50 CENT Avoids Criminal Charge for Throwing Mic
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50 Cent is in the clear, for now, for chucking a microphone into the crowd during his L.A. show back in August ... an incident that left a spectator with multiple lacerations to her head and face.
Power 106 radio host Bryhana Monegain filed a police report following the incident on August 30 ... and cops originally presented the case to the L.A. County D.A. as a felony -- but the D.A.'s Office later kicked it to the L.A. City Attorney's office.
Now, the City Attorney's office tells TMZ no criminal charges have been filed against the 48-year-old rapper, and won't be filed as long as he keeps his nose clean.
We're told the case will remain open for 1 year from the date of the incident ... and it could be re-evaluated for possible criminal charges should there be any further incidents between 50 and Bryhana.
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This all started when 50 Cent performed at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena, and video showed him angrily throwing his mic into the crowd ... and it smashed Bryhana in the forehead so badly, she needed medical assistance.
There were technical issues during the concert, and 50 was pissed about the mic malfunctioning. His lawyer Scott Leemon told us 50 would "never intentionally strike anyone with a microphone."
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Coach USA Bus Co. Class Action Suit Withdrawn ... After Israel Dust-Up
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11/21 -- 10:05 AM PT -- The class action lawsuit against Coach USA has been voluntarily withdrawn.
12:11 PM PT -- Colin Emberson, VP of Commercial for Coach USA tells TMZ ... "We have become aware of an incident that took place on Tuesday, November 14 wherein charter customers from another bus company were left stranded on their way to a rally in Washington, DC. Coach USA was not in any way involved in this incident. In fact, Coach USA successfully carried passengers on 74 charter buses from New Jersey and Maryland to the rally on Tuesday as planned."
A bus company is being taken to court after allegedly failing to deliver on its contract to transport protesters trying to get to the March for Israel rally after its drivers refused to drive them ... and the plaintiff is claiming it's owed damages for religious discrimination.
A guy named Doron Orbach is suing Coach USA in a class action lawsuit, alleging violations of several federal anti-discrimination laws -- including the Civil Rights Act -- that he claims Coach is liable in connection with his attempt to get folks to the D.C. protest in support of Israel.
According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Orbach -- who's Jewish and Israeli -- says the Israeli American Council had booked buses through Coach to transport upwards of 900 individuals that day to go from various pickup points across the East Coast ... and to pull up for the march in D.C.
But Orbach claims Coach never picked up these folks like they were scheduled to -- and he alleges it was all due to a coordinated effort on the part of its drivers/employees refusing to do the job based on their "discriminatory animus" towards Jewish people.
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The lawsuit says that multiple Coach bus drivers staged a "sick out" that day as a way to avoid picking up these hundreds of people ... a majority of whom, Orbach says, were Jewish or of Israeli origin.
As a result of this alleged discrimination ... Orbach claims his civil and human rights were violated -- as were those of everyone else who missed the rally as a result. Orbach says Coach knew or should have known about the possibility of its drivers backing out and failed to take measures to prevent it ... and it suing for unspecified damages.
Originally Published -- 11/17 10:17 AM PT
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Marcha por Israel Demanda colectiva contra compañía de buses... Por no transportar judíos
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Una compañía de autobuses está siendo llevada a los tribunales por, supuestamente, no cumplir con su contrato de transportar a los manifestantes que trataban de llegar a una Marcha por Israel. Todo esto, después de que sus conductores se negaran a llevarlos, y el demandante está reclamando daños y perjuicios por discriminación religiosa.
Un tipo llamado Doron Orbach está demandando a Coach USA en una demanda colectiva, alegando violaciones de varias leyes federales contra la discriminación, incluyendo la Ley de Derechos Civiles. El sujeto afirma que Coach es responsable por no haber llevado a los adherentes a la protesta de D.C. en apoyo de Israel.
Según los documentos obtenidos por TMZ, Orbach, que es judío e israelí, dice que el Consejo Americano de Israel había reservado autobuses a través de Coach para el transporte de más de 900 personas ese día. Estaban previstos varios puntos de recogida en toda la Costa Este, que tenían como destino final la marcha en Washington DC.
