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Carl Crawford’s Motion To Stop Megan Thee Stallion’s Album Release Denied


Carl Crawford and 1501 Certified Entertainment’s motion to prevent Megan Thee Stallion from releasing her debut album this Friday has been denied.

A judge has officially denied the emergency motion filed by 1501 Certified Entertainment CEO Carl Crawford to dissolve Megan Thee Stallion‘s temporary restraining order against the label, which allowed her to release her debut album, SUGA, without his permission. Megan made her conflict with the label and Carl public this weekend by going on Instagram live to reveal that 1501 has been preventing her from releasing new music ever since she requested a renegotiation of her contract. She went on to file a lawsuit against 1501 and Carl, and was granted a temporary restraining order that allowed her to put out new music at her leisure. She immediately took advantage of the opportunity by announcing the upcoming release of her debut album, SUGA, this Friday, Match 6th. Carl took action by filing an emergency motion to have Megan’s restraining order tossed out, thus preventing her from releasing new music, but the judge denied his request on Wednesday night.

 Carl Crawford's Motion To Stop Megan Thee Stallion's Album Release DeniedBrad Barket/Getty Images for 105.1

District Court Judge Beau A. Miller stated that “the album at issue may be dropped for distribution beginning March 6, 2020.” Miller also ordered that Rap-A-Lot Records head J. Prince, whom Megan’s team has accused of making threatening social media posts toward her after he publicly expressed his support of Carl in the whole debacle, to “refrain from threatening or posting threatening or retaliatory social media posts or threats against [Megan], her agents, or her representatives.” Miller also established some rules for both Megan and Carl, who, in the wake of Megan’s claims, spoke to the press to publicly denounce most of her story. Miller has thus prohibited both parties “from communicating with the media concerning the underlying issues in this case without court approval.” It looks like SUGA will most definitely be dropping tomorrow.

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Yo Gotti Files Emergency Order For Court To Monitor Mississippi Prison Conditions

The latest development in Yo Gotti's prison reform efforts.

Yo Gotti has been involved in a legal battle as of late in an attempt to improve the living conditions for inmates at Parchman State Penitentiary in Mississippi. Jay-Z's lawyers recently filed a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi on behalf of Gotti, Roc Nation, and 29 inmates affected by the neglect at Parchman, and now it's been reported that Gotti has called on Team Roc to take further action. Gotti and Roc have filed an emergency order seeking the court to appoint an independent monitor to assume control of Parchman's day-to-day operations. Their hope is that this move would lead to an overall improvement in the lives of inmates at Parchman, as the current situation there is unconstitutional, violating the 8th Amendment that bars cruel and unusual punishment.

Yo Gotti Files Emergency Order For Court To Monitor Mississippi Prison ConditionsChristopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

According to court documents, the circumstances Gotti is protesting are a largely a result of an understaffing issue. There is only one guard assigned to 160 inmates in a particular cell block, and the limited number of guards "can't, or won't, enter Unit 29 buildings to prevent violence or even render much needed emergency medical assistance." The inmates have allegedly been served cold, rotten food containing rocks, insects, and bird and rat droppings, and the drinking water is allegedly contaminated with human waste. Toilets are spilling out onto floors, and prisoners have resorted to setting fires just to get the attention of the sparse number of guards. These conditions have lead to eight total inmate deaths at Parchman in the last 26 days alone. On Thursday, the governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, held a news conference in which he attempted to blame the violence and subsequent deaths that have occurred at Parchman on inmates' access to cell phones.

However, this is not how Gotti sees it. “The situation at Parchman is a lethal humanitarian crisis," Gotti stated. "Our fellow humans are being held in facilities with little to no food, no clean water, no electricity, no heat, no blankets and in cells where the floors are full of roaches, rats, black mold and feces. There are inmates who haven't been able to shower for over a month. The incarcerated are human beings who deserve safe, healthy and humane living conditions—not torturous, deadly treatment. We won't stop until the Mississippi government makes sweeping changes to guarantee the safety of inmates."