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Bobby Brown Breaks Silence On Son’s Death
‘Chappelle’s Show’ Removed From Netflix At Dave Chappelle’s Request
Bobby Brown is breaking his silence for the first time since the sudden death of his son, Bobby Brown, Jr. The 28- year-old recording artist had re- portedly been battling “flu-like symptoms” before his death, but was not suffering from COVID- 19, TMZ reports.
The elder Brown asked for prayers for his family as they grieve. “Please keep my family in your prayers at this time,” Brown shared in a statement on Thursday (Nov. 19). “Losing my son at this point in our lives has devastated my family. There are no words to explain the pain.”
Brown, Jr. was found unre- sponsive inside his Encino, Calif. home on Wednesday (Nov. 18). Police were responding to an- other medical emergency when
Chappelle’s Show is no longer streaming on Netflix, at the request of Dave Chap- pelle. The comedian reached out to the company to ask them to remove the series, for which he received no residuals, and they quickly complied.
On Tuesday (Nov. 24), Chappelle’s posted an Insta- gram video from a recent stand-up show, called Unfor- given, where he further ex- plained his reasoning for not wanting the Viacom/CBS- owned show to stream on Net- flix. “[ViacomCBS] didn’t have to pay me because I signed the contract,” he explained of the sketch comedy show. “But is that right? I found out that these people were streaming my work and they never had to
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Nicki Minaj Celebrates 10-Year
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his body was discovered at around 1:50 p.m., an LAPD spokesperson confirmed, ac- cording to ET Online.
His cause of death has been “deferred pending additional in- vestigation.” Authorities do not suspect foul play.
ask me or they never have to tell me. Perfectly legal ‘cause I signed the contract. But is that right? I didn’t think so either.
“That’s why I like working for Netflix,” he continued. “I like working for Netflix be- cause when all those bad things happened to me, that company didn’t even exist. And when I found out they
were streaming Chappelle’s Show, I was furious. How could they not – how could they not know? So you know what I did? I called them and I told them that this makes me feel bad. And you want to know what they did? They agreed that they would take it off their platform just so I could feel better.”
Anniversary Of ‘Pink Friday,’
Announces HBO Max Documentary
Nicki Minaj celebrated the 10-year anniversary of her Pink Friday debut with a special surprise for fans. A new docu- mentary on the Queens rapper will debut on HBO Max, she announced on social media on Friday (Nov. 20).
“It’s going to give you guys a raw unfiltered look at my per- sonal life and my professional journey, and I can’t wait to share it with you,” said Minaj.
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‘Black Panther’ Sequel Will Reportedly Begin Filming
In Atlanta Next Year
Filming on the highly antic- ipated sequel to Black Panther is set to begin next summer. Marvel Studios will start shoot- ing the Ryan Coogler-di- rected sequel in July 2021, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“The series are the priority, “ a source told THR of Marvel’s film strategy going into next year. “Ramping them up takes a lot of focus. The movie ma- chinery is well established.”
The shoot will last at least six months. Princess Shuri, the character played by Letitia Wright, who plays King T’Challa's sister could take on
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an expanded role given the death of Chadwick Bose- man.
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