Celebrity Feuds Of 2018

By Michele Yeo. 17 Dec 2018 12:03 AM

From Kanye vs. Drake to Cardi vs Nicki, these are the beefs, brawls, feuds, and fights – some new, some reignited – that had us refreshing our social media feeds in 2018.

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Pusha T vs. Drake
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Where to start... There's never been any love lost between Drake and Pusha T but their beef escalated into a fully blown feud in 2018. Pusha released his Kanye West-produced album, 'Daytona'. It not only included the track "Infrared", which took aim at Drake and suggested he uses a ghost writer, but also the song "What Would Meek Do" (Drake and Meek Mill were previously beefing but have since patched things up.)

Drake wasted no time, dropping his own diss track, "Duppy Freestyle", which took aim not only at Pusha but at Kanye West as well. Pusha then fired back with heavy artillery in the form of "The Story of Adidon", in which he confirms rumours about Drake having a secret son, calling him a deadbeat.

Drake didn't respond to the track but later revealed on the HBO series "The Shop" that he believed Kanye West to be the source of the leaked info about his son. Pusha responded alleging it was, in fact, Drake's longtime producer and friend Noah "40" Shebib who had spilled the news about Drake's son.

A summer of hostility between the two eventually culminated with a brawl at a Pusha T concert in Drake's hometown of Toronto. Pusha Pusha accused Drizzy of hiring hecklers.
Kanye West vs. Drake
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There was a time when Kanye West and Drake were friends, appearing on each other's tracks and turning up at each other's concerts. But 2018 changed everything.

Drake took issue with Kanye West producing Pusha T's album 'Daytona' (which included disses against Drake) and insinuated Kanye leaked info about his secret son, which Pusha later used as ammunition in another diss track. So things were already tense between Drizzy and Yeezy before Kanye took to Twitter in December to unleash an epic and lengthy tirade against his former friend, accusing Drake of everything from avoiding him to being insensitive about mental health issues, and even threatening Ye and his family. Even Kim Kardashian jumped into the fray, also accusing Drake of uttering threats.

To make things even more awkward, Drake and Kanye live in the same neighbourhood and Drake has reportedly hired extra security in the wake of the escalated beef with Ye.
Eminem vs. Machine Gun Kelly
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Whether fought over Twitter or in lyrics, hip hop had no shortage of beefs in 2018. Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly were among this year's rap rivalries. The bad blood actually started back in 2012 when MGK made comments about Eminem's daughter Hailie being hot. Things reignited in 2018 when MGK dissed Em on a verse on Tech N9Ne's track "No Reason" rapping that Eminem is "just rap and not God" (a play on Eminem's 2013 song "Rap God") Eminem responded to the diss on his song "Not Alike" from his surprise album 'Kamikaze', calling him out for comments made about his daughter. Machine Gun Kelly responded with his own diss track "Rap Devil", which includes the lyric, "Mad about somethin' I said in 2012. Took you six years and a surprise album just to come up with a diss." Em called the track "pitiful" and followed up with the appropriately titled response track, "Kill Shot" in which he raps, "Before you die let's see who can out-petty who. With your corny lines (Slim you're old) Ow, Kelly, ooh, but I'm 45 and I'm still outselling you." Respect your elders, son.
Azealia Banks vs. Lana Del Rey
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Lana Del Rey may suffer from "summertime sadness" but in 2018 she had a bit of autumnal anger. She called out Kanye West for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, saying, “Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture.” Azealia Banks, never one to miss an opportunity to jump into the fray, took issue with Lana's comment, logging into Twitter to call out Lana saying, "You white female liberals are so self serving."

