Megan Thee Stallion for Glamour - Women Of The Year Issue 2021!
Megan Thee Stallion exuded confidence as she graced the cover of Glamour's 2021 Women Of The Year issue.
Stallion, 26, who is one of six women honored this year, wowed in a fitted yet edgy white dress with sheer paneling showcasing her fab body.
'Megan Thee Stallion is not just a rapper,' she told the magazine. 'I'm everything I want to be. I'm just ready for the Hotties to continue our journey.'
Megan commanded attention in the publication as she rocked an array of stylish and sexy ensembles.
On top of the fitted white frock, she rocked a satiny red halter dress and a head full of loose, billowing curls.
In another edgy look, Megan showcased her svelte waist as she posed in a slashed black dress with chic padlock earrings, while a separate photo showed her modeling a skimpy orange dress from Cult Gaia.
Though Megan may be known nowadays for her unparalleled confidence, she recalled a time when she was quite the 'people pleaser.'
The iconic performer graced the pages of the new issue of Glamour, looking gorgeous in an orange silk dress by coveted label Cult Gaia.
Featuring twist details and cut out sides we love the Grecian inspired vibes - expert styling by Zerina Akers!
'I used to be a people-pleaser': Though Megan may known nowadays for her unparalleled confidence, the rapper insists she wasn't always that way 'I used to be a people-pleaser': Though Megan may known nowadays for her unparalleled confidence, the rapper insists she wasn't always that way
'I used to be a people-pleaser because I did want everyone to be happy,' the songstress recalled. 'If you come around me, I always try to make sure everybody good. Before I was grown, I'm doing whatever my parents say. I'm doing things that make my parents happy.
'At school, I'm trying to figure out what's going to make these kids stop bullying me. But when I started getting older, I started figuring out, everything that y'all asking me to do not make me happy.'
#RHOA: Check Out These Adorable New Photos of Brooklyn Daly With Her Dad Marc Daly!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kenya Moore, Marc Daly and their almost 3-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, have shared some good times together as a family, even after Kenya and Marc separated in September 2019. Since then, Marc has also made sure the bond between him and Brooklyn stays strong with father-daughter time.
The dad and restaurateur recently took to Instagram to post a couple of adorable photos with his daughter as they were out and about and shared some quality time together. "Happy Sunday," wrote Marc in the caption of the October 31 post shared to the official Instagram account for his Brooklyn restaurant SoCo, alongside a heart emoji.
A few months ago, Marc also shared the sweetest video of Brooklyn sending birthday love to her dad. "Happy birthday, Daddy, I love you," said Brooklyn in the August 13 post, which he captioned "Love" along with a heart emoji.
Though Kenya and Marc have had their fair share of ups and downs, the RHOA mom has opened up about how much she cares about Marc and Brooklyn's relationship. Earlier this summer, Kenya took to Instagram to share a heartwarming photo of Brooklyn and Marc tied to Father's Day.
"Brookie loves you so much and watching you two together and witnessing the undeniable bond you have makes my heart so full," wrote Kenya in caption of the June 27 post.
Kenya and Brooklyn also recently spent some mother-daughter time together on a trip to Disneyland. The RHOA mom shared a sweet photo with Brooklyn wearing Minnie Mouse ears while at the theme park.
"Me and mini-mouse me," she wrote in the caption of the October 8 post. The doting mom showed love to her daughter in another recent post, with Kenya sharing an adorable throwback video of Brooklyn as a newborn.
#MusicNews: H.E.R., Chris Brown, & Jazmine Sullivan Lead Soul Train Awards Nominations!
H.E.R. once again leads the nominations for the Soul Train Awards.
The Oscar and Grammy winner receives eight nods at the 2021 show including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award, Best Collaboration, and Video of the Year.
Chris Brown and Jazmine Sullivan tie for second most nominations with six each. Chris is nominated for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award, Best Dance Performance, Best Collaboration, and Video of the Year. Jazmine’s nominations include Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award, Best Collaboration, and Video of the Year.
