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TEKASHI CAN’T PROTEST: Tekashi says he can’t speak out against the murder of George Floyd, The Blast reports. In a clip, he addresses the death and protests, and suggests that he can’t say anything negative about police because of his own legal situation. He says: “I want to start out this video by saying that I see what is going on globally, and I see the outrage, I see the chaos. I know everyone knows my situation I’m still not a free man, I’m home under supervised release.” He continued, “Unfortunately when stuff like this happens and in the situation I’m in right now, not being able to speak on certain topics the best thing I can say is let’s stick together. The way we been doing. Again, my deepest condolences.” (The Blast)

KIMYE THREATEN EX-BODYGUARD: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are threating a former bodyguard with a multimillion lawsuit if he continues to dish about them. The ex-bodyguard Steve Stanulis made “false and defamatory” statements while also breaching their confidentiality agreement, TMZ reports. Kimye’s legal team fired off a legal letter to him after he blabbed on the Hollywood Raw podcast that Kanye asked him to walk 10 paces behind him, and got mad if he blocked paparazzi shots. (TMZ)

BLAKE LIVELY AND RYAN REYNOLDS DONATE $200K TO NAACP: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund amid ongoing protests against police brutality. On social media, they wrote: “We don’t know what it’s like to experience that life day in and day out. We can’t imagine feeling that kind of fear and anger. We’re ashamed that in the past we’ve allowed ourselves to be uninformed about how deeply rooted systemic racism is.” (ET)

DID JAKE PAUL LOOT? YouTuber Jake Paul was spotted among a crowd of looters at a mall in Arizona Saturday, according to reports. Paul was with the crowd damaging and looting, but he was not seen doing any damage himself. On social media, he explained: “I understand the anger and frustration that led to the destruction we witnessed and while it’s not the answer, it’s important that people see it and collectively figure out how to move forward in a healthy way.” (Page Six)