TikTok has stopped working in the United States and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including those operated by Apple and Google, and its website told users that …
Canadian businessman, Kevin O’Leary offers $20B cash to buy TikTok
Canadian businessman and, Investor Kevin O’Leary, has offered TikTok’s owners $20 billion in cash to buy the platform. Recall a bipartisan bill, which President Biden signed, called TikTok a threat to national security and forced ByteDance, the platform’s Chinese parent company, to divest from the platform or sell it in order for TikTok to remain …
Former Manager Fires Back: Denies Diverting $345,000, Accuses Mercy Chinwo of Manipulation
Mercy Chinwo’s former manager has publicly denied allegations of diverting $345,000, claiming the gospel artist is unfairly attempting to claim ownership of a catalog he allegedly fully funded. In a series of social media posts, the manager revealed he had already sent $625,000 to Chinwo, despite her accusations of mistreatment. He explained their 50/50 earnings …
Trump Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Banning TikTok in the US
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will soon decide on the future operations of TikTok in the United States following a landmark Supreme Court decision. The Court upheld a law mandating the platform’s ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests ownership to an American firm. Trump addressed the issue on his social …
Biden Won’t Enforce TikTok Ban, Leaving App’s Future to Trump, Official Says
US President Joe Biden has decided not to enforce a ban on TikTok that was set to take effect a day before he leaves office, according to a US official who spoke to the Associated Press. Instead, the responsibility for the app’s future will fall to President-elect Donald Trump. Last year, Congress passed a law—signed …
I feel like I’m in prison, Wendy Williams breaks silence on conservatorship
Wendy Williams just broke her silence on the conservatorship she’s been placed on. The former talk show host and her niece, Alex, called into Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, hosted by DJ Envy, Charlamagne that God and Jess Hilarious, on Thursday, Jan. 16. During the interview, she spoke about her court-mandated guardianship, comparing her life …
Court orders arrest of Mercy Chinwo’s manager over alleged diversion of $345,000
A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a warrant of arrest against Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of popular gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. Justice Alexander Owoeye granted the order on Thursday, January 16, after an ex parte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). During the hearing, EFCC counsel Mrs Bilikisu Buhari …
Abuja Court grants Speed Darlington bail
An Abuja Court has granted Speed Darlington bail after the Nigeria Police Force arraigned him in court. Darlington’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju disclosed this via X, he wrote: “Police finally arraigns Speed Darlington in court. “Bail application moved and granted. We are trying to perfect same.” The details of his bail are not yet public. Details …
Jessica Simpson and husband split after 10 years of marriage
Singer-actor Jessica Simpson, 44, and her husband, 45, former NFL player Eric Johnson, have separated after 10 years of marriage. “Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage,” Simpson said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them. …