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Entertainment
‘Girls Trip’ Tops Box Office At $30.8 Million
St. Petersburg native, Will Packer along with ‘Best Man’s’ Malcolm Lee do it again with ‘Girls Trip’. The movie was #2, due to limited theaters and theaters being sold out and viewers being turned away.
‘Power’ Star Welcomes Baby Girl
JAY-Z’s 4:44 Is #1 On Billboard 200 For Second Week
For the fifth time in his leg- endary career, JAY-Z has an album that spent more than one week at #1 on the Bill- board 200.
His 4:44 clocked in its sec- ond week at the top of the chart with 87,000 equivalent album units.
JAY now has 25 total weeks at #1 with 14 lifetime chart toppers.
The Roc Nation boss is sec- ond only to Eminem (31 weeks) among rappers for total cumulative weeks at #1.
JAY-Z
R&B singer and actress Na- turi Naughton. According to Us Weekly, The ‘Power’ cast member and longtime boyfriend, Ben, welcomed their first child on Wednesday, July 19.
Their new bundle of joy, a baby girl, arrived at 8:48 p.m. and weighed in at 5 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 19 inches long.
The former 3LW and Cheetah Girl member got pregnant while shooting sea- son 4 of the hit STARZ original series ‘Power.’ Back in March, she confirmed the pregnancy to the world.
Naturi Naughton, and long- time boyfriend, Ben, welcome baby girl.
Stevie Wonder And Longtime Girlfriend Wed
Stevie Wonder is a married man, again!
The legendary singer and mu- sician, 62, exchanged vows with longtime girlfriend, Tomeeka Bracy, 42.
During the reception, Won- der serenaded his bride, and he also reportedly got entertain- ment assistance from John Legend, Usher, and Pharrell Williams. Reports also claim soul great, Al Green, per- formed for the happy couple.
Wonder’s nine children from five different relationships served as their father and new stepmother’s groomsmen and bridesmaids.
Wonder and Bracy have
Stevie Wonder and wife, Tomeeka.
been dating for five years and have two children together.
Stevie was previously mar- ried to late Motown singer Syreeta Wright and designer Kai Millard, who he divorced in 2012.
It was a weekend of movies surpassing expectations, thanks to Will Packer and Malcolm Lee.
Two non-franchise, non-su- perhero movies topped the box office for the first time this sum- mer, beating “War for the Planet of the Apes” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Christopher Nolan’s gritty World War II drama “Dunkirk” opened this weekend and ranks first at the box office, earning an estimated $50.5 million, only be- cause it was shown at more the- aters. And #2 was this summer’s biggest live-action comedy hit, Universal’s “Girls Trip,” which earned an estimated $30.8 mil- lion.
The R-rated comedy from di- rector Malcolm D. Lee and produced by St. Petersburg na- tive, Will Packer features friends heading to the Essence
Festival and stars: Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and Tiffany Haddish.
The movie’s success comes as debates about diversity in Holly- wood continue to gain steam. And the past couple of years have shown that although Hollywood traditionally undervalues movies with Black and female leads, it is only to their peril. “Hidden Fig- ures” was a box-office hit and the top-grossing movie among all the 2017 Oscar best-picture nomi- nees. Another problem too, is that movie theaters throughout the country do not show the movie in multiples and have to turn moviegoers away due to the movies being sold out.
The movie cost just $19 million to make, and its performance at the box office adds to Lee (Best Man) andPacker’strackrecord of making successful movies.
Black Panther Movie Gets Standing Ovation At
Future, Jr. Is A Gap Model
Outrage Causes Wax
Comic-Con San Diego
Cast of Black Panther are elated after seeing a clip of the movie for the first time with Comic Con fans.
Museum To Make Changes
To Image Of Beyonce
Fans were outraged when the new look-alike was un- veiled on last Wednesday in New York, with many accus- ing wax artists of lightening the “Drunk in Love” singer’s skin color.
Wax museum officials quickly responded to the backlash, blaming poor light- ing for how the figure looked.
According to the New York Times, the statue was re- moved from public display on Thursday, although museum chiefs insist the figure is still on the floor – they have sim- ply fixed the settings of the surroundings.
“We love, respect and enjoy a working relationship with Beyonce,” a representative tells the New York Post’s
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Page Six. “We have adjusted the styling and lighting of her figure and she is on display at Madame Tussauds New York.”
Ciara’s (Russell) and Fu- ture’s son, in Gap ad.
At the tender age of 3-years- old, Future Zahir is booked!
The famous son of singer Ciara and rapper Future is starring in a new Baby Gap cam- paign.
Ciara, who recently wel- comed a daughter with hubby NFL’er Russell Wilson, shared a photo of his latest shoot writ- ing:
Waking up in Beijing to see my little nugget on the front page of Gap.com! Holding back these happy tears! I’m so proud. Future Zahir has booked his first commercial campaign with #GapKids! I’m honestly speech- less....Dreams Do Come True! #Back2School
Who was happier to see new “Black Panther” footage at San Diego Comic-Con: The fans and the cast!
Itwasasitetoseeasthe audience in Hall H on Satur- day leapt to its feet, while the star-studded ensemble grinned and joined together for a group hug. The modera- tor of Marvel’s panel on Sat- urday, Chris Hardwick, informed the crowd that the stars had just seen the fresh
film footage for the first time as well.
Basically, it was loud.
Director Ryan Coogler i n troduced the footage, which was for the Comic-Con crowd’s eyes only, following a brief Q&A with a long lineup of cast members, including Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.
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