Other multiple nominees include Wizkid and Tems with five nominations each for their hit collaboration “Essence,” followed by Blxst with four. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic, Doja Cat, and Yung Bleu score three nods apiece.
Maxwell will receive the Legend award, while Ashanti will be honored as 2021’s Lady of Soul.
“It’s an honor to be presented with the Legend award by a community that’s been growing with me throughout my career,” said Maxwell. “I’m so grateful to be sharing this moment with everyone and returning to the Apollo for an evening of excellence.”
“I’m honored to be recognized as this year’s ‘Lady of Soul’ honoree,” said Ashanti. “This is a full circle moment for me because I received the Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year Award at the Lady of Soul Awards in 2002. As we commemorate 50 years of Soul Train, I’m proud to be a part of this legacy and to return to the Apollo to celebrate.”
Hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, the 2021 Soul Train Awards will air on Sunday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET.
2021 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST NEW ARTIST
Blxst
Capella Grey
Morray
Tems
Tone Stith
Yung Bleu
CERTIFIED SOUL AWARD
Anthony Hamilton
Ashanti
Charlie Wilson
The Isley Brothers
Jam & Lewis
T-Pain
BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
Alicia Keys
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
SZA
BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
Blxst
Chris Brown
Giveon
Lucky Daye
Tank
Usher
BEST GOSPEL/ INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Brian Courtney Wilson
James Fortune
Kelly Price
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
SONG OF THE YEAR
Blxst feat. Ty Dolla $Ign & Tyga – “Chosen”
Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic) – “Leave the Door Open”
H.E.R. – “Damage”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Wizkid feat. Tems – “Essence”
Yung Bleu feat. Drake – “You’re Mines Still”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Blxst – No Love Lost
Doja Cat – Planet Her
Giveon – When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time
H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
Wizkid – Made in Lagos
THE ASHFORD & SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
“Can’t Let It Show” – written by: Kate Bush, Durrell Babbs (Tank)
“Come Through” – written by: Carl Mccormick, Chris Brown, H.E.R., Kelvin Wooten, Michael L. Williams Ii, Tiara Thomas (H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown)
“Damage” – written by: Anthony Clemons Jr., Carl Mccormick, H.E.R., James Harris, Jeff Gitelman, Terry Lewis, Tiara Thomas (H.E.R.)
“Essence” – written by: Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Oniko Eddie Uzezi, Oniko Evawero, Richard Isong, Temilade Openiyi (Wizkid feat. Tems)
“Leave the Door Open” – written by: Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile Ii, Christopher Brody Brown (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic)
“Pick Up Your Feelings” – written by: Blue June, Chi, Audra Mae Butts, Jazmine Sullivan, Kyle Coleman, Michael Holmes (Jazmine Sullivan)
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
Chloe X Halle – “Ungodly Hour”
Chris Brown & Young Thug – “City Girls”
Lizzo feat. Cardi B – “Rumors”
Normani feat. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Usher – “Bad Habits”
BEST COLLABORATION
Chris Brown, Young Thug feat. Future, Lil Durk, Latto – “Go Crazy (Remix)”
Doja Cat feat. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown – “Come Through”
Jazmine Sullivan feat. H.E.R. – “Girl Like Me”
Wizkid feat. Tems – “Essence”
Yung Bleu feat. Drake – “You’re Mines Still”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic) – “Leave the Door Open”
Chris Brown, Young Thug feat. Future, Lil Durk, Latto – “Go Crazy (Remix)”
H.E.R. – “Damage”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Normani feat. Cardi B – “Wild Side”
Wizkid feat. Tems – “Essence”
#HipHopNews: Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z Officially Joins Instagram and He Follows Just 1 Person!
JAY-Z rarely surfaces on social media. While the Roc Nation mogul has had a Twitter account since 2008, he’s fired off just 269 tweets in the last 13 years. Surprisingly, his last tweet was posted just two days ago on Sunday (October 31), a day after he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“In my excitement, I failed to prize, and acknowledge JAZ-O, he was the hometown hero that made the dream tangible,” he said of his acceptance speech. “Thank you good man… ok let me lose this password for another year or so . Thank you all again, incredibly humbled by your love.”
