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Usher says he was hacked after his Twitter account got wiped out following Diddy arrest: 'Y'all ran with it'
Usher says he was hacked after his Twitter account got wiped out following Diddy arrest: 'Y'all ran with it'
A number of fans expressed skepticism on Sunday after Usher's full X/ Twitter account had been temporarily deleted, coming shortly after the arrest of his mentor Sean ' Diddy ' Combs Monday in connection with federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
The eight-time Grammy winner, 45, said in a post Sunday, 'Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it! See you tonight at Intuit Dome.'
Multiple users replied in the thread to the Dallas native, whose full name is Usher Raymond IV, saying the timing appeared to be too coincidental.
You must really think we are stupid,' one user said, while another added, 'What?? Lol, timing is JUST a coincidence huh?'
Another said to the Yeah! singer, 'Sure bro sure,' while another asked, 'Did your account really got hacked or you're not telling us something?'
A number of fans expressed skepticism on Sunday after Usher 's full X/ Twitter account had been temporarily deleted. The singer, 45, pictured September 19 in LA
The eight-time Grammy winner, 45, said in a post Sunday, 'Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it! See you tonight at Intuit Dome'
One user said that the deletion of the account might be a harbinger of troubles in the star's future following the arrest of his musical mentor.
Usher emerges on red carpet after comment about living with Diddy at 13 resurfaces
'Good cover,' the user said. 'For now. The first domino has been triggered. Now we watch you all fall.
One user defended Usher, saying, 'I been tweeted this EVERYWHERE that your acct was hacked and these ppl spreading fake news, GO OFF KING!'
Usher had not been directly accused of any criminal conduct in the case against Combs.
In a lawsuit filed by Dawn Richard, Usher was accused of having been present (along with Ne-Yo) while Combs was exerting physical abuse against his ex-girlfriend Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura.
The relationship between Usher and Diddy spans decades, as Combs was an executive producer on Usher's first album, 1994's Usher; and he resided with Diddy as a teenager in learning the business in the 1990s.
'You'd open a door and see somebody doing it, or several people in a room having an orgy,' Usher told Rolling Stone in 2004. 'You never knew what was going to happen.'
A number of users expressed skepticism at Usher's reaction to the social media account
The relationship between Usher and Diddy spans decades, as they were pictured in LA in 2004
Diddy and Usher were pictured embracing at a January 2020 bash in LA
Usher is currently on his Past Present Future tour; pictured last month in Washington, D.C.Diddy hosts his 'legendary' White Party and tells DJ 'let's hit it'
He said in the chat that there were 'always girls around' but he had not had 'busted a n** before' until he was 19 in 1997: 'I'd just do it until I could tell the girl was feeling good, and then I'd stop.'
Usher told Howard Stern in 2016 that there had been some 'very curious things taking place' during the time he resided with Diddy.
'I got a chance to see some things,' Usher said. 'I went there to see the lifestyle, and I saw it. I don't know if I could indulge and understand what I was even looking at. I had curiosity of my own. I just didn't understand it. It was pretty wild. It was crazy.'
Usher is currently on his Past Present Future tour. He is slated to play dates in North American locales including Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles, among others, through the end of the year, with the Atlanta dates ending that leg of his tour.
He will commence with the European leg of his tour in London at The O2 Arena starting March 29. He has eight nights slated at the venue, and will move forward to cities including Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin prior to a return to London to conclude the proceedings next May.
The singer revealed he would be hitting the road late last year after wrapping up on My Way: The Las Vegas Residency.
It's been a busy year for the stalwart R&B star, who was the headline act for the halftime show of Super Bowl LVIII, in which he performed alongside along artists including Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris and H.E.R. in Las Vegas.
By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com
Hearing that could determine future of Murdoch media empire begins in US
Hearing that could determine future of Murdoch media empire begins in US
Aprobate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death.
Mr Murdoch, 93, arrived at court on Monday for the hearing. Last year, he moved to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust in a bid to ensure that his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge of his group of newspapers and television networks, including the Wall Street Journal and Fox News Channel, according to reporting by The New York Times based on a sealed court document.
Evidentiary hearings in the case are scheduled to run through to Tuesday of next week. The court has kept the hearings closed to the public and most documents sealed, largely rejecting requests for access by news organisations including The Associated Press.
The trust was originally set up to give equal control over Rupert Murdoch’s businesses to his four oldest children upon his death, according to the Times.
Mr Murdoch stepped down as leader of both Fox News’ parent company and his News Corp media holdings last autumn. He is arguing that to preserve his businesses’ commercial value for all his heirs, the trust must be changed so Lachlan can ensure his newspapers and TV networks continue to have a conservative editorial outlook, the Times reported.
Lachlan succeeded his father as chairman of News Corp in November. He is also executive officer at Fox Corp, home to conservative news network Fox News, the Fox broadcast and sports networks, and local TV stations. The media empire spans continents and helped to shape modern American politics.
Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change the trust has pitted him against his other three children named as beneficiaries: James, Elisabeth and Prudence, and they have united to stop their father from revising the trust, according to the Times.
Irrevocable trusts are typically used to limit estate taxes, among other reasons, and cannot be changed without permission from the beneficiaries or through a court order.
Nevada probate commissioner Edmund J Gorman of the Second Judicial District Court in Reno ruled this summer that Rupert Murdoch could amend the trust if he can show that he is acting in good faith and for the sole benefit of his heirs, the Times reported.
