Ben Johnson Staying With Detroit Lions, Pistons Championship Exhibit, Timberlake Hints More NSYNC Music Coming, Nicki Minaj Fans Taking Things Too Far

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It's Mean Jean filling in for Shannon Renee on Shannon's Scoop today. Shannon wasn't feeling well this morning, but hopefully she's back with us tomorrow morning.

First of all, I'm going to give a big shout out to Ben Johnson, the offensive coordinator of the Lions. He was in the running for the head coach of the Washington Commanders, but he announced yesterday that he's staying in Detroit. He is not going anywhere. And by the way, I haven't been on Twitter in a while, but if nobody has tweeted out that Leonardo DiCaprio clip from "Wolf of Wall Street" where he goes, "I'm not going anywhere!" and tagged Ben Johnson in it, you are doing it wrong.

The whole city has been so excited about the Detroit Lions season, I think we have collectively not realized how bad the Pistons are this year. They're the worst team in the league right now with a record of 6 and 40. Well, if you want to reminisce about the good old days, the Detroit Historical Museum has a new exhibit called "Thirty Five | 20" where you can relive the 1989 and 2004 Pistons' championship seasons.

You'll learn about how the teams were built, how they developed their styles, and you can go through their playoff run to the championship round by round, which is pretty cool. It's a good way to have some positive thoughts about the Pistons right now, because it's not been the best season, but it's okay. They're rebuilding. I guess you have to start from zero again.

The exhibit is going to run through June 23rd, so you've got some time to get down there and check it out. But I think that is really cool, especially for a city that's won multiple championships to kind of relive those old seasons. I haven't been to the Detroit Historical Museum yet, but I might have to check it out before June 23rd. There's more info at this link... https://detroithistorical.org/detroit-historical-museum/exhibitions/special-exhibitions/thirty-five-20

Well, today, Justin Timberlake is celebrating his 43rd birthday. Yesterday and last week, Shannon Renee talked about his new single, "Selfish". She mentioned how Britney Spears' fans were being petty by making her song "Selfish", which was released in 2011, pass his on the iTunes chart. Justin's new album, "Everything I Thought I Was", is dropping on March 15th, and he's got a tour that's going to be happening later this year.

Yesterday he was a guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show and he talked about what it was like being back in the studio with the guys from NSYNC. You'll remember they released their first single since 2002 for the Trolls movie. Well, JT may have made an announcement that his record label wasn't expecting to hear. He hinted to Kelly Clarkson that there may be more new NSYNC music in the bag. A source close to his label, Sony, told TMZ that there were no plans for any NSYNC album or any kind of reunion that they know of.

So, to me, it sounds like this is going to happen, and maybe he just kind of spoke too soon and ruined the surprise. I think that this is going to happen. Last week when I was doing "Lean In" on Fox 2 Detroit with Liz Lewin, I said that I think it's time for JT to move into the NSYNC nostalgia portion of his career. I got a little pushback on that, but I think that that's exactly what's going to happen. Check out a clip of Justin on The Kelly Clarkson Show right here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLPYqswxJQs

Over the past week, Shannon Renee has been updating us on the mess that's been going on between Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion. They've released diss tracks aimed at each other, Nicki's been going on Instagram Live and wilding out, everybody thinks she's tweaking. Well, the mess just got messier.

Nicki Minaj's fans have found out and leaked the location where Megan's mother was laid to rest, and of course, they can't leave things alone. One of the 'Barbs' posted a picture of the grave site with the caption "you know what to do", and other fans have been threatening on Twitter to go and desecrate her grave site.

The threats are being taken seriously because security has been beefed up at the place that Megan Thee Stallion's mother has been laid to rest. What makes people think stuff like this is okay? I get that you want to be a fan of Nicki Minaj's. I get that you like her music. But threatening to desecrate someone's grave site over a rap beef is a little bit more than ridiculous. You know, back in the day, a lot of these beefs ended in violence, but this is taking things to another level. So, if you're a Nicki Minaj fan, please don't do this. Please, don't threaten to do this because it's stupid and it's ridiculous and I promise you, Nicki doesn't care about you that much.

After a social media hiatus, Megan Thee Stallion is back. Megan dropped off social media after the sentencing of Tory Lanez (born Daystar Peterson). Lanez was found guilty of three charges: first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. He shot the rapper in the foot in 2020 after leaving a party at Kylie Jenner's home.

The rapper was sentenced to 10 years in prison after his bail motion was denied in September. Prosecutors initially asked for 13 years. Following his sentencing, Lanez wrote a note to his fan base, "The Umbrellas" on Instagram.

Tory's statement read: "In no way shape or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongfully convicted of," Tory wrote on Instagram. "I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do. I’ve faced adversity my whole life and every time it looked like I would lose, I came out on top. This is nothing but another moment where my back is against the wall and I refuse to stop fighting till I come out victorious. Tough times don’t last, tough people do. To my family, friends, and umbrellas thank you for your continued support. See you soon."

Megan didn't appear in court but she sent a statement in on her behalf.

"He not only shot me, he made a mockery of my trauma," Megan wrote, per Law&Crime reporter  Megan Cuniff. "He tried to position himself as a victim and set out to destroy my character and my soul.

"He lied to anyone that would listen and paid bloggers to disseminate false information about the case on social media. He released music videos and songs to damage my character and continue his crusade."

She continued: "At first, he tried to deny the shooting ever happened. Then, he attempted to place the blame on my former best friend. In his tantrum of lies, he’s blamed the system, blamed the press and, as of late, he’s using his childhood trauma to shield himself and avoid culpability."

"For once, the defendant must be forced to face the full consequences of his heinous actions and face justice," she concluded.

After everything that has transpired for Megan in the past couple of years, she can still make sure her fans can laugh when they view her TikTok. Take a look at five funny moments from Megan Thee Stallion's TikTok below:

Megan's vlogs always find her narrating at high speed in an hilarious tone. For this one, she spoke about her trip to Dublin and performing overseas. She also showed the fun time she had on stage with fans as well as a day at the beach with her dancers to unwind.

While the two are reportedly no longer together, they spent a lot of time sharing bits of their relationship with fans. In this video, the two are dancing to "Jiggle Jiggle" by Louis Theroux which became a viral sound on the social media platform. Take a look at the video of them below and the original version here.

In this TikTok video, Megan got the whole crew involved. The rapper repeatedly goes up to everyone who is eating and says that she's on a diet. Take a look at the video below:

If you're on Megan's TikTok you're gonna learn a new skil. In this TikTok video, she shows her fans how she makes one of her favorite snacks: fried pickles. However, Megan delivers the video in a hilarious tone as she makes her way around the kitchen.

On Megan's last album Traumazine, which dropped last year, the Houston native is heard playing the piano on the song "Megan's Piano." In this TikTok, she shows how hard she was working to earn her producer credit for the song. Take a look below: