The Democratic National Convention is putting Michelle Obama’s iconic phrase about “going low” to the test by bringing on former Republican strategist Ana Navarro to host Night 2.

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When Ana Navarro, who is best known for being an especially opinionated talking head on The View, was announced as the “celebrity” host for the DNC Tuesday night, many were quick to point out that she was by far the least famous of the roster, which included Tony Goldwyn on Monday with Mindy Kaling and Kerry Washington to follow.

She may not have starred on Scandal or The Office, but given her history, Navarro also promises to deliver the most searing rebuke of Donald Trump when she kicks off tonight’s proceedings.

A Nicaraguan-born political strategist and commentator, Navarro is a Republican who’s become known for her fierce loyalty to Joe Biden and now Harris. Navarro was one of the most called upon Latina voices in political television, even before joining the view The View, as a soundbite-machine for both ABC News and CNN.

She’s been a special advisor to the Government of Nicaragua and even served as Director of Immigration Policy for former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Despite spending her career on the GOP side, Navarro was quick to denounce Trump after the Access Hollywood “Grab ’em by the p—y” tape was leaked in 2016. In the years since, she has publicly supported issues associated with the left, such as gun control and LGBTQ+ rights, and now describes herself as a centrist.

But neither her accomplished background nor her party-switching are what Navarro has been making headlines for lately, as she amps up her attacks on Trump in the weeks leading up to the DNC.

Following the Republican National Convention last month, Navarro went further than any of her co-hosts on The View by suggesting that Biden would have been hospitalized if he had given the rambling speech that Trump delivered. “If Joe Biden had been up there giving that speech, many white coats would have interrupted him and carted him off and put him in a padded wagon,” Navarro said the next morning. “I thought today I would wake up and the TV would be full of doctors talking about Donald Trump’s cognitive decline.”

Then, three weeks ago Navarro upped the ante when she took to Instagram to post a photo of a nude Melania Trump—taken from a British GQ profile shot before her marriage to Donald—in an effort to defend Kamala Harris from the right’s attacks on her dating history.

“Some Republicans are out-there on TV and social media making vile sexual remarks about Kamala Harris and wanting to make her dating history an issue,” Navarro wrote in the caption to the post, which also included a photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein. “You want to make this an issue? Bring it on,” she wrote.

She trolled Trump even more this past weekend, when she posted a list of “Things I Trust More Than Trump,” and added her own, which ended up going viral.

Her picks were “a movie-role from Harvey Weinstein, an invitation to Church from Tom Cruise, [and] dinner with Jeffrey Dahmer,” in a list that also included “Kristi Noem taking care of [her puppy]” and “JD Vance alone on my living room couch.” Other social media users added their own untrustworthy scenarios, gleefully joining in as the left gets in on the trolling this time around.

Now, on the same night former First Lady Michelle Obama, who first coined the iconic phrase, “When they go low, they go high,” at the 2016 DNC, is set to speak to the convention hall, Navarro could be the one to most forcefully reject that suggestion.

“You wanna go low?” Navarro posted alongside her Melania Trump photo last month. “I’m not leaving one thing unanswered this time. Not a one. I’ll happily go 20,000 leagues under the sea.”

Novak Djokovic has been told to pull out of an event ahead of the US Open.

Novak Djokovic has been told to pull out of Thursday’s Head NYC Mash Up pickleball tournament (Image: GETTY)

Novak Djokovic has been told to pull out of Thursday’s Head NYC Mash Up pickleball tournament after sending a grave warning to tennis bosses about newer racket sports last month. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is part of a star-studded line-up set to play at the event.

Djokovic will join fellow tennis stars Jannik Sinner and Barbora Krejcikova as well as pickleball aces Callie Smith and Roscoe Bellamy in New York.

The tournament has been arranged to go ahead just days before the US Open begins at Flushing Meadows, with Djokovic on the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title at the final major of the year.

