• Jay-Z talked to David Letterman about his mother's coming out as lesbian, in an upcoming interview for Letterman's Netflix talk show.
• Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter, first came out publicly in an appearance on the rapper's song "Smile" from his 2017 album "4:44."
• The rapper told Letterman that his mother revealed her sexual orientation to him for the first time during the making of his album last summer, and that it made him "so happy for her that she was free."

Jay-Z told David Letterman that he cried tears of happiness for his mother when she came out to him as lesbian, in an upcoming interview for Letterman's Netflix talk show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."

Jay-Z's mother, Gloria Carter, first came out publicly in an appearance on the rapper's song "Smile" from his Grammy-nominated, 2017 album "4:44."

Jay-Z told Letterman that his mother first revealed her sexual orientation to him during the making of "4:44" last summer, and that her revelation made him emotional and "happy for her that she was free."

"Imagine having lived your life for someone else. And you think you’re protecting your kids. And for my mother to have to live as someone that she wasn’t and hide and like, protect her kids — and didn’t want to embarrass her kids, and you know, for all this time,” Jay-Z said. “And for her to sit in front of me and tell me, ‘I think I love someone.’ I mean, I really cried. That’s a real story. I cried because I was so happy for her that she was free."

"This was the first time we had the conversation," he continued. "And the first time I heard her say she loved her partner. Like, ‘I feel like I love somebody.’ She said, ‘I feel like.’ She held that little bit back, still. She didn’t say, ‘I’m in love,’ she said, ‘I feel like I love someone.’ And I just, I cried. I don’t even believe in crying because you’re happy. I don’t even know what that is."

Jay-Z's interview with Letterman premieres on Netflix on April 6. 

Watch a clip from the interview below: 

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• Jay-Z was the latest guest on David Letterman's Netflix talk show "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction."
• The two discussed cheating on their wives, though they never say explicitly say it. 
• Jay-Z described how he and Beyoncé worked through his infidelity. 

Jay-Z and Beyoncé work hard on their marriage.

On the latest episode of Netflix's "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," which hit Netflix Friday morning, Jay-Z spoke with host David Letterman about cheating on Beyoncé. Letterman alluded to troubles his own infidelity resulted in and asked Jay-Z if that sounded familiar to him, though neither Letterman nor Jay-Z explicitly referenced cheating. 

"A few years ago, I got myself into some trouble, and the situation was my responsibility and my fault," Letterman said. "I did something that I had no business doing, and I regret it, and since then, I have tried to acknowledge that mistake and be a better person.

Letterman admitted to having an affair with a co-worker and cheating on his wife Regina Lasko during a 2009 episode of "The Late Show" after someone attempted to blackmail him.

"At the time the pain that I caused myself was the fear that I had blown up my family ... And I'm wondering if this rings a bell with you," the host continued.

Jay-Z acknowledged that he related to the situation. He has opened up about his marriage in recent interviews, and both he and Beyoncé reference the infidelity in their music.

"Much like you, I have a beautiful wife who was understanding and knew that I'm not the worst of what I've done and who did the hard work of going to therapy, and really, we love each other," Jay-Z said. "We really put in the work." 

He also described how the two are still growing as a couple.

"For years, this music that I'm making now is a result of things that happened already," he said. "Like you, I like to believe that we're in a better place today but still working and communicating and growing. I'm proud of the father and the husband that I am today because of all the work that was done."

Jay also said it's often difficult for men to open about their emotions, but it's something he strives for. 

"For a lot of us, we don't have, especially where I grew up and men in general, we don't have emotional cues from when we're young," he said. "Our emotional cues are 'Be a man, stand up, don't cry!'" 

The rapper told T Magazine: The New York Times Style Magazine in 2017 that he and Beyoncé never explicitly spoke about what they were going to use on their albums but that they used music as a "therapy session."

"We started making music together," Jay-Z said. "And then the music she was making at that time was further along. So her album came out as opposed to the joint album that we were working on."

The husband and wife are going on tour together this summer. The On the Run II tour will run June 6 through October 2. 

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• Kanye West spoke candidly about his mental health in an interview with David Letterman for the new season of "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction" on Netflix.
• He told Letterman what it's really like to experience a manic episode.
• West was diagnosed with bipolar disorder two years ago, and spoke about it in his album "Ye," where he called it his "superpower."
• "If you don't take medication every day to keep you at a certain state, you have a potential to ramp up and it can take you to a point where you can even end up in the hospital," West said in the Netflix show, which debuts on May 31. "And you start acting erratic, as TMZ would put it."
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In Kanye West's album "Ye,"he revealed his bipolar diagnosis and said it was his "superpower."

Now, in a new interview with David Letterman for an the upcoming season of "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," he has opened up more about what it's really like to have a manic episode.

"If you don't take medication every day to keep you at a certain state, you have a potential to ramp up and it can take you to a point where you can even end up in the hospital," West said on the Netflix talk show, which debuts on May 31. "And you start acting erratic, as TMZ would put it."

