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Jay-Z Sent Rolex Watches As VIP Invites To His Foundation’s Gala
Kanye West And Choir Will Appear At Joel Osteen's Sunday Service
KANYE WEST AND JOEL OLSTEEN
Another Legacy Brand Gets New Life As Black Opal’s New Owners Acquire Fashion Fair
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter
has taken the idea of VIP to a new level — the billionaire sent Rolex watches as exclusive in- vites to his first Shawn Carter Foundation Gala, Essence re- ports.
Rappers Kasseem Dean, aka Swizz Beatz, and Robert Rihmeek Williams, aka Meek Mill, both shared their VIP Rolex watch invites via Instagram Story. The in-
JAY-Z
vites also included a bottle of
Armand de Brignac cham- pagne (Jay-Z’s brand, also known as Ace of Spades).
“Hov sent these as VIP passes SMH this rich s--t get- ting out of control lol,” Williams wrote, showing off the Rolex. “I’m not joking lol.”
Dean posted his Rolex as well, saying “Hov is on an- other level with the invite game. It came with a Daytona Rolex and a bottle of Ace.”
Kanye West may have his biggest audience yet for a Sunday Service, because we've learned he's agreed to take the stage for Joel Os- teen's incredibly popular Sunday ritual.
Sources with direct knowl- edge tell reporters ... Kanye and Joel have been talking fairly regularly recently ... they've become friends, espe- cially since Kanye has dou- bled down in his devotion to God.
A source stated the plan is
for Kanye to show up at Joel's 11 AM service in Houston this coming Sunday at the Lakewood Church. Kanye will walk up to the pulpit and have a conversa- tion with Joel that will last between 20 and 30 minutes.
Our sources say Joel wants his congregation -- which stands 45,000 strong - - and his TV audience -- which stands at 10 million in the U. S. alone -- to hear how Kanye has overcome signifi- cant adversity in his life.
Lela Rochon In 'Happy Place' Forgives Hubby For Cheating
ANTOINE FUQUA AND WIFE LELA ROCHON
brand so many of us grew up watching our mothers and grandmothers use, with help from minority investor Alec Litowitz (further details of the deal were not disclosed).
“Fashion Fair is just too valuable for our community to
lose,” Rogers said in a press release sent to The Root. “We plan to modernize the brand and products, but will remain true to the company’s roots, which was to create prestige products focused on women of color.”
Move over, Fenty Beauty and Pat McGrath, there’s a new black female-owned beauty empire on the rise. Hot on the heels of their acquisi- tion of Black Opal cosmetics in September, the powerhouse team of company CEO De- siree Rogers and President Cheryl Mayberry McKis- sack have announced the pur- chase of pioneering beauty brand Fashion Fair from its founder, Johnson Publishing Company (JPC).
Once the largest black- owned cosmetics company in the world, Rogers and McKissack, both former JPC execs, are hoping to restore the former luster of the heritage
DESIREE ROGERS, LEFT, AND CHERYL MAYBERRY MCKISSACK
Actress Lela Rochon made news earlier this year when her husband, Hollywood director Antoine Fuqua, was caught kissing reality star Nicole Murphy in Italy.
Nicole initially tried to deny the affair. But after some prodding on The Wendy Williams show, she admitted to having a romantic dalliance with Lela's husband.
One insider explained, "God can cure all, and he's put [Antonie and Lela's] mar- riage back together."
And things seem to be going really well for Rochon- Fuqua household. For the first time since the Nicole Murphy incident, Lela has started posting loving pics with her husband on Insta- gram again.
Lil Kim the Queen Bee graced the ladies of The Real with her presence last Friday (Nov. 8) where she discussed her latest studio offering, cop- ing with the recent passing of her dad and cementing her legacy at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards as its I Am Hip Hop Award recipient.
Unfortunately, however, the one man that Lil Kim had hoped to entrust with telling her story is no longer here to see her dream come to fruition.
The “Get Money” raptress revealed that the late film di- rector icon John Singleton had expressed interest in
LIL KIM AND JOHN SINGLETON
Lil Kim Reveals John Singleton Had Plans To Direct Her Biopic Before He Passed
helming her biopic prior to his passing in April. According to Kim, Singleton invited her to a Hollywood party where he asked why she hadn’t done a
film yet. Kim said she told the Boyz N The Hood filmmaker that she had always wanted to do a biopic, but not without him signing off on it first.
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