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Mar. 16, 2025

Common Remembers Kobe Bryant at 2020 Grammys, Sends Love to His Family: 'God Bless His Soul'

TheKobe Bryanttributes continue to pour in. Common joined a slew of celebrities to honor the late basketball legend on the red carpet at the2020 Grammy Awardshours after he and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning. “In these situations, I’m doing my best to just give it to the creator, and just try to spread the joy that we can have and think about the positive things and send as much love to his family,” he told E!

Mar. 16, 2025

Common Respiratory Virus Lands 14-Month-Old in ICU: 'I Freaked Out,' Says Toddler's Mom

A Louisiana mom is warning parents after her 14-month-old daughter washospitalized for a common respiratory virus. Her mom, Mary Danna Daste, said the RSV started as a cough. A doctor prescribed antibiotics, but Vivian wasn’t improving. “Her fever spiked to 103, and then the shallow breathing came so we went straight to Children’s [Hospital in New Orleans]. Within 24 hours we were putting her in the ICU. That’s kind of when I freaked out,” Daste said.

Mar. 16, 2025

Common Says Barack Obama Owes Him a 1:1 Basketball Game: 'I Was Ready to Beat Him'

Commonis still waiting to shoot some hoops with former PresidentBarack Obama.The 49-year-old rapper appeared onThe Tonight ShowThursday, where he opened up about performing at the former president’s 60th birthday bash and joked withJimmy Fallonabout a gift from Obama he said heis yet to receive for a past birthday.When the host, 46, asked if Common got Obama a gift, the star said Secret Service agents “checked everything, anyway,” before teasing “my gift was, I just brought my talents to the table.

Mar. 16, 2025

Common Says His New Wellness Book Can 'Change Lives' with 'Good Energy and Joy and Love' (Exclusive)

Common.Photo:Brian Bowen Smith Brian Bowen Smith Commonis ready to share his secret to self-care success. “During thepandemicI was really focusing on just putting out good energy because the world was experiencing so much and health was in the forefront of a lot of people’s thoughts and in their hearts,” he shares. At the time, Common posted on Instagram often, sharing videosworking outwith his personal trainer Yancy Berry,cooking healthy mealswith his personal chef Lauren Von Der Pool, and more.

Mar. 16, 2025

Common Says the Obamas Are Focused on Solutions Amid Trump Scandals: 'They Are Optimistic Human Beings'

BarackandMichelleObama are staying positive and family-focused as PresidentDonald Trumproils their old office with controversy, the Obamas’ longtime friend, rapper Common, tells PEOPLE. As much of the country is still reeling from Trump’swidely criticized meetingwith Russian PresidentVladimir Putinon Monday, Common reveals that the former president and first lady are remaining forward-thinking during tumultuous times. “Even if they look and say, ‘What is going on with the way the administration is,’ they are like, ‘How are we going to be part of the solution?