West was referencing the time he appeared at the publication's headquarters and made some controversial comments, including a suggestion that slavery was a choice.

According to E! Online, in the new interview West said he wanted to discuss his bipolar diagnosis, and how he feels a bit like he has a split personality.

"Well, that works for me because I'm a Gemini, but when you ramp up, it expresses your personality more," he said. "You can become almost more adolescent in your expression or border into places. This is my specific experience that I've had over the past two years, because I've only been diagnosed for two years now."

He added that a hundred years ago, people would be locked in a room for having a manic episode.

"When you're in this state, you're hyper-paranoid about everything. Everyone," he said. "This is my experience — some people have other experiences. Everyone now is an actor. Everything is a conspiracy. You see everything. You feel the government is putting chips in your head. You feel you're being recorded. You feel all of these things."

He added that the paranoia gets so bad it feels like "everyone wants to kill you."

"You pretty much don't trust anyone," he said. "And they have this moment where they put you, they handcuff you, they drug you, they put you on the bed, and they separate you from everyone you know."

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Bipolar disorder affects about 60 million people worldwide. It's characterised by fluctuating states of manic highs and depressive lows, and there are two types: bipolar 1 and bipolar 2.

Joseph F. Goldberg, a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, told INSIDER in a previous article: "In bipolar 1 disorder the high periods cause trouble, and about half the time may involve psychosis — delusions (false beliefs) or hallucinations (false perceptions)."

With bipolar 2 disorder, the highs are milder intensity, and don't involve psychosis. But people with either type of bipolar disorder experience periods of feeling paranoid, jittery, and highly energetic.

During a manic episode, people can exhibit some strange behaviour — like creating religious shrines and thinking the world is going to end— so bipolar can be a difficult disorder to comprehend.

West said he felt the stigma of being labelled "crazy," and added that people "love to write you off."

"They love to cut your sentences off halfway," he said. "What you say doesn't mean as much."

West also acknowledged that part of his creativity may come from his mental health issues.

"That's just the reality," he said. "If you want these crazy ideas and these crazy stages, this crazy music, and this crazy way of thinking, there's a chance it might come from a crazy person."

If you or someone close to you is living with bipolar disorder, you can call the Samaritans for help on 116 123, or visit the website.

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• David Letterman recently discussed the upcoming second season of his Netflix talk show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," with the Washington Post.
• He revealed what he was thinking when Ellen DeGeneres appeared on an episode and opened up about her sexually abusive stepfather.
• "I didn't know what to do," he said. "Luckily in my life I've not been in that situation where somebody is telling me something horrifying. I don't know — do I hug them? Do I touch them? I was paralyzed."
• He said his reaction was "compounded" by having met her mother the day before, who DeGeneres says didn't believe her accusations of abuse for years.
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David Letterman recently described his thought process when Ellen DeGeneres opened up to him about her sexually abusive stepfather.

"I didn't know what to do," he said. "Luckily in my life I've not been in that situation where somebody is telling me something horrifying. I don't know — do I hug them? Do I touch them? I was paralyzed."

Read more: Ellen DeGeneres says she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was a teen and that her mom didn't believe her at first

Letterman was asked about the interaction during an interview with the Washington Post, in which he discussed the upcoming second season of his Netflix talk show, "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,"which will be available for streaming Friday.

When DeGeneres appeared on the show, Letterman asked her about her experience with sexual abuse, which she has been open about in the past. 

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"I think we all collectively held our breath when Ellen launched into that story," the show's producer, Lydia Tenaglia, told the Post.

"For her to share this very painful memory, and the manner in which she did, almost felt like you were getting access to another part of her that people don't often see," Tenaglia said. "It was incredible, Dave's patience in that moment, because you can see — he's thinking, 'How can I let this moment happen, how can I support this moment?'"

Letterman added that his reaction was "compounded" by having met DeGeneres' mother the day before, who DeGeneres says didn't believe her accusations of abuse for years.

"She didn't believe me, and then she stayed with him for 18 more years. And finally left him because he'd changed the story so many times," she told Letterman, according to "Entertainment Tonight."

In a 2005 interview with Allure magazine, DeGeneres said that the stepfather who abused her is now dead.

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• Lewis Hamilton doesn't actually like driving.
• That's what the Formula One star told David Letterman on the latest season of Netflix series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," anyways.
• "I love the racing part, but there's no competition on the road," he said. "And also, there's a lot of crazy drivers out there."
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British racing driver Lewis Hamilton may be a five-time Formula One world champion, but that doesn't mean he always likes getting behind the wheel.

Speaking to David Letterman on the latest season of Netflix series "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction," Hamilton, who won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, said he "doesn't particularly enjoy driving."

When asked by Letterman if he's ever been pulled over in his road car, he said, "Unfortunately, yeah."