But now, it looks like JAY-Z fans can anticipate (or at least hope for) some Instagram posts from the Hip Hop billionaire. As of Tuesday (November 2), Hov is officially on Instagram and following just one person — his wife Beyoncé.
So far, his account has already amassed nearly 600,000 followers with just one post. The photo unsurprisingly plugs his new Western film, The Harder They Fall, which he produced for Netflix. The film’s soundtrack includes two collaboration between JAY-Z and Kid Cudi as well as Conway The Machine and Jadakiss.
The film also features an all-star cast including Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo and Jonathan Majors.
“When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge,” the synopsis reads. “Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), his right and left hand men — hot-tempered Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi) and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler)—and a surprising adversary-turned-ally.”
The Harder They Fall arrived in theaters on October 22 and will arrive on Netflix Wednesday (November 3)
The Atlanta Braves Win Their First World Series Since 1995!
Statistics say that Jorge Soler’s home run in the third inning of Game 6 of the 2021 World Series traveled 446 feet. Statistics lie. Soler’s home run is still flying, still going upward, and as long as Atlanta fans remember this team, that ball will never land.
For the first time in a quarter-century, the Atlanta Braves are world champions once again.
The Braves throttled the Houston Astros 7-0, the first shutout in a clinching World Series game since 2005 and the final notes of a bravura second-half performance from a team that won fewer games than any other team in the postseason. Soler hit the decisive homer, but this was a full-team performance. Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman added bar-the-door home runs, and Max Fried pitched the franchise's finest game of postseason ball since Tom Glavine won Game 6 of the 1995 World Series, the last time Atlanta captured the crown.
Momentum appeared on Houston's side; the Astros fought back from a first-inning Atlanta grand slam to capture Game 5 with authority, and returned the series to Minute Maid Park, where they were 7-2 this postseason. After a travel day, both teams had the opportunity to reset their pitching rotations. The Braves ran out Max Fried on full rest, while Houston opted to go with Game 3 starter Luis Garcia on short rest.
Fried, who struggled in his Game 2 start, wobbled through the opening batters of the night. Jose Altuve singled, and Michael Brantley reached on a strange error when Fried got spiked in the ankle attempting to cover first base, and Minute Maid Park shook with anticipation. But Fried settled down and set down the next three Astros, two by strikeout.
Meanwhile, Garcia, with his distinctive rock-the-baby motion, had little trouble with the Braves his first time through the lineup. But after an Ozzie Albies single and an Eddie Rosario walk, Soler hammered a Garcia pitch deep into the Houston night.
No one in the Atlanta dugout — or wearing Atlanta merch, for that matter — was at all comfortable with a three-run lead. The Braves let a four-run first-inning lead slip away in Game 5, but more than that, the cloud that always seems to loom over Atlanta sports was not far from anyone's mind.
But this night was about killing curses, not succumbing to them. Atlanta added three more runs in the fifth inning, two on a Dansby Swanson homer and another on a double off the bat of Freddie Freeman. The now-free-agent Freeman added another run in the top of the seventh with a solo shot to deep center field.
"Understandable why we get those questions [about curses], but we killed the narrative in the NLCS, and we get to kill it for a long time," Freeman said. "This city has been hungry for a championship for so long. I cannot wait to see the crowds here in the next couple days when we get back home."
"I was here in Houston when the Super Bowl happened, and it just kind of feels like no better story could be written than God making us come back here and winning the World Series in Houston," Swanson said. "So everything comes full circle."
Houston twitched in the bottom of the sixth, when Brantley singled to deep short. With two outs, Carlos Correa swung at a third strike but the ball got past Travis d’Arnaud. Houston appeared to be on the way to getting two men on base, but the ball kicked off the back wall, and d’Arnaud caught Correa by a step. That meant the end of Fried’s night, a six-inning performance that was the longest by any starter in the entire World Series.
