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Diddy Defends Revolt CEO Over Racism Claims
Jesse Williams Cries Foul At Judge’s Child Support Ruling
Jesse Williams appar- ently wants to lower his monthly child support pay- ments.
The Grey’s Anatomy star has filed court documents Friday in Los Angeles seeking to modify his payments, ac- cording to TMZ.
Williams believes the judge got it all wrong when the actor was ordered last month to pay his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee, $50,629 in child support for their 4- year-old daughter Sadie and 3-year-old son Maceo. Ear- lier this year, the former cou- ple was granted joint custody of their children.
The filing is the latest in a bitter divorce case as Williams believes he’s a vic- tim of “an error in law.” Williams also pays Drake- Lee more than $50,000 a month for spousal support. He was ordered to begin mak- ing the payments this month.
In previous court docu- ments, Williams argues that Drake-Lee “exaggerates many of our expenses and the children’s needs, while also lumping her personal ex-
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penses for the children.”
He previously stated in doc- uments that “We agreed that our children should live a simple life without wasting money on extravaganza.” He cited their use of Ikea furni- ture, home-cooked meals and low-cost family gatherings as
examples.
However, the courts
awarded Drake-Lee the child support so that the chil- dren could “share in a lifestyle and condition consistent with their parents’ current station in life.”
Revolt founder Sean “Diddy” Combs came to the defense of his CEO Roma Khanna who has re- portedly been accused of racism by a former employee. In a letter obtained by Page Six, the former worker said that Khanna took issue with Black women saying they “in- timidate” her and she also al- legedly made a racist remark against rapper Meek Mill and his advocacy for prison reform.
“I’ve witnessed Roma say that Black women intimidate her,” the unnamed woman claims.
She also said when some- one suggested that Meek Mill take part in a possible prison reform panel at the Revolt Music Conference: “Roma responded, ‘Maybe the conversation isn’t about prison reform, maybe it’s about how to stay out of jail, Black boy.’”
“In my own discomfort, I spoke up, saying that her
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comment was not only insult- ing but would also be disre- spectful to Meek as he’s not a‘boy’...”sheaddedinthe note. “She then proceeded to propose . . . ‘Maybe that’s it . . . Maybe it’s a conversation on how not to be Black.’ ”
The former Revolt staffer said that she was writing “from a place of genuine con- cern on behalf of myself, as a young, educated Black woman, for the people cur- rently employed at Revolt
who are fearful of losing their jobs, and in an attempt to preserve the reputation and perception of this company.” The past employee also said, “Roma let 30 percent of the Revolt staff go for restructur- ing, and 99 percent [of those] are African-American.”
Combs, however, dis- putes the woman’s claims.
In a statement given to TMZ this week, Diddy said his staff is intact and the story was off-base.
“This story is inaccurate. We are a Black-owned and operated network and we have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind. Revolt is led by a woman of color who is ex- pected to uphold the same standards that I hold for all of my companies. After an ex- tensive review led by outside counsel there were no find- ings of deliberate miscon- duct. At this time, Roma Khanna will remain as CEO of Revolt.
Beyoncé, Jay-Z And Oprah Will Celebrate The Legacy Of Mandela At Global Citizen Festival In South Africa
Get your holiday wish lists ready! Beyoncé and Jay- Z will lead an A-list lineup to celebrate the 100 year an- niversary of Nelson Man- dela’s birth in a Johannes- burg festival by the Global Citizen.
The December 2nd cele- bration will be broadcast in- ternationally and center on a theme that includes encour- aging world leaders to com- mit to ending extreme poverty by 2030.
This year’s event, titled “Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100,” will also in- clude an appearance by Oprah Winfrey who will deliver a keynote address re- membering the anti- apartheid revolutionary and philanthropist on what would have been his 100th birthday.
The other notables in at- tendance include: Coldplay frontman Chris Martin,
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singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, producer Pharrell Williams and Usher.
The festival will also fea- ture some of Africa’s most popular musicians including South African hip-hop pro- ducer Cassper Nyovest and Nigerian artists Wizkid,
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D’banj and Femi Kuti, who is the son of globally cele- brated Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
In addition to Winfrey, Gayle King, Naomi Campbell, Sir Bob Geldof, Bozoma St. John and Forest Whitaker are on the lineup to help host the event.
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