Pero Orbach afirma que Coach nunca recogió a estas personas como estaba previsto, y alega que todo se debió a un esfuerzo coordinado por parte de sus conductores/empleados y su "animadversión discriminatoria" contra los judíos.
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La demanda dice que varios conductores de la empresa organizaron un "despido por enfermedad" ese día para evitar recoger a estos cientos de personas, la mayoría de los cuales, dice Orbach, eran judíos o de origen israelí.
Como resultado de esta supuesta discriminación, Orbach afirma que se violaron sus derechos civiles y humanos, al igual que los de todos los demás que no acudieron a la manifestación. Orbach dice que Coach sabía o debería haber sabido sobre la posibilidad de que sus conductores se retractaran y no tomó medidas para evitarlo. Por ese motivo están demandando por daños y perjuicios no especificados.
Contactamos a la empresa para que hiciera comentarios, pero hasta ahora no hemos tenido respuesta.
Drake Joe Budden Criticism Reason For New EP??? Fans Seem To Think So
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Drake just announced he's following up on his newest album only a month after its release ... and some fans think it's a direct move reacting to the viral bashing from Joe Budden.
Shortly after Drake announced his "Scary Hours 3" EP would arrive at midnight, Budden's name became a trending topic crediting him for the quick OVO Sound turnaround.
😭😭😭
— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) November 16, 2023 @JoeBudden
They also predicted Drake would give him a lyrical thrashing on at least one of the songs ... a fact JB seemed to revel in with his crying emojis reaction!!!
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If you remember on the weekend of 'Dogs' release, JB criticized Drake for blending in with the teeny boppers, even slamming the Yeat collab "IDGAF" ... which has been the runaway fan favorite on streaming.
In fact, 'Dogs' surpassed the 1 billion stream mark this week ... clearly people are still bumping it but Joe told him he needed to do better.
Drake's "For All The Dogs" has now surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify 🔥🐶
— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) November 15, 2023 @HipHopAllDayy
It becomes his record-extending 𝗦𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛 project to achieve this. 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘. pic.twitter.com/VwpcHt7WKx
Drake says he's happy with 'Dogs' -- he's just getting musical inspiration at a rapid pace and thinks it would be a crime to withhold the tracks from the public.
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Any JB shade on the EP would say quite the opposite, though. Time will tell what Drizzy has to say. 👀
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Osama Bin Laden 'Letter to America' Removed Online ... Gained Viral U.S. Sympathy
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10:20 AM PT -- A TikTok spokesperson tells TMZ ... "Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on our platform are inaccurate. This is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media."
Osama Bin Laden might've not been such a bad guy after all -- at least that's what a bunch of TikTokers think ... this after reading a post-9/11 letter he wrote, if you can believe that.
Here's the deal ... correspondence that the infamous terrorist architect of Sept. 11th wrote back in 2002 -- in response to the question of why he and his al-Qaeda followers carried out the deadly attacks -- has been going viral over the past 24 hours or so, but in a strange way.
Over the past 24 hours, thousands of TikToks (at least) have been posted where people share how they just read Bin Laden’s infamous "Letter to America," in which he explained why he attacked the United States.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 16, 2023 @yashar
The TikToks are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and… pic.twitter.com/EwjiGtFEE3
Essentially, a bunch of people online read his "Letter to America" and apparently see some merit in his arguments over why he and his fellow terrorists decided to kill thousands of American civilians ... and yes, this all has to do with the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
You can go read the letter on your own, but OBL explicitly mentions the U.S.'s role in the Middle East dating back decades ... and claims our country has basically given him and his cohorts no choice but to retaliate to what he characterizes as unjust meddling in the region.
He also notes he's a Palestine sympathizer ... and that seems to be why all these Americans now are posting TikTok responses and suggesting -- "Y'know what, maybe he had a point."
It's a wild trend, and it's gone viral -- so much so, in fact, that one of the only mainstream Western publications that still had the letter up on their site (The Guardian) actually took it down ... and their rationale boils down to it not having their original proper context.
