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USA Today
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Ariiela 'La Langosta' dies: Beauty influencer was a friend of rap star Tekashi 6ix9ine
Ariiela "La Langosta," a fashion and beauty influencer known for her high-profile friendship with rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, has died. Ikon New York, the Manhattan restaurant and disco lounge where Ariiela reportedly worked, paid tribute to the social media personality in an emotional Instagram post on Aug. 17. A cause of death was not disclosed. "Today we lost our shining star @ 💔," Ikon New York said in its statement. "Our hearts are broken. Your joy, your humility, and the way you treated everyone with so much care always made you stand out. "Thank you for giving so much love and support to our home, which also became yours. To Ariiela's family, we are here for anything you need. We still can't believe it… you were our smile, our happiness. We love you, and we will miss you forever. 🙏🏽✨" Ikon New York was not available when reached for comment. USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Tekashi 6ix9ine for comment. The restaurant and lounge shared in a follow-up post on Aug. 18 that it was suspending its new hours of operation in observance of Ariiela's death. It's expected to reopen Aug. 21. "She was a brilliant, humble soul with incredible energy — the kind of person who could light up any room she entered," the restaurant said. "She will be deeply missed by all of us. Please take a moment to cherish and love your own loved ones. Life is precious." Tekashi 6ix9ine pays emotional tribute to Ariiela 'La Langosta' Following news of Ariiela's death, Tekashi mourned the Latin influencer, who boasted over 560,000 followers on Instagram, on his Aug. 17 Instagram stories. The rapper shared a series of videos of himself and Ariiela spending time together and joking around, praising Ariiela as a "tremendous woman." "The queen of New York," Tekashi added, including a snippet of their favorite song, Aventura's early 2000s hit "Obsesión." "NY won't ever be the same." Ariiela was featured as a dancer in the music video for Tekashi's 2023 song, "Wapae," from the rapper's third album, "Leyenda Viva." In subsequent posts, Tekashi gushed that Ariiela "supported me in everything" and that the influencer was like a "sister" to him. "I loved you," Tekashi concluded his tribute on Aug. 18.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tekashi 6ix9ine Thrown Out Of Florida Club And Detained After Altercation
Tekashi 6ix9ine seems to bring chaos wherever he goes. The New York artist was thrown out of a Florida nightclub and detained this weekend after an altercation. AllHipHop reported that Tekashi was enjoying a night out at Playpen 2 in Hialeah, Fla., on Sunday (July 6) before getting into a heated confrontation with another attendee. Police arrived on the scene and escorted both men out of the club, but the polarizing rapper allegedly wasn't cooperative. The 'MALA' artist was placed in handcuffs given his furious outbursts toward several police officers, but he was eventually released. Despite other people not being fully cooperative with the police, there were no official arrests made. Check out the footage of Tekashi being detained below. Fortunately for 6ix9ine, this situation didn't end in a worse manner. However, he is preparing to appear in court for violating the terms of his supervised release from jail after police found drugs and weapons in his home back in March. Specifically, they discovered MDMA pills, a bag with cocaine residue, fentanyl, marijuana, a handgun, and more illicit items. 6ix9ine was detained for six hours while his property was searched. He owned up to drug possession, which led to prosecutors dropping his charges for possessing a firearm and fentanyl. This plea deal was projected to help him avoid a hearing set for July. He is in the midst of a five-year supervised release sentence after his 2019 federal conviction for racketeering, offenses related to firearms, and violent crimes stemming from his role in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods crew. Tekashi infamously got on the bad side of his Hip-Hop peers when he worked alongside federal authorities and testified against gang members he was associated with. As a result, his initial sentence got dropped to two years in prison and 1,000 hours of community service, in addition to his current stint under supervised release. More from Florida Man Threatens To Shoot 9-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Candy "Return Of The Mack" Singer Mark Morrison Arrested For Battery In Florida Woman Drowns Dog After Being Denied Plane Entry For Having Pet, Police Claim
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Yahoo
Tekashi 6ix9ine Claims Feds Cuffed Him For Hours And Raided His Home, Seizing Drugs And Guns
Tekashi 6ix9ine's home was raided in the early hours of Wednesday as cops conducted a "probation" check on him. The controversial rapper said some firearms and drugs were confiscated, although he maintained that he didn't do anything wrong. He was also arrested late last year for violating the terms of his release on a 2019 felony conviction. However, Tekashi 6ix9ine made a deal with federal prosecutors that saw him serve one month in jail, followed by three months of home detention with a curfew and electric monitoring. Law enforcement officials raided Tekashi's Florida mansion in the early hours of Wednesday. According to TMZ, the "GOOBA" rapper claims that firearms and drugs were seized during the raid but maintained that he didn't do anything wrong. Tekashi said that federal police and local cops came to his house on Wednesday morning and kept him in handcuffs from 9 am to 3 pm while they searched the place. The rapper also claimed that DNA samples were taken and that the cops seemingly wrecked his home while searching for something. He explained that they had confiscated some guns and drugs during the raid and wanted to see if his DNA was on the items. However, Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, insisted that he's not been engaging in any criminal activity and is just relaxing at home while on house arrest. Meanwhile, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office has provided an explanation as to why the "Tattletales" rapper's home was ransacked. According to the news outlet, the office explained that the federal U.S. Probation officers, assisted by Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators, executed a search warrant Wednesday on the rapper's home in Florida. The sheriffs labeled it a "probation" check as they confirmed that several items were confiscated and taken away for further analysis because they could not immediately be connected to the repper. The sheriff's office did not, however, confirm Tekashi's claim that guns and drugs were recovered during the raid. Also, the news outlet notes that the rapper was not arrested because there was no probable cause, and he was handcuffed during the raid for officer safety. In 2019, the rapper pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of joining and directing violence by the gang known as Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods and was sentenced to two years in prison. He was later freed in April the following year as he complained that he was particularly prone to COVID-19, which was spreading through jails and prisons at the time. In October of last year, Tekashi was arrested in New York for violating the terms of his release on the 2019 felony conviction, per CBS News. At the time, his probation officer complained that he had failed drug tests and was not following the rules about getting permission to travel. The Brooklyn rapper made a deal with federal prosecutors that required him to serve one month in jail, followed by three months of home detention with a curfew and electric monitoring. He has had several brushoffs with the law, including a child sexual performance charge that he was hit with in 2015 after footage surfaced of him filming a friend in a sex act with an underage girl. Tekashi has also been accused of choking a teenage girl at a mall, being investigated over the shooting of Chief Keef, and being arrested in the Dominican Republic for multiple alleged incidents. Amid his run-ins with the law, the rapper sued the popular gym L.A. Fitness for $1 million, alleging that he suffered a vicious attack that led him straight to the hospital back in 2023. Court documents showed that he's asking for more than $1 million in damages, claiming the gym failed to provide adequate security to prevent the brutal attack by three men at one of their outlets in South Florida. He alleged that the gym staff was not "properly educated or informed regarding security protocols at LA Fitness," adding that they failed to request police presence once they saw the attack, per TMZ. He claims that due to LA Fitness' negligence, he was brutally beaten, assaulted, and robbed, leading to bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability, humiliation, medical expenses, loss of income, and diminished quality of life. He suffered injuries to his jaw, ribs, and back, and three individuals were subsequently arrested in connection with the assault.
