TMZ has a long and strong history of breaking stories. They were the first to report Michael Jackson’s death, when no one–not even CNN, would touch the story. TMZ was the first to announce that Whitney Houston had died. And, if you don’t remember, they were the primary outlet responsible for breaking the Chris Brown, Rihanna domestic violence debacle. When TMZ posts a story, we believe them!
To make matters worse after Wayne tweeted “I’m good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love,” TMZ updated their initial story with this: “Wayne is sleeping right now … which is odd, because he just tweeted saying he’s OK and thanking people for the prayers and love.” The jab was alarming. Who was telling the truth? And was Lil Wayne closer to the heavens than his people wanted us to know?
Mack Maine (@mackmaine) March 16, 2013
Just holla’d @my Lil bruh Tunechi…& he skraight! TMZ some fuck-niggaz for reporting that hoe-ass-shit!!! That man daughter is like mines.—
T.I. (@Tip) March 16, 2013
Mack Maine tweeted “F**K TMZ.” Rapper T.I. jumped in on the charade and assisted in pulling a red herring. A photo of Drake walking into the hospital, surfaced. And it was an indicator of how deeply infiltrated TMZ is. Nicki Minaj, Birdman and NBA Chris Paul also visited him.
As of late, Wayne is said to be “stabilizing.” A report today listed the rebellious boss in intensive care. The section about Wayne being read his “last rites” has since been removed by TMZ, leaving folks expecting, at least, an apology or mention of irresponsible reporting. Which leads us to question, if they made a mistake in the first place… and if so, why haven’t they addressed the mistake like they have before?
Clearly, there is more to this story than meets the eye.
What Is “Sizzurp?” & Everything Thing Else About Lil Wayne’s Drugs was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
