J.D. Vance is breaking his silence after Nicki Minaj let out a major verbal slip at the TPUSA summit this weekend -- accidentally referring to him as "the assassin" -- but instead of clapping back, the VP is actually taking the high road.
Vance hopped on X Monday morning and first referenced Nicki’s comments that lifting up little Black girls doesn’t mean tearing down little blonde girls ... making it clear he understood her message was one rooted in unity.
He went on to say politics has pushed people into "zero sum" thinking in recent years, pointing the finger at powerful forces that thrive on division -- and he tagged Nicki directly, saying she rejects that mindset. So apparently no beef between J.D. and Nicki!
A rogue firework abandoned its assignment and went shooting toward the field at "Sunday Night Football" ... and it appears the errant explosive nearly hit someone standing on the turf.
According to eyewitnesses, the scary moment went down prior to the Baltimore Ravens' home matchup against the New England Patriots ... as player introductions were underway.
While the pyrotechnic devices were supposed to shoot up to the sky, one had other plans ... and went straight to the grass.
DK Metcalf might have nerves of steel ... but, a Detroit Lions fan got on his last one -- and video shows him taking a swing at the guy!
The wild moment went down late in the second quarter of the Lions matchup against DK's Pittsburgh Steelers ... with the CBS broadcast first showing a tense convo between the veteran wide receiver and a DET fan in a bright blue wig.
11:13 AM PT -- Puka Nacua just issued an apology for his actions ... saying he had "no idea this act was antisemitic in nature and perpetuated harmful stereotypes against Jewish people."
"I deeply apologize to anyone who was offended by my actions as I do not stand for any form of racism, bigotry or hate of another group of people," Nacua said minutes ago.
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Nacua shared his apology in a blue box -- which is in alliance with the Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign.
Puka Nacua is in a ton of hot water after his appearance on Adin Ross' recent stream ... with a well-known California politician ripping the Rams star as an "a***hole" for vowing to do an antisemitic touchdown dance on "Thursday Night Football."
The former BYU receiver was a guest on the popular streamer's Kick channel earlier this week ... and at one point in the convo, the two discussed how No. 12 would celebrate his next score.
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Ross -- who is Jewish -- suggested that after Nacua spins the ball and flexes his muscles, he should bend over and wring his hands together, a gesture often used as an antisemitic stereotype to portray Jewish people as greedy.
Blueface's mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, is praying that his new GF Nevaeh develops some common sense dealing with her son -- after spelling his name wrong in her brand new neck tattoo!!!
Nevaeh debuted the signature ink last night on IG during some NC-17 time with her boo ... only problem is that she forgot the "H" in Blueface's government name, Johnathan!!!
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According to Karlissa, her son's name has a holy connotation ... fashioned after Bible verse John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Karlissa says she gave her son life with an "H" attached to his name and clowned away in her IG comments with her followers.
Jonathan Bailey thought he'd single-handedly ruined a highly anticipated show when he was a child ... violating a theater superstition right before a memorable bomb.
The actor opened up about his foolish faux pas during an episode of "Actors on Actors" -- the popular Variety series where stars interview one another about their lives and careers.
Bailey told Superman himself, David Corenswet, he took part in the 1996 show "Les Enfants du Paradis" helmed by "Four Wedding and A Funeral" actor Simon Callow ... and, before the show, Jonathan says he said the word "Macbeth."
One of Mario's fans may have taken "Let Me Love You" way too literally during a recent show ... reaching in and rubbing his crotch mid-performance -- and the R&B star clearly wasn't having it.
Mario checks married fan who groped him during his concert in Detroit:
The incident reportedly went down Saturday during Mario’s tour stop in Detroit at the Masonic Jack White Theatre ... and in a now-viral clip, he's seen passionately serenading the crowd, inching toward the edge of the stage when a front-row fan suddenly slides their hand right onto his crotch.
The fan lingers for a moment -- fully cupping his private area -- until Mario shoos them off and appears to gently scold them.
Josh Brolin looks ready to join up with a "Gangster Squad" ... because it seems he may have some expansive new ink on his back.
The actor was spotted surfing in Santa Barbara Saturday ... and, while walking to and from the water, he pulled his wetsuit down to let his torso breathe.
And, on his back, is a huge black tattoo ... with a lighthouse rising from the waves, topless mermaids framing the scene and the word "aretê" -- an ancient Greek word that literally means "fulfillment" and "virtue '-- squarely between his shoulder blades
Jonathan van Ness says the fame he gained from "Queer Eye" wasn't all it was cracked up to be ... because the weight of fan expectations wrecked his mental health.
The reality star stylist got real about his struggles during an interview with the British outlet The Times ... telling the paper a fan ran up to him on the New York City subway shortly after the show first came out -- which he says was awesome and also overwhelming.
Van Ness says he feels he lost the ability to be sad or disheveled in public because people were always looking at him ... and would run rampant with rumors if he didn't look immaculate.
Miss Mexico's sparkly Miss Universe win is coming with some serious side eye ... 'cause after her own scandal shook the pageant, people are claiming the crown was handed to her as damage control, not as the result of a hard-earned victory.
Weeks after pageant exec Nawat Itsaragrisil called her a "dummy" -- triggering a full-on contestant walkout in her defense -- Fátima Bosch Fernández’s win at the pageant in Thailand Friday looked like the ultimate "against all odds" comeback. She’s drop-dead gorgeous, composed, intelligent, it all lined up perfectly -- but hold up a sec ...
Fans watching at home were shocked that Miss Côte d’Ivoire -- who only landed 4th runner-up -- didn’t take the whole thing ... pointing out she delivered the winning answer during the top 5 Q&A.
N3on took a lie detector test on his YouTube channel that didn't go as well as he'd hoped ... the popular streamer failed when he was asked if he liked Black people.
Flanked by rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, fellow streamer Adin Ross, former NFL star Antonio Brown and comedian/rapper BenDaDonnn, N3on fielded questions from his buds in front of a stoic polygraph tester in the video posted Tuesday.
Like every lie detector test, it started out simple ... "Are you an Indian?" Adin asked. "Yes," N3on answered, as he is ethnically so. Easy enough ... right?
President Trump is so annoyed by the Jeffrey Epstein scandal that he's resorting to personal attacks on reporters asking him about the notorious sex offender -- and he even called one journalist a pig!
As you know, Trump has been under tremendous scrutiny over his longtime association with Epstein -- including last week when the House Oversight Committee released 23,000 emails that pointed to the their connection.
New video's surfaced of Trump flying Friday on Air Force One with a bunch of reporters -- one of whom asked the prez about his name popping up in the thousands of never-before-seen emails ... and Trump didn't take too kindly to the question.
Boosie Badazz says Diddy should've held it together after he was found guilty in his federal trial ... tearing into the dude for not being manly enough when the verdict came down.
The rapper sat down for an interview on "The Breastfast Club" Friday ... and, he talked about his relationship to the disgraced music mogul -- revealing the two haven't spoke in a long time despite their friendly relationship in the past.
Boosie says he wants to talk to the guy though ... because he thinks it was a total coward move to cry after the jury read out the verdict in his federal sex trafficking case.
Orlando Bloom and Rachel Lynn Matthews have no chill ... the "Batwoman" star dressed up as Orlando's ex-fiancée, Katy Perry, in a recently shared Halloween pic.
See for yourself ... Rachel donned a black wig and blue spacesuit in a costume resembling the ensemble Katy wore for her voyage into space in April.
Rachel and Orlando -- who dressed as a skeleton -- snapped pics shared on the former's Instagram story.
Bryce Harper was allegedly threatened by a Major League Baseball official over the summer ... this according to a bombshell claim made by a big-time agent.
Here's the deal ... Allan Walsh -- a superagent who reps National Hockey League players -- made the allegations on his "Agent Provocateur" podcast which he hosts alongside podcaster Adam Wylde.
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Walsh mentioned a widely reported incident over the summer ... when baseball insiders claimed MLB Commisioner Rob Manfred came into the Philadelphia Phillies locker room and attempted to talk to the players about a salary cap.
Jennifer Lawrence is still keeping up with the Kardashians ... but, she's done with Kourtney's antics -- accusing the eldest sister of being "more annoying than ever."
The actress took a shot at the reality star during a Vanity Fair lie detector test released Friday ... after her "Die My Love" costar Robert Pattinson asked her if Khloé Kardashian'sher fav member of the famous fam.
Jennifer Lawrence says Kourtney Kardashian is “more annoying than ever” on ‘The Kardashians’ during Vanity Fair’s lie detector:
“Everything has to be an announcement… just wear whatever you want. Or ‘I don’t have a TV in my room…’ just don’t watch TV”
Lawrence says yes ... then adds, unprompted, she's totally tired of Kourtney, accusing her of always making announcements about every little detail in her life.