Everything fell the Braves’ way on this night. Tyler Matzek came on in relief to start the seventh, and Joc Pederson snared a plummeting Kyle Tucker shot that would have scored at least a run. Matzek struck out the side in the eighth, and the Braves fans gathered to watch the team play at the Battery in Cobb County grew even more frenzied.
Will Smith came on to close out the Astros in the bottom of the ninth. After Brantley singled his way on, Correa flied out to Adam Duvall in right field. Yordan Alvarez flew out to Rosario. The Astros' season came down to Yuli Gurriel, hitless on the night, and he grounded out to Swanson to close out a most unlikely, unexpected Atlanta championship.
After the game, Freeman pointed to two departed Atlanta icons as inspiration. "Losing Hank [Aaron] this past off-season and us playing the Brewers in the first round, it kind of just was setting up for one of those special years," he said. "It's just been a special, special run that we wish Hank and Phil [Niekro] were all here to see this, but I know they're up there watching. They're so thrilled for us. This organization's been hungry for a championship for a long time, so I'm glad we got it to him."
The Wendy Williams Show Ratings Increase Despite Her Absence!
Could the ‘Wendy Williams Show‘ go on without her? According to reports, ratings for the show have increased since the host, Wendy Williams, 57, has been on hiatus.
As a result of Wendy Williams’ ongoing health concerns, the season 13 premiere of the talk show was delayed several times. The show returned on Oct. 8th, 2021 without Williams, and featured guest-hosts like Bevy Smith, Leah Remini, and Sherri Shepherd and the show has reportedly increased its ratings by 33%.
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Britney Spears blames mom for giving dad ‘the idea’ of conservatorship!
Britney Spears claimed her mother was the one who planted the idea in her father’s head of putting her under a conservatorship in a now-deleted Instagram post Tuesday evening.
In the caption of an image reading, “The most dangerous animal in the world is a silent smiling woman” Spears took aim at her parents several sentences in, writing, “my dad [Jamie] may have started the conservatorship 13 years ago … but what people don’t know is that my mom is the one who gave him the idea.”
“I will never get those years back,” the 39-year-old “Stronger” singer continued. “She secretly ruined my life … and yes I will call her and Lou Taylor out on it … so take your whole ‘I have NO IDEA what’s going on’ attitude and go f–k yourself!!!!”
Addressing her mother, Lynne Spears, the pop star finished, “You know exactly what you did … my dad is not smart enough to ever think of a conservatorship.”
Spears had prefaced the startling revelation by writing, “The moment I SMILE 😁 and I realize I haven’t in a very long time !!!! My mom gets so CONCERNED and says ‘You’re acting weird … what’s wrong with you ???’ I say ‘Hi, my name is Britney Spears … nice to finally meet you !!!’”
“Before I go any further, forgive me in advance,” she continued. “It’s been 13 years and I’m a little rusty 💁🏼♀️ !!!! It was a family business before … it’s no longer that anymore!!!! I was BORN today cause I get to SMILE … so thank you for exiting out of my life and finally allowing me to live mine !!!! Psssss do I know how mean I sound ??? Yes … I 100 billion percent [do].”
On Sept. 29, Jamie, 69, was officially suspended from Britney’s conservatorship after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny decided their arrangement had become a “toxic environment.”
Spears’ assertion casts new light on the notion that Jamie was the principal architect of the conservatorship. Lynne, who split from Jamie in 2002, has of late been a supporter of her daughter’s fight against the strict legal arrangement, calling her landmark court testimony in June “a very courageous showing,” and petitioning the court to allow Spears to obtain “her own private legal counsel.”
Spears has said that her family has “hurt her deeper” than fans will ever know, and suggested they’d be in more hot water should she ever agree to a tell-all interview, but at this rate, fans could just keep an eye on her Instagram for the whole story, one post at a time.
JoJo Siwa Comments For The First Time on Her Break Up With Kylie Prew!
Just a few weeks after splitting from Kylie Prew, JoJo Siwa is opening up about their split.
