Songs, Movies & Moments: July 2024
Serena Williams and the million-dollar check; the downfall of Sean “Diddy” Combs; Nick Cannon insures his balls; Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes
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by T.J. Moore –
Serena Williams recently confirmed a wild rumor during an appearance on Hot Ones. The rumor suggested that she tried to cash a million-dollar check at an ATM drive-thru early in her career.
“I got my check, and it was a million dollars,” the 39-time tennis champion shared. “Like, Ok, I’m gonna go deposit it. I went through the drive-thru … and the guy was like ‘Uh, I think you need to come inside for this,’ and I was like ‘Oh OK.’”
Serena Williams Shares Hilarious Story of Attempting to Cash $1 Million Check at a Drive-Thru ATM
For Williams, her love of tennis was always at the forefront of versus simply chasing the bag. “I never played for money,” she said. “I played ’cause I loved the sport. I don’t even know if I wanted to play to be the best. I wanted to win.”
While it has never been about the money for Williams, she managed to leverage her superstar status to build financially. In 2014, she launched Serena Ventures, a Washington, DC-based venture capital firm that “seeks to invest in e-commerce, fintech, health, sports and wellness, and social and climate technology sectors.”
The spiraling downfall of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues amid recent reports that his annual Miami Beach Day has come to an end.
P. Diddy Indictment Coming Any Day
According to the Miami Beach Commission, the decision to rescind his day of recognition, established in the city since 2016, was reportedly made “without discussion.” The move follows reports of sexual assault, including some cases that allegedly took place at his mansion in Miami’s Star Island neighborhood.
“Upon reflection, the Mayor and City Commission have determined that recognizing Oct. 13, 2016, as ‘Sean Diddy Combs Day’ is no longer in harmony with the city’s values of safety, community well-being, and respect, and wish to rescind the proclamation,” read a statement of the official news, which was sponsored by Commissioner David Suarez.
The Miami Beach Commission’s decision follows a similar move where the music mogul was asked to return a key to New York City that was presented to him by Mayor Eric Adams’s office in September of last year.
Actor Nick Cannon is back in the news again after revealing recently that he has dropped a staggering $10 million to insure his testicles.
Nick Cannon Insures His Balls for $10 Million
During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, the father of 12 revealed why he made the bold move.
“I’m just making sure nothing goes wrong. I had to insure my most valuable assets,” Cannon shared with a chuckle. “Because you hear about like all these different celebrities insuring their legs … so I was like, “Hey, well, I got to insure my most valuable body part.”
Cannon also revealed that his gonads were insured through a “collaboration with Dr. Squatch, an organic soap and men’s grooming company.” The company provided The Masked Singer host with the policy through /MMA/Momentous Insurance.
NeNe Leakes is returning to reality television, but instead of being the face of a new series, she will be lending her commentary and witty insights.
Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes
Leakes is joining the Lifetime Network family as the executive producer and commentator of a new caught-on-camera clip reality show, Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes
According to the network, the series “captures the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of real couples” and will showcase “wild clips of real people caught in love.” Leaks will bring her comedic timing to the series by adding her thoughts around the clips in real time.
Outrageous Love premiered on Lifetime on July 1.