Rihanna Slammed Over Hindu God Necklace

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Rihanna faces backlash over an Instagram post. Plus - Meek Mill reacts to backlash over Kobe lyrics.

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00:00Rihanna faces backlash over an Instagram post, plus Meek Mill reacts to backlash over Kobe lyrics.

00:11Hey guys, it's Ali for Hollywood Life with your music roundup.

00:16But before we start, make sure you've hit the sub, like, and bell button.

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00:22Let's start today's vid with Billie Eilish.

00:24The pop star made an appearance on the Smart List podcast

00:27and revealed despite hating the spotlight in the past, she loves it now.

00:31Billie said,

00:32And I felt stupid because I had this thing that, like, is really cool people would kill for.

00:37And I didn't like it at all.

00:39She continued,

00:40I don't really know what changed, but I effing love fame. I love it.

00:43But okay, to Lil Nas X, the rapper recently opened up about his life in a series of short TikTok videos.

00:49In the clips, Nas reveals he was the first in his family to go to college.

00:53He suffered from hypochondria.

00:55He was kicked out of his sister's house and felt hopeless after moving in with his brother,

01:00where he claims domestic violence occurred every day.

01:03Since uploading the clips, Nas' stories have been met with tons of positivity from fans.

01:08To Demi Lovato now.

01:10In a new documentary, the singer opened up about her addiction struggles

01:14and revealed that she suffered three strokes and a heart attack during her July 2018 overdose.

01:21The film, titled Demi Lovato, Dancing with the Devil, also highlights her rise to stardom,

01:26mental health, and will touch on her two-month engagement to Max Eric.

01:30Moving on to Rihanna now.

01:32Let's start with the good news.

01:33As the singer's Savage X Fenty line has been valued at $1 billion.

01:40Congratulations.

01:41But now to the drama, because Rihanna has reportedly angered the Hindu community with an Instagram photo

01:46in which she's wearing a diamond-studded pendant of a Hindu god, Ganesha.

01:51Fans took to the comments section of her post to call her wearing the god's likeness as disrespectful and cultural appropriation.

01:58Users said things like,

02:00I hope she returns the necklace because she clearly doesn't know how to wear it because it's mad disrespectful.

02:06And lastly, let's talk about Meek Mill because tons of people are pissed about the lyrics to a new leaked song.

02:13In the track featuring Lil Baby, Meek reportedly raps and

02:17If I ever lack, I'm going out with my chopper, it'd be another Kobe.

02:21Users all across social media have slammed Meek for the line calling it insensitive and disrespectful.

02:27Well, Meek Mill caught wind of the backlash and took to Twitter to say this.

02:32Somebody promo a narrative and y'all follow it.

02:35Y'all internet antics cannot stop me. Shit like Zombieland or something.

02:39He continued,

02:40They're paying to influence you all now. It's almost like mind control. Wake up.

02:45But alright, hit the sub, like and bell button for all the latest news on your favorite celebs

02:49and follow me on social media at Ally Stegnita.

02:51Bye guys.

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