Of course, it's understandable why they'd remove it ... seeing how it justifies committing mass murder on many, many Americans -- something some folks in 2023 seem to cool with!
Like we said, most of the folks reconsidering their view on 9/11 are echoing the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel rhetoric we've seen in protests for weeks now ... and while some are trying to walk the line of condemning Bin Laden's tactics for dealing with his grievances (aka, deadly terrorism) and supporting his root cause, others are blurring the line a bit.
If that sounds concerning ... well, that's 'cause it is. Those who are finding validity in Bin Laden's key points are now saying they were brainwashed by U.S. propaganda into hating the guy and supporting the American effort to root out radical Islamist terrorism in the '00s.
Naturally, others are screaming revisionist history ... and are beside themselves that any American could see Bin Laden as an oppressed victim. Talk about never forget, huh?
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CRITICAN a BALENCIAGA POR VENDER UNA FALDA DE TOALLA DE 925 DÓLARES
Balenciaga está recibiendo críticas por el nuevo artículo de diseño que la compañía está vendiendo, una falda hecha de una toalla de algodón por la módica suma de $925.
La gente en redes sociales ha hecho y desecho con la peculiar prenda.
La falda/toalla de $925 es parte de la colección Primavera 2024 de la marca Balenciaga. La empresa comenzó a tomar pedidos por adelantado el martes y mucha gente se pregunta qué diablos está pasando.
Algunos tuits dice: "¿No es Balenciaga una falda toalla? 😭 ¿Quién es el director creativo de allí?" y "Balenciaga está vendiendo una toalla envuelta alrededor de la cintura de alguien como una falda por $925 😂😂😂 por favor váyanse a la mier...".
Balenciaga dice que la falda/toalla de 925 dólares se sujeta con dos botones en el interior de la cintura y un cinturón ajustable con una hebilla en el interior hecha en Italia y tiene que ser limpiada en seco.
El modelo en el sitio web de Balenciaga lleva la falda de toalla sobre un par de pantalones de carga de $1.950 y una sudadera con capucha con cremallera de $1.000.
Naturalmente, algunos usuarios de las redes sociales dicen que pueden lograr el mismo look por mucho menos, como una toalla de $5 en el Target.
El precio de 925 dólares parece ser la principal queja aquí, pero una mujer dice ... ¿"UNA FALDA TOALLA COMO UNA DECLARACIÓN DE MODA"? Por favor THATS SO UGLY 😭 why balenciaga ?????".
Mientras tanto, otros se preguntan si Balenciaga está jugando algún tipo de broma.
Balenciaga Slammed for $925 Towel Skirt ... 'Please Be F****** For Real'
Balenciaga is being hung out to dry for a new designer item the company is selling ... a skirt made from a cotton towel with a whopping $925 price tag.
The high fashion house is being dragged online for its pricy new towel skirt, with folks on social media having a field day at Balenciaga's expense.
The $925 towel skirt is part of the brand's Spring 2024 Collection, Balenciaga started taking preorders Tuesday and lots of folks are wondering what the heck is going on.
Among the mean tweets ... "Nah Balenciaga a towel skirt? 😭 who the f*** is the creative director over there" and "Balenciaga is selling a towel wrapped around somebody’s waist as a skirt for $925 😂😂😂 please be f****** for real."
Balenciaga says the $925 towel skirt is held up by 2 buttons inside the waistline and an adjustable belt with a buckle inside ... and it's made in Italy and has to be dry cleaned.
The model on the Balenciaga website is wearing the towel skirt over a pair of $1,950 cargo pants and a $1,000 zip-up hoodie.
Naturally, some social media users say they can achieve the same look for way less ... like a $5 towel from Target.
The $925 price tag seems to be the main gripe here, but one woman says ... "A TOWEL SKIRT AS A FASHION STATEMENT?!?! Please THATS SO UGLY 😭 why balenciaga ?????"
Meanwhile, others are wondering if Balenciaga is playing some kind of joke here.