The pickleball event is set to be streamed live on the Head Tennis Instagram page. But after the tournament was promoted by the Tennis Channel on X earlier this week, fans demanded Djokovic reverses his decision to play.

“Stop this immediately,” wrote @john_c_palmer, while @IbrahimKhory penned: “Noooooooo. Please Novak, nooooo. I hate this sport.” Tennis fan @2016daz exclaimed: “Nooooooo! That’s the worst racquet sport ever. And @Hulk_097 added: “Don’t do it bro.

One Djokovic follower @dannstra even appeared to allude to the Serbian’s recent comments as he wrote: “Ohh the irony.” And @703omerta simply penned: “Shameful.”

Novak Djokovic spoke out about newer racket sports during his run to the Wimbledon final in July (Image: GETTY)

Djokovic was asked about playing five-set matches following his four-set victory against Alexei Popyrin at Wimbledon last month.

And the 37-year-old took the opportunity to take aim at the newer racket sports as he said: “I think collectively we all have to come together and understand how to maintain the sport’s foundation or create a new foundation, a cornerstone of really what tennis is about – which is the base level, right, the club level.

“Now we have the paddle or padel, as you call it in the States, that is growing and emerging. People kind of have fun with it and say, ‘Yeah but tennis is tennis’.

“Tennis is the king or queen of all the racquet sports, that’s true. But on a club level, tennis is endangered. If we don’t do something about it, as I said, globally or collectively, paddle, pickleball in the States, they’re going to convert all the tennis clubs into paddle and pickleball because it’s just more economical.

“You have one tennis court. You can build three paddle courts on one tennis court. You do the simple math. It’s just much more financially viable for an owner of a club to have those courts.

“In the grand scheme of things, I feel like we need to address all of these, I feel like, challenges and issues for us really. They have been out there for a while, but I don’t think we have been addressing them in a proper way.”

Ticketmaster’s Prices For Beyonce Tickets Were So Mind-Blowing That These Fans Are Flying To Sweden To See Her

“We were like, well, we can’t not see the Renaissance tour, so where are we going to go?”

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Jess McCraney couldn’t get tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour in Las Vegas, so she went with the next best option: a quick 15-hour flight to Sweden.

“It was the only place I could get through,” McCraney, who lives in Las Vegas, told BuzzFeed News. After waiting in the presale Ticketmaster online queue for hours on Feb. 6, McCraney bought tickets to one of Beyoncé’s May shows outside of Stockholm for $300 because a friend tipped her off about the cheap international option.

Luckily for McCraney, Sweden was already on her travel bucket list.

“I thought, ‘Sure, why not?’” she told BuzzFeed News.

Buying concert tickets through Ticketmaster’s verified fan system, which Beyoncé fans had to do earlier this month, has become an ordeal. Congress even got involved after thousands of fans weren’t able to secure tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in November, leading some Switfies to even sue the ticketing site.

So when Beyoncé announced that tickets to her world tour would go on sale in early February, fans knew they had to come prepared if they wanted to catch one of the most highly anticipated tours of recent memory. Some took off work to dedicate the entire day to buying tickets, others saved money for tickets, and the most devoted committed to traveling out of the country just to see Bey “fuck up the night” in person.

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It just so happens that Sweden, where ticket prices were significantly lower and Beyoncé is kicking off her tour with back-to-back shows on May 10 and 11, became a hot spot destination for fans.

Joann Mauricette, who lives in Orlando, is among the fans heading to Scandinavia to see the “Alien Superstar.” When she saw Beyoncé added a May 11 date in Solna, Sweden, it felt too perfect — that’s Mauricette’s birthday.

“What am I going to do? Go to Sweden for Beyoncé?” she said. “That sounds ridiculous.”

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Joann Mauricette

Then again, floor tickets in Sweden were just $95, and Mauricette hasn’t been on a vacation in years. Plus, she has family in London she could stay with for most of her trip. All of a sudden, her decision was made: Mauricette would travel 11-plus hours to see Beyoncé in Sweden for her 24th birthday.

