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Lecrae Insists He 'Wasn't OK' With White Pastor's 'Blessing Of Slavery' Comments
The Next Season Of The Bachelor Will Have A
Lecrae faced an onslaught of criticism after he seemingly allowed white Atlanta pastor Louie Giglio to get away with essentially equating slavery to a “white blessing.” After en- during hours of negative com- ments on social media, the Christian-based rapper has is- sued a response.
On Tuesday (June 16), Lecrae shared a video to his Twitter account assuring his fans he “wasn’t OK with it.”
“Even as I sat there, I was very uncomfortable and I was
processing on like, ‘Man, what do I say in light of this?'” he ex- plained. “There’s been a lot times where as I’ve navigated white supremacy or racial in- justice where I just been tryin’ to figure out, you know, where I wanted to lash out honestly in anger.
“And there’s other moments where I’ve been like, ‘Alright God, give me the grace and the wisdom on how to deal with this. In that moment, I was processing like, ‘Man, what do I do?'”
Black Male Lead
LECRAE
Throughout “The Bachelor’s” 18-year history, not a single bachelor chosen to lead the franchise has ever been a black man — until now.
On Friday, the show an- nounced that 28-year-old Matt James will star as the Bachelor for the show’s 25th season.
James, a real estate broker, entrepreneur and community organization founder, pointed to the advocacy of Rachel Lind- say—a former Bachelorette and the only black person to ever lead one of the franchise’s shows—for pushing the show to
MATT JAMES
finally make a long-awaited move.
Kenya Barris, Pharrell Plotting Juneteenth Musical At Netflix
D. L. Hughley Reveals
Black-ish and #blackAF cre- ator Kenya Barris and Phar- rell are in talks with Netflix, developing a feature-length musical about Juneteenth.
Details about it are scant, and according to Deadline, this project is separate from the Juneteenth stage musical they were said to be developing back in 2018. The project is said to be in very early development and details about the storyline are unknown.
Williams will produce the musical with his production partner Mimi Valdes. Barris will produce through his pro-
Positive COVID-19 Test, Is
PHARRELL AND KENYA BARRIS
D. L. Hughley posted a video on social media saying that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus and was being released from a Nashville hospital. The comic and activist, who had passed out during a stand-up set the night before, said he initially was being treated for “severe exhaustion and dehydration.”
Hughley noted that he was asymptomatic but said in the video, “They ran a battery of tests, and I also tested positive for COVID-19, which blew me away. ... Apparently I just lost consciousness. So, in addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for, if your a** pass out in the middle of a show,
duction company Khalabo Ink Society.
Barris has an overall deal at
Netflix where he's produced Show.
#blackAF and the now-can- celed sketch show series, As-
tronomy
Club:
The Sketch
Released From Hospital
After Collapsing Onstage
Talks For Destiny's Child Reunion
Destiny's Child are reunit- ing.
Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams are all in 'tentative talks' about reuniting for a tour, according to The Mirror.
'They’ve always said they would get back together one day when the time is right – and there is no time like the present,' a source said of the trio, who went on indefinite hiatus in 2006.
'Nothing has been signed off yet, but as soon as a vaccine is
DESTINY’S CHILD
ready and the pandemic is over, watch out for an an- nouncement. It would really lift fans’ spirits.'
D. L. HUGHLEY
onstage, you probably need to get tested.”
Hughley thanked fans for their “prayers and well wishes.”
Beyonce, Kelly And Michelle In
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