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Tennis Star Andrey Rublev Bloodies Knee In Wild Tantrum ... During Match W/ Alcaraz
Tennis star Andrey Rublev is going to need some bandages for his knee for the next few days ... 'cause he bloodied himself during a wild temper tantrum in a match on Wednesday.
Rublev's explosion happened while he was going up against Carlos Alcaraz in the ATP Finals in Italy.
Rublev had been trying to go toe-to-toe with the tennis superstar ... but when Alcaraz got the better of him one too many times, Rublev snapped.
Non vraiment calmez Andrey Rublev il va se décapiter sur le court un jour pic.twitter.com/Xk2diQqLEE
— Ax (@lymphazZ) November 15, 2023 @lymphazZ
Check out video from the court ... the 26-year-old smashed his racket into his knee six straight times -- opening up a gash that required medical attention.
He was ultimately able to finish the match ... though he fell to Alcaraz, 7-5, 6-2.
Afterward, Rublev told reporters his knee was OK ... adding, "I get disappointed and couldn’t manage."
The silver lining for Rublev? The ATP Finals is the ATP Tour's season-ending event ... so he'll have plenty of time soon to calm down -- and ice up.
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Estrella del tenis Andrey Rublev Tiene una salvaje rabieta y queda sangrando En partido con Alcaraz
La estrella del tenis Andrey Rublev va a necesitar vendas para su rodilla durante los próximos días, porque tuvo una rabieta tan grande el miércoles que quedó sangrando.
La explosión de ira de Rublev se produjo mientras se enfrentaba a Carlos Alcaraz en las Finales del ATP de Italia.
Rublev había estado tratando de ir mano a mano con la superestrella del tenis, pero cuando el español volvió a sacar lo mejor de él, Rublev estalló.
Non vraiment calmez Andrey Rublev il va se décapiter sur le court un jour pic.twitter.com/Xk2diQqLEE
— Ax (@lymphazZ) November 15, 2023 @lymphazZ
El jugador de 26 años se golpeó la rodilla con la raqueta seis veces seguidas, abriéndose una herida que requirió atención médica.
Al final pudo terminar el partido, aunque terminó cayendo ante Alcaraz por 7-5 y 6-2.
Después le dijo a los periodistas que su rodilla estaba bien y añadió: "Sentí desilusión y no pude manejarlo".
¿El lado positivo para Rublev? Las Finales ATP son el evento que cierra la temporada del ATP Tour, así que pronto tendrá mucho tiempo para calmarse y ponerse hielo.
Taylor Swift Don't Throw Crap Onstage!!!
Taylor Swift is the latest performer to chastise audience members for throwing crap onstage during a show ... but her warning was sweetly laced.
The pop star was doing her thing Sunday night in Buenos Aires, when she stopped singing after fans began throwing "presents" at her.
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That's the word Taylor used to describe the unwanted gifts -- although she made it clear it wasn't cool she still said she appreciated the gesture.
More to the point, she made it clear hurling objects freaks her out, and she explained why, and then ended with a gesture of love.
She's far from the first artist to have to deal with this -- in fact, stuff getting thrown onstage has been a thing all year for artists like Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini, Maluma and Drake.
Lucky for T-Swift, nothing made direct contact with her, so the fact she's getting in front of the problem shows.
Considering how loyal the Swifties, we're guessing they'll follow her orders.
We covered it all on the latest episode of The TMZ Podcast, available on all podcast platforms.
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Adam Driver Clashes With Spectator At 'Ferrari' Screening ... 'F**k You'!!!
Adam Driver got testy during a Q&A session for his upcoming film delivering an F-bomb to someone in the audience for asking a question he found annoying.
The actor was sitting in a chair next to a host onstage at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland after a special Sunday screening of "Ferrari," which is scheduled to be released Christmas day.
While fielding questions about the movie, Driver got into it with the crowd member who inquired about the crash scenes, describing them as "harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me."
Check out the video ... Driver calmly takes a sip from his water bottle before dressing down the person, saying, "F**k you. I don’t know? Next question."
