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Mathew Knowles Urged Daughters To Get The Gene Test After Breast Cancer Battle
Tekashi 6ix9ine Scores Multi-Million Dollar Record Deal From Prison
A record label is banking on Tekashi 6ix9ine getting out of prison sooner than later and surviving all the snitching he did ... because it's investing big bucks on the rapper making music again.
Sources close to Tekashi tell TMZ ... he just cut a record deal worth more than $10 million with his former label -- 10K Projects.
Once 6ix9ine's a free man, our sources say he'll get the money in return for putting out 2 albums ... one in English and one in Spanish.
Tekashi seems to believe
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him testifying against his old gang members will be forgotten once he's released from prison, and he -- and his tracks -- will be more popular than ever.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen To Star In 'The Matrix 4'
Yahya Abdul-Mateen has landed a lead role in The Ma- trix 4. He'll star in the film with Keanu Reeves and Carrie- Anne Moss, who will be reprising their roles.
Variety, who broke Abdul- Mateen's casting, says that "Director Lana Wachowski had been meeting with actors for the secret role over the last week and in recent days, Abdul-Mateen emerged as the frontrunner."
And while character details aren't known for certain, The Hollywood Reporter says
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sources speculate that Abdul- Mateen could be a young Morpheus. Laurence Fish- burne portrayed the character originally.
Mathew Knowles
knows firsthand the power of early detection, which is why he urged his daughters, su- perstar singers Beyoncé and Solange, to undergo BRCA genetic testing after he was diagnosed with breast cancer in July.
The BRCA gene test is a blood test that identifies harmful and potentially can- cer-causing mutations in ei- ther one of the two breast cancer susceptibility genes — BRCA1 and BRCA2. Knowles, 67, a music exec- utive who teaches at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation while doctors were diagnosing his condition over the summer.
Since mutations in the
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BRCA2 gene can be inher- ited, Knowles tells PEOPLE in an interview for this week’s issue that “Beyoncé and Solange have an increased risk” of having his same mu- tation.
But, he notes, “They have
an exceptional team, and they’ve gone through precau- tionary measures,” including the BRCA gene test.
“They have taken care of that, it’s simple testing,” he says. “And they’re moving on.”
Tyler Perry Wants To Leave A Legacy By Building A Shelter For Trafficked Women And Girls
With the recent grand open- ing of Tyler Perry Studios, Tyler Perry’s legacy is pretty much cemented. However, making a difference in Holly- wood is not the only way Perry wants to pay it forward.
In a recent interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning, Perry revealed an- other big dream of his.
“You know, the studio’s gonna be what it is,” Perry said. “I’ll tell you what I’m most excited about next is pulling this next phase off, is building a compound for traf- ficked women, girls, homeless women, LGBTQ youth who are put out and displaced, right here somewhere on these 330
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acres, where they’re trained in the business and they become self-sufficient.”
His goal is for the women and youth to live in “nice
apartments,” have access to sufficient daycare and learn about the business so that they may take those tools and pay it forward, as well.
DMX Returning To Rehab
DMX has reportedly checked himself into rehab.
In a post on his Instagram, a member of the rapper’s team wrote in the caption, “In his ongoing commitment to putting family and sobri- ety first, DMX has checked himself into a rehab facility. He apologizes for his can- celled shows and thanks his fans for their continued sup- port.”
The news comes after a number of highs for DMX as
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it seemed as though he was
getting his music career back on track. He went on tour for the 20th anniversary of his It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot album and performed at fes- tivals like SXSW and Rolling Loud: Miami. He was also featured in GQ Magazine.
DMX has struggled with sobriety over the years. Last January, he was released from prison and began pay- ing a $2.3 million restitution due to his tax evasion guilty plea.
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