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CBS Will Pay Tribute To Prince With 'Let's Go Crazy' Concert Special
Mally Mall Accused Of Drugging And Raping Fitness Model
On Thursday (Jan. 9), the Recording Academy announced that it will be holding a special Grammy tribute concert for the one and only majestic Purple One, Prince. Titled “Let’s Go Crazy: The GRAMMY Salute To Prince,” the tribute will be held on Januar,y at the Los Angeles Convention Center two days after the 62nd annual award ceremony.
John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys, Usher and H.E.R were among the many A-list musicians slated to perform at the tribute con- cert. The show will also feature several of Prince’s closest col- laborators that the funk-R&B
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icon worked with throughout his career. His former drummer Sheila E. will serve as the post- Grammys special's musical di- rector alongside the iconic production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Sheila will also take the stage during the night.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Mally Mall has found him- self on the wrong side of the law once again. According to TMZ, the veteran producer has been accused of drugging and raping 26-year-old fit- ness and clothing model Quashay Davis.
She says she met up with Mally at his Los Angeles home last January to discuss her fitness business. There, she was introduced her to former adult film star Jayla Foxx. She claims Mally had Foxx bring her a mixed drink made with Hennessy
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and after she drank it, she be- came dizzy then blacked out.
The lawsuit states she then remembered waking up to a masseuse rubbing her body.
Mally allegedly slapped her face in an effort to keep her conscious and reportedly said, “You’re my new b**ch” and “You’re my Jayla num- ber two.” Davis says Mally also offered her cocaine, forced her to perform oral sex on him and “roughly” pene- trated her.
A rep for Mally called Davis’ claim a “blatant at- tempt at extortion,” adding “there is absolutely no factual basis or merit in this case.”
Oprah Reportedly Stepping Down From Russell Simmons Sexual Assault Doc
RUSSELL SIMMONS AND OPRAH WINFREY
Oprah Winfrey is report- edly stepping down from her role as executive producer for an upcoming documentary about Russell Simmons. According to TMZ, the talk show legend is not only distancing herself from the project but also blocking its path to Apple TV+.
“I have decided that I will no longer be executive producer on The Untitled Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Documentary and it will not air on Apple TV+,” she reportedly said.”First and fore- most, I want it to be known that I unequivocally believe and sup- port the women. Their stories deserve to be told and heard.”
The doc was centered around sexual assault accuser Drew Dixon, who claims the Def Jam Recordings co-founder raped her in his New York City apartment in 1995. She ex- plained more work is needed on the doc to “illuminate the full scope of what the victims en- dured and it has become clear that the filmmakers and I are not aligned in that creative vi- sion.”
She added she “will be working with Time’s Up to sup- port the victims and those im- pacted by abuse and sexual harassment.”
50 Cent Big Ups Oprah For Stepping Away From Russell Simmons Sexual Assault Doc
50 Cent is evidently pleased Oprah Winfery is no longer executive producing a forthcoming documentary about Russell Simmons. On Friday (January 10), only hours after the news broke Winfrey had stepped away, the Power mogul headed to Instagram to express his gratitude toward the talk show queen.
“Alright, alright, alright Oprah we love you, thank you for responding,” he captioned a screenshot of a Deadline article. “if you ever need me for any- thing I’m here.#starzgettheapp #abcforlife.”
Simmons responded in the comment section with a simple prayer hands emoji (or high five emoji, whatever is pre- ferred).
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