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R. Kelly's Ex-Wife Suing Over 'Surviving R. Kelly II'
Tiffany Haddish, Viola Davis Among ABC’s ‘Good Times’ Live Cast
Tiffany Haddish, Viola Davis, Andre Braugher, Jay Pharoah, Asante Blackk, Corinne Foxx and Jharrel Jerome are set for ABC’s Live In Front Of A Stu- dio Audience ‘All in the Fam- ily’ and ‘Good Times,’ a live staging of the Norman Lear sitcom classics.
The six will take on the roles first portrayed in the iconic sitcom Good Times, with Davis and Braugher as Florida Evans and James Evans, Pharoah as J.J Evans, Blackk as Michael Evans, Foxx as Thelma Evans and Had-
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dish recreating the role of Willona Woods. Jerome is confirmed to join the cast in an unspecified role. Addi-
tionally, ABC’s Anthony Anderson and Patti La- Belle will perform the theme song live.
LOS ANGELES, CA – An- drea Kelly is ready to press the button on legal action fol- lowing a trailer Lifetime Tele- vision Networks released for Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning.
In a live segment with celebrity news outlet TMZ, the ex-wife of the accused super- star announced her plans to sue Lifetime for including her in promotional content for the documentary. Throughout the two-plus minute video, Kelly asserts that she asked Lifetime to not reach out to her children and relatives regarding the documentary, and mentions her grievances with the “after- care” of the women who came forward with their allegations.
However, it seemed her biggest issue with the televi- sion network was its use of her
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likeness in the trailer for the upcoming series in which she proclaims “vehemently” stat- ing her unwillingness to take part.
“They have a lawsuit com- ing their way,” Kelly ex- claimed when asked about the use of her appearance in the trailer.
Jennifer Hudson Reveals She Has 26 Siblings: ‘I’m The Youngest, Or At Least In The Last Two Or Three’
Jennifer Hudson may have grown up in a relatively small brood, but according to the 38-year-old singer and actress, she actually comes from a pretty large family. Huge actually.
During an interview with The Guardian to promote her latest film, Cats, Hud- son talkedabout her family, her relationship with her sis- ter Julia, and their upbring- ing. It was brought up that the girls, and late brother Jason, were raised solely by their late mother, Darnell Donnerson, because their father was absent. When she was a teenager, the Oscar winner said she decided to
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track him down to make him apartofherlife.Hehadalot on his plate, though, includ- ing more than 20 other chil- dren:
Jennifer Hudson: “He
was a bus driver. He drove Greyhound. When I was 14 or 15 – because he has a whole lot of kids; like, 27–”
The Guardian: “Wait, are you serious?”
Jennifer Hudson: “Yes.”
The Guardian: “Jesus Christ.”
Jennifer Hudson: “Oh, yes. Eleven girls, 16 boys. I’m the youngest, or at least in the last two or three. And it was always my dream – be- cause I love family – to have a giant table with all my sib- lings. Just imagine the giant table! So when I turned 15, we went to go look for our dad, me and my sister.”
JAY-Z Names Desiree Perez CEO Of Roc Nation
JAY-Z announced on Friday that Desiree Perez has been named CEO of Roc Nation. Pre- viously the COO of the company, Perez has been with JAY's Roc Nation since the beginning. Her appointment is effective imme- diately and will see her leading development across all elements of the company, including music, philanthropy, TV and film, publishing, and manage- ment.
She will be taking over from the previous CEO Jay Brown, who has now been named Vice Chairman of Roc Nation. The news comes just a day after she was named Execu- tive of the Year at Billboard's 2019 Women in Music award ceremony. Introduced to the stage by Brown, who called her "fearless" and "a true humani- tarian," Perez said she was where she's at today because of the "support, encouragement, and equality" at Roc Nation.
During her acceptance speech, she made sure to thank her Roc Nation colleagues and
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specifically highlighted JAY-Z's impact on her life and career. "You've taught me to trust my- self to do what's right and not whats easiest," she said. "Thank you to our family. Rihanna, I'm forever grateful for you. Meek Mill, Uzi, Gotti, Joe, Khaled, Alicia, Kyrie; the list goes on and so much incredible talent that I get to work with everyday. I love them." Addi- tionally, she showed her love to co-founder and president of A&R Ty Ty Smith, and her husband Juan Perez, who is the head of Roc Nation Sports.
Danny Aiello Of 'Do The Right Thing' And 'Moonstruck' Dead At 86
Danny Aiello, a fixture of movies and television for decades who was best known for his roles in "Do the Right Thing" and "Moonstruck," died Thursday after a brief illness, according to his fam- ily and agent.
He was 86.
"Danny was my client and a dear friend. He passed away last night. Danny was a rare talent who triumphed over incredible odds to be- come one of our greatest ac- tors. He will be missed," literary agent Jennifer DeChiara said in a state- ment.
Aiello broke into show business in the early 1970s, first acting in the Robert De Niro film "Bang the Drum Slowly,” and spent the ma- jority of his career playing tough-guy, brooding New
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Yorker types.
He went on to costar in
Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor, losing to Denzel Washington who won for "Glory."
In the 1989 movie, Aiello
played Sal, a longtime pizze- ria owner in a predominantly black neighborhood of Brooklyn, where racial ten- sions explode on a very hot day.
Spike Lee posted several “Do the Right Thing” pictures of him and Aiello on Insta- gram on Friday morning, telling fans he was heartbro- ken.
“Just Found Out My Brother DANNY AIELLO Made His Transition Last Night,” Lee wrote. “Danny. We Made Cinema History Together With DO THE RIGHT THING. May You Rest In PARADISE.”
Cher, who played opposite Aiello as a dissatisfied girl- friend who dumps him for his fiery younger brother, played by Nicolas Cage, wished him goodbye on Twitter.
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