Megan Thee Stallion Incident: New Footage Emerges, Singer's Words Raise Eyebrows
Tory Lanez shooting case takes a new turn as an alleged bodycam footage surfaces online. Viral clip shows Megan Thee Stallion talking to police and mentioning 'glass' and 'wasn't shot'. The singer's statement shocks social media, as she is heard saying- 'I really can't go to jail'. Authorities are yet to issue a statement about the new claims. This comes as Canadian singer and rapper Lanez's team continues to challenge his 2022 conviction for shooting Megan. Watch-
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- Mint
‘Songs Our Bodies Sing': The lightweight ambitions of a promising writer
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In the course of one morning's transactions, his internalised prejudices against white foreign customers, Muslims and homosexuals flare up. But, in the end, these details amount to little more than anthropological insights, with not much fictional substance. This failing to transform close observation into arresting stories, unfortunately, is endemic to the collection. The characters remain either too flat or too textbookish for the most part. If, on the other hand, you decide to read Songs Our Bodies Sing as an admirer of Pereira's style, you will be sorely disappointed again. None of the stories has the piquancy that marked his debut novel, Gods and Ends (2021), set among the Goan Catholic community living in Orlem, a suburb in Mumbai. There is no kick to the language spoken by his characters, no spiciness to the prose. It's almost as though the writer has undergone a sea change in his voice and decided to opt for bland reportage instead of mischief and gossip. 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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
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Elon Musk, the tech billionaire, is once again under the scanner following the regular consumption of drugs. According to the latest claims, the Tesla owner is said to have fathered a child with a Japanese pop star. According to Ashley St. Clair, who reportedly shares a son named Romulus with the billionaire, she made the explosive allegations in the New York Times. The 26-year-old told the outlet that Musk told her once that he had fathered children around the world, including one with a Japanese pop star. St. Clair makes bold claims about Elon Musk According to the New York Times report, St. Clair revealed that the billionaire was deeply concerned about the declining birth rates and had allegedly told her that he had offered his sperm to someone who requested it from him. However, he did not reveal the woman's identity yet. "He made it seem like it was just his altruism, and he generally believed these people should just have children," quoted St. Clair in the report. Currently, Elon Musk is known to be the father of at least 14 children with four different women, including Canadian musician Grimes and Shivon Zilis, who is an executive at his company Neuralink. Did Elon Musk father a child with a Japanese pop star? In April, the Wall Street Journal reported that the actual number of Elon Musk's children might be much greater than it is generally believed. The claims were followed by the most recent New York Times report. Musk reportedly stated that he was asked to provide sperm for a well-known woman by Japanese officials. "They want me to donate my sperm. According to The Independent, he allegedly texted St Clair, saying, "No romance or anything, just sperm." President Trump presents @ElonMusk with a gold key to the White House for his service. 🔑🇺🇸 Ashley St. Clair claims about Elon Musk's child Apart from the recent reports, the author St. Clair revealed that while she was giving birth to Musk's child in September last year, he told her over disappearing Signal messages that he wanted to keep both his paternity and their relationship a secret. She added that when they went to a Mar-a-Lago celebration for Donald Trump's election triumph, she had to act as though she didn't know Musk. To stay updated on the stories that are going viral, follow Indiatimes Trending.
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- Time of India
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Elon Musk and his alleged 14 kids continue to pique public interest and controversy. This time, yet again, his personal life is making headlines, with allegations that he fathered a child with a Japanese pop star . The revelation is part of a larger report that emphasizes Musk's desire to create a "legion" of offspring and his increasingly unconventional approach to fatherhood. Who is the unnamed Japanese pop star? Elon Musk allegedly told a former Trump adviser that he fathered a child with an unnamed Japanese pop star, as per The NY Times. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now ALSO READ: $1 billion Rhode deal: Did Hailey Bieber rescue bankrupt husband Justin? Insider spills the truth Ashley St. Clair allegedly informed Musk, who has never been modest about his desire to have more children, that he was the father of a child with an unidentified Japanese pop star and that he would donate his sperm to anyone in order to conceive, as quoted in a report by People. Live Events St. Clair claimed that "he made it seem like it was just his altruism and he generally believed these people should just have children,' as per a report by People. How many children does Elon Musk actually have now? With four different women, he already has fourteen children. When his ex-wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson, gave birth to their son Nevada Alexander in 2002, Musk became a father for the first time. Unfortunately, the boy passed away at the age of ten weeks. Five more children were born to the couple- triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, as well as twins Vivian and Griffin. Elon Musk and singer Grimes revealed they had a first child together, X Æ A-12, in 2020, two years after the two were first connected. Techno Mechanicus, a boy, and Exa Dark Siderael, a girl, are the couple's other two children. In November 2021, he also secretly fathered twins, Strider and Azure, with Shivon Zilis, an executive at one of his companies, Neuralink, a few weeks before the birth of their second child, according to court documents obtained by Insider. Arcadia, the couple's daughter, was born in February 2024. St. Clair announced the arrival of a child with Musk in February 2025; the child's name was later disclosed as Romulus. Zilis then revealed that she and Musk had secretly welcomed baby No. 4, son Seldon Lycurgus. Why is Elon Musk focused on having so many kids? Before the world ends, the tech billionaire reportedly expressed in private that he wants to have a "legion-level" of children. Musk sees his children as a "legion," a term that describes a Roman army unit made up of thousands of soldiers, according to a Wall Street Journal article published in April. The newspaper claimed that Musk has attempted to locate more women to bear his children by using X. FAQs Did Elon Musk actually have a child with a Japanese pop star? Reportedly, yes. Musk allegedly told Ashley St. Clair that he fathered a child with a Japanese pop star, but her identity has not been disclosed. How many children does Elon Musk have now? Musk has 14 children with four different women, the most recent being Romulus, who was born in early 2025.
