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Does Chloe Bailey have a new romance on her hands? The “Treat Me” singer recently stepped out with Burna Boy, fueling dating rumors by holding hands as they exited a nightclub together his native Nigeria. The 26-year-old wore an orange and black long-sleeve minidress as well as chunky heels and dark sunglasses as she left the venue hand-in-hand with the rapper, 33, who paired a Union Jack sweater and blue jeans with a matching denim cowboy hat and a diamond-encrusted “ODG” chain. Burna Boy previously dated U.K. MC Steflon Don, while Chloe has been linked to rapper Quavo, with whom she costarred in the 2023 musical comedy Praise This. However, she was quick to shut down rumors that she and the Migos member were more than just colleagues. “I don’t know where that came from,” she said in a March 2023 interview on Latto’s 777 Radio, but added, “He’s a really nice guy.” A short while later, Chloe explained that she was trying to make the most of her single status. “Your girl has just been working on herself, and I wish I was lying,” she explained to Cosmopolitan that April. “I tell myself, ‘God, I know what you’re doing. You’re sifting out the BS, so I can find good lovin’.’” Burna Boy, Chloe Bailey, Lagos, Nigeria The “Have Mercy” singer elaborated on her self-love journey, noting that she wanted to better herself before looking for love from someone else. “When you don’t know your worth and when you haven’t mastered the art of loving yourself, you question why others would love you,” she went on. “I think that’s why I’m single right now, so I can grasp that concept a little more, because I can’t expect someone to love me wholeheartedly when I’m not there yet within myself.” Keep reading for updates on more of your favorite singers’ love lives. Source: EOnline

Megan Thee Stallion has filed a new restraining order against Tory Lanez, citing that Lanez continues to "terrorize" her from a prison cell. The Houston-born rapper, born Megan Pete, said in a petition obtained by Rolling Stone Tuesday, that asking for a restraining order would entirely prohibit Lanez from harassing, attacking or contacting her. Pete said in the filing that she needed the extra protection from Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, because a prior protective order expired shortly after Peterson was convicted of shooting her in a 2020 incident in Los Angeles. Since then, Pete claimed that Peterson had started a targeted harassment campaign against her by paying bloggers like Elizabeth Milagro Cooper. Pete separately sued Cooper last October for cyberstalking. The petition stated, “Even from behind bars, Mr. Peterson continues to terrorize Ms. Pete. Due to inadequacies and loopholes in the criminal justice system, Ms. Pete is currently without any formal protection against Mr. Peterson’s attacks. Mr. Peterson’s attempts to re-traumatize and re-victimize Ms. Pete recognize no limits.” Just one day before the release of Prime Video's documentary, "Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words," the filing claims that Peterson "purposefully" filed his own petition challenging his conviction. Pete said that the petition falsely alleged that law enforcement officials mishandled the gun used in the case, claiming the police deprived him to test for DNA. “While Mr. Peterson distorts and recklessly disregards the truth in his desperate attempt to appeal his conviction, his false assertions have reignited a slew of negative, harmful and defamatory comments directed to Ms. Pete,” the petition says. Peterson's attorneys did not respond to requests to comment to Rolling Stone. Source: Salon

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One day after Jay-Z was named in a Sean "Diddy" Combs' sexual assault case, the music mogul filed a motion to dismiss the rape lawsuit, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, also requested the court deny the plaintiff's request to proceed anonymously. The rapper was accused of raping a minor along with Diddy at a MTV VMAs after-party in 2000, documents stated. In his motion to dismiss, Jay-Z accused Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee of running a "sprawling extortion saga – saga whose aim is base and measured in dollars." The lawsuit, which was initially filed in October, was refiled Sunday in New York by an anonymous accuser claiming Jay-Z "raped" her while Combs and "Celebrity B" watched. Representatives for Jay-Z did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. In the motion to dismiss, Jay-Z argued he was the victim of an "extortionate campaign" that was "cynical and calculated to force payment of an exorbitant sum of money – Defendant would have to pay X millions of dollars irrespective of the truth, or else … " "When Defendant refused to pay and instead took measures to establish his innocence, this unnamed Plaintiff and her self-promoting counsel (whose name has been splashed across headlines and press conferences under auspices of representing her) went to extraordinary lengths to shut down fair defense. But those efforts, too, failed," documents stated. "Because that tactic is inconsistent with a genuine effort to determine the truth or falsity of these allegations—as opposed to an effort to procure a quick, extortionate settlement—Defendant is respectfully seeking either dismissal of the allegations or disclosure of the Plaintiff’s identity. Fair is fair." "Defendant Shawn Carter (a/k/a "JAY-Z") has built an impeccable reputation. He has never been accused of, let alone engaged in, any sexual misconduct." The "Empire State of Mind" musician denied the allegations and accused Buzbee of blackmail in a statement made through his Roc Nation banner. "My lawyer received a blackmail attempt, called a demand letter, from a ‘lawyer’ named Tony Buzbee," Jay-Z shared in a statement posted on Roc Nation's X account. "What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. "No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!" Buzbee responded to Jay-Z in a statement shared on X, stating his client never asked for money. "Regarding the Jay Z case and his efforts to silence my clients: Mr. Carter previously denied being the one who sued me and my firm," he wrote. "He filed his frivolous case under a pseudonym. What he fails to say in his recent statement is my firm sent his lawyer a demand letter on behalf of an alleged victim and that victim never demanded a penny from him. "Instead, she only sought a confidential mediation. Since I sent the letter on her behalf, Mr. Carter has not only sued me, but he has tried to bully and harass me and this plaintiff. His conduct has had the opposite impact. She is emboldened. I’m very proud of her resolve." Initially, the lawsuit stated Combs raped the minor while "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B" watched. Carter was named as "Celebrity A" in the refiled lawsuit. The lawsuit stated that Jay-Z "has been with Combs during many such instances described herein" and that "both perpetrators must face justice." The music moguls are allegedly "so close that Combs stated in 2023 that Carter is the only person, other than Combs' mother, who is allowed to call him by his legal first name of ‘Sean.’" Combs and Carter allegedly "took turns assaulting the minor," according to the lawsuit. "Many others were present at the afterparty, but did nothing to stop the assault." The 13-year-old girl was dropped off at Radio City Music Hall by a friend as she wanted to attend the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000, according to a lawsuit. In an attempt to gain entry to the venue, she began approaching limousine drivers waiting outside the celebrity-filled event. Diddy wears red shirt with Jay-Z at Fourth of July party Source: Fox News

