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Kobe Bryant‘s father, Joe Bryantauctions off the replica of the championship ring given to him by his late son.

The 14-karat gold and 40 diamond ring was listed on the online auction website Goudin on the 8th of March. The frame includes several photos of the band, with the words “Lakers” and “World Champions” engraved at the top. The ring also features the phrase “Bling Bling” and Kobe’s name engraved on the side.

The description revealed that the jewelry was a token Kobe gave to his father after the athlete won his first championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000. According to the site, Kobe had an exact replica of his own championship ring made for his father, and it is the only ring Joe received from his son. The ring came directly from the Bryant family and has a letter of authenticity from Kobe’s mother, Pam Bryant.

Bidding started at $30,000 and is up to $141,000 as of this writing. The auction runs until March 30.

This isn’t the first time Kobe’s parents have tried to sell the ring and other memorabilia. After attempting to sell some of Kobe’s items in 2013, Kobe sued his parents and the auction company, saying he had not allowed them to put the items up for sale. The matter was settled and Kobe’s mother and father eventually apologized.

“We regret our actions and statements regarding the Kobe Bryant auction memorabilia,” they said ESPN at the time. “We apologize for any misunderstandings and unintended pain we may have caused our son and appreciate the financial support he has provided over the years. We also apologize to Goldin Auctions for their inadvertent involvement in this matter and thank them for their assistance.”

The decision to sell the ring comes three years after Kobe died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41, along with daughter Gianna, 13, and seven of their friends. Kobe leaves behind a wife Vanessa Bryant and their daughters Natalia, 21, Bianka, 7, and Capri, 4.

Earlier this year, Kobe was honored with a statue in the Lakers’ home stadium. Kobe was a beloved member of the team, winning five championships with them during his career. Vanessa, 41, and her daughters were present when the statue was unveiled.

“It goes without saying that today is an especially sad day for us as Kobe and Gigi are not here for what should be an incredibly joyful moment and for Kobe’s legacy,” Vanessa said as she addressed the crowd. “Kobe has so many people who have supported him from the beginning all over the world. And this moment is not just for Kobe, but for everyone who has supported him all these years.”

By Matt Demarco for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 1:43 AM EDT, March 22, 2024 | Updated: 02:21 EDT, March 22, 2024

By Sarah Rainey

Published: 4:31 PM EDT, March 20, 2024 | Updated: 4:44 PM EDT, March 20, 2024

A MAJOR retail group has called in administrators for a further two of its businesses after closing one of its luxury brands just weeks ago.

Frasers Group acquired Base Childrenswear and Kids Cavern as part of a £47.5 million deal in December 2022.

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Other companies were bought out as part of the deal, including Pretty Green and Tessuti.

But the retail group brought in administrators for both Base Childrenswear and Kids Cavern just 16 months later.

Base Childrenswear currently has four stores in Westfield London, Westfield Stratford, Bluewater and Birmingham.

Meanwhile, Kids Cavern has three stores in the UK: Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.

But sales have stopped at all seven branches after Frasers Group called in administrators Kroll Advisory, reports Drapers.

It is not yet clear whether the seven branches are guaranteed to close.

We’ve asked Frasers Group how many stores will close as part of the administration process and we’ll update this story once we hear back.

It comes after Frasers Group placed luxury brand Matchesfashion into administration earlier this month after saying it was no longer prepared to keep the business running.

The brand launched as one store in Wimbledon, London 30 years ago and now has around six locations, although it operates mainly online.

As of March 8, no store closures or job losses had been announced.

Frasers, owner of brands such as Sports Direct, Frasers, Slazenger and Jack Wills, bought out Matchesfashion in December last year.

The brand employs just under 700 people, but Frasers said the company was “consistently” missing targets and making losses.

In the year to the end of January 2023, the brand made a loss of £33.5m.

It comes as Frasers Group shakes up its portfolio in the UK amid a turbulent time for retailers.

House of Fraser, also owned by Frasers Group, will close its Carlisle store in May.

The chain has closed several stores since last year, including in Birmingham, Cardiff and Guildford.

