This weekend’s newsletter truly has it all—and not necessarily in the best way. We tell you the story of an influencer from the UK found guilty of murder, talk about Ikky’s rise alongside Karan Aujla, & our fave brown comedian may be making big moves.

— Rumneek

Pakistani Mother & Daughter Charged With Murder in UK

A popular Pakistani TikToker with nearly 130,000 followers has been charged with murder alongside her mother after the duo went to desperate lengths to hide her mother’s affair.

Mahek Bukhari, also known as @maybvlogs on TikTok and her mother Ansreen were found guilty of murdering two men in Leicester, England last year.

One of the men, Saqib Hussain had allegedly threatened to expose an affair he was having with Mahek’s mother, Ansreen, after which the pair devised a plan to set a “trap,” to target Hussain with the help of a few others.

Hussain and his friend Hashim Ijazuddin were tragically killed when their vehicle was ran off the road by assailants in two cars that were pursuing them. The two 21-year-old males were desperately trying to get away from Mahek and her mother, who they were originally supposed to meet for Hussain to get back $3,000 he felt he was owed by Ansreen for “dates he took her on.”

The mother and daughter pair are set to be sentenced in September.

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Karan Aujla + Ikky have a new album on the way

Karan Aujla is once again teaming up with artist and producer Ikky to produce his new album slated to be released on August 18.

Ikky is a Canadian producer who has slowly catapulted into global recognition, having worked with big names including Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Aujla, Gary Sandhu, and even Gurdas Maan.

In 2022, Ikky dropped one of the songs of the Summer, “She’s the One,” a posthumous track with legend Soni Pabla.

Aujla & Ikky recently put out the wildly popular Take it Easy, that eventually popped off on TikTok.

Aujla is fresh off being signed with Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India, and it’s clear that despite his wide reach, he’s just starting to heat up.

Listen to Ikky & Karan Aujla’s latest track, Admirin’ You, here:

Hasan Minhaj Could Be the Next Host of the Daily Show

According to insiders, former Patriot Act host Hasan Minhaj could be the next comedian tapped for the prestigious role of The Daily Show host.

Trevor Noah previously held the role for from 2015-2022, after which a rotating number of comedians have guest hosted.

Minhaj was a regular fixture on the show while Jon Stewart hosted, acting as a “correspondent” from 2014-2018 before going to do Netflix comedy specials and eventually host The Patriot Act

The Patriot Act was popular for tackling big topics with humour and courage, and proved Minhaj won’t back away from difficult territories which is exactly the kind of reinvigoration The Daily Show needs.

While Minhaj has publicly stated that he is open to hosting, The Daily Show has yet to comment.

📣 Other News:

• Lizzo is being sued by former dancers for alleged sexual harrasment.

• Trevor Noah is taking his comedy tour to India this fall.

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Written/Edited by: Rumneek Johal