“It was really a series of just incredible circumstances coming together that I didn’t even realize were happening,” she said.

For others, price wasn’t the goal. Being among the first few to see Bey dance to “Break My Soul” and “Cuff It” was.

“We’re all avid travelers and avid Beyoncé fans, and so it was a very natural marriage,” Ayesha Upshur, who lives in Washington DC, said of her friend group. Sweden wasn’t on the top of her travel bucket list. But the Scandinavian shows’ tickets were $400, compared to a ticket at the same level in DC for about $900. Upshur’s round-trip plane ticket to Sweden was roughly $600, so seeing Beyoncé in Sweden not only sounded like fun but made sense financially. In fact, Upshur and her four friends were so committed to their Sweden Beyoncé fantasy that they bought plane tickets before they bought concert tickets.

“None of us have missed a tour yet,” she said.

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Ayesha Upshur

There’s not a clear reason why tickets for Beyoncé’s concerts are cheaper in Sweden. Ticketmaster did not respond to a request for comment; a representative for Visit Sweden, a national marketing company promoting the country, said that Swedish currency is currently weak compared to the US dollar, so it’s “extremely price-worthy” to visit Sweden right now.

It’s not just Sweden. Given how expensive and limited Beyonce’s tickets were stateside, many fans are traveling within North America to see Bey wherever they can. This includes Chicagoan Alec Jordan and his partner. Jordan was determined to see Beyoncé on this tour because much of the new album’s sound was derived from house music, which was created in Chicago by Black queer people.

“I’ve been a huge Beyoncé fan for forever,” he said. “She’s my diva and this album is my favorite album from her and [it has] so many different genres.”

But Jordan and his partner have weddings to attend during the July weekend Beyoncé is performing in Chicago.

“We were like, ‘Well, we can’t not see the Renaissance tour, so where are we going to go?’” Jordan said.

So they started looking for shows in cities they wanted to visit and where they have friends, like Vancouver, where tickets for the Sept. 11 concert were $300. That was cheaper than what Jordan had seen for shows stateside.

While Jordan is leaving Chicago to see Bey, Alex Coleman is heading straight there. In July, he’ll travel from Dayton, Ohio, to Chicago to see the star. The 24-year-old spent about $800 on two concert tickets, and the plane ticket cost him $500. Having a friend in the Windy City sealed the deal.

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Alex Coleman

​​“She’s an artist that I’ve grown up listening to, and any videos I’ve seen of her performances, like at Coachella, have been phenomenal,” he said of Beyoncé. “I want to experience that energy in person.”

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While Beyoncé regularly toured in the early aughts and 2010s, it’s now rare to catch a full-fledged performance. She hasn’t logged a world tour since 2016’s for the Formation album, and her two shows at Coachella in 2018 and her gig in Dubai last month — her first live show in four years — weren’t exactly easy to attend.

“I don’t know if she’s going to be doing too much touring after this one. If it is her last time doing a big tour, I want to [be there],” McCraney said. “So I made plans to go to this one for sure.”

North West Is The Queen Of Impersonating Kim Kardashian And Her Latest TikTok Is The Ultimate Proof

People often say that kids keep you humble, and there’s no one more dedicated to that role than North West.

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It’s no secret that 9-year-old North — the eldest child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — is well in the know when it comes to her parents’ celebrity status. And with that in mind, she’s certainly not afraid to poke a little fun at her famous family too.

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It appears that North — the child who once responded “Kanye West is my dad” when asked who her favorite rapper was — has now stumbled upon some of her mother’s most iconic moments, namely those made famous by Keeping Up With the Kardashians.

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Channeling a mix of her mom’s drama queen energy and her father’s stage presence, North put on a show for her and Kim’s 8.8 million TikTok followers over the weekend, lip-synching to a viral mashup of some of her mom’s memorable quotes.

