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Nicki Minaj’s Former Stylist Sues Her For $73K
Beyoncé And JAY-Z Award Once-Homeless Teen $100K College Scholarship
Nicki Minaj’s name has been tangled in controversy this fall, and this week adds yet another incident.
The Queen rapper’s former stylist Maher Jridi is seek- ing a bag after reportedly being stiffed on loaned clothing. Ac- cording to Page Six, the stylist rented thousands of dollars worth of pieces to from Cloak Wardrobe to dress Minaj for Paris Fashion Week last year.
Reportedly, Nicki took the designs to wear but never re- turned them to Jridi after- wards. Jridi is being held responsible for replacing the gear out of pocket ($13,000). The stylist says he tried to re- solve the issue multiple times with Nicki (as well as receive the full pay for his services) to no avail. Now, he is suing Minaj for $73,000 to get him out of this “serious financial hardship.”
Minaj has spent the latter part of 2018 airing out her
SEATTLE, WA – Kanye West gave a homeless man $100 earlier this week but ap- parently Beyoncé and JAY-Z just one-uped him. On Thurs- day night (October 4), teenager Khairi Perry attended the Seattle stop on the power cou- ple’s On The Run II Tour and left with a $100,000 college scholarship.
According to the News Tribune, the once-homeless teen Perry received the funds from the BeyGood and Shawn Carter Foundations.
“Even when I got older and
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started to understand my situ- ation, I still didn’t ask ques-
tions because I figured no one could answer them,” Perry told the Federal Way Mirror in 2017. “I would try to find an answer myself. When that was a dead end, it was school and sports that were there for me.” Now a senior at Thomas Jef- ferson High School, Perry was recently named the King County Youth of the Year for the Boys and Girls Club and earned a $2,000 scholarship as a result.
In the future, the aspiring chemical engineer hopes to at- tend the University of Oregon
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mounting controversies on her Beats 1 show, Queen Radio, in- cluding her feuds with rap peers (such as Cardi B) and various media critics. Then she also teased a forth-coming Queen documentary that will likely reveal a past incident of domestic violence.
American Music Awards To Honor ‘Queen Of Soul’ Aretha Franklin With All-Star Tribute
Quavo Shares Release Date For Solo Album ‘Quavo Huncho’
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In this April 19, 2017, file photo, Aretha Franklin per- forms at the world premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives"
Even the epic, day-long trib- ute to the legendary Aretha Franklin at her funeral in Au- gust was just not enough, so the American Music Awards is planning to honor the late ‘Queen of Soul’ with an all-star tribute on Tuesday.
The production will include only people who can do justice to the Detroit-born Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer on Aug. 16. The segment will include Gladys
ARETHA FRANKLIN Knight, CeCe Winans, Le-
disi, Mary Mary and Don-
nie McClurkin in a produc- tion put on by Rickey Minor, music director. The group will honor Franklin’s roots in gospel and her album, Amaz- ing Grace, the Associated Press reports.
Franklin grew up singing in the Detroit church run by her father, the late Rev. C. L. Franklin.
The tribute and the awards show will air live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET.
In her lifetime, Franklin won six AMAs and hosted the show twice, in 1976 and in 1983.
Quavo is gearing up for his solo debut. To build anticipa- tion, the Migos member re- vealed the release date and album cover for his upcom- ing solo project, Quavo Hun- cho on Thursday night (Oct. 4).
The rapper unveiled the album art on Instagram, which illustrates an abstract portrait of Quavo. Earlier this week, Quavo also shared what ap- pears to be a list of fea- tures. Drake, Cardi B, 21 Savage, Travis Scott, and his fellow Migos brethren will reportedly appear on the album. While there isn’t a tracklist yet, the album is ex- pected to included Quavo’s pre-released singles, “Workin’
Me,” “Lamb Talk,” and “Bub- ble Gum.”
Speaking about his upcom- ing album, Quavo recalled his easygoing creative process, saying that it “was never calcu- lated.” “It was just about me having all these features out and everybody assuming that I was gonna do, like, a solo ca- reer,” he told Hypebeast dur- ing a Sept. 2018 interview. “I got too much music. I got to channel it somewhere. So dropping the solo project is a good way to do it.”
Quavo’s forthcoming proj- ect, Quavo Huncho will drop next Friday on Oct. 12. Stay tuned for more details and up- dates.
Denzel Washington To Receive Life Achievement Award From American Film Institute
Denzel Washington ar- rives at the premiere of Para- mount Pictures' 'Flight' held at the ArcLight Cinemas on October 23, 2012 in Holly- wood, California.
The American Film Institute is honoring Denzel Wash- ington, the only Black actor with two Oscars, as the 47th recipient of its Life Achievement Award.
The organization announced on Friday that Washington, 63, will receive the award at a
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gala ceremony next June in Los Angeles. When that hap- pens, he’ll join the ranks of a list of well-known predeces- sors, including Alfred Hitch- cock, Robert De Niro, George Clooney, and Mel Brooks, according to the Associated Press.
Washington has taken home Academy Awards for his performances in Glory and in Training Day. He’s also re- ceived acclaim for his perform- ances in the film adaptation.
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