In a new interview on Paris Hilton‘s This is Paris podcast, the 18-year-old Dancing With the Stars contestant spoke about what led to the split and where the two stand now.
“I have yet to talk about this officially, publicly, but we broke up,” JoJo confirmed to Paris, after rumors of their split first started in mid-October.
While the two did break up, JoJo adds that Kylie “is still my best friend. I talked to her yesterday, she just got a new puppy. She’s awesome. She’s having the time of her life, I’m having the time of my life.”
She added, “I’m really lucky that I didn’t lose her completely because, you know, even though relationships end, friendships don’t have to end,” adding that’s something that she “didn’t know could happen.”
JoJo says that it was a case of “right person, wrong time” and that her own hectic schedule, and age, were factors in the split.
“I was very happy that it can be, because that’s all I wanted,” she explained. “But I’m really happy that I remember all the fun times, all the good times, and nothing bad happened. It just is the definition of a cheesy saying of ‘right person, wrong time’ and I hate cheesy sayings but they’re true.”
As for how JoJo is doing now, she says that “everything’s good, I’m good.”
Scottie Pippen says Michael Jordan was “condescending” in ‘The Last Dance’!
Scottie Pippen is less than happy with his portrayal on The Last Dance docuseries. In his new book, “Unguarded,” he unleashes his thoughts on the Netflix docuseries while setting the record straight on his relationship with Michael Jordan, who he believes was “glorified” more than the other players on the Chicago Bulls.
In an excerpt obtained by GQ, Pippen expresses his belief that Jordan was placed “on a pedestal” both on and off the screen. In the documentary, he claims that the “condescending” baller, who had “editorial control of the final product,” focused primarily on his accomplishments, noting that his own appearance on an episode was “nothing more than a prop.”
“In the second episode, which focused for a while on my difficult upbringing and the unlikely path to the NBA, the narrative returned to MJ and his determination to win,” he writes. “I was nothing more than a prop. His ‘best teammate of all time,’ he called me. He couldn’t have been more condescending if he tried.”
Pippen also reveals that Jordan’s importance over other members of the team was displayed in the earnings they made from the documentary. “Michael received $10 million for his role in the doc while my teammates and I didn’t earn a dime, another reminder of the pecking order from the old days,” writes the former small forward. “For an entire season, we allowed cameras into the sanctity of our locker rooms, our practices, our hotels, our huddles…our lives.”
“Michael on a pedestal, his teammates secondary, smaller, the message no different from when he referred to us back then as his ‘supporting cast,’” he continues. “From one season to the next, we received little or no credit whenever we won but the bulk of the criticism when we lost.”
In an effort to make matters clear, Pippen admits that Jordan was “spectacular” but insists that he would have “never have become” a superstar “without me” and the other Bulls players.
The legend, he adds, “relied on the success we attained as a team—six titles in eight years—to propel him to a level of fame throughout the world no other athlete, except for Muhammad Ali, has reached in modern times.”
He also took the opportunity to dispel rumors about his friendship with Jordan. “Michael and I aren’t close and never have been,” Pippen explained.
“Unguarded” is slated to drop on Nov. 9.
Raiders Wide Receiver Henry Ruggs Faces DUI Resulting in Death Charge After Fatal Crash!
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was allegedly active in a fatal Tuesday morning car crash.
Ruggs, 22, is now facing a charge of DUI resulting in death, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department released in a statement.
The statement from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department stated Ruggs was driving a Chevrolet, and that “preliminary investigation indicates the front of the Chevrolet collided with the rear of the Toyota.”
“Responding officers located the Toyota on fire,” the statement reads. “Fire department personnel responded and located a deceased victim inside the Toyota.
Police said Ruggs stayed on the scene and “showed signs of impairment,” the release states.
“The Raiders are aware of an accident involving Henry Ruggs III that occurred this morning in Las Vegas,” the Raiders said in a statement obtained by ESPN. “We are devastated by the loss of life and our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family. We are in the process of gathering information and will have no further comment at this time.”