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Sporting long blond locks, a pair of familiar-looking black shades, and a makeshift shirt devised from the same yellow Balenciaga body tape Kim rocked earlier this year, North did her best impression, starting out with the line: “Hi I’m Kim Kardashian West.”

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We then got a glimpse at her perfected Kim K crying face with a stellar reenactment of the moment her mom lost her diamond earring in the ocean.

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And she eventually closed the performance with her (censored) take on one of the most parodied reality TV scenes in history: Kim swinging her handbag at Khloé, demanding: “Don’t be fucking rude!”

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Of course, if you keep up with North and Kim’s joint TikTok account, you’ll know that Northie has plenty of practice when it comes to impersonating her mom.

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In actual fact, just a day earlier North was kind enough to let the Skims founder join in for a cameo as the duo lip-synched to another of her most iconic one-liners.

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Playing the role of Wendy Williams, Kim helped North reenact an infamous 2009 interview when, after being asked if she had any tattoos, Kim simply replied: “Honey, would you put a bumper sticker on a Bentley?”

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And while she’s better known for her making TikToks dancing to her dad’s countless hits, North recently reminded us of her mom’s lesser-known musical career by lip-synching to her underrated single from 2011, “Jam (Turn It Up).”

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Being one of the eldest KarJenner grandchildren, it’s no surprise to see North embracing her family’s pop culture heritage and jumping on the latest TikTok trends. However, she took things to a whole new level over the weekend when she became Kris Jenner for the night.

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In case you missed it, the KarJenner clan and a handful of Kris’s close friends celebrated her 67th birthday on Saturday by dressing up as various iterations of the famous momager — each complete with a pixie cut wig, of course.

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First up we had Khloé, who opted for platinum-blonde-Martini-meme Kris, then Kourtney, who put on her finest pink tracksuit to recreate Kris’s appearance in Ariana Grande’s “Thank U Next” music video.

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Representing the Jenner siblings, Kylie paid tribute to one of her mom’s most glamorous ’90s looks, slipping into a sparkly black gown and jewels, while Kim took inspiration from TikTok, dressing up as the “You’ve Been Krissed” meme.

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Not one to miss out on a good time, North also tagged along with Kim sporting a classic Kris ensemble: an all-black suit, black gloves, and of course, a black Birkin bag.

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North helpfully documented the getting-ready process in yet another TikTok, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look as she and Kim got into their black pixie cut wigs — like mother, like daughter!

Khloé’s lengthy message comes a year after she revealed her soul was “at a breaking point” because of the public’s constant judgment of her appearance.

Khloé Kardashian has no time for speculation about her so-called changing face.

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The reality star, who has long faced scrutiny over her appearance, has spoken out about feeling worn out by the public’s constant ridicule several times over the years — namely after she shared a photo in 2020 in which people thought she looked “unrecognizable.”

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And after the relentless jokes about Khloé’s appearance dominated social media for months, she wound up revealing during a 2021 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians that her soul was “at a breaking point.”

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“My soul is at a breaking point in regards to the public thinking they’re allowed to talk about my weight, my face, my personal life,” she said. “Actually, I don’t want to hear this anymore.”

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Khloé ended up revealing that she’s had one nose job and injections to alter her appearance. She also admitted that she loves “a good filter, good lighting and an edit here and there” when it comes to tweaking photos of herself.

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Fast-forward to 2023, and sadly for Khloé, the judgmental comments keep pouring in.

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Debuting a new ‘do with clip-on bangs this week, Khloé stunned on the front of Sorbet magazine as this month’s cover star.

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And shedding a little more light on her look, Khloé revealed on Instagram that she loved the bangs even though they “changed the shape” of her face.

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“Fun fact: I wore clip-on bangs for this shoot. It was fun to give a different look and not be committed. I am surprised with how much I liked the bangs even though they changed the shape of my face. Would you ever get bangs?” she wrote.