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden has less than two months left in the job, but he still squeezed in a last-minute trip to Africa this week - and wants China to take note. Topping Biden's agenda is the U.S.-backed Lobito railway in Angola, a crucial transport route for high-value minerals such as lithium and cobalt - vital to the world's avowed ambition to swap heavily polluting fuels for cleaner sources of energy. It is the first U.S presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 and comes as the world's biggest economies fight for control over the continent's sought-after minerals. From mobile phones to solar panels, electric cars to wind turbines, Africa's minerals are critical to a host of emerging technologies and cleaner energy sources. Their estimated value is $6.2 trillion, according to the African Development Group. China and Germany are two of the biggest consumers, according to the World Bank. So, what does Biden's visit tell us about the race for Africa's critical minerals, and who best stands to benefit? From South African manganese to cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe's lithium, 30% of the world's mineral reserves are found in Africa, according to the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). When it comes to clean industries such as electric vehicles or solar panels, 40% of critical minerals are found in Africa. It is home to 55% of the world's cobalt, 48% of manganese and 21.6% of natural graphite - all vital in battery production, according to the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The United States is competing for mineral access against China, which has invested two decades worth of infrastructure and trade agreements under a Belt and Road initiative with a host of African countries. In DRC, the world's biggest producer of cobalt and its No.3 copper producer, mining is dominated by Chinese companies which have stakes in 15 of the country's 17 cobalt mines. Congo and China are locked in a tug of war over ownership of the vast resources found in the West African nation, with Beijing investing in infrastructure projects in exchange for mineral access. Only $822 million of the $3 billion promised by China for infrastructure investments had been spent in 2023, said the DRC state auditor, Inspection Generale des Finances (IGF). In 2022, China-Africa trade volume neared $300 billion, triple that of U.S.-Africa trade, according to the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) think tank. Chinese mining and battery companies have also invested heavily in lithium mines in Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mali. A third of all African mineral and metal exports, valued at $16.6 billion, went to China in 2020, APRI found. This was up 28% from 2018. The Lobito Corridor railway would link DRC and Zambia to Angola's Lobito port, facilitating exports to the West across the Atlantic Ocean. The refurbishment of the 1,300-km (800-mile) rail line - part financed with a $550-million U.S. loan - also aims to boost intra-African trade and underpin the continent's economic growth, according to the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Biden's visit to discuss the new copperbelt venture came three months after China signed a deal with Tanzania and Zambia to revive a rival railway line to Africa's eastern coast. About 62% of Africa's GDP stems from its natural resources, according to the African Development Bank. Yet many African nations have suffered a so-called "resource curse" where their minerals have fuelled conflict and corruption, leaving locals with little positive to show. The global rush for critical minerals, part of a long history of mineral exploitation, has pushed more than half a dozen African nations to restrict or ban mineral exports. While African governments may want to retain control, analysts say a lack of local infrastructure, such as battery factories, may scare off potential trade partners. Rights groups across the continent also say they are routinely left out of the sort of global negotiations on climate change or mining that directly impact their communities. Take the pan-African Women's Climate Assembly (WCA) - grassroots environmental activists from 17 countries - which wants reparations for the fallout of historic mining, as well as a greater say in future mining to stop history repeating itself. As time ticks down on Biden, African governments wait to see what a Donald Trump presidency will bring and whether they will be seen as allies or obstacles in the mining of their minerals. Source: Context News