Lil Wayne sent his fans into a panic on Saturday with an early-morning tweet suggesting he might be retiring from music.
“I AM NOW DEFENSELESS AND mentally DEFEATED & I leave gracefully and thankful I luh my fanz but I’m dun,” the rapper wrote on Twitter around 1 a.m. He later followed up with a message that he isn’t looking for sympathy, “just serenity.”
When the cryptic posts caused an uproar online, the rapper tweeted once more about six hours later, writing “I’m good y’all don’t trip.”
The tweets came hours after Miami Beach police arrived at Wayne’s Florida home, responding to a 911 call reporting a shooting at the location. The report was later proved to be a hoax. “Luv to the Miami (Beach) PD for always being alert, attentive & appropriate. Thk u,” Wayne wrote on Twitter following the incident.
The rapper’s name came up in political circles in July when it appeared as if Hillary Clinton referenced his “Sky’s the Limit” in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. “I’m very cool with it,” he told TMZ.
Lil Wayne currently is in the middle of a heated legal dispute with Cash Money Records CEO Birdman, which has prevented Wayne from releasing his long-awaited 12th studio album, “Tha Carter V.” And in June, he was reportedly hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska, after suffering two seizures which caused his private jet to make an emergency landings.
Chris Brown Arrest: 7 Stars Who Support the Embattled Singer (Photos)
Chris Brown experienced his latest run-in with the law on Tuesday, when he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon following an hours-long standoff with the police, after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman at his Tarzana, California, home. But the "I Can Transform Ya" singer has plenty of supporters as he weathers his latest legal plight -- and some of them are famous. Read on for a list of celebrities who've offered their support for Chris Brown.
Rapper 50 Cent took to his Instagram account to speak up for Brown. Pointing out that Btown's accuser, Baylee Curran, had reportedly been accused of theft for allegedly stealing a purse in 2013, the rapper wrote, "This Bitch was trying to steal something got kicked out then called the cops see. Smh you can't make this shit up. Lol."
Ray J, who was reportedly at Brown's home at the time of the alleged incident, also hit up Instragram, posting a video in which he declared, "I'm real upset about today. I'm not happy with how things are being handled and about how people can take a false story and blow it up into something way more than it should be."
Singer/actress Keke Palmeralso posted a video, saying, "I really wish that people would stop messing with Chris Brown ... I ain't saying he's perfect, I don't know him like that. But, I mean, I wish we would pray for motherf--kers instead of hating them."
Hulk Hogan took to Twitter and offered, "Praying for Chris Brown only love" -- though he also later tweeted, "Chris needs to start loving God and get correct," so it seems like he might still be wrestling with the issue.
Rapper Lil Mama likewise put her support behind Brown, writing, "I love @chrisbrownofficial and I AM TIRED OF SEEING HIM HURT. But for right now I'm just praying for his safety."
Singer Bruno Mars tweeted his support on Tuesday night, writing, "Prayin for ya @chrisbrown we need ya."
"Love L.A." Rapper Young Scrap blasted Brown's haters while defending the singer, writing, "Prayers are up for Chris Brown...it's crazy how some of you can't wait for him to fall."
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From 50 Cent to Hulk Hogan, the musician/assault suspect has plenty of people rooting for him
Chris Brown experienced his latest run-in with the law on Tuesday, when he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon following an hours-long standoff with the police, after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman at his Tarzana, California, home. But the "I Can Transform Ya" singer has plenty of supporters as he weathers his latest legal plight -- and some of them are famous. Read on for a list of celebrities who've offered their support for Chris Brown.