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But despite Khloé’s claim that the bangs had “changed the shape” of her face, some followers were convinced that she’d had some work done.

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“I don’t think it was the bangs that changed your face,” one person wrote, per Just Jared. “Literally who is that??” another questioned.

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“Ohhh it was the bangs that changed your face so much in these pics?” someone else wrote.

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“I openly talk about my nose job and anyone who ‘looks up’ to me must know I’ve lost over 60 pounds over the years,” Khloé responded. “So recently the only change is the bangs. I didn’t know I had to do a running list.”

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“Either way, attacking someone is sad in my opinion. Unprovoked is the saddest part. If you are offended or don’t like what you see, you simply don’t have to say anything. I hope you have a great first week of the new year. Thanks for making mine so jolly,” she added.

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This all comes a year after Khloé faced widespread attention online when fans questioned the appearance of her hands in a photo she shared on Instagram.

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Highlighting how Khloé’s fingers looked as if they’d been manipulated, several Reddit users were quick to accuse her of a “photoshop fail.”

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“How did she not notice that her fingers are a photoshop fail?” one person wrote. “Her hands look like they are a foot long. How does she not see this before posting pictures?” said another.

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Weeks later, fans went so far as to accuse Khloé of purposefully hiding her hands in a new Instagram photo in order to avoid any more ridicule. But Khloé was quick to shut the rumor down.

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Responding to a follower who commented, “Oh lord, she’s hiding her hands,” Khloé replied, “Lol never. My hands are beautiful baby.”

Taylor Swift Breaks Michael Jackson’s 35-Year-Old Appearance Record at London’s Wembley Stadium: ‘Thank You’

Swift was joined by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch during her record-breaking show on Tuesday, Aug. 20

Taylor Swift during her Eras tour in London; Michael Jackson on his BAD tour at Wembley Stadium on July 23, 1988. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty; Pete Still/Redferns

Taylor Swift is a record-breaker!

The “August” singer, 34, performed the eighth show of her Era’s Tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 20, overtaking the number of nights Michael Jackson played at the same venue during his Bad tour in 1988.

“You just made me the first solo artist to ever play Wembley eight times in a single tour,” Swift said during her show, per BBC News. “We will never, ever be able to thank you enough for it.”

Concluding the European leg of her Eras Tour on Tuesday, Swift was also joined onstage by Bleachers’ lead vocalist Jack Antonoff, 40, and British singer Florence Welch, 37

Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2024.TAS2024/Getty

Taylor Swift Offers Inside Look at Tour — and Confirms How She Gets Onstage — with ‘I Can Do It with a Broken Heart’ Video

Swift flashed a beaming smile as she and Antanoff stood back-to-back while playing their guitars during the show, where they performed “Death by a Thousand Cuts” from her album Lover and “Getaway Car” from Reputation.

“I think a lot about why I’m lucky enough to get to do a show like the Eras Tour, and it’s because I’ve been fortunate enough to find friendships over the years that have been incredible collaborative and creative [forces],” she told the crowd while introducing Antonoff. “I get to make music with one of my best friends in the world, and he’s here tonight.”

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Surprise Songs: The List So Far

She added that the songs she and the Grammy-winning producer performed were some of her “favorite ones that we’ve done together.”

Swift and Antonoff’s musical collaborations include “Cruel Summer” and the singer’s Grammy-winning albums 1989, Folklore and Midnights.

Antonoff also co-wrote and produced Swift’s 2022 song “Anti-Hero.”

Swift is set to return to the United States for more shows from her Eras Tour. Fans will first get to see the “Blank Space” star at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Oct.18, alongside Gracie Abrams.

Elon confirmed that Ye’s account was suspended for “incitement to violence” on Thursday, just months after the rapper lost several lucrative business deals following more antisemitic remarks.

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter for “incitement to violence,” Elon Musk has announced.

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Ye shared a series of tweets to his page on Thursday, one of which featured a photo of a Jewish Star of David with a swastika in the middle.