Lana was not having it and didn't mince words in her response: "U know the addy. Pull up anytime. Say it to my face. But if I were you - I wouldn't... I won't not f**k you the f**k up."
Katt Williams vs. Tiffany Haddish
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There's no denying Tiffany Haddish's star has been on the rise in a big way since she stole the show in "Girls Trip" and while the general consensus is that she's deserves all the success that's coming her way, comedian Katt Williams threw some shade Tiffany's way, suggesting she hadn't done enough to earn all those accolades and opportunities. While on a radio show he said, “You can’t tell me your favourite Tiffany Haddish joke. Why? Because she ain’t done a tour yet. She ain’t done a special. She has not proven the ability to tell jokes back-to-back for an hour to nobody.” Tiffany responded on Twitter saying, “I look forward to seeing you on Monday, Katt, when we pick up our Emmys. I just want to shower you with REAL love cause you need it, and I love you.”

Tiffany's longtime friend Kevin Hart didn't take as kindly to Katt's diss, coming to her defence and saying Katt needed to take responsibility for his lack of blockbuster success saying, "You had the shot! You were the guy! You were set up to be the star. You didn’t show up to work!"

The feud was a short-lived one, though. Tiffany and Katt ended up putting it behind them at the Emmy Awards days later.
Samantha Markle vs. Meghan Markle
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Speaking of family feuds, the ongoing drama between the Markle half-sisters continued throughout 2018. Well, it isn't so much a feud as a totally one-sided, unflinching, cringe-worthy campaign of sibling rivalry.

The elder Markle, Samantha, has been throwing shade at her younger sister pretty much since Meghan and Harry started dating and she didn't stop once the couple made it official in May of this year. Samantha ramped up the attacks in the lead-up to the wedding, criticizing the guest list, claiming responsibility for staging embarrassing paparazzi photos of their father.

In October she showed up unannounced and uninvited at Kensington Palace only to be turned away. She then accused the duchess of lying about paying her way through college during a speech in Fiji.

Samantha closed out 2018 by criticizing Harry and Meghan's official Christmas card, which featured a shot of the couple from behind as they gaze at a fireworks display at their wedding reception. Samantha tweeted of the photo: "Interesting that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have their backs turned. Is this towards the world or just the Ragland and Markle family? It’s a bit sad." A bit sad indeed, Sam. A bit sad, indeed. Meghan has yet to respond to any of her half-sister's many public comments.
Piers Morgan vs. Daniel Craig
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Piers Morgan fancies himself a real manly man and manly men know that a real man doesn't walk around town with his own child attached to him in a baby carrier. A real man leaves all child-rearing to women while he's off in the forest killing wild animals with his bare hands to be used as food for the family. Piers felt the need to prove just how manly he is by taking to Twitter after seeing photos of 007 star Daniel Craig walking around with his infant daughter strapped to him in a papoose baby sling. Piers used his manly fingers to type, "Oh 007...not you as well?!!! and used the hashtag, #emasculatedBond. Several celebrities responded by trolling him for his antiquated views of masculinity; Piers was eventually pied in the face on air for his comments.
Ariana Grande vs. Piers Morgan
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Piers Morgan may be back in his native U.K. but being across the pond didn't stop the former CNN host from getting into a beef with an American pop princess. Ariana Grande set her sights on the "Good Morning Britain" host and his Twitter thirst trap after he accused Ellen DeGeneres of operating on a double standard after commenting on men's bodies on her daytime show AND pop group Little Mix for using their sexuality instead of their talent. Ariana wasn't having any of it, defending Ellen on Twitter and accusing Piers of using young stars in an attempt at relevancy. Thank U next, indeed.
Debra Messing vs. Susan Sarandon
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Debra Messing reignited her war of words with Susan Sarandon in 2018. The actresses started trading barbs during the 2016 election when staunch Bernie Sanders supporter Sarandon said in an interview on MSNBC that a Donald Trump victory would be better than a Hillary Clinton win, suggesting it would bring about a "revolution." Debra Messing took to Twitter calling the suggestion "insane" and calling out the Oscar winner for not recognizing her own privilege. The women went back and forth online and in interviews after the election, with Sarandon calling Messing "not very well-informed" during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live."

The animosity died down but reignited in September 2018 when Sarandon suggested one silver lining of the Trump presidency was that it encouraged more women to run for office. Messing hopped back on Twitter to tell Sarandon to "STFU."

Celebrity Feuds Of 2018

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