TMZ.com Ben Simmons has found himself in the middle of Tory Lanez's high-profile assault case -- and now, the Nets superstar is defending himself after he was accused of messing around with Megan Thee Stallion. On Monday, the defense gave their opening statement in Lanez's trial -- where he's accused of shooting Meg in L.A. in 2020 following an argument. While addressing the jurors, Tory's attorney suggested it could've been Meg's friend, Kelsey Harris, who fired the shots, after the women were feuding.

Kelly Rowland made sure to have her former Destiny's Child bandmates, Michelle Williams and Beyoncé, review her revealing single prior to letting the public hear it for the first time. Rowland told Washington radio station 93.9 WKYS that she let the ladies hear her emotional track, "Dirty Laundry," before she put it on her new album. Upon first hearing Rowland's soulful song, Beyoncé's immediate reaction "was just like 'I never left',"

Floyd Mayweather will be fighting in Japan this month as he looks to take on none other than Mikuru Asakuru who is a mixed martial arts fighter in the country. This is another one of Mayweather's exhibition matches that have been hyped up over the last few years. Mayweather still has the goods, and these exhibition fights are a solid way for him to keep his skills fresh. Of course, Mayweather is looking to fight Conor McGregor next year and in November, he will take on the YouTuber Deji in what should prove to be a colossal waste of time.

Adin Ross‘ transition to Kick isn’t going as well as he had hoped it would. Ed Craven (aka Eddie), the CEO of Kick has had his qualms with Ross thanks to his eccentric antics. At one point, Eddie also discussed the streamer being a sort of liability for the green platform. Now, in a recent podcast, Eddie once again took a jab at Adin for lacking the vision to make more money.

Miss USA Noelia Voigt will compete at Miss Universe on Saturday. Voigt, who began competing in pageants at 16, won Miss USA while representing Utah. The new Miss Universe will be crowned by R'Bonney Gabriel, the ninth American to win the pageant.  On Saturday night, ​Noelia Voigt hopes to become the 10th American to win Miss Universe. Voigt, 24, is a seasoned pageant queen who began competing when she was 16. But her road to Miss USA wasn't an easy one.

PwC This article is more than 2 months oldPwC defends plans to cut 600 jobs rather than bosses’ payThis article is more than 2 months oldNews come months after PwC revealed more than 1,000 UK partners would be paid £906,000 each PwC’s chair has defended plans to cut up to 600 jobs rather than cut partner pay amid a slowdown in client demand, saying it was important to offer “competitive” pay packages to senior staff.

Rym Momtaz Parents – Quelqu’un travaillant comme journaliste politique d’origine libyenne La journaliste d’origine française Rym Momtaz est d’origine libyenne et travaille comme correspondante principale de POLITICO Europe. Son héritage culturel et familial influence grandement sa vie professionnelle, lui offrant une perspective unique pour comprendre et analyser les événements au Liban. Sa connaissance approfondie du pays et de ses problèmes fait d’elle une source d’informations précieuse pour les lecteurs de POLITICO.

Until last night, I only knew H.E.R. as the tiny person who lives inside of my TV and emerges once a year to perform on awards shows. Now, I know her as the tiny person who lives inside of my TV who is the best Disney princess since Moana. On December 15, Disney aired Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, a televised musical event on ABC that was a better, more artistically valuable brand-extension exercise than any dreary “live-action” movie remake could ever hope to be.

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos has filed for divorce from her husband, Ian Gomez. Vardalos filed divorce docs in an L.A. County court Tuesday ... the couple has one daughter together and got married back in 1993. She lists the date of separation as June 29, 2017 and requests both joint legal and physical custody. Vardalos wrote and starred in 'MBFGW,' playing Toula Portokalos in the 2002 film along with John Corbett who played the groom.

A Native American community neighboring the only operating uranium mill in the U.S. is hoping a new study will answer longstanding questions about whether it is affecting their health. Members of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe living in White Mesa, Utah, say they have seen an alarming increase in health problems in recent years. "I am aware that there have been increased levels of cancer," says Scott Clow, the tribe's environmental director.