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'Welcome To Sweetie Pie's'
Omarion Files $200K Lawsuit Over Botched B2K Concert Special
Star Charged In Alleged
Murder Plot To Kill Nephew
Omarion is suing the Zeus Network after he says they scammed him out of money.
The “Touch” singer filed suit against the streaming com- pany and its founder Lemuel Plummer for breach of con- tract, fraud and more, accord- ing to documents obtained by The Blast on Wednesday (Au- gust 19). O says the February deal he made with Zeus to air The Millennium Tour Live Concert Featuring B2K was not properly honored and is re-
ion explained the terms of the agreement included Zues pro- viding full financial support for the project as well as to “share all subscriber data, and pay Plaintiff a set amount of every monthly subscription fee earned by Zeus for subscribers drawn to Zeus primarily by Plaintiff and/or the Content (a Monthly Revenue Share).”
He alleges they “altered subscriber reports” in an effort to “deprive” him of the money he was owed.
A star of the OWN series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged by federal au- thorities in an alleged murder- for-hire plot against his 18-year-old nephew.
James Timothy Norman, 41, who appeared on the real- ity series about the family- owned restaurant, was charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a mur- der-for-hire plot with an exotic dancer named Terica Ellis, according to a federal com- plaint summarized in a press release from the U. S. Attor- ney's Office in Missouri.
Norman's nephew Andre Montgomery was shot and killed on March 14, 2016. Ac- cording to the release, Nor- man is accused of obtaining a $450,000 life insurance policy on his nephew, which listed himself as the sole beneficiary. After doing so, Norman and the exotic dancer allegedly traveled to St. Louis, Mo., sep- arately. Montgomery was in St. Louis at the time.
On March 14, Norman and Ellis activated temporary phones that they used to com- municate with each other throughout the day. Ellis also used the phone to communi- cate with Montgomery to ob- tain his location in the city.
OMARION
questing $200,000 in dam- ages.
In the documents, Omar-
'Welcome To Sweetie Pie's' star James Timothy Norman has been charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.
Later that day, Montgomery was shot and killed.
"Ellis’s phone location in- formation places her in the vicinity of the murder at the time of the homicide. Immedi- ately following Mont- gomery’s murder, Ellis placed a call to Norman, and then began traveling to Mem- phis, Tennessee," the release states.
In the days following Mont- gomery’s murder, Norman placed $9,000 in cash to vari- ous bank accounts in which Ellis had access. People re- ports that the dancer had a negative balance on her ac- count prior to March 14.
Tyler Perry To Receive 2020 Governors Award At Primetime Emmy Awards
Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation have been selected as recipient of theTelevision Academy’s 2020 Governors Award. The entertainment mogul will be presented with an Emmy statuette during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on ABC on Sept. 20.
Perry is being recognized for his achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities through personal and The Perry Foundation pro- grams of inclusion, engagement, employment and other philan- thropic initiatives.
The Governors Award, tradi- tionally presented during the Creative Arts Emmys, is making a leap to the main Emmy tele- cast, watched by millions of
TYLER PERRY
viewers. Perry’s selection harkens back to the early years of the Governors Award when it was given to top entertainers, in- cluding Johnny Carson, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball. Over the last three decades, the stat- uette had been handed out largely to TV shows and net- works. No Governors Award was
given out last year; the previous four went to Star Trek, ITVS, American Idol and A+E Net- works.
The Governors Award’s pres- entation to an A-list star is eyed to create a highlight during the primetime ceremony. Perry de- livered one of the most memo- rable and rousing award show speeches when he accepted the BET Ultimate Icon Award last year.
A self-made actor, writer, pro- ducer, director and philanthro- pist, Perry is behind 22 feature films, over 20 stage plays, 13 tel- evision shows, two bestselling books and the sprawling Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Geor- gia. Perry’s entertainment en- terprise has generated more than $2 billion to date.
Lauryn Hill Performs
Chance The Rapper, Michael B. Jordan and
20-Minute Set For Louis
More Support Megan Thee Stallion After
Vuitton's 2021 Line
She Claims Tory Lanez Shot Her
With COVID-19 is currently preventing most things from happening in a traditional manor, improvisation is at an all-time high. So when Virgil Abloh put together the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2021 Show for Shanghai, he commissioned a Lauryn Hill performance that required very little travel from her New Jersey home.
While the August 6 fashion show was actually done with an audience, travel restrictions pre- vented both the $50 legend and Ms. Hill from traveling. Recorded in late July, the 20- minute performance aired dur- ing the show from a large screen above the runway and now it’s available on LV’s YouTube. A fully-masked band is featured in
The Los Angeles Times re- ported that the Los Angeles County district attorney’s of- fice is now considering a possi- ble felony assault charge with a firearm against Tory Lanez on top of his previous charge.
The Canadian artist was ini- tially booked and charged for possession of a concealed firearm following his arrest on the night of the July 12 shoot- ing incident that left Megan Thee Stallion with gunshot wounds to both of her feet.
He was later released after posting his $35,000 bond, and is scheduled to appear in court on October 13.
A spokesperson for the dis- trict attorney’s office told the newspaper that the latest
Megan Thee Stallion parties with an injured foot in an Atlanta gentlemen's club on Aug. 17.
LAURYN HILL
the Naima Ramos-Chap-
man-directed clip as the former Fugees frontwoman performs six tracks including her 1998 classic “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and her most recent single, “Guarding the Gates.”
charge came about after pros- ecutors asked the Los Angeles Police Department to further investigate the incident in late July.
Megan Thee Stallion is getting support from stars like
Chance the Rapper,Michael B. Jordan and Taraji P. Henson after coming forward with more al- leged details from a shooting incident she was involved in last month.
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