Lil Baby and Stephen Jackson Throw George Floyd's Daughter Gianna a 7th Birthday Party

Prosecutors handling the Minneapolis case involving four former police officers charged in the death of George Floyd have asked that the trial be delayed by three months, citing coronavirus concerns, according to a report. In a recently filed court motion, prosecutors cited the COVID-19 pandemic and the amount of time needed before enough people are vaccinated and health risks are sufficiently diminished as their reason for the request, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.

After two decades as the Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire removed the “Dixie” in 2020, renaming themselves the Chicks.

The Chicks have discussed changing their band name this year, and how the murder of George Floyd spurred them on in their decision.The trio – fka the Dixie Chicks – announced that they were to drop the ‘Dixie’ from their name back in June, a month in which Black Lives Matter protests spread across the globe following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in late May.In a new interview with The Independent, The Chicks discussed the thought process behind the name change.

Attorney Ben Crump welcomed news Wednesday that two Louisville, Ky., police officers will most likely be terminated from the force over their roles in the death of Breonna Taylor. Detectives Myles Cosgrove and Joshua Jaynes were both recently served with termination paperwork over the botched March 13 drug raid on Taylor's apartment.The FBI concluded Cosgrove fired the shot that killed Taylor.

Meek Mill, 21 Savage, Lil Baby and Lil Durk are potentially teaming up to build a new music platform.The collaboration between the rappers was first announced by Meek Mill on Twitter last weekend.“Me lil baby Durkio tryna get somebody in Silicon Valley to build us our own music platform we can be majority owner in,” he tweeted.

The head of Boston’s largest police union accused a defense attorney who handed over videos allegedly showing officers using excessive force during demonstrations in June following the death of George Floyd of "stitching together" a narrative, arguing the "real enemy" that night were "cop-hating anarchists" who "showed up to a peaceful protest armed for violence and looking for a fight." An unidentified police sergeant was placed on administrative leave after the videos were published online

A judge in Minnesota is upholding his decision to livestream the trial against the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd.  In a ruling issued Friday, Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill cited the immense global interest in the case and limited courthouse space amid the "unique and unprecedented situation" brought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.The trial is scheduled for March 2021.

Adult film star Teanna Trump, 25, sparked a Twitter war with Lil Baby‘s girlfriend Jayda Cheaves, 23, over an unfounded cheating allegation. The drama began when Jayda joked that if someone asked her for nude photos, she’d instead send photos of herself in a nude-toned outfit. “Send me a nude…ME :,” the model and entrepreneur wrote over two photos of herself rocking a beige coat and cream sweatpants, which she posted to Twitter on Dec. 17.

Mayor de Blasio issued an apology over the NYPD’s "excessive force" tactics during the George Floyd protests — but he refused to say exactly what he was sorry for. Hizzoner’s ostensible mea culpa was full of generalities — and lacking specifics — on the heels of a Department of Investigation report that found cops’ excessive force against protesters created "heightened tensions" during the summer demonstrations.

George Floyd‘s daughter, Gianna, got to celebrate her birthday in style thanks to rapper Lil Baby and NBA star Stephen Jackson. The two celebrities threw the 7-year-old an intimate, socially distanced L.O.L. dolls-themed party at Atlanta’s Pink Hotel, per Forbes. Future, Lil Baby, Jackson and Rayshard Brooks’ children were also in attendance.

Lil Baby helped to throw a birthday party for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna yesterday (December 16).According to Forbes, the party had been in the works since July, when Gianna visited restaurant owners and family friends Ericka and William Platt. She turned seven yesterday.The Platts enlisted a friend of their own, NBA star Stephen Jackson, with whom they began brainstorming ideas for the celebration.Lil Baby then offered to fund the event, which took place at Atlanta’s Pink Hotel.

Chris Willman Music WriterRonee Blakley still remains better known to many as an actor than a singer-songwriter, thanks to screen appearances like her Oscar-nominated turn in “Nashville” and later appearance in “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” But she was releasing major-label albums in the early ’70s before a plum Robert Altman part landed her on the cover of Newsweek.

The owner of a Minneapolis hair salon that was burned down during riots over the death of George Floyd denounced Friday the newly approved plan by city leaders to slash the police budget. The Minneapolis City Council passed a budget Thursday that will cut its police funding by $8 million and use the money for mental health and violence prevention programs.  "We need police.

British stage and screen veterans Stephen Fry and Geraldine James are set to join Richard Armitage in the upcoming LGBTQ+ feature Now & Then.

Famed filmmaker Spike Lee presented Darnella Frazier with an award for courage after she recorded the killing of George Floyd.