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Believe Luisana Lopilato: Husband Michael Bublé Is Not an Abuser

Lopilato noted that the backlash was encouraged by the public's high-strung mindset during quarantine; people at home going stir-crazy are more likely to create false drama in order to entertain themselves.

Michael Buble & Luisana Lopilato at the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Grammy-winning singer Michael Bublé has faced intense scrutiny since he appeared to "elbow" his wife "aggressively" in an Instagram Live feed.

His wife and Argentinian model and actress, 32, Luisana Lopilato took to Instagram to defend her husband after backlash flooded Twitter and Instagram. Bublé, 44, and his wife have been live streaming to their fans while quarantining together. Many viewers allege that Bublé has shown a pattern of abusive behavior in their livestreams, from "elbowing" his wife and grabbing her arm for speaking over him in a 2-second video clip to telling her "I'm going to kill you" when she fumbled the phone after a livestream.


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“JACKBOYS” Is Cool, but Sheck Wes Is Not

The compilation album is actually awesome, but Sheck Wes is more trouble than he’s worth

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Compilation albums are a tricky feat to master.

Every label has their weakest link, an artist whose potential seemingly fizzled out shortly after signing. Despite a compelling New York Times expose, Valee has yet to reach the standards set up for him after joining G.O.O.D Music. Meanwhile, Jay Electronica signed to Roc Nation in 2010, but his debut album remains elusive a decade later. For Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang, the title of weakest link has continuously seemed to go to the Chevy Woods, who despite a multitude of releases has yet to truly achieve lift off.

That's not to say that the aforementioned artists don't have stable careers. There are a plethora of musicians that don't achieve the stardom of their heavy-hitting counterparts and still go on to curate perfectly fine music and lead perfectly fine lives. But their disparities are exasperated when they're put into a room with some of their label's top-tier talent. JACKBOYS is a perfectly fine compilation album, and it effectively balances a handful of Cactus Jack's unique budding talents, but the problematic Sheck Wes is not one of them.

JACKBOYS, Sheck Wes - GANG GANG (Audio)

"Flamin' Harlem with the goons, we was wildin skipping school / Now we go make the (Ching Ching)" are a few of the lackluster bars Wes offers on JACKBOYS. Aside from making one of the most obnoxious frat-anthems of 2018, Sheck Wes faced serious stalking and abuse allegations later that year from R&B starlet Justine Skye. No criminal charges ensued, but text messages and adisturbing video of Wes breaking into Skye's residence all but proves the rapper's issues with boundaries. Wes also recently starred as Nebuchadnezzar in Kanye West's insanely problematic opera.

Personal turmoil aside, the dude is just not a good rapper. His latest single, "YKTS," sounds like a drunken freestyle, with Wes offering some insanely clunky bars: "I bring home the bacon, young Sheck Wes, I do not do haram, uh, I eat the halal, uh, pork, I ain't never taste it." He is not a talent worth fostering, and Cactus Jack would be better off without him. Instead, let's all pay attention to Don Toliver, who undoubtedly is Travis Scott's successor.

TV

What Are Kate's Relationship Demons on "This Is Us"?

That feeling when your older boss looks up your address and appears on your doorstep, uninvited: RUN

THIS IS US cast

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What do you do when the co-worker you've started making out with at work suddenly shows up at your door to have dinner with your family?

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7 Worthy True Crime Shows Coming in 2019

The cycle of true crime is moving from podcasts and documentaries to prime time re-enactments.

Joey King from THE ACT by Hulu

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We've entered the next stage of the true crime phenomenon.

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