The audience bursts out in laughter, clearly loving his blunt response. But Driver didn't seem amused, though he kept his cool.
In the biopic, Driver plays Enzo Ferrari whose famous sports car company is about to go bankrupt in 1957. With his marriage also falling apart, Ferrari risks everything he has on the Mille Miglia, entering his team into the dangerous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
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TAYLOR SWIFT ¡NO TIREN COSAS AL ESCENARIO!
Taylor Swift es la última artista en reprender a la audiencia por tirar basura en el escenario durante un show, pero su advertencia tenía un toque dulce.
La estrella del pop estaba haciendo lo suyo el domingo por la noche en Buenos Aires, cuando dejó de cantar después de que los fans comenzaron a tirar "regalos" a ella.
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Esa es la palabra que Taylor utilizó para describir los regalos no deseados, a pesar de que dejó claro que no estaba bien, de todas formas apreciaba el gesto.
Dejó en claro que lanzar objetos la asusta, explicó por qué, y luego terminó diciendo que los amaba a todos.
Ella está lejos de ser la primera artista en tener que lidiar con esto, de hecho, las cosas que se lanzan al escenario ha sido un tema recurrente durante todo el año para artistas como Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini, Maluma y Drake.
Por suerte para T-Swift, nada hizo contacto directo con ella, por lo que el hecho de que ella está recibiendo frente al problema muestra.
Teniendo en cuenta lo leales que son los Swifties, suponemos que seguirán sus órdenes.
ADAM DRIVER LE RESPONDE A UN ESPECTADOR EN LA PROYECCIÓN DE "FERRARI" "¡que te jodan!"
Adam Driver se enfadó durante una sesión de preguntas y respuestas para su próxima película, respondiendole a alguien del público por hacer una pregunta que le pareció molesta.
El actor estaba sentado en una silla junto a un anfitrión en el escenario en el Festival de Cine Camerimage en Polonia después de una proyección especial el domingo de "Ferrari", que está programado para ser lanzada el día de Navidad.
Mientras respondía a las preguntas sobre la película, Driver no se tomó de la mejor manera la pregunta que le hizo un miembro del público que le preguntó sobre las escenas del accidente, describiéndolas como "duras, drásticas y, debo decir, cursis para mí".
Échale un vistazo al vídeo; Driver bebe tranquilamente un sorbo de su botella de agua antes de responderle a la persona, diciéndole: "Que te jodan. ¿No lo sé? Siguiente pregunta".
El público estalla en carcajadas, claramente encantado con su contundente respuesta. Pero a Driver no pareció hacerle ninguna gracia, aunque mantuvo la calma.
En la película biográfica, Driver interpreta a Enzo Ferrari, cuya famosa empresa de coches deportivos está a punto de quebrar en 1957. Con su matrimonio a punto de desmoronarse, Ferrari arriesga todo lo que tiene en la Mille Miglia, inscribiendo a su equipo en la peligrosa carrera de 1.000 millas a través de Italia.
Keke Palmer Holds Son Post-TRO Against Baby Daddy Flower Bouquet Sent Over
Keke Palmer is holding on tight to her son after getting temporary sole custody of him amid her legal fight with her baby daddy -- this, of course, after accusing him of DV.
The actress appeared to be on set Saturday afternoon in West Hollywood, where two notable things happened -- one, she was photographed carrying her nearly 9-month-old, Leo, while in costume ... and was smiling from ear to ear, while even firing off a selfie of the 2 of them.
There was a woman nearby, whom Keke eventually handed Leo over to -- presumably a nanny of some sort -- while she went back to work. Like we said, KP is beaming here.
The other standout moment from this time on the job ... she received an intricate bouquet of flowers from somebody, courtesy of a local business called La Fleu Eclose ... and this particular arrangement is one of their pricier items for sale -- it's called "My Queen."
The bouquet comes with a crap ton of roses -- between 50 to 100 -- and a nice little crown ornament on top to boot. There was a card attached that Keke was seen reading ... and she looked to be a bit emotional as she went through it. No word on who it was from.
