHipHop News) The latest edition of the Love & Hip Hop franchise debuted last night (January 1). Miami’s installment of the reality series has already sparked controversy.

Latin Trap producer Elijah “Young Hollywood” Sarraga offended a lot of viewers when he appeared to make anti-black statements about his self-described Afro-Latina castmate Amara La Negra. Young Hollywood could be heard saying Amara needed to be “more Beyoncé less Macy Gray” in order to work with her on music, and he stated she can’t be “elegant” with an Afro hairstyle.

“You’re just a little intense about this whole ‘African thing,'” Sarraga told Amara at one point. He later sarcastically referred to her as a “Nutella Queen.”

Social media began lashing out at Young Hollywood. “Black Twitter” dragged him for his critique of the Miami-raised Dominican performer, and Instagram users left hundreds of negative comments under Sarraga’s pictures.

In a bonus clip featured on VH1.com, Young Hollywood recognized he would likely face backlash for what he said on Love & Hip Hop: Miami. The “Check Yourself” segment included him admitting, “They’re gonna attack me for that.”

(AllHipHop News) It’s 2018 an apparently there are still debates taking place online about the shape of the planet. In case you forgot, Atlanta Hip Hop artist B.o.B made headlines in 2016 for presenting a premise that the Earth is actually flat.

B.o.B was mostly ridiculed on social media for his belief. He then got into a back-and-forth with famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and diss tracks were even released.

Another television science communicator recently took aim at the Flat Earth conspiracy theory. While speaking with Complex, Netflix star Bill Nye (aka Bill Nye The Science Guy) blasted B.o.B, Boston Celtics player Kyrie Irving, and other round world skeptics.

Nye even called Flat Earthers a “d######.” He stated, “The Earth is not flat people. What is wrong with you?”

B.o.B addressed the Bill Nye Saves The World host in an Instagram video. He suggested “The Science Guy” look into Eric Dubay, author of The Flat Earth Conspiracy.

“I grew up watching your show, but you got the wrong guy, my friend,” said Bobby Ray. “The Flat Earth information did not, by any way, start with me or my beliefs. I could point you to some books if you want to look more into it, but I think it’s about time you stop picking on rappers and athletes and really step up to the plate and talk to the big dogs.”

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(AllHipHop News) Brian Imanuel is leaving the stage name “Rich Chigga” in 2017. The rising Indonesian rapper is simply using Brian now.

“Yes I now go by ‘Brian’. I have been planning to do this forever and I’m so happy to finally do it. I was naive and I made a mistake. New year, new beginning, happy new years,” says Brian.

The “Dat $tick” rhymer faced some public objections for the name Rich Chigga. Critics accused the 18-year-old 88rising representative of trying to appropriate the word “n-gga,” and he faced negative reactions for using the actual word in his music.

“My intent was to kinda help take the power out of that word so people would be less sensitive about it but I do understand if some people would be offended and I think doing it in that song’s enough,” he told Pigeons & Planes last July. “I’m not gonna do it anymore. I only say it when I’m jamming to rap music and it’s really good.”

Brian plans to release his debut project, Amen, on February 2. His discography currently includes “Gospel” with Keith Ape and XXXTentacion as well as “Crisis” with 21 Savage.

(AllHipHop News) Late last month, news broke that Nick Cannon was set to produce the upcoming movie She Ball. The film’s cast includes Cannon, Chris Brown, Evan Ross, and more.

The addition of Brown has caused some backlash over the actor/singer’s history of assaulting Rihanna and other behavior. Cannon was questioned by TMZ about the decision to work on the movie with the Heartbreak on a Full Moon creator.

“What about Sean Penn? Do they ever hate on his past and the movies he do?” responded Cannon. “It’s definitely a double standard. They want to turn a black man into a monster anytime they can.”

Cedric the Entertainer, Rebecca De Mornay, Faizon Love, K.D. Aubert, Luenell, Marla Gibbs, and DC Young Fly have also been attached to She Ball. The motion picture tells the story of Avery Watts’ (Cannon) attempt to help save the Inglewood Community Center by cooperating with a women’s street basketball team.