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A. it is WP:SYNTH to include R Kelley's convictions in the biography of Jay-Z, b. it is irrelevant to the album as he was not convicted at the time, and c. we have a wikilink that takes you to an article that details R. Kelley's criminal convictions. nableezy - 18:43, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is his identifier. He is a convicted sex trafficker with crimes predating decades. Hence he was a sex trafficker at the time the albums were recorded. In the edit history of this article, you tried to establish a new precedent to remove an identifier for this one particular individual, stating that identifiers of other individuals has no relevance to Jay-Z, especially if they have their own articles with all their relevant details. When that same precedent was used to removed identifiers for other individuals you reverted. The is a clear violation of WP:OWN. Moreover, solely removing an identifier for a controversial collaborator of Jay-Z is a violation of WP:NPOV. All identifiers, for everyone including R Kelly, have now been reinstated. Thanks. Instantwatym (talk) 14:06, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And new issue now, according to article's source Jay-Z is being accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. 86.115.79.156 (talk) 07:27, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Edit to "Legal issues" : As the claim made against Jay Z by Tony Buzbee is not confirmed to be true, and has been vehemently denied by Jay Z himself, given the more than heinous nature of this claim, it is unfair that it be included in his Wikipedia page until this case has further evolved to the point of fact and evidence, not just entertainment based rumours, as this weakens the validity of Wikipedia itself. Factcheckereditor (talk) 03:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
CNN and other big outlets have outed him as a kid raper. Shouldn't this be mentioned in the lead like in the Sean Combs article? This is extremely notable. Bruce Campbell (talk) 21:17, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
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Not done What are you suggesting what should be changed? soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 07:03, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Don't see anything in the article about a Tony Buzbee, what exactly are you referring to? Cannolis (talk) 04:07, 9 December 2024 (UTC)