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“YE24. LOVE EVERYONE #LOVESPEECH,” the rapper wrote alongside the image, referring to his plans to run for the US presidency in the next election. Ye previously embarked on a presidential run in 2020, and publicly befriended former Republican president, Donald Trump, over the years prior.

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Ye’s tweet was quickly removed from the platform and instead replaced with a note confirming that it had “violated” Twitter’s rules.

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Ye later posted a shirtless photo of Twitter’s chief executive officer, Elon Musk, and wrote, “Let’s always remember this as my final tweet #ye24.” Elon quickly replied, “That is fine.” In response to Ye’s deleted tweet, he wrote, “This is not.”

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Ye then tweeted several screenshots of his personal text messages with Elon, which revealed that the tech mogul had reached out to him to condemn his tweet.

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“Sorry, but you have gone too far. This is not love,” Elon text Ye alongside a link to the tweet. The rapper replied, “Who made you the judge.”

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Another screenshot then showed a message from Elon that said, “Our father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven.”

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Ye appeared to reply, “I’m Jesus name,” before sending a photo that showed that his Twitter account had been suspended temporarily.

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“We have determined that you have violated the Twitter rules, so we’ve temporarily limited some of your account features,” the image showed.

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Elon later confirmed that Ye was being suspended for “incitement to violence,” though didn’t clarify whether the ban was going to be made permanent.

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“I tried my best,” Elon wrote in response to someone who told him to “fix” Ye. “Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” he added.

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Elon later followed up, “Just clarifying that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering pic of me being hosed by Ari. Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight!”

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This all comes after months of other antisemitic comments from Ye, all of which have seen him lose business ties with the likes of Adidas, Vogue, and Balenciaga.

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On Oct. 9, Ye was banned from Twitter after posting about his plan to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” and later axed from Instagram when he claimed that Sean Combs was being manipulated by Jewish people.

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Balenciaga, who has been linked with Ye for years, announced that it had cut ties with the rapper on Oct. 21, and confirmed that it “no longer” had “any plans for future projects related to this artist.” On the same day, Vogue revealed that it would not be working with Ye for the foreseeable future.

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Ye was also dropped by his talent agency, CAA, which confirmed to Billboard that its decadelong representation of the artist was over on Oct. 24. The following day, his lucrative partnership with Adidas — which was worth $1.5 billion — was severed, too.

Michael Jordan rose to NBA stardom during his time with the Chicago Bulls. Over his career, he played 13 seasons with the team, spanning two separate periods: from 1984 to 1993 and then again from 1995 to 1998.

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However, former NBA star Rasheed Wallace claimed that Jordan was even more dangerous during his time with the Washington Wizards. On a recent episode of The Sheed & Tyler Show, Wallace argued that Jordan’s performance with the Wizards, where he played from 2001 to 2003 after coming out of retirement, was overlooked.

“He was a phenomenal player then, but I think he was a little bit more dangerous when he was with the Wizards,” Wallace said.

Wallace admitted that Jordan may not have had the same explosive athleticism during his time in Washington. But the other aspects of his game had evolved with the Wizards.

“He didn’t have the athleticism that we were used to seeing MJ have, but his angles were a little bit more sharp; he was a strong two-guard; you weren’t just gonna move him lightly, and his shot became more dangerous. He became more solid as that veteran player,” he continued.

Michael Jordan’s Unparalleled Success With the Bulls

The Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan as the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft. Throughout his career with the Bulls, the former Bulls star achieved unparalleled success and even garnered attention from Stephon Marbury.

Jordan led the Bulls to six NBA championships, winning titles from 1991 to 1993 and 1996 to 1998. His remarkable performances earned him six NBA Finals MVP awards and five regular-season MVP honors.

Jordan’s defensive prowess was also recognized with a Defensive Player of the Year award. He was a 12-time All-Star and an 11-time All-NBA selection. In 1995, the Chicago Bulls retired Jordan’s iconic number 23 jersey in recognition of his legendary career and contributions to the team.