A Sports Direct branch in Stroud, Gloucestershire, will also pull down the shutters for good at the end of March.

Sports Direct also closed its branch in Central Six Retail Park, Coventry, at the end of January.

The Flannels location in the Market Place Shopping Centre, Bolton, has downed its shutters for the final time in the new year.

It also closed its site in Bradford in January, despite only opening in October.

However, Frasers Group has also opened stores in the United Kingdom.

In recent months it has welcomed customers to ‘new concept’ stores selling brands from across the group, including Sports Direct and Jack Wills.

Last September the company cut the ribbon on one of its stores in Norwich and opened two more stores in Blackpool and Sheffield in recent months.

In addition, it has plans to open one of the concept stores on a former John Lewis site in the Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough, by the end of 2025.

The company has also recently opened Liverpool’s famous Compton House and will reopen the site as Sports Direct’s flagship branch.

Frasers Group also acquired luxury chain Choice in 2022 and has since rebranded some of them as Flannels.

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Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori stunned in a daring mini dress on Saturday while out with her mother, Alexandra Censori.

The 29-year-old model wore a baby pink satin mini dress with an extremely short hem, a plunging neckline and a crystal-lined Y-back halter strap.

She paired the revealing ensemble with sheer, knee-high socks and a pair of cream slingback kitten heels.

The architect – who has reportedly been ‘forced’ by the 46-year-old rapper to wear increasingly daring outfits for shocking reasons – pinned her raven bob into a polished updo.

During their outing, she was seen with her cell phone and car keys in her hand as she left a building and headed to her car.

She also wore several cartilage earrings and shiny silver bands, including a huge diamond on her ring finger.

She looked radiant with a monochrome pink makeup look that matched her outfit.

Censori had full, fluttering lashes, a pink blush and a glossy pink lip.

At one point, Censori was seen adjusting her sideboob outfit and checking it out in the reflection of a shop window.

She was also seen interacting with a store employee, and when she leaned over to reach the door, her super short dress revealed almost her entire backside.

She was later seen talking on the phone as she walked to her car.

Next to her, her mother wore an all-black outfit with a dress with an asymmetrical hemline and chic pumps.

She carried a taupe-colored handbag and was seen wearing oversized sunglasses with gold hardware.

She was also seen fixing her hair as her daughter examined her outfit in the reflection of the window.

The day before, the mother-daughter duo was spotted leaving a private jet in Los Angeles with West, Ty Dolla $ign and their entourage after her husband performed at Rolling Loud.

Censori left little to the imagination in a completely see-through G-string leotard that almost completely exposed her bum.

Despite rumors that her parents were ‘mortified’ by her raunchy outfits, Alexandra didn’t seem bothered by her daughter’s daring leotard.

The sheer garment, which she wore with tights, revealed the beauty’s breasts and voluptuous derriere.

Her mother opted for more conservative attire, wearing a black turtleneck dress that cut off just below her knee.

The colorful crew appeared to be enjoying themselves on the tarmac after leaving the flight, while her mother happily posed for photos with her daughter and son-in-law.

They were previously at Rolling Loud where West and Ty Dolla $ign performed and the former’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, was also in attendance.

Censori and Kardashian crossed paths earlier this month at West’s Vultures 2 listening party.

Since the couple married privately in December 2022, Censori’s friends and family have expressed fears that she has changed.

Some of her loved ones even go so far as to organize an intervention in so-called ‘controlling ways’.

 Cardi B released her very racy music video for Enough (Miami) on Thursday after teasing it by sharing nude imagery.

 The 31-year-old rapper -full name Belcalis Marlenis Cephus – dropped the music video at Midnight and Friday which comes complete with the daring fashionista flaunting her womanly curves in no less than five very different ensembles.

And while they’re all very different in the colors and design, they all showcase her need to tease in outfits that leave little to the imagination.

Off the top, while spitting out lyrics about pulling up to Miami in a ‘cruise ship’, Cardi can be seen strutting her stuff in a racy one-piece, which partially covered her with furry coat, and knee-high platform platform. 

