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John Singleton 'Under Great Medical Care' After Suffering Stroke, Family Says
Nicki Minaj And Chris
John Singleton suffered a stroke at the hospital earlier this week but is under "great medical care," the Singleton family said Saturday in a state- ment after multiple reports that the director had been hos- pitalized.
The 51-year-old Boyz n the Hood helmer had the episode while seeking medical atten- tion, contrary to some prior reports, the family said. "On Wednesday, April 17th our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital. John is currently in the ICU and under great medical care," their statement read. "We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and ap- preciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues."
Singleton, whose résumé
and executive producer of FX's Snowfall, which was renewed for a third season in Septem- ber. As of earlier this month, the cast was doing a table read for season three's sixth episode.
"We are sad to learn the news of John’s condition, but we know he's a fighter. The thoughts and prayers of every- one at FX and his Snowfall family are with him and we are hopeful for a complete and speedy recovery," FX Net- works said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
Throughout the day on Sat- urday, entertainment industry heavweights, including Snoop Dogg, showrunners for Billions, Pose and Chicago Fire and filmmakers William Friedkin and Jonathan Levine, offered well wishes to the director.
Tour This Summer
JOHN SINGLETON
includes his directing debut Boyz n the Hood, which earned him Oscar nomina- tions for best director and best original screenplay; Shaft; 2 Fast 2 Furious; Four Broth- ers; the music video for Michael Jackson's "Re- member the Time;" and episodes of Empire, Billions, 30 for 30 and American Crime Story — is co-creator
A recent report by Variety revealed Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown would be team- ing up for a tour this year. Breezy confirmed the news via Instagram but shared a small correction.
“THE TOUR WILL NOT BE IN THE FALL!!!!!!!” Brown wrote. “IT IS IN THE SUM- MER! THIS SUMMER.”
Variety originally reported the tour would begin in the fall. The publication cited Brown and Minaj having a date scheduled at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Sep- tember 13. But according to Brown, this will be on the tail end of the tour as opposed to the beginning.
Breezy and the Black Bar- bie recently collaborated on a
CHRIS BROWN
new single titled “Wobble Up.” The track also features G- Eazy.
Stream Brown’s “Wobble Up” single with Nicki and G- Eazy.
Brown Embarking On
Beyonce ‘Homecoming’ Live Album Debuts In Top 10 Of Billboard 200 From 2 Days Of Sales
Jaden Smith Brings Out His Dad At Coachella
On April 17, Beyonce re- leased her much awaited Net- flix film Homecoming which details the creation of her monumental 2018 Coachella set, immortalized as “Bey- chella” by music lovers.
Bey also surprised fans by dropping a live album to ac- company the documentary fea- turing live renditions of all songs performed during the epic night. The singer included a never heard before track too, ‘Before I Let Go’, a cover of Frankie Beverly and Maze’s classic of the same name.
The hype was enough for
BEYONCE Beyonce fans to eat it up. The
album has managed to move
roughly 38k copies in the first week with about 15k out of that being pure sales. Of course it is important to mention here that the project had just two days of activity in the tracking week (Billboard’s album charts’ tracking week runs Friday through Thursday), proving again that she remains one of the biggest artists today. The number will be enough for a top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 when it is refreshed on Sunday.
Homecoming: The Live Album was released via her own imprint Parkwood/Co- lumbia Records.
INDIO, CA – The second weekend of the Coachella Val- ley Arts & Music Festival is un- derway. On Friday (April 19), fans of Jaden Smith got more than they bargained for when his famous father, the inimitable Will Smith, stepped on stage to perform with his son.
Smith and his mini-me ran through Jaden’s “ICON” cut to a packed crowd as the sun was starting to set.
Jaden’s sister Willow also performed alongside her fam- ily members as matriarch Jada Pinkett Smith watched from the crowd. Be-
WILL AND JADEN SMITH
fore the “ICON” performance, The Fresh Prince was next to his wife filming his son and daughter onstage.
No, Ariana Grande Did NOT Get Paid Double What Beyonce Made For Coachella
Cardi B Rejects Plea Deal In Alleged Strip Club Beatdown Case
INDIO, CA – Reports were circulating this week alleging pop princess Ariana Grande got paid double what Bey- oncé did for the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival.
According to The Blast, that’s simply untrue.
Sources with inside informa- tion say Grande and Bey- oncé were both paid $4 million. The contracts for both Grammy Award-winning singers were reportedly struc- tured the same way — $4 mil- lion for the first weekend and
ARIANA GRANDE
another $4 million for the sec- ond.
Coachella’s 2019 inaugural weekend kicked off on April 12 and wrapped up on April 14. The second and final weekend began on Friday (April 19) and culminated on Sunday (April 21).
To commemorate Bey- oncé’s appearance this year, she released the Homecoming Netflix documentary and live album. The doc follows her 2018 performance at the iconic festival.
NEW YORK, NY – Cardi B was in a New York City court- house on Friday morning (April 19) to address the alleged strip club beatdown that occurred last August. But the Grammy Award-winning rapper left without finalizing the case.
According to TMZ, she re- jected the prosecutors’ plea deal which included pleading guilty to a misdemeanor with a condi- tional discharge. Although she wouldn’t receive any jail time, Cardi would have to stay out of trouble.
Before prosecutors could even disclose the full terms of the deal, Cardi was done with the hearing.
Cardi turned herself in to
CARDI B
authorities last October for al- legedly ordering the assault of strip club bartenders Baddie Gi and Jade. The Bronx fire- cracker reportedly believed Jade had slept with her hus- band, Offset.
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