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Pharrell Is On Top Of The World, Wife Gives Birth To Triplets
Pharrell is a happy man after his wife, Helen La- sichanh, gave birth to triplets earlier this month, Vanity Fair reports.
The publication says the names and sexes of the three children haven’t been re- vealed, but mother and babies are “happy and healthy.”
Williams and Lasichanh, who wed in October 2013, are already parents to 8-year-old son Rocket Ayer.
The duo broke the news that they were expecting again in September 2016 when La- sichanh, 36, showed off her
Pharrell and his wife, Helen Lasichanh are now parents of 4 children.
baby bump at a Chanel-hosted dinner to celebrate their new fragrance N°5 L’EAU. How- ever, they did not share that three new additions would be joining their family.
Lasichanh, a model and de- signer, and Williams, 43, were together for years before tying the knot.
Besides celebrating triplets, Pharrell is having success with Hidden Figures
Meanwhile, N.E.R.D. fans are awaiting the group’s fifth album, which Pharrell said is in the works.
Diddy’s REVOLT TV Headed To Africa
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ RE- VOLT TV has formed a part- nership with an African pay TV network, which will bring the channel to millions of new viewers.
REVOLT TV has inked a deal with Kwesé TV to be the exclu- sive African broadcaster of RE- VOLT TV.
Under the new agreement, Diddy and REVOLT TV will produce breaking music news, artist interviews, exclusive per- formances and original pro- gramming to African audiences exclusively on Kwesé TV chan- nel 605.
Diddy is expanding his brand to Africa.
Nicki Minaj, Drake, & Lil Wayne Reunited At Last
New Edition Biopic Numbers Are In...29+ Million Watched!
After Nicki Minaj's now ex, rapper Meek Mill, took the biggest loss of his career, thanks to Drake, Minaj was forced to choose sides. Label- mate and frequent collabora- tor, Drake? Or boyfriend Meek Mill?
She chose to quietly stand by her man.
Newly single, Minaj is now a free agent and able to work with, date, and openly Insta- gram with anyone she chooses.
Today she did the latter and posted a photo with her old Young Money label mates, Drake, a.k.a. Champagne Papi. She reportedly hasn't spoken to Drake since they recorded "Truffle Butter" in
Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and Drake reunited in the studio.
2014. According to TMZ, the trio
reunited on January 12 in Miami after Drake reportedly saw Minaj and Wayne on an ESPN segment just a few days
prior. Glad to see the band is back
together. Is it too soon to hope for new music? While that may be a stretch, at this point any- thing is possible.
The real members of New Edition, (front row) Michael Bivens, Rickey Bell, (back row) Johnny Gill, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown and the cast members who played them, Elijah Kelley, Keith Powers, Luke James, Algee Smith, Woody McClain, and Bryshere Y. Gray.
People have been buzzing about BET’s three-part biopic “The New Edition Story” ever since it aired last week, with the network even re-airing the se- ries almost every day since.
The series was executed very well, and it’s evident in the blockbuster ratings!
According to Deadline, “The New Edition Story” was the most-watched telecast event in five years, since 2012’s sea- son 5 premiere of The Game.
The entire series brought in a whopping 29 million total view- ers on BET alone (not count-
ing the network’s sister network Centric), plus 15.7 million in the 18-49 demographic.
BET also ranked as the most- mentioned network on both Facebook and Twitter on all three nights.
“The New Edition Story” was directed by Chris Robinson (ATL) and co-produced by New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, and their longtime manager, Brooke Payne.
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