A (3:10)

But in the latest quick update, we also talked about today in news, at my main job at the Breakfast Club, I had reported on a story that a lot of people hadn't been talking about yet. TMZ had broke a story that Diddy would be going to some rehabilitation facilities or joining rehabilitation programs while in prison because he's not going anywhere right now. But there wasn't much details. They actually hadn't even fully confirmed the story, but now the story is confirmed. So Diddy is going to be going to these rehabilitation programs. These self improvement programs are a part of, like, you know, programs that are offered to inmates on federal lockup. The programs he's going to do specifically will address his drug use and his violence against women. So in additional information, the programs that he's going to be doing are called Stop. Now, this is a course that the feds offer inmates who are focused on preventing sexual assault, domestic and dating violence. Now, according to the source that spoke to tmz, Diddy also be doing therapy. And this will be something that he'll be doing with a doctor who is a part of a drug abuse usage program. Now, the sources are saying that this is Diddy's road to redemption.

B (4:25)

Right?

A (4:26)

Like, he wants to better himself. He wants to do better. But y' all know, like, I know, I do think that anybody who is going through anything, they realize that they can't do beyond the point of getting themself in trouble. Like, you realize that, you know, your use of drugs and the way you treat women is landing you in front of federal prosecutors facing life in prison. Of course you want to redeem yourself. So I don't believe that Diddy doesn't want to redeem himself. I know that addiction is tough. I also think that they should be having some conversations about the fact that there's obviously a sex addiction, too. But I think that sometimes people treat sex addictions as if they're almost like an effect of something else. So because he has this drug addiction, the sex then comes in and I feel like they're separate. I feel like even if he wasn't a person that was actively using or overusing drugs, from what we've seen in court, I do think that the sex thing would still be there. I think that they should look into that because, you know, if we're looking at everything that was alleged of Diddy and the, you know, the. The things that he has said that he willingly and consensually participated in, that's always been his argument is, is this bedroom policing or. Or did I really do something wrong? To a certain extent, even if it's consensual, and these are consensual, you know, adults who. Or these are adults who are consenting to these acts. It's knowing when to calm it down and completely stop it, and his complete oblivion to that that is making me mention this. Right? Because in court. One of the last things that we heard in court the day that Diddy's bond was denied was the fact that the prosecutors were able to say, literally the week that we arrested him, the day we arrested him, we came into his hotel room in New York to take him in custody after he knew that these searches had happened, warrants had dropped. All of these in his hotel room is set up. In all of the manners that we've heard, a freak off is set up. There's the lights, there's the lubricant, there's the. You know what I mean? Like, I think there has to be some discussion and some exploration into that and what that addiction might look like for him. One thing at a time or two things at a time. Because, well, two things at a time is what got him in trouble. Two things at a time, because that's where we are now. He's doing, you know, two of the programs, but I think a lot of people will argue that he's only doing this because sentencing is going to come up. And that's the thing with addiction. It's literally one of those things where it's like you don't know for sure. You don't know if a person actually wants to get better and be able to not be controlled by whatever it is they keep returning to, or if this is something that they're doing to appease the people around them in the moment. Appease something like, hey, I'm facing a jail sentence, or you have your kids or whoever on your back, or even sometimes it's a personal thing. I know people who've dealt with different drug addictions where they personally wanted to get better. They checked themselves into rehab. But addiction is hard, and once they start going back through it again, they're not strong enough to be able to say, you know what? I don't want to take myself back down that road again. So the criticism is rightfully so. Do I believe that Diddy is a person who just 100% wants to be better? I don't know the answer to that. Do I believe that all of this has definitely shook him up a bit? 100%. I've seen it. I've literally seen him in court. Like, I was gonna say a word I'm not even supposed to say on this podcast. I've seen him in court. There's no way that he walks away from this, not remembering this for the rest of his life. But addiction is tough. So it's great that he's in these programs, but I can't tell y' all whether or not I think he's doing it because he actually wants to be better or because this is gonna get him home and that's what he wants. And we. And no one can really tell you that that's something that you see in real time. You see after he goes through these programs, how is he utilizing it and implementing it into his life? And what does that look like long term? Because there's another thing, too. Addiction is not something you just deal with one time or deal with real quick, and you move on from addiction and battling addiction. I know people that'll tell you it's a lifelong thing. So we wait. We wait. He'll be. Diddy will be sentenced on October 3, 2025. There will be a sentencing report some months before then where, you know, we'll be begin to have conversations about where we think this will lie. I know, you know, prosecutors are saying, you know, minimum four to five years. His. His team is like, hey, you know, closer to two. People are talking about the time served and him staying locked up right now is giving him more time served. I honestly think that that is why they conceded, his team conceded to not having a speedy trial was because of that. So, listen, it might be soon. He might be walking home as a free Marine. Definitely sooner than what we thought it was going to be, y' all know, because Even with these two charges, the man counts of it, that's 20 years, up to 20 years that he's looking at. Both counts carry 10 years a piece. So this is something that you just. You know what I mean? You just got to wait back and. And kind of see how this goes, because it's not uncommon for convicted people to enter programs and do these different things because you. You definitely trying to get into good graces with the court, a hundred percent. But there. There are reports, though, and TMZ actually reported this, who broke the original story. And I think, you know, whoever their source is, I mean, you can infer that it's somebo who is very close to what is happening. They understood what the pushback would be in the public, right? And people feeling like, oh, you're just doing this because you want to come home. And they made it a point to mention he actually started drug treatment before his arrest last year, and he just wants to continue that. But even that, people could argue. We know why you started that. Because the fans, the feds, came by land and by sea. I will never forget the fact that the feds came by land and by sea to. To.

B (10:12)

To.

A (10:13)

To initiate all of this. That would. That. That. That would shake anybody up. That'll make anybody be like, all right, listen, even if I'm not changing 100%, I got it. Something, something got to give right here.

B (10:26)

Conor McGregor. So this is a very weird story. I'm not going to lie to you guys. Like, I was very surprised to see Conor McGregor and Azalea Banks in conversation, like just in a headline, because, I don't know, I just never thought that I would. But earlier today or earlier this week, Conor McGregor, photos of him were everywhere, because he was on a beach. He was in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a beach with a woman, hugged up, enjoying his time, enjoying the weather. And, baby, the woman was not his fiance. Not at all. Very clear on shots. It is like, not.

A (11:02)

Because when I first saw the headlines.

B (11:03)

I'm thinking, I know he's engaged. He's been engaged since 2020. So I'm like, okay, he's engaged. Her name is Dee Devlin. That's who he's engaged to. And they've been together for some time. I was like, there's no way. Like, maybe people are just mistaking her. Like they don't recognize it's her in the photos. There's no way. You're just, like, sitting on a beach with a whole nother person doing the things that they're describing in the photos. Like, they're hugged up. They're obviously together. There's PDA of some sort.

A (11:33)

And.

B (11:33)

And then I saw the photos. When I saw the photos, I was like, oh, okay. No, they didn't get this wrong. He's just. I. I don't even know how you explain. Explain it. I mean, he don't have to explain it to us. Even though people are waiting for him right now to say something and he hasn't so far. All he's done is wished himself a happy birthday on x. Because today, July 14th was his birthday. But he gonna have to explain something to somebody and ain't us. It's definitely gonna be his fiance because are pretty bad. So the photos come out, he's on the beach with this woman. They're there, you know, there is pda, there's touching. They're sitting under, like, the same, like, umbrella cabana thingy.

A (12:16)

Like, there's no way you can get.

B (12:17)

Around the fact that they're there together.

A (12:20)

And that we know of.

B (12:21)

He is still very much so committed to D. Devlin, who he's been with for some time. But maybe there's something we don't know, because then after these photos dropped and this story came out and this was everywhere. Rapper Azalea Banks, who y' all listen, if y' all follow her, you already know. Sis don't hold back on social media. She is known for. She gonna air out, she gonna argue, she gonna go back and forth. That is what she does.

A (12:47)

And it's unfortunate because people don't talk about Azealia Banks music. And I actually wanted the people who. I was late to the Azalea Banks music train only because I'd only known about the social media antics. But once the girls put me on to, you know, the. The house music, I don't even know what she qualifies or classifies her music as. But once I got put on, I got put on. Azalea Banks is on my saved playlist for sure, especially when I'm getting ready to go out for the weekend. But instead, here we are talking about this, right? And listen, she alleges that she feels like, you know, things were sent to her unwarran. Unwarranted. So I'm not saying that she can't speak out. I'm just saying that in the vein of, you know, what people know her for.

B (13:32)

It's.

A (13:33)

It's not her music and she is.

B (13:34)

A very talented, in my opinion, music artist.

A (13:37)

So she posted photos of Conor McGregor. She alleges that these photos were sent to her unwarranted. It's a photo of Conor McGregor allegedly. And he is standing naked. It seems like he's like in a closet mirror of some sort. And.

B (13:51)

And you see everything.

A (13:52)

It's front facing.

B (13:53)

You see everything.

A (13:54)

He's taking the picture on a phone. And she tweeted these out and said, how you gonna send a B word some crooked D pics, then threaten her not to tell? And she tagged him. She said, n word. Do you know who the f I am?

B (14:10)

This is harm.

A (14:12)

Then in another tweet, the tweet has since been deleted, Azalea Banks wrote, how are you really going to sexually harass me? And this is an. And you know, she's alleging this. In these tweets, she's alleging that she was sexually harassed. She says, how are you really to sexually harass me with the potato farmer? D then threaten me not to tell. Honey, ain't you trying to be the president of Ireland? What is a given, fam? Use some effing sunscreen. There has been no comment on this. Still, Conor McGregor did post an additional photo on his Instagram. It's a photo of him sitting in, like, you know, I. I would say, what is it? Like a. He's sitting with his legs folded up. It looks like it's on a boat. Yeah, he's on a boat in the middle of the ocean somewhere. And his caption in all cap says every day pray. So there has been no direct response to anything that Azale Banks has said. There has been no response to the photos of him and this woman on the beach. That is it.

B (15:15)

That is all.

A (15:17)

I will keep you guys posted because this is wild and it is random. And Azalea Banks has. Is alleging that this has been going on since 2016. Now, she said in a tweet, me and Conor McGregor have. And she alleges in a tweet that her and Conor McGregor haven't seen each other photos since 2016. But I do believe that she's being a little sarcastic when she says each other because she's saying that she was sent these unwarranted photos from him. I think, you know, I think, I think she's been a little sarcastic when she says each other because she's then showing that the photos have only been coming from one way. Now I'm lexing the latest. I want to go back to a story that we talked about in the previous episode. Y', all, I was so excited because, you know, there were reports that Uno was gonna come to the casinos, and we were on here talking about, whose rules is it? You know, who got house rules, all of the things right. Uno is not coming to a casino. It's not happening. So Uno themselves had to come out on Instagram and post to clarify because people were confused. What happened was Uno did go to Vegas, and Uno was at the Palms Casino in Vegas. But the way that it looks is, is that they were just testing this UNO suite in the casino. And I don't know if they don't have plans to hit the casino, because the statement kind of gives that it could happen one day, but it's just not happening right now. But the people were confused. We took the press release, and we took it as, okay, Uno is about to be on the casino floor. Uno then said, y', all, uno Reverse, not happening. So UNO says, hey, UNO fans, we hate to be the bearers of bad news, but the casino floor isn't ready for us yet. We've been told that while they do have tight security, it's not robust enough for Uno at this time. They addressed the fact that we all thought that Uno was coming to the casino as a rumor. That has come to their attention, and it's not happening. They say, this is not a UNO reverse card. While we get this started, this is not a UNO reverse car. While we get this sorted out, the UNO Social Club is rolling out bars in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin in August of this year. So basically, it seems like they're going to scale back a bit. And although the UNO Social Club will be a thing, it's not going to be an official game on the UNO casino floor. And I know I also talked about this update on the Breakfast Club, but I wanted to bring it here because I feel like we were so excited. Lowriders like. Like, we thought we were gathering our troops and traveling to Vegas or wherever they want to take this. I was talking about how lit it would be to do this in Miami. Girls trip. We go to Miami, we go play Uno, we win some money, have a time. Not happening right now. Not happening at all. Unless we want to head to a bar, which is cool. But I think the casino vibe, it definitely gives it a different level of stature and conversation. But in a quick update, I wanted you guys to just know that, no, that is not happening. So we'll see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted because y' all know I'm bringing y' all the latest. Always low riders. Thank y' all for joining me. It is the Latest with Lauren LaRosa, and at the end of the day, I tell y' all every episode, there's always a lot to talk about. But you all listen. Y' all are always right here with me to talk about it, and I appreciate you guys so much. I'll see you in my next episode. This is an I Heart podcast.