This is the first time we're seeing Keke out in public since her bomb allegations this past week -- namely, claiming Darius Jackson had abused her on and off for well over a year ... including an alleged incident she says happened as recently as last weekend.
Keke also uploaded a bunch of still images taken from in-home security footage that she claims shows Darius roughing her up on a handful of occasions, dating back to 02/2022.
She said she feared for her safety, and as a result was granted a temporary restraining order against Darius. Keke was also granted temporary sole custody of their kid ... a separate filing that came shortly before her TRO hit the court system.
Darius has remained mostly mum through all this ... not having officially acknowledged her claims, other than to say he loves his son and that he'll "see you soon." A hearing to sort all this out is scheduled for early December ... where he'll presumably get a chance to respond.
Keke and Darius had Leo in February ... and had been a couple for a good while before that. He's not famous at all -- but has drawn attention to himself and their relationship.
Infamously, he criticized her outfit choice during an Usher concert ... which got a lot of blowback -- even, seemingly, from Keke herself. Since then, though -- they appear to have made up and gotten back together ... until now, that is. Safe to say, they're on the outs.
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RFK Jr. Played Footsie with First-Class Floor ... On American Flight to Dallas
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. let it all hang out during a flight nearly two weeks ago -- and by that, we mean from the ankles down ... where he got very acquainted with a messy aisle floor.
The presidential candidate -- who's running as an independent -- was on an American Airlines plane on Nov. 2 ... where we're told he was traveling from Portland to Dallas for what appears to have been official political business, during which this eye-popping pic was snapped by conservative commentator Justin Haskins.
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Haskins -- who works for a think tank called The Heartland Institute -- took this photo of RFK Jr. getting up and walking to the bathroom ... only he did it completely barefoot!
Indeed ... it's a bit surprising, considering the ground he's treading on isn't all the clean -- at least that's what Haskins said when he and his buddies talked about this on their "In The Tank" pod on Friday. According to him, there was a bunch of food and debris down there.
Listen to how Haskins puts it ... sounds like he was pretty surprised to see Bobby pull this as nonchalantly as he did, and he jokes this might even torpedo his campaign prospects.
Time will tell on that front, we suppose ... but man, talk about getting comfy, huh? 😅
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Bill Burr Wife Nia Seems to Flip Off Trump ... At UFC 295 Event
Bill Burr's wife doesn't seem to be a fan of Donald Trump's -- that is, assuming this middle finger she fired off was for him ... and it very well may have been.
Nia Hill accompanied her comedian husband to the UFC 295 event Saturday night at NYC's Madison Square Garden -- and during one of DT's on-camera moments on the jumbotron ... she flipped the bird, which many have taken to be directly targeted for Trump.
Here’s the video for those interested. pic.twitter.com/5EWADkfNCt
— Still Boneless (@still_boneless) November 12, 2023 @still_boneless
Frankly, it's hard to tell if this F-U was, in fact, intended for The Donald or not. It looks like Trump is in the same aisle as them, but slightly angled ahead of them as they're seated.
Nia throws up two single-finger salutes right at the UFC team pans to them ... but it seems like she's perhaps doing it straight to the camera itself, as opposed to DT who's to her right. Whatever her intention was, right-wing Twitter certainly took it as an insult to the ex-Prez.
As a result, he's getting a ton of hate from conservatives ... 'cause they see his wife's would-be gesture toward Trump as a reflection of his own politics -- even though he holds that pretty close to the vest.
Burr occupies this nebulous comedy space ... at times, he comes out swinging against "wokeness" but also rails on right-wingers just as much. Dude's an enigma, for sure -- and more importantly, there aren't many interviews he's done where he straight-up craps on DT.
Now, he's in the crosshairs of MAGA loyalists ... who are still very much with 45. The UFC crowd also appeared to welcome his presence ... as he rolled in with Dana White, Tucker Carlson and Kid Rock.
Trump goes to a lot of the UFC fights post-presidency, so if you're anti-Trump ... be prepared to see him now and again at some of these. The guy likes to show up and show out.