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Akon's Range Rover Stolen While He's Pumping Gas In Atlanta
Bruno Mars Inks Deal With
Hopefully they get “Kon- victed.”
Singer-rapper — and “real- life Wakanda” mastermind — Akon had his SUV stolen while he was fueling up the ve- hicle at a gas station in Atlanta last Tuesday night, according to police reports.
“It only takes a second for someone to jump in your vehi- cle and take off,” reps for the Atlanta Police Department told their local Fox outlet of the high-profile theft, which occurred just after midnight at the QuikTrip facility in Buck- head.
Police report that Akon, 48, was pumping gas on the passenger side of his Range Rover when someone report- edly jumped in the running
Portion Of His Song Catalog
AKON AND THE QUIKTRIP WHERE HIS TRUCK WAS STOLEN
Just a day after Bruno Mars became the first artist ever to achieve diamond certi- fication for five singles, Bill- board reports that the 35-year-old pop star sold a share of his song catalog to music publishing company Warner Chappell “more than six months ago.”
According to Billboard, Mars, who has a stake in 232 songs in his entire catalog, re- tained a minority stake in the songs sold to WCM. While the terms of the deal are not known, sources told the publi- cation that Mars’ lawyer Scott Felcher handled the acquisition.
“Bruno is a creative genius and it’s a huge honor to deepen our relationship with him,” Guy Moot, CEO of Warner Chappell, said in a statement. “At the heart of his immense talents is his incredi-
automobile and sped away. Fortunately, the “Don’t Mat- ter” artist wasn’t injured dur- ing the ordeal.
The celebrity car theft comes a day after Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong proposed requir-
ing city gas stations to equip all their pumps with continu- ous security cameras to deter auto theft. Petrol purveyors would also need to install an emergency backup camera system, per the proposed leg- islation.
BRUNO MARS
ble songwriting, which he honed for years before he be- came a recording superstar. Like only a true great can, he’s mastered and transcended multiple musical genres with extraordinary originality and versatility. The world will con- tinue to fall in love with his songs for generations to come.”
Warner Chappell Music To Sell
Rosario Dawson On Moving In With Cory Booker: It's A 'New Chapter In My Life
Rosario Dawson's big move to New Jersey with Sen. Cory Booker started off with a meaningful road trip with her father.
In the latest issue of PEO- PLE, the actress, 42, talks about her move to Newark with the New Jersey senator, 52, and how her father ac- companied her on the journey down to the Garden State.
"It was an amazing adven- ture," The Mandalorian star tells PEOPLE. "My family are all in New York. It felt really beautiful and good to start a
Rapper Lil Baby Joins The Floyd Family At The White House
ROSARIO DAWSON AND SEN. CORY BOOKER
new chapter of my life in the driver's seat."
Rapper Lil Baby on Tues- day joined George Floyd’s family in Washington, D.C., as the family pushes for the po- lice reform act named after Floyd to be passed.
Lil Baby was seen at the presser with Floyd’s family and their attorney Ben Crump at the White House where the family met with President Biden.
Lil Baby, whose real name is Dominique Armani Jones, has close ties with the Floyd family.
Last December, he threw a surprise birthday party for Floyd’s daughter Gianna
Dawson drove 3,000
'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Star Kandi
miles in a 29-ft. RV with her father Greg, who's battling pancreatic cancer.
Burruss’ Atlanta Restaurant Blaze Temporarily Shut Down
LIL BABY
and paid for all of the ex- penses.
Real Housewives of At- lanta star Kandi Burruss’ restaurant was found in viola- tion of the health code after employees mishandled raw food in the kitchen.
According to official records obtained by Radar, the Georgia Department of Public Health completed a routine inspection of Kandi and her husband Todd Tucker’s new spot Blaze. The couple owns another estab- lishment called Old Lady
KANDI BURRUSS
Gang nearby.
The inspector went out to Blaze on May 19.
The first violation they found is an employee was working with raw food with- out washing their hands.
The report says, “Food handler touched raw oysters and raw salmon and then pro- ceeded to handle ready to eat leafy greens with the same gloves on improperly. Moving from raw food to ready-to-eat foods is a source of cross con- tamination.”
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