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It’s a rainy Sunday and there’s an SVU marathon so what could I possibly have to complain about? Given my lack of complaints about this weekend, let’s just get to it, shall we?
Offset
Cardi B’s better half is giving DMX a run for his money for numbers of arrests, with yet another one over the weekend.
The Migos rapper was arrested on felony gun charges near Atlanta Clayton County, Georgia on Friday afternoon. The Porsche 911 he was driving was pulled over for failing to maintain its lane. After officers smelled marijuana which prompted a search of the car, Offset and his bodyguard were arrested after three guns and marijuana were found. Given that the 26-year-old is already on probation for a 2015 arrest on drugs and weapons charges, these new felony charges for possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a weapon during a crime, as well as the misdemeanor charges for marijuana possession and making an improper lane change, are probably kind of a big deal.
Yikes. [via Hollywood Reporter]
Cardi B.
It also wasn’t a great weekend for Offset’s wife, Cardi B. Both she and the rapper were sued over an incident that happened back in May.
Giovanni Arnold claims that the rappers’ bodyguard beat him up earlier this year at The Mark Hotel In New York City and has since sued both the couple and the hotel. Now, The Mark had also filed legal docs stating that they want Cardi and Offset to cover their payment to Arnold if they are somehow held liable.
There was no comments from the new mom or Offset (who was obviously otherwise engaged), but I have a question: are preemptive lawsuits an actual thing? You can sue just in case something happens? Shit, I’ve got some legal paperwork to file. [via TMZ]
Aroldis Chapman
The baseball season is long, but fans’ memories are not. Just a few weeks ago, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman was named to his 5th All Star team; a few months ago, he threw 2018’s fastest pitch. But on Saturday, he was booed off the mound by his team’s own fans.
On Saturday, Chapman entered the game against the New York Mets with the Yankees up by four runs. He threw 19 pitches to five batte. The result? Only three pitches found the strike zone which lead to three walks, one hit, one hit by pitch and three runs. It’s no wonder the fans turned on him.
Luckily for Chapman, who didn’t actually play in this year’s All Star game due to tendinitis in his left knee, Chasen Shreve was able to come in and save the game for the Yankees with a 7-6 victory. [via CNN]
Anyone That Eats McDonald’s Salads
I don’t know anyone that goes to McDonald’s for a salad, since most of them actually have more calories than other items on their menu, but if you happen to be one of those people, you may want to skip the greens next time.
U.S. health officials reported on Thursday that more illnesses have been reported in two separate outbreaks linked to McDonald’s salads.
The number of cyclospora cases of reported from eating McDonald’s salads rose from 61 to 163, according to officials. includes three hospitalizations and no deaths. While, the FDA is working with McDonald’s to identify the salad ingredients making people sick, the fast food chain has stopped selling salads in 14 states to try to contain the outbreak, including Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, North Dakota, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri.
According to CNN,
The cyclospora parasite causes intestinal illness as a result of consuming contaminated food or water.
The symptoms, which can begin a week or more after consuming the parasite, include diarrhea and frequent, sometimes explosive bowel movements, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those infected can experience loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps or pain, nausea, gas and fatigue. Vomiting, headache, fever, body aches and flu-like symptoms can also occur.
The illness can last from a few days to a few months and patients might feel better, then get worse again. Patients can be treated with antibiotics.
Sounds lovely. [via CNN]
This Koala
It wasn’t a great start to the day for this curious 🐨 who got his head stuck in a fence at our Happy Valley substation. A big thank you to Fauna Rescue SA and our St Marys crew who released the Koala and took him into care for a check-up before his release back into the wild. pic.twitter.com/a6wX60AH6c
— SA Power Networks (@SAPowerNetworks) July 19, 2018
Poor dude just wants to get on the other side of the fence. .
Image via Sorbis / Shutterstock.com
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From my understanding, 6ix9ine (apparently that’s a person) french-fried when he should have pizza’d this weekend, resulting in a bad time.
If the lawsuit names both the couple and the hotel as defendants, one party (the hotel) can cross claim for contribution and/or indemnification. It’s basically saying that if the hotel is found negligent and/or liable, theirs was passive while the negligence of the couple was active and primary, so they demand contribution from them. It’s very common in bigger lawsuits.
Would you say that the hotel is trying to… Offset… their indemnity?
Sup?
#LawPGP is my favorite PGP
This. You can’t file a “preemptive lawsuit” but once you’re in a lawsuit, you can try to pass the blame to someone else. And if I were the hotel, I’d definitely be passing the blame to Cardi B & Offset here.
Big part of this will be if they hired the body guards directly, or if they were contracted from a security company. But even then the line between contractor often hinges on who is primarily in charge of doling out the marching orders, and with a body guard that line is incredibly gray.
It blows my mind how people, namely rappers, can be so wealthy yet so fucking stupid. I know, I know, capitalism and stuff, but holy shit. These guys look like fucking care bears with their tattooed faces. I sit here grinding away at my 9-5 as a respectable human and they’re out there making millions for mumbling. Just mind blowing stuff we’ve got going on.
What care bears are you watching?
See the problem is that you haven’t so severely limited your employment potential to rapping or fast food worker with face tats. You need to go get some asinine face tats to put yourself in a feast or famine situation and learn to mumble rap on soundcloud. Stop riding desks and start using them to write songs with 10-15 words in different order. Profit
I was at The Lodge at McDonald’s University this weekend for a wedding. It looks like they are still doing pretty good. The place is amazing!
Does it smell like French fries all the time?