Ruggs’ attorneys David Z. Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said, “On behalf of our client Henry Ruggs III we are conducting our own investigation as of this writing and ask everyone to reserve judgment until all the facts are gathered.”
Ruggs was sent to UMC hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Eric Adams Elected In New York City; Ex-Cop Becomes Big Apple’s 2nd Black Mayor!
Eric Adams has been elected the 110th Mayor of New York City.
Facing Republican rival and Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s vote, the former New York Police Department captain and longtime Brooklyn borough president was declared the winner by AP at 9:10 PM ET — that’s literally mere minutes after the polls closed at 9 PM ET.
Even before his very strong win was proclaimed and right as polls closed, odds on favorite Adams took to social media to de facto declare victory:
Set to assume office on New Year’s Day 2022, Democrat Adams will be the second African-American to run America’s largest city after David Dinkins, who was elected in 1989 praising the “gorgeous mosaic” that is the Big Apple. Facing skyrocketing homicide rates in his first year, Dinkins lost his reelection bid in 1993 to a certain Rudy Giuliani despite a fall in crime over the last part of his term.
Although Adams’ election appeared to be a lock after he won the Democratic primary on July 6, the candidate faced fallout from elements of the party’s base over his flip on the long-despised NYPD stop-and-frisk policy. An advocate for the city’s undocumented and hedging his opinion on incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate edict, Adams was also criticized during the campaign for hosting deep-pocket fundraisers in the well-heeled Hamptons while repeating to blue-collar voters his mantra of “I am you.”
The reality is Adams’ campaign did have strong support from Wall Street.
A pro-Adams super PAC, called Strong Leadership NYC, included big donations from Steve Cohen, who owns the New York Mets and runs Point72 Asset Management. Dan Loeb, a founder of hedge fund Third Point, Ken Griffin, CEO of investment firm Citadel and Paul Tudor Jones, founder of Tudor Investment (some of whom also supported candidate of Andrew Yang
Yet, with all his big money pals, Adams so far has not appeared to make that “I am you” pledge when it comes to Hollywood.
In a campaign focusing primarily on public safety, pandemic recovery and increasing friction over vaccine mandates in the NYPD, NYFD and schools, Adams hasn’t spoken publicly to any degree about entertainment industry topics such as tax credits and film permitting. Despite 15 years in state and local politics in the production-rich Empire State, he has few significant connections with the industry, sources tell us, a situation that will likely change.
“As Mayor, Eric Adams will soon see that production is an important part of the city, in terms of jobs and profile,” a Gotham-based network showrunner predicted.
The Made in NY initiative has long offered additional boosts beyond state incentives and slashed bureaucratic red tape, but it’s the New York State tax credits from 2010 (now at 25%, plus an additional 10% for filming in certain counties outside of NYC) that are by far the biggest draw for the industry regardless of who sits in City Hall. The credits and the rise of streaming have reshaped the business in the Five Boroughs.
“We’re excited to work with Mayor-Elect Adams,” said Flo Mitchell-Brown, chair of the New York Production Alliance, which reps film, television and commercial and post production in New York City and New York State. “During his time as Brooklyn Borough President our industry has seen tremendous growth. He’s seen firsthand how important our industry is economically and we look forward to working with him on a citywide basis.”
Nearly 80 TV series and 300 films were produced in NYC in 2019, according to a study released by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) last summer, generating $64 billion in direct economic output, $12.2 billion in wages and 100,000 jobs. MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo led the NYC entertainment industry through Covid (it had pretty much returned to pre-pandemic levels in August) but hers is an appointed position and can change when the administration does.
Adams’ move into Gracie Mansion isn’t the only shift in NYC power circles.
After what will ultimately be 22 years in office for Cyrus Vance Jr, Manhattan will have a new District Attorney now in Alvin Bragg.
Only the third person elected to the powerful and pivotal position, the former state Chief Deputy Attorney General easily beat Republican and Long Island resident Thomas Kenniff on Tuesday. Inheriting high-profile probes into Donald Trump and the appeal of Harvey Weinstein, the Harlem-raised Bragg is the first African-American to hold the New York County D.A. job.
