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Tina Turner Reveals
Janelle Monae Is Taking Her Talents To Disney’s ‘Lady And The Tramp’
Husband Gave Her
Kidney For Transplant
Janelle Monae’s enviable resume keeps getting longer and longer with each blink of the eye. The self-proclaimed “Electric Lady” has wowed audiences with her ability to flow between music and TV/film with ease, as evi- denced by standout roles in Moon-light and Hidden Figures.
Now, Monae is set to
star in Disney’s live-action re- boot of the 1955 animated film, Lady and the Tramp. According to Deadline, Monae will be the voice of Peg, the spunky friend of the main character, Lady. She’ll be voice-starring alongside gal-pal Tessa Thompson, who will play Lady, and Justin Ther- oux, who stars as Tramp.
LONDON — Tina Turner has revealed that she under- went a kidney transplant with an organ donated by her hus- band.
The 78-year-old singer says in an upcoming autobiography that she has suffered from kid- ney disease, and by 2016 her kidneys were at “20 percent and plunging rapidly.”
She says her husband, Erwin Bach, “shocked me by saying that he wanted to give me one of his kidneys.” Turner says she was “over- whelmed by the enormity of his offer.”
Turner writes that after- ward she felt “happy, over- whelmed and relieved that we’d come through this alive.”
Turner, whose hits include “Proud Mary” and “What’s Love Got to do With It?,” mar- ried German music executive Bach in 2013 after a long rela- tionship.
JANELLE MONAE
TINA TURNER
Extracts from “Tina Turner: My Love Story” were published Saturday in the Daily Mail newspaper and re- leased by its U.K. publisher Penguin Random House. The book is published in Britain and North America later this month.
In the book, Turner en- courages people to sign up to donate organs in order to save lives.
Kanye West Deletes Instagram And Twitter, Again
Michelle Williams
The artist formerly known as Kanye West is going ghost on social media, yet again. ‘Ye deleted his Instagram and Twitter accounts sometime Saturday (Oct. 6) afternoon.
It’s probably not a bad idea for Yeesuz to take his annual break from the web. Especially after another world wind of so- cial media rants coupled with photos of him rocking his infa-
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mous MAGA hat and rambling on about everything from the 13th amendment to Tesla mogul Elon Musk. Needless to say, West’s refusal to stop sporting his favorite red cap (which he infused with positive energy) and his constant praise of Donald Trump, isn’t help- ing to win back any fans who jumped ship after his last round of outbursts.
Pushes Back Against
'The Hate U Give' Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies Day Before Movie's Release
Those Who Say She
Doesn't 'Look' Depressed
Audrey Wells, the writer of "Under the Tuscan Sun," "A Dog's Purpose" and the just-re- leased film "The Hate U Give" has died according to her reps.
Wells died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Her husband, Brian, released a statement saying, "Over the last five and half years, Au-
drey fought valiantly against her illness and she died sur- rounded by love. Even during her fight, she never stopped liv- ing, working or traveling, and she never lost her joy, wonder and optimism."
She's survived by her hus- band and her daughter Ta- tiana.
Singer Michelle Williams is clapping back at trolls who claim she doesn’t look like she suffers from depression.
The R&B turned gospel singer has been vocal about her own struggles with depres- sion, even checking into a mental health facility back in July, a decision she openly shared with fans.
Williams said there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to living with and recov- ering from depression.
“It almost made me feel guilty for doing the work to feel better, look better and BE BETTER!!,” she wrote in a cap- tion on Instagram. “I began to
AUDREY WELLS
Michelle Williams, the Des- tiny's Child star has been vocal about her own struggles with her mental health.
wonder how long was I sup- posed to walk around looking like what I had been through.”
Katt Williams Arrested In Portland For Alleged Assault
Katt Williams is back in jail after accused of misde- meanor assault. The comedian was arrested in Portland, Ore- gon, on Saturday (Oct. 6).
The details of what led up to the arrest and suspected inci- dent are unclear. According to the arrest records from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Williams was booked at 12:00 p.m. local time and is being held on $2,500 bail.
TMZ first reported Willi- ams’ arrest. The comedian was in Portland for a stop on
KATT WILLIAMS
Nick Cannon’s Wild N Out tour. Sources purportedly told the website that MCSO listed Williams as a “fugitive,” and that he could be extradited to Atlanta.
The Ohio native, whose birth name is Micah Williams, has had numerous run-ins with the law through- out his career including “19 felonies” but “no convictions”, as he pointed out last month during a heated interview ex- change with Wanda Smith of Atlanta’s V103 radio station.
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