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Mural Honoring Chadwick Boseman Unveiled
At Disneyland
2 Live Crew 'Uncle Luke' Blindsided By Wife’s Divorce Filing
2 Live Crew's Uncle Luke, and Kristin Thompson in 2017.
2 Live Crew rapper Uncle Luke has been blind- sided by his wife filing for di- vorce after 12 years of marriage, a source has learned.
Luke said in a statement that Kristin Thompson filed for a split on July 17. “It’s mind-boggling, hurtful, and a total surprise. I never in- tended to get married to get divorced,” he said, “That’s not in my DNA nor my family’s history. I believe in the sacred vows, for better or worse, but I have to respect her deci- sion.” The couple had been married since 2008 and share one son.
“Under no circumstances was there any infidelities nor verbal or physical abuse by me,” he said, “I am now trying to make peace with her deci- sion as best as I can. It will take time. The most impor- tant focus for me now is our son and being the best parent I can in this situation.”
Luke — who also starred on Vh1’s “Luke’s Parental Ad- visory” — said that most of their family members know about the split, but “now I am at the point where I feel an announcement is necessary to my friends.”
Please understand this is not a nasty split, so I would ask all who are aware, not to speak on our personal lives and respect our privacy by staying positive for our son’s sake,” he said.
Dr. Dre’s Estranged Wife Accused Of Embezzlement Amid Divorce
DR. DRE AND NICOLE YOUNG
CHADWICK ‘BLACK PANTHER’ BOSEMAN MURAL
Dr. Dre and his estranged wife, Nicole Young, are em- broiled in a contentious di- vorce battle, with both sides hurling allegations at each other. The latest round of ac- cusations revolved around Nicole allegedly embezzling money from Record One, a company founded by Dre and Larry Chatman in 2015.
According to TMZ, the com- pany was founded under an
LLC of which Nicole is a trustee and signatory on the LLC’s checking account, and therefore had access to the company money. Chatman claims Nicole wrote herself a check for $353,571.85 last month, plus an additional $30,000. Dre, whose birth name is Andre Young, and his business partner are giving Nicole a week to return the money or face a lawsuit.
A new mural honoring Chadwick Boseman made its debut at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney on Thurs- day (Sept 24). The beautiful art work was painted by Nikko- las Smith, a former Disney- land Imagineer.
The art installation includes an inscription from Smith that reads: “As a former Disney Imagineer, I had the honor of working on a major children's hospital initiative and Avengers Campus as my final two assignments. Seeing Chadwick's heart for people
in-person, and later discover- ing his courageous battle with cancer, I was inspired to create this tribute to honor his life and legacy. To us, he was and will always be T'Challa. Long Live The King.”
The image shows Boseman kneeling alongside a child in a hospital gown while both make the Wakanda salute. The photo is a nod to Boseman’s many hospital visits with sick chil- dren, all while he secretly bat- tled colon cancer. The 43-year-old actor passed away from the disease in August.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Reportedly ‘Violated’ Megxit Deal With Voting Plea
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s com- ments urging Americans to vote were a “violation” of their deal to leave the royal family, prompting talks about whether to strip the couple of their ti- tles, according to a report.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex irked the other royals when they called on American voters last week to “reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity” in “the most important election of our life- time,” the Sunday Times re- ported.
Royals are supposed to re-
main politically neutral and the pair had pledged when they resigned from the family that “everything they do will uphold the values of Her Majesty,” the outlet reported.
But sources said the royal household was embarrassed by the comments, which were seen as a dig at President Trump.
“If Trump is re-elected and makes another visit here, what is the Queen supposed to say when her grandson and his wife have effectively cam- paigned against him?” a source told the newspaper.
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