New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Jay-Z has quietly rejoined Instagram after deactivating it two years following a single day on the platform. The internet-averse hip-hop mogul returned to the Meta-powered platform on Tuesday to promote the trailer for the upcoming theatrical release of “The Book of Clarence,” which he co-produced. Per the official synopsis, the film is “a bold new take on the timeless Biblical-era epic.” It stars Oscar-nominated actor LaKeith Stanfield as the titular character, who describes himself in the trailer as “a man without faults” who “played the cards [he] was dealt.” “The Book of Clarenc…

Tory Lanez took to Instagram to proclaim his innocence days after he was sentenced for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both of her feet, telling fans he was “wrongfully convicted,” and that he will continue to fight to clear his name. “I have never let a hard time intimidate me. I will never never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will,” the rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, said in a statement Thursday night. Lanez was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years behind bars for the shooting, which oc…

Special counsel Jack Smith won a secret demand for former President Trump’s Twitter account last winter, and a judge fined the social media company $350,000 for failing to promptly comply with her order, court papers revealed Wednesday. Smith’s team of prosecutors convinced U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell to order Twitter, now called X, to turn over details of Trump’s then long-suspended account in January and unspecified data tied to the account. Trump lashed out over the news calling the judge-approved warrant a violation of his rights. “(Prosecutors) secretly attacked my Twitter acco…

Twitter has reinstated Kanye West’s account after he was suspended eight months for a series of antisemitic posts. West, whose legal name is now Ye, had not sent any new tweets as of Sunday afternoon. The “All of the Lights” artist, 46, assured Twitter executives he would not make any more antisemitic or otherwise offensive posts, sources told the Wall Street Journal. In exchange for the reinstatement, West will not be allowed to monetize his account, and no advertisements will appear next to his posts, according to the Journal. His account was given a gold verification checkmark. After taking…