While the burgundy number covered up nearly head to toe in a posh furry coat, being the provocative entertainer that she’s been since debuting in the hip-hop scene in 2015, the Drip starlet teased viewers by opening the coat to reveal her figure in the racy ensemble.

WARNING: PROFANITY AND SEXUAL CONTENT IN VIDEO 

In keeping with the color theme, the New York City native also donned knee-high platform boots and a short pixie-like tresses with bangs that appears to be a wig.

‘Yea… yea,’ she says seductively, before adding, Okay,’ which coincides with her opening one side of the coat to reveal the racy undergarment, which helped showcase her many tattoos on her hip and arm. 

By the time she kicks into the the first verse, Cardi goes back and forth between that burgundy heard-turner and bold red number that resembled stylish strips of red over her private parts, along with futuristic pointed headdress and glasses combo, and a matching pair of platform boots. 

Sounding off about ‘b**ches’ she ends the chorus by pronouncing in rapid speed: ‘Opps linkin’ up, I’m like, “What in the f**k?” / If you scared then just say that, ho, enough is enough / They was just in my DMs, ain’t no trustin’ these s**ts / I’m about to call up Diamond, b**ch, knuck if you buck,’ 

She introduced a black fishnet ensemble, adorned with an array of silver piece from head to toe, that was equally provocative.

Rounding out this one-of-a-kind piece, she kept with the black theme with thigh-high boots and a dark long wig.

Another look consisted of bikini-like bottoms with a white a cropped white short with red trim that highlighted her toned midriff, where she donned a long black tresses with a healthy dose of volume.

She shifted to a white and red wig with bangs when she changed into brown bikini bottoms and a long matching head scarf that fell down past her knees.

The scarf also served as a coverup for her breasts, considering she went topless for this particular ensemble.

‘Enough (Miami) song and video is OUT NOW!!!’ she wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.

As usual, Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Cephus) doesn’t sugarcoat her storytelling through the lyrics

‘Give me one shot and I’m raising the glass / Give me two shots and I’m shaking this a** / Give me three shots and I’m ready to f**k / Five, four shots, I be ready to splash,’ she revealed in verse two.

Not long after its debut, she proudly took back ot social media to announce: ‘@iamcardib’s Enough (Miami) has reached #1 on US iTunes,’ it read in the Instagram Story post. ‘Ommmmggg I got the best fans in the world.’ 

The mother of two was seemingly naked with only a white sheet held up over her breasts when she took to Instagram to promote another new song that drops on Friday.

The star continues to work on her long-awaited second studio album, the hip-hop superstar steps up the hype machine with the release of her second single in the past two weeks. 

‘I have new records coming out todayyyyyyyy,’ she declared with authority in a selfie video, while holding on the last note of the word ‘today.’ 

The I Like It star appeared to be make-up free and only be wearing a very cool multi-colored hat typically worn by people with long hair, especially those with dreadlocks. 

‘I’m soooo scared,’ she added with an equally wide smile on her face, while again holding on that last word ‘scared’, before clarifying in a lower voice, ‘I’m not scared by I got so much going on.’

‘I got so much going on I’m so overwhelmed,’ she says in a whisper, while leaning real close to the camera with her cleavage now taking front and center.

Now laying on her stomach, a relaxed Cardi takes back the excitement a notch or two to reveal the remix of the Flo Milli song Never Lose Me with Cardi and SZA is also being released.

After dropping a few impromptu lines, seemingly from the remix, as Cardi stared right into the camera, she offered one big scream to mark the end of the clip.

The two new songs come on the heels of the release of Like What (Freestyle) on March 1, which came with an accompanying music video directed by Offset.

Cardi B has been on the record to reveal  that her long-awaited sophomore album will finally drop this year, according to Rolling Stone.

This will be her first new studio album since her debut Invasion Of Privacy (2018) solidified her as a major hip-hop star that features such singles as Bodak Yellow, Bartier Cardi Be Careful, I Like It and Ring.

By Valeria Garcia for Dailymail.Com

Published: 4:04 PM EDT, March 13, 2024 | Updated: 4:04 PM EDT, March 13, 2024