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Viral TikTok Sparks Debate Over Bartender Being Paid $9 For 70 Hours Of Work
Texas bartender argues against the tip credit and reminds customers to tip generously in viral TikTok. After a Texas woman posted a TikTok that showed her $9.28 paycheck for 70 hours of bartending and serving, many strangers responded, questioning why she would stay at that job with such a dismal salary. Once her initial TikTok went viral, Aaliyah Cortez decided to follow it up with another one that explained how she actually liked her job and people were missing the point. Cortez was commenting on the unfairness of the law allowing service employees to be paid less than the federal...
Taxi Driver Locks Child In Car & Speeds Off After Man Refuses To Pay
A violent argument caused a cab driver to lock a passenger’s child in the car and drive off, fearing for his safety in Chicago. After allegedly attempting to ditch a taxi without paying his fare, a man inadvertently called the police on himself to report, what he thought was a kidnapping, when the Taxi driver decided to drive off with the man’s infant still inside the car, effectively holding the child hostage while waiting for police to arrive. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the taxi driver picked up the 34-year-old man, a woman, and the child at 2:57 PM. When dropping them off near the...
50 Cent Claims Floyd Mayweather Has To Fight Again Because He’s Broke
50 Cent claimed that the reason Floyd Mayweather has been considering returning to the ring lately is because his “money’s gone.” 50 Cent seems to be under the impression that Floyd Mayweather has blown his massive fortune, which is why he’s been expressing interest in returning to the ring again. Fif visited Ebro In The Morning on Hot 97 this week to promote his new show, For Life, and ended up discussing his complicated beef with the boxer (8:40). Floyd recently addressed his relationship with Fif on an episode of N.O.R.E’s Drink Champs Podcast, in which he claimed he had no idea why they fell out. Fif calls bullsh*t,...
Kandi Burruss Addresses Shooting At Her Restaurant
Kandi Burruss addressed the recent shooting that took place at her Atlanta restaurant, Old Lady Gang, on Friday with a heartfelt message to all those affected. Kandi Burruss’ Atlanta restaurant, Old Lady Gang, experienced a shooting on Friday that left three victims injured, and the Real Housewives Of Atlanta star has taken to Instagram to send her love and well wishes to all those affected. The incident took place on Valentine’s Day, after a man entered the dining establishment, which is named after Kandi’s mother and aunts, and shot at one male victim who is believed to be the direct target of the gun...
Derrick Jones Jr. Beats Aaron Gordon In Controversial Dunk Contest
Derrick Jones Jr. battled through two tiebreaking dunk-offs to notch the dunk contest win over Aaron Gordon during All-Star weekend. It was a battle that ended in conspiracy, tiebreakers, unbelievable dunks, and more: Miami Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. won the NBA dunk contest in a neck-and-neck battle with Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon. After two tie-breaking dunk-offs, the judges awarded Jones Jr. the victory– a decision they claimed afterward was made in error: “We thought it was going to be tied. We were like, ‘This is a tie!'” Common, who was judging for the event, told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. “But somebody didn’t do...
Jon Jones Basks In Corey Anderson’s KO Loss To Jan Blachowicz
Jon Jones wants next. Saturday night, Jan Blachowicz took down opponent Corey Anderson in The UFC on ESPN+ 25 main event matchup. Blachowicz ((26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) secured the win at just the 3:08 mark in the first round with a knockout. The monumental win over Anderson (13-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), makes him a prime contender to face off with Jon Jones for Jones’ light heavyweight title. Most had Anderson as a clear win early on, predicting that he would be the one fight for Jones’ title, but in a post-match interview, Jones praised Blachowcz while highlighting where Anderson’s overzealous confidence...
Kelis To Release 20th Anniversary Reissue Of "Kaleidoscope"
Kelis’ debut is getting a new release. SingerKelis has revealed that a 20th anniversary reissue of her debut Kaleidoscope album is set to arrive on February 21st, with a physical release to follow on March 6th. New selects will include a Neptunes remix of “Caught Out There” along with several edits and mixes of “Get Along With You.” The release is outfitted as an entire experience as those copping the physical copy can expect to receive a translucent orange vinyl disc while Kelis also prepares to tour the album across Europe and the United Kingdom in March. The new announcement arrives...
NBA Renames All-Star Game MVP Award In Honor Of Kobe Bryant
The NBA honors the All-Star legend. Saturday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver revealed that the NBA All-Star All-Star Game MVP award will be renamed in honor of Kobe Bryant, who was an 18-time All-Star with a record four All-Star Game MVP awards. “Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NBA All-Star and embodies the spirit of this global celebration of our game,” reads Silver’s words. “He always relished the opportunity to compete with the best of the best and perform at the highest level for millions of fans around the world.” The late Bryant made his All-Star match debut in 1998 as the youngest...
A Boogie wit da Hoodie, NBA Youngboy & More Slide Into Our "Fire Emoji" Playlist
“FIRE EMOJI” has you covered with the best releases of the week. While Valentine’s Day coincided with New Music Friday this year, this week’s releases weren’t particularly lovey. There were a few exceptions though. Everyone’s favourite on-and-off couple, Kehlani and YG, surprised us with their first collaboration, “Konclusions”, confirming that they are on at the moment. If you wanted a somewhat sappy anthem this V-Day, whether you’re single or not, they had you covered. We also selected a romantic cut from Justin Bieber‘s new album, Changes, for our “FIRE EMOJI” playlist on Spotify. On “Forever”, Biebs, Post Malone and Clever commit...Recent Posts
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