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Spike Lee Calls For Hollywood To 'Shut It Down' In Georgia
John Singleton’s Mom Reportedly Claims Personal Items Were Taken From His Home
John Singleton’s mother is reportedly seeking legal au- thority to “restore order” and make decisions regarding her son’s estate and personal property after some of his be- longings were allegedly taken from his home.
According to multiple re- ports, Sheila Ward filed an emergency petition to gain control of Singleton’s estate until everything can get sorted out. Ward first at- tempted to become executor in April, days after the late di- rector suffered a stroke and was subsequently hospital- ized before being taken off of life support.
Ward purportedly con- tends that Singleton’s prop- erty was locked in his home office and that the “third
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party” who took the items had a key to his home, TMZ re- ports. Ward believes that Singleton’s valuables are at risk, and wants to be named a special administrator of the estate until the courts make a final decision over who should be in control. She claims that his belongings were “distributed without au- thorization,” per The Blast.
Director Spike Lee is call- ing for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heart- beat.
Most studios that have com- mented have said they're wait- ing to see if the so-called "heartbeat" law actually takes effect next year, or if the courts will block it. But at the arrivals line for Denzel Washing- ton's American Film Institute lifetime achievement tribute Thursday, Lee said now is the
SPIKE LEE
time for Georgia-based pro- ductions to "shut it down" and boycott the state's booming film industry to drive change.
Lee acknowledged that a mass exodus could dent livelihoods, but cited black bus drivers af- fected by the Civil Rights Movement-era boycott in Montgomery.
"I know it's going to affect people's livelihood. But that's how things change," Lee said.
"You've got to be on the right side of history, and the state of Georgia and those other states, they're wrong," he added.
Georgia's economy cur- rently gets a $9.5 billion an- nual boost from the industry.
Jaden Smith Donates Flint Water Filtration System In Ellen’s Name
BURBANK, CA – Jaden Smith is continuing to deliver on the promise he made aiding in the Flint Water Crisis. His company, JUST water, de- ployed a mobile filtration sys- tem to Flint this past March and now the young philanthro- pist is gifting the deprived city with another in Ellen’s name.
Smith surprised Ellen with the contribution while ap- pearing on The Ellen Show. “Wow, that’s amazing Jaden, you’re so sweet ... that’s in- credible,” the daytime televi- sion juggernaut responded
JUST water linked up with First Trinity Missionary Bap- tist Church to deploy the filtra- tion system called “The Water
Germans Honor Beyonce With
Box.” The device will reduce harmful contaminants such as lead in Flint’s water. The com- pany has donated over five million water bottles, but The Water Box will allow residents to fill up to 10 gallons of water
in 60 seconds.
The multi-faceted artist also
discussed skydiving with his family and performing at Coachella, calling it “the most exhilarating moment” of his life.
BEYONCE
is connected to the commission- ing of the art, The Blast re- ported.
JADEN SMITH AND ELLEN
The Germans have mad love for Beyoncé and to prove it, a 9-foot-tall bust of the singer was unveiled Wednesday at Mer- cedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.
The piece is modeled after Bey’s cover art for her Home- coming: The Live Album. The record features 40 tracks that were recorded during her his- toric headlining performance at the Coachella Music Festival in 2018.
The identity of the artist has not been revealed but upon un- veiling, a crowd gathered nearby erupted in applause. Sony Music
9ft Bust Paying Homage To
Her ‘Homecoming’ Album
‘Tiny’ Harris Lending Support To Lauren London After Nipsey Hussle’s Death
Nipsey Hussle’s Brother
Tameka “Tiny” Harris
has been supporting close pal Lauren London after the death of her boyfriend Nipsey Hussle.
“I call her and she answers the phone,” Harris told Page Six. “We talk.”
“Nipsey definitely was her soul mate,” she said. “Lauren still has to live life, but I know that he was the love of her life,” she told Page Six.
Nipsey was killed March 31 outside his clothing store, Marathon, in Los Angeles. He
Competing With Crips To
Tameka Harris and Rapper Nipsey Hussle and girlfriend ac- tress Lauren London.
Nipsey Hussle’s older brother could be pitted against The Crips gang in the battle over the slain rapper’s slogan, “The Marathon Continues.” Ac- cording to The Blast, Samiel “Blacc Sam” Asghedom filed to trademark the line, which has become more fa- mous in the three months since the South Los Angeles native was tragically gunned down in front of his clothing store.
Blacc Sam, who is seeking control of his late brother’s es- tate, reportedly filed the trade- mark documents on May 28. The filing came around two weeks after The Crips LLC filed trademark paperwork. Blacc Sam plans to use the phrase on various projects including en- tertainment purposes, along
was 33. The couple share a 2-
year-old son, Kross.
BLACC SAM
with “charitable activities and the doing of good deeds for oth- ers and the promotion of ethi- cal and character values,” the site reports.
The U. S. Patten Office will have to decide which party de- serves to be granted the trade- mark.
Trademark 'The Marathon Continues'
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