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Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Migos And More To Perform At 2019 BET Awards
'Ma' Does Well At Box Office With $19 Million; Godzilla Nabs First $49M
Blumhouse 's " Ma" earned a solid $19 million over the weekend. The $5 million-budgeted Octavia Spencer/Diana Silvers chiller, directed by Tate Tay- lor and penned by Scotty Landes, concerns high school kids in a down-and- out small Ohio town who end up befriending a local vet tech after she buys the kids booze and lets them safely drink and party in her basement.
With an estimated $49 million, WB's Godzilla: King of the Monsters fell short of the studio's $50-55 million expectations.
Will Smith's Aladdin had a solid hold in its sopho- more frame, dipping -53% after its holiday weekend debut for an estimated $42.3
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million three-day perform- ance, pushing the film's do- mestic gross to $194 million. Internationally, $290 mil- lion. "Rocketman" had an im- pressive $25 million opening.
NEW YORK, NY – The first batch of performers for the 2019 BET Awards has been unveiled.
BET Networks has an- nounced a lineup that in- cludes Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Migos, H.E.R., Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lizzo, DJ Mustard, Lil Baby, Yung Miami of City Girls, Lucky Daye and Kiana Lede.
The company has also re- vealed Taraji P. Henson, Lena Waithe, Morris Chestnut, Yara Shahidi
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and Marsai Martin will serve as presenters.
BET’s 19th annual awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 23 at the Mi-
crosoft Theater in Los Ange- les. The event will air live at 8 p.m. Eastern on BET and other Viacom-owned chan- nels such as MTV and VH1.
Drake Executively Produced Military Vet Doc Heading To Showtime
Drake is behind a new project that’s been picked up by Showtime. According to Deadline, Drizzy is one of the executive producers of an upcoming documentary ex- amining the deportations of U. S. military veterans.
The film, which is titled Ready For War, explores the realities of immigrant sol- diers who’ve been sent back to Mexico after committing a crime. The documentary highlights their fight to re-
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turn to the U. S. and also de-
tails how veterans are tar- geted with forced recruit- ment by Mexican drug cartels.
Ready For War follows three soldiers with green cards who are in different stages of the process. One is stuck in Tijuana trying to get back to his family. Another is being detained by ICE and fighting deportation. The last subject has been brought into the drug cartel in Ciudad Juárez.
Madonna Loses Appeal To Stop Sale Of Breakup Letter From Tupac
A judge made the ruling in a court hearing on Tuesday (June 4). According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ, a New York State appeals court ruled Madonna can't pursue claims against art consultant Darlene Lutz or Gotta- HaveRockandRoll.com, the online auction house, to stop the sale of Tupac's letter.
The appeal stems from Madonna's 2018 lawsuit, in which attempted to stop the
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sale of the letter. In the hand- written breakup letter, Tupac confessed that he ended his sexual relationship with Madonna because she's white. A judge previ- ously tossed the case, citing a release that the singer signed in 2004. The appellate court upheld the judge's ruling in a 5-0 decision.
Tupac's letter will offi- cially be up for auction in July 2019.
Soulja Boy Says He'll Have 'Biggest Comeback' When He Gets Out
LOS ANGELES, CA – Soulja Boy is currently locked up in the Los Angeles County Jail, but he’s appar- ently in good spirits. The in- carcerated rapper’s manager shared an Instagram video of a phone call from Big Draco, who updated fans on his sta- tus.
“I’m just letting all my fans know I’m finna be home real, real soon,” Soulja said. “The biggest comeback of 2019 continues. You hear me? It’s going down, ya dig what I’m saying? The album on the
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way. The shoes on the way. The movie on the way.”
Meek Mill Granted New Hearing In
Front Of Superior Court Judges,
Not Judge Brinkley
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Meek Mill was granted an appellate court hearing with the Superior Court in Philadelphia on Tuesday (June 4), according to a state- ment obtained by HipHopDX.
The Philly rapper’s legal team will have the chance to advocate for Meek’s original conviction to be overturned in front of the Pennsylvania Superior Court – not Judge Genece Brinkley, the con- troversial judge who’s been accused of having a personal vendetta against the Champi- onships artist.
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The Philly D. A. advocated for a new trial just last month.
Graham testified Meek was selling drugs and point- ing a gun at police officers at the time of his arrