50 Cent & Snoop Dogg React To Mike Tyson Slapping Jake Paul In The Face

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50 Cent and Snoop Dogg are among the many boxing fans who have reacted to Mike Tyson slapping Jake Paul at a tense weigh-in ahead of their eagerly anticipated fight.

Violence erupted at the pre-fight event on Thursday (November 14) when 58-year-old Tyson smacked his significantly younger opponent in the face during the customary onstage face-off.

The former heavyweight champion was quickly pulled away by security guards to avoid things escalating any further, while Paul stood his ground and took the strike on the chin (literally) before taunting Tyson by patting his face.

The testy exchange left Snoop Dogg even more excited for the heavyweight showdown, which goes down on Friday (November 15) at Dallas’ AT&T Arena.

Alongside a video of the viral moment, Tha Doggfather wrote on Instagram: “That’s the MIKE I know!!” as well as: “You know ima b watching tomorrow night !!”

50 Cent, meanwhile, shared what many believe to be the explanation for Tyson’s violent outburst.

He posted a close-up video of Paul stepping on Tyson’s foot (seemingly by accident) as they began to square up, alongside a separate clip of the boxing legend talking about how sensitive his feet are to pain.

“See you step on an older man’s feet, and shit can get crazy. LOL,” the G-Unit boss joked in his caption.

 

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Mike Tyson has since confirmed that he slapped Jake Paul because the YouTuber-turned-boxer stepped on his foot.

“I was in my socks and he had on shoes,” he told The New York Post after the weigh-in. “He stepped on my toe because he is a fucking asshole. I wanted to think it happened by accident. But now I think it may have happened on purpose.”

He added: “I was in a lot of pain. I had to reciprocate.”

For his part, Paul has brushed off the slap, saying at the weigh-in: “I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry. He’s an angry little elf. Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but tomorrow you’re getting knocked out.”

Tyson, who last competed professionally in 2005, weighed in at 16st 4lb, just one pound heavier than Paul who is 31 years his junior.

Despite Iron Mike’s fearsome reputation in the ring, Cam’ron has predicted that Jake Paul will emerge victorious.

Speaking on his sports talk show It Is What It Is earlier this year, he said: “Mike is my man [but] this is my prediction for the fight: if Mike don’t get him out of there in five rounds, then I believe that Jake Paul’s gonna win the fight.”

The fight airs exclusively on Netflix from 8pm ET tonight.

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SHERELLE announces London Roundhouse show with tickets at £10 each

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SHERELLE has announced an upcoming live show in London, with ticket prices capped at just £10 each.

Taking place at the Roundhouse venue in the UK capital on April 11, the performance will come as a one-off show for the electronic producer and DJ – as well as being her biggest headline show to date.

Titled ‘SHERELLELAND’, the event aims to be “a night of the best forward-thinking and uncompromising music for ‘bocats on a budget’”, and will land in Camden as part of Roundhouse Three Sixty.

To make the event more accessible for fans, both the artist and venue organisers have teamed up to enforce a price cap on tickets – with each costing only £10.

According to a new press release, the idea was born out of “frustration of the cost of living crisis and expensive ticket prices”, and hopes to make exploring Jungle, Breaks and Footwork more accessible for fans.

Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased here.

 

 

The Roundhouse show announcement comes just days before SHERELLE is due to play the upcoming sold-out show at Village Underground in London. Taking place this Friday (November 22), the gig follows a run of UK and European dates from earlier this year.

As well as announcing the 2025 date, the artist has also dropped a new single called ‘MEET ME AT THE TEMPLE’.

Created in collaboration with UK jungle artist CLIPZ, the new 160bpm anthem was first aired during SHERELLE’s closing set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury over the summer.

It also marks her first new track since she dropped ‘HENRY’s REVENGE’ last winter.

“I’m super happy to have a tune out with CLIPZ. I’ve been following him as a fan for years, so it’s an honour to have this one out,” the artist said of the collaborative track.

CLIPZ added: “SHERELLE ‘n me went in the lab, talked about ‘r love for early jungle & hardcore ‘n rolled this trax out after.” Check it out below.

SHERELLE isn’t the only artist to be imposing a new price cap when it comes to upcoming shows.

Last week, it was confirmed that Benefits would be reducing the cost of their tickets for their upcoming UK tour dates – as well as introducing a 10pm curfew.

The move was done to reduce the costs of seeing live music for fans, as well as enable fans to travel to and from the gig using public transport instead of more expensive modes of transport like taxis.

“Costs are spiralling and venues are closing but we’ve got to try something. Small venues are magic, as are small bands – we can’t just be left to rot,” they said.

The actions made by Benefits and SHERELLE come weeks after a report was shared by NME, highlighting how the touring circuit across the UK’s grassroots music scene is said to be facing “complete collapse” without urgent help.

At the start of the year, it was shared that 2023 was the worst year on record for grassroots spaces, with 125 grassroots music venues shutting their doors.

Recently, the Music Venue Trust (MVT) argued that a tidal wave of closures threatens the fabric of the UK music scene thanks to the recent budget announcement. One of the concerning statistics they pointed out was that £7million in new premises taxes will place over 350 grassroots music venues at immediate risk of closure. This would threaten more than 12,000 jobs, over £250million in economic activity and the loss of over 75,000 live music events.

Others making efforts with their live shows to protect the UK’s live music sector include ColdplayEnter ShikariKaty Perry and Sam Fender, who have all adopted a levy of their own on huge tours to help save the grassroots spaces.

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