The court’s ruling notes that Mr Murdoch sought to give Lachlan permanent and exclusive control over his companies because the mogul was worried that a lack of consensus among his children could affect the strategic direction at his companies, including potentially leading to a change in editorial policy and content, according to the Times report.
Brigitte Macron awarded €8,000 in damages after fake trans conspiracy theory
Brigitte Macron awarded €8,000 in damages after fake trans conspiracy theory
Two women have been ordered to pay France’s first lady Brigitte Macron thousands of pounds in damages after falsely claiming she was transgender.
The two women falsely claimed in a December 2021 YouTube video that the French president’s wife had transitioned from living as a man - a claim which went viral and led to Ms Macron filing a libel claim.
Separate fake transphobic claims also spread on social media that Ms Macron had never existed, and that instead her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux had transitioned and assumed her identity.
A Paris court ordered Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey on Thursday to pay a total of €8,000 (£6,750) in damages to the president’s wife over the YouTube video, reported Agence France-Presse.
They must also pay €5,000 to her brother Jean-Michel Trogneux and were given a suspended fine of €500.
Ms B Macron did not attend the trial or the ruling.
It came as she made a surprise cameo appearance in the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris on Thursday, playing herself.
The show's main actress, Lily Collins, who plays Emily Cooper, said that Ms Macron was "a big fan of the show".
“She was so kind and warm and welcoming and she was so enthusiastic about the show," Ms Collins said. "Having her on set was so fun... we had such a great time together."
She added: "It was an honour to do that with her."
Jordan Chiles Takes Legal Action to Reverse Olympic Medal Ruling
Jordan Chiles Takes Legal Action to Reverse Olympic Medal Ruling
American gymnast Jordan Chiles has taken her Olympic bronze medal dispute to the Swiss Supreme Court after losing the medal following a controversial decision.
Filed Appeal with Supreme Court
Chiles, 23, initially secured third place in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics, overtaking Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu after her score was revised, according to Ziare.
However, the Romanian team challenged the revision with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and won the case, arguing that Chiles had requested a score review four seconds too late. As a result, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the bronze medal to Bărbosu.
Chiles’ legal team has now filed an appeal with the Swiss Supreme Court, claiming they have video evidence proving she submitted her request on time.
Her attorneys also raised concerns over a “serious conflict of interest,” pointing out that the head judge involved in the case had previously worked as an adviser to Romania.
Everything was Taken Away From Me
"In light of these undeniable issues, we are requesting the court to restore Jordan’s rightful score," said her lawyers from Gibson Dunn. They emphasized that the integrity of the Olympic process must uphold fairness.
Chiles’ appeal is backed by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, with her legal team calling the decision to revoke her medal "unjust."
The gymnast also spoke out about the racial abuse she received on social media following the incident, adding to her distress. "I poured my heart and soul into this sport, and I'm proud to represent my culture and country," Chiles wrote online.
The Swiss Supreme Court’s decision is expected within four to six months. Meanwhile, Chiles continues to express her disillusionment with the sport, stating, “I feel like everything was taken away from me.”
Olympic runner doused in petrol and set on fire by ex-partner to be buried with full military honours
Olympic runner doused in petrol and set on fire by ex-partner to be buried with full military honours
An Olympic runner who died after being doused in petrol and set on fire by her former partner has been buried today with full military honours.
Thousands of mourners paid their respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed just three weeks after her final race at Paris 2024 at the hands of her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach.
She had returned to her home in the highlands of western Kenya - an area popular with international runners for its high altitude training facilities - when she was attacked as she walked back from church with her two daughters and younger sister, her family said.
She suffered burns to 80% of her body and succumbed to her injuries four days later.
"I don't think I am going to make it," she told her father while being treated in hospital, he said.
"If I die, just bury me at home in Uganda."
And so her body was flown home, one final time.
Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Ms Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda's army, said military spokesman Brigadier Felix Kulayigye, adding that she deserved a "gun salute that befits her rank".
Athletes and family members delivered eulogies to the runner.
Paris plans to honour runner
Her death has sparked outrage over the high levels of violence against women in Kenya, particularly in the athletics community. The athlete is the third elite runner to have allegedly died at the hands of a romantic partner since 2021 in Kenya.
Female athletes in Kenya are at high risk of exploitation and violence by men drawn to their prize money.
Ms Cheptegei's sporting successes included winning the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Thailand, and a year later earning first place in the Padova Marathon in Italy and setting a national record for the marathon.
Born in eastern Uganda in 1991, she met Marangach during a training visit to Kenya, later moving to the country to pursue her dream of becoming an elite runner.
According to a police report, the pair had argued over a piece of land Ms Cheptegei had bought in Kenya.
Marangach died a few days after Ms Cheptegei, from burns allegedly sustained during the attack, dividing opinion among the local running community.
"Justice really would have been for him to sit in jail and think about what he had done," said marathon runner Viola Cheptoo, co-founder of Tirop's Angels, a support group for athletes facing domestic violence in Kenya.
The circumstances of Ms Cheptegei's death shocked the world, but her name may yet inspire future athletes, with the French capital planning to name a sports facility in her honour.
"She dazzled us here in Paris. We saw her. Her beauty, her strength, her freedom," the city's mayor Anne Hidalgo told reporters. "Paris will not forget her."
Reference: Sky News