A contrast to Vance, the Harvard educated Bragg has pledged to tackle mass incarceration in the city, put police brutality in the spotlight and keep guns out of the jurisdiction. Those stances could see the progressive former prosecutor butting heads with Adams, who has promised to clamp down on crime in a metropolis hit hard by the blast radius from the coronavirus.
But that’s why you have elections.
Ronnie Wilson, Founding Member of The Gap Band, Dead at 73!
The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson died on Tuesday after suffering from a stroke last week, TMZ reports. He was 73.
Linda Boulware-Wilson confirmed her husband’s passing to TMZ and called Ronnie a “genius with creating, producing and playing the flugelhorn, trumpet, keyboards and singing music” in a post made to Facebook.
The Gap Band was formed in in Tulsa, Oklahoma and consisted of brothers Charlie, Robert, and Ronnie Wilson. The group was named for Greenwood, Archer, and Pine streets in Tulsa. They would go on to record classic songs like “I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!),” “Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me),” and “You Dropped a Bomb on Me.” The band released 15 albums together, their first being 1974’s Magicians Holiday. They released their last project, Y2K: Funkin’ Till 2000 Comz, in 1999. Charlie Wilson is now the only surviving member of the former band. Robert Wilson died in 2010 at the age of 53 after suffering from a heart attack.
The Gap Band’s music has also been sampled on tracks like Tyler, the Creator’s “911 / Mr. Lonely,” Nas’ “Life’s a Bitch,” Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton,” and much more. Speaking of 2014’s “Uptown Funk,” Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson were later added as songwriters to the track in 2015.
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You can revisit The Gap Band’s “You Dropped a Bomb on Me” and “I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops!)” below via YouTube.
Alec Baldwin shares 'Rust' crew member's post calling claims of unsafe working conditions 'bulls***'!
Alec Baldwin is hitting back at reports alleging there were a number of safety concerns on Rust prior to the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins. On Tuesday, Baldwin shared a message from costume designer Terese Magpale Davis that called claims of "chaotic" working conditions "bull****."
"I'm so sick of this narrative," Davis began in a lengthy Facebook post, which Baldwin reposted. "I worked on this movie. The story being spun of us being overworked and surrounded by unsafe, chaotic conditions are bulls***."
In her post, Davis slammed the crew members who walked off the set over safety and financial issues, saying they are "not heroes" and called them "jerks." She claimed the producers were "approachable" and "warm." She said "concerns were heard and addressed." Davis also defended the hiring of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, one of the two crew members at the center of the shooting.
Baldwin, who stars in and is a producer on Rust, took several screenshots of the message, which he posted on his personal Instagram page. (It can be read in full down below.) The 63-year-old actor publicly addressed the tragedy for the first time on Saturday.
"She was my friend," Baldwin said of Hutchins. "The day I arrived in Santa Fe to start shooting I took her to dinner with Joel [Souza] the director." (Souza was wounded when Baldwin accidentally fired the prop gun during rehearsal.)
Baldwin was defensive of his team as he spoke, telling the paparazzi, "We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together and then this horrible event happened." He said he was told by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office not to discuss the investigation, which he has been cooperating in. However, Baldwin has been reposting certain articles — like how he was told the prop gun was "cold" before it went off.
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Cardi B To Host The “2021 American Music Awards”!
Cardi B has been announced as the host of the 2021 American Music Awards. The show, hosted by MRC Live & Alternative and ABC, will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21.
This is the first time that Cardi will serve as a host, leading music’s hottest night of the year through showstopping performances and moments.
“When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,“ stated Cardi B. “I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage! Thank you to Jesse Collins, ABC and MRC for making this happen.”
“We are immensely excited to have the dynamic Cardi B bring her infectious energy to the American Music Awards as a first-time host,” said executive producer Jesse Collins. “She will excite the viewers, push the limits and deliver a show that will be remembered forever!”
In her career, Cardi has won five AMAs and performed I Like It” in 2018 with J Balvin and Bad Bunny.
