Box office weekend… Skai Jackson battery charges dropped… Lawsuit against Nicki Minaj… F-1 Trillion: Long Bed… and Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin have not split

Alien: Romulus was originally supposed to be a streamer on Hulu, but the studio decided to put it in theaters instead. Smart move! The eighth installment in the Alien franchise debuted in first place with $45.1M — well ahead of the high-$20M analysts expected. When you add the global box office, Alien: Romulus has already earned $108.2M against an $80M production budget. After 3 weeks at No. 1, Deadpool & Wolverine got bumped down to second with $29M. So far, D&W has earned $1.143B worldwide, overtaking Joker to become the biggest R-rated movie of all time. Coming in third was It Ends With Us with $24M. In just 10 days of release, Colleen Hoover’s first movie adaptation has earned $180M around the world, over 7 times the $25M it cost to produce.

'Alien: Romulus' Ends 'Deadpool & Wolverine's' Three-Week Box Office Reign With $41.5 Million Debut https://t.co/iEKTnBAnEA
— Variety (@Variety) August 18, 2024

I told you last week that former Disney child star Skai Jackson – who played Zuri Ross on Jessie and Bunk’d — was arrested for misdemeanor domestic battery after security saw her pushing her boyfriend at Universal CityWalk. Before being taken in, Skai and her boyfriend insisted they were not only fine, but Skai claimed she was pregnant. But now we’ve learned that the DA’s office will not be filing charges due to lack of sufficient evidence. I guess that means this happened outside the range of the park’s security cameras? But Skai’s still unidentified boyfriend has also refused to cooperate. Skai hasn’t released a statement about the arrest or her impromptu pregnancy announcement, but she’s posting on social media like northern ever happened.

Skai Jackson won't face charges following her domestic battery arrest for fighting with her BF‼️

Prosecutors say there just isn’t enough evidence to bring the case to trial‼️ pic.twitter.com/cImCrSLzft
— RapTV (@Rap) August 17, 2024

Back in September 2022, Nicki Minaj sued a woman named Marley Green — who goes by “Nosey Heaux” on social media — for calling her a coke head and making “vile” comments about her husband and son. Nicki and Nosey Heaux have now settled their lawsuit, with some BIG conditions. Nosey Heaux is no longer allowed to mention Nicki and cocaine in the same sentence, and she also can’t retweet any comments about Nicki doing anything illegal or unethical. Nosey Heaux has also agreed to never mention Nicki’s husband or son again. For every violation, Nosey Heaux has to write a check for $50K.

Nicki Minaj Settles Lawsuit Over 'Cokehead' Claims From 'Nosey Heaux' | Click to read more https://t.co/O5Mpeynkoc
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 17, 2024

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion was released on Friday and the reactions have been overwhelmingly positive. Only 3 of its 18 songs were solo, but in a Taylor Swift move, Post dropped a deluxe version of his album called F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, which features nine more solo tracks. While Post’s albums tend to be explicit, only four song on F-1 Trillion are tagged with a capital “E.” He’s pretty much set it up so each song can be a radio hit.

9 more solo records. F-1 Trillion: Long Bed out now 🙂 https://t.co/mYNy6BV1Jd pic.twitter.com/ALBvReGjA0
— Post Malone (@PostMalone) August 16, 2024

Dakota Johnson shut down ALL the rumors about her breakup with Chris Martin. On Friday, the Daily Mail quoted a source saying Chris and Dakota have “accepted the relationship is over and it’s best to move on.” When Page Six reached out, her rep said, “The reports are not true. They are happily together.” But just to add a punctuation point, that same day, Dakota met her actor buddies Jeremy Allen White and Blake Lee for lunch looking trés chic in her long tan coat and flared jeans. And the moment she spotted paparazzi, Dakota repeatedly shielded her face with her left hand, showing off a massive emerald ring — the same ring she was wearing back in December 2020 when we first heard rumors the couple was engaged. However, a source told Page Six that Chris and Dakota have actually been engaged for 6 years.