"The thing is, back in the day, probably in the 80s it would have been cool, 'No wonder, he's a racing driver, of course he's going to speed on the road,' but today, you're viewed so much more, there are kids watching you," Hamilton said.

Despite the fact he's often spotted driving some of the rarest, most expensive, and bizarre vehicles imaginable, he added: "Honestly, I'm really chilled on the road. I don't particularly enjoy driving, so I don't drive a lot."

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After the audience and Letterman reacted with laughter, he added: "Racing, I like. That came out wrong.

"I love the racing part, but there's no competition on the road. And also, there's a lot of crazy drivers out there."

That doesn't mean Hamilton, considered to be one of the best racing drivers of all time, doesn't attract attention with his day-to-day driving, though.

He went on to tell Letterman that one time when he was driving in London, his car "made a lot of noise" even though he wasn't speeding.

"I got flashing lights behind me and he came to the window, and he's like 'Who do you think you are, Lewis Hamilton?' and he looked down like 'Oh, jeeze.' It was really cool."

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• Donald Trump called the mafia "very nice people" in a 2013 interview with David Letterman, three years before his electoral victory to become president of the United States.
• Trump said that he tried to stay away from organized crime "as much as possible" when asked about his business dealings, but said that "I have met on occasion a few of those people."
• The interview was unearthed in light of Trump's dealings with Ukraine, which led House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff to accuse him of doing a "classic, mafia-like shakedown."
• Trump has been accused of having ties to organized crime, but has always denied it.
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President Donald Trump said that the mafia "happen to be very nice people" in a 2013 interview — but joked that he would never want to owe them money.

In an October 2013 episode of "Late Show with David Letterman," Letterman asked Trump — who had been accused of working with crime families — if he had ever "knowingly done business with organized crime."

Trump replied: "I've really tried to stay away from them as much as possible."

"You know, growing up in New York and doing business in New York, I would say there might have been one of those characters along the way, but generally speaking I like to stay away from that group."

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In the interview, aired three years before he was elected presiden, when he was best-known as a wealthy property developer and a reality TV star, Trump said: "I have met on occasion a few of those people."

"They happen to be very nice people."

"You just don't want to owe them money," he said. "Don't owe them money."

You can watch the interview segment here:

The interview was unearthed by the UK's The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, which noted that Trump was recently accused by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of a doing a "classic, mafia-like shakedown" in his dealings with Ukraine.

Schiff was describing a July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which Trump asked Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, the former US vice president and his election rival, and to help dispute the Russia probe.

He did so after noting that "we do a lot for Ukraine" and Zelensky said that his country needed more defense equipment in its ongoing conflict with Russia.

Schiff noted that the exchange, which was revealed in an official White House memo that Trump authorized the release of, did not show Trump saying explicitly that he would withhold aid from Ukraine. 

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But Schiff said that it showed Trump acting like a mob boss: "What those notes reflect is a classic mafia-like shakedown of a foreign leader," he said.

The phone call has led to the start of an impeachment inquiry into Trump. He denies any wrongdoing.

Trump has been accused of using companies connected to the mob to build his New York buildings, Trump Tower and the Trump Plaza, in the 1980s. 

Trump has always denied any connections to organized crime.

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A lot changes when you leave your job for good: the freedom to choose what to do with most of your hours, your mental focus.

And then there are the visual changes. David Letterman has proven a man's look can change a lot in retirement, as he's stepped out since leaving CBS's "Late Show" with a huge, bushy beard and, more recently, what appears to be a shaved head.

Letterman also looks distinctly happy. Following his 33-year career in late-night hosting, he's been exercising by the beach in the Caribbean and visiting his hometown. This is a man who looks like he doesn't have a care in the world.

See how David Letterman has been living it up in retirement below:

David Letterman's last day as host of the "Late Show" was May 20, 2015. Celebrities including Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin showed up for the occasion, and Letterman wished his replacement Stephen Colbert well on the gig.

Days later, Letterman attended the Indy 500 in his hometown of Indianapolis. You can see the stubble of a man who has defiantly quit shaving.

Letterman joined his old musical sidekick from the "Late Show," Paul Shaffer, for the annual Little Kids Rock Benefit in October. The beard was already getting pretty bushy.

He looks like he's loving the retired life.

Letterman looked much different six months into retirement when he joined filmmaker Spike Jonze for a talk at his alma mater, Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana.

In March, David Letterman was spotted on the beach in the Caribbean, wearing a volleyball T-shirt from Ball State.

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Letterman has been seen a few other places, including India, where he filmed a show for the National Geographic Channel that'll air in the fall. He met with the prime minister, government officials, entrepreneurs, and others for the trip.

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David Letterman attacked Donald Trump again in a new interview with New York Magazine. The former host of "The Late Show" previously criticized Trump during his campaign, calling him "a damaged human being," and "a person to be shunned." Now, the former late night host is going after Trump's inner circle, including Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, Stephen Miller, and Steve Bannon.

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