Cardi B will join a long lineage of global superstar AMA hosts – Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Murphy, Jimmy Kimmel, Britney Spears, LL Cool J, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lionel Richie, and last year’s host Taraji P. Henson.
Caitlyn Jenner claims O.J. Simpson once told Nicole Brown ‘I’ll kill you and get away with it’ before murders!
Caitlyn Jenner claimed that O.J. Simpson once told his ex-wife Nicole Brown that he would one day "kill her and get away with it."
The allegation was made during her appearance on "Big Brother VIP" in Australia. The 72-year-old, who was once married to Brown’s best friend Kris Jenner, spoke out about how the case impacted her family.
"It was an extraordinarily difficult time," the reality TV star told her housemates, as quoted by Newsweek on Monday. "Nicole was Kris’ best friend, had been for a long time. I was at Nicole’s house two days before the murder."
"Obviously he did it and he got away with it, and at one point he even told Nicole, ‘I’ll kill you and get away with it because I’m O.J. Simpson,’" Jenner claimed. "Then, Nicole, you know, relayed that onto Kris at one point and unfortunately, she was right."
Simpson married Brown in 1985. They shared two children: a daughter, Sydney, and a son, Justin. The couple split in 1992.
Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman, were brutally murdered in 1994. In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of the double-homicide charges. Kris’ ex-husband, Robert Kardashian was a part of the "Dream Team," or legal counsel that defended the NFL Hall-of-Famer.
"We were at the courthouse, we were watching what was going on in the other room," Jenner recalled. "And even after the not guilty verdict… Kris turns around to me and goes, ‘We should’ve listened to Nicole, she was right, right from the beginning.'"
The murder case is officially listed as unsolved.
In 1997, after the victims’ families filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Simpson, a civil court awarded a $33.5 million restitution to both families. Simpson later served nine years in prison for robbery and kidnapping over an attempt to steal back some of his sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room.
The former football star has always maintained that he and five men confronting two memorabilia dealers at a casino hotel room were just trying to retrieve personal mementos stolen from him following his 1995 acquittal in Los Angeles. Two of the men had guns.
The 74-year-old now lives in a gated golf course community in Las Vegas. He remains on parole following his release from prison in July 2017 after serving nine years for armed robbery, kidnapping and assault with a weapon.
According to the outlet, Jenner claimed in her 2017 book "The Secrets of My Life" that Kardashian later revealed that he believed Simpson was guilty.
The attorney passed away in 2003 at age 59 from cancer.
The outlet noted Jenner flew over to Australia earlier this year to appear in the reality series after her unsuccessful bid to become governor of California. The new season started airing on Monday.
Lil Nas X Admits Taking Psychedelic Mushrooms For Album Inspiration!
Lil Nas X detailed his experience with the “Wall Street Journal” as the publication recently bestowed him their Innovator Award. In the music industry, it is common for artists and entertainers to dabble in certain substances for inspiration, marijuana being the most common. The “Montero” rapper admitted to using Psychedelics while working on his No. 1 album, Montero. Recently the rapper-singer was featured in the Wall Street Journal to highlight his recognition of receiving the publication’s Innovator Award.
In the interview with WSJ, Lil Nas admitted that a “pivotal moment” during the creation of his album took place when he decided to try psychedelic mushrooms for the very first time. Lil Nas continued telling the publication that he had two friends, sober, by his side throughout the day that they made sure he was attended to and helped through the process. He reportedly didn’t work on any music, but he did converse about all aspects of his life while wandering from the pool to the hot tub. Lil Nas X claimed to have enjoyed his experience and added that “it allowed him to push past lots of lingering feelings of self-consciousness.”
“I was able to open up a lot,” he continued. “I was able to write actual stories about my life and put them into my music. I actually did that for the first time.” While reflecting on controversies over his sexuality, the rapper believes that people need to address the root causes of their discomfort.
“You take certain things like kissing a guy on stage: I know that’s going to be something that’s talked about. But let’s get into the root cause of why it’s being talked about.”
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