LeBron James has proven why he is regarded as the greatest player in the NBA’s history. The 39-year-old star consistently gave dominating performances, leading Team USA to their fifth straight gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Despite his outstanding achievements, James, who was recently trolled by Kevin Hart, has been a specific target of criticism from Skip Bayless for years.

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Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas recently explained the difference between James and the Michael Jordan era analysts. During a recent episode of Gil’s Arena show, host Arenas mentioned that Bayless has constantly criticized the Los Angeles Lakers superstar for 22 years, whereas during Jordan’s era, there were not as many critics targeting Jordan.

“Skip Bayless, what he’s done to LeBron [James for 22 years]. He wouldn’t have had [a job]… There was no making a career off of Michael Jordan’s slander… When you heard [MJ’s] name, it made you smile.” Arenas said at the recent episode of Gil’s Arena show.

James displayed outstanding skills at the 2024 Olympics, impressing American fans with his performance. Thanks to his remarkable efforts, the all-time points leader secured his third gold medal and was honored with the tournament’s MVP award at the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics basketball event. However, Bayless, former FS1 Undisputed show host, does not consider his MVP honor comparable to Jordan’s achievement.

Bayless Challenges James, Claiming He Still Needs to Catch Up to Jordan

When it comes to criticizing LeBron James, Bayless is never one to stay silent. The former host of FS1 recently shared a picture of Michael Jordan’s jersey on a mall store’s window display. Furthermore, Bayless added a contentious caption to his Twitter post.

“Walking through a mall in Palm Desert, CA, I saw these in an up-front window display. Wait, LeBron just stole – sorry, won – Olympic MVP and this store is featuring Jordan jerseys??? He left Chicago in 1998! Sorry, LeBron, you’re still chasing.” Bayless wrote.

Bayless believes that the true MVP of the 2024 Paris Olympics was Stephen Curry, due to his outstanding performances in both the semifinals and the finals. The NBA analyst also mentioned that the MVP award was unfairly taken from Curry and that he still has to work to match Jordan’s legacy.

Bayless recently concluded his tenure at the Fox Sports 1 Undisputed show, but he will continue to criticize James on his YouTube channel and Social media account on X.

Caitlin Clark made a strong comeback after the Olympic break, leading the Indiana Fever to a thrilling 98-89 victory over the Mercury in front of a packed home crowd. Clark scored 29 points, while she and Kelsey Mitchell combined for a remarkable 10 three-pointers in the final quarter. Here’s what Clark had to say about Mitchell’s pivotal role:

“Kelsey was phenomenal. She always steps up in critical moments, and she’s been doing that all year. I’m really happy for her. Her confidence and contribution have been huge for our team.”

Mitchell’s impact on Clark’s game is undeniable. As Mitchell puts it, “Basketball is a language, and Caitlin and I speak the same one. We both love to play fast, and I adjust my game based on how she’s playing.” Mitchell’s veteran presence and ability to align with Clark’s pace have been crucial, as evidenced by her 27 points and 5 rebounds in the game.

Despite the debate around Clark being left off the Olympic roster, the break provided her with much-needed rest, both physically and mentally. This downtime allowed her to recharge and escape the intense pressure she faces as a rookie. Whether she was in Cabo or just taking a break, this period has been beneficial for her overall well-being.

In addition to Clark’s rejuvenation, another significant development has been her growing connection with Aaliyah Boston. Initially slow to develop, their chemistry has flourished in recent weeks. Clark and Boston have formed a near-symbiotic pick-and-roll partnership, with Clark’s playmaking and Boston’s improved aggression in the paint creating a dynamic duo. The stats tell the story: Clark and Boston’s assists have jumped from 17 in the first 13 games to 54 in the following 14.

With the Fever now on a two-game winning streak and firmly in the playoff hunt, these evolving connections are proving to be game-changers.