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What crypto is Michael involved in? Sometimes ya'll just say anything "Michael Polansky has no known professional involvement or public projects tied to cryptocurrency or blockchain assets" his background is in VC and he's a managing director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, a VC/grant-funding body that gives money to universities and early stage biotechs for cancer research. He's also the CEO of a new biotech company that's doing skin-related research. Not quite the mustache twirling villein you paint him out to be.

I agree that Taylor's tactics in the MIdnights era were insane, but owning music is absolutely also not necessary If fans want to buy 132423 vinyl variants, they are free to do so in a free market (and the rich fans, or at least ones that have enough disposable income are the ones who will). If Taylor senses a demand, why not get more sales?

Saying this while Olivia herself supported the Taylor's Versions and is (at least one of) the reason(s) she negotiated her contract to own her masters https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/olivia-rodrigo-im-a-teenage-girl-i-feel-heartbreak-and-longing-really-intensely

Maybe she'll nab another Kids Choice Award or two! Meanwhile, her peers are getting nominated for Oscars (and sometimes winning!)

Who cares? TS has sold millions of pure sales, and her streaming numbers are excellent (and she gets a lot of money from that considering she owns her masters + publishing). Katy can't relate on either of those fronts!

People actually bought those TS albums, maybe they're playing it on the copies that they own!

Let me use AI, just like your fave loves to! Using Gemini: That claim twists elements of what actually happened in the legal system, getting both the facts of the case and the meaning of the rulings backward. A breakdown of what the record shows clarifies how the situation unfolded: The "harassment" claim: The narrative about Jay-Z's camp "harassing" the accuser stems from the circumstances surrounding why she dropped the lawsuit. In legal filings and subsequent appellate review, it was noted that representatives for Jay-Z (including private investigators) had contact with the accuser (Jane Doe) after the suit was filed. The appellate court noted that the interaction involved pressure regarding her anonymity—specifically telling her that cooperating or explaining what was going on could help her remain a "Jane Doe". Rather than a court ruling that Jay-Z's team "harassed her into dropping it," the court observed that she may have felt pressured or fearful of exposure, leading her to voluntarily dismiss her claims. The dismissal of the rape case: The underlying sexual assault lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by the accuser's own lawyer in February 2025, meaning it cannot be refiled. No trial took place, and no judge evaluated the evidence to rule that the case had "merit." Jay-Z vehemently denied the allegations from the start, calling the suit a baseless shakedown. The actual court rulings: The courts did not rule that the rape allegation was valid or that Jay-Z tried to extort them. In fact, it was Jay-Z who sued the accuser's attorney, Tony Buzbee, for defamation and extortion, arguing that the threats of a public lawsuit were an shakedown. While Jay-Z lost those specific anti-SLAPP legal attempts against the lawyer, the courts explicitly clarified that dismissing Jay-Z's lawsuit against the attorney did not determine whether the underlying sexual assault allegations were true or false. Instead, the court ruled that an attorney sending pre-litigation demand letters and negotiating settlements is protected legal speech, not criminal extortion. In short, the underlying rape case was dropped without a payout or a trial, and no court ruling has ever validated the claim that the allegations were true or that Jay-Z's camp illegally forced her to drop it through harassment. Let's ask Chat! Bottom line I'd rate the quoted statement "partly true but substantially overstated." True: The accuser says Jay-Z-associated investigators came to her home and asked her to recant/sign an affidavit; she says this frightened her. True: A judge initially refused to throw out the rape lawsuit. False/misleading: That ruling does not mean the judge concluded the allegations had merit or that Jay-Z committed the assault. Unproven: That the investigators' visit caused her to withdraw the lawsuit. She says fear of retaliation was a reason, but the dismissal itself didn't state a reason. Also misleading: Saying the court established the allegations weren't concocted to defame/extort Jay-Z. The later litigation over Buzbee's alleged extortion/defamation was dismissed on legal/constitutional grounds; that wasn't a judicial determination that the rape allegations were true. So if someone presents that paragraph as "the courts found Jay-Z probably did it," that's not an accurate characterization of the record. The legal history is considerably more complicated. I'm not a Jay-Z defender, but the outcome of this lawsuit does not prove that he did anything wrong, other than accuse the lawyer of defamation. Ya'll should study up on these cases without using Nicki and blogs written by Barbz as your sources!

I guess we'll see how Jay's other lawsuit against Buzbee proceeds. For now, he is considered innocent WRT to the rape charges.

But the lawsuit was tossed. So what now?

So this lawsuit is OUT, but there's another federal lawsuit that Jay filed against Buzbee, right? And the initial lawsuit by Buzbee against Jay re: sexual assault of a minor was tossed out so... Jay still remains innocent in the eyes of the law. Sorry Barbz!

The way you're fuming because you thought this album would bomb and that Cardi missed her chance etc etc Loud and wrong as usual!

Max has gotten enough revenue from his 2025/6 smashes, he doesn't need to rely on first Obama era hits unlike Katy's bestie Dr Luke

More coins for Dr Luke, how fun!

not tew much on the Prism Spirit girlie!

I just know @SmittenCake would get an A+ for whataboutism

The Kit Kat playbook: Response 1: "it doesn't matter she's still rich!1!!1" Response 2: "why you mad? It's not that serious"

yes you've already said this. but the never ending royalties of these songs is a major cash cow that she gave up on, that's indisputable. If anything, her performing at this crypto wedding is exhibit B of her being a soulless capitalist, if exhibit A was her selling all her music

I love Olivia DOWN but she's literally dating someone who works in private equity And I think it's wonderful that Billie and Olivia speak out about world issues, but have their statements materially changed the status of the war? I'm sure they've raised money but is there anything else? Because you could argue that Taylor (and Travis) have donated a TON of money to other organizations and Taylor famously donated to food banks at her stops on the Eras tour.

Well Katy is probably punching herself for selling her masters/publishing and she's not benefiting much from the resurgence of TOTGA and LL and this is an easy check

Is there any actual confirmation for this

just nasty

Inb4 the Selenators start blaming Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato etc

thoughts @Yes, AND ?

where was @SmittenCake to break this news? They're always up to date on 'news' (ie: three tweets) regarding Jay-Z and Cardi B yet nowhere here... I'm confused!

youjustmadethatup.gif Bandaids: 29m Spotify + 11m Youtube WIB: 11m Spotify + 4.5m Youtube Deezer and Apple Music don't report streams, but both songs combined is only 55.5 million. No shot is she getting at least another 45 million from Deezer and AM