Lil Wayne Denies COVID Fraud, Defends Explicit Text to Reporter

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Lil Wayne is denying spending millis in pandemic-relief money on himself. Business Insider reported last year that the rapper received $8.9 million from the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant and spent portions of the money on private jets, clothing, and “mystery women.” When asked about the funds in a new Rolling Stone cover story, Wayne “looked genuinely perplexed.” “I don’t know what that mean,” he told the magazine. His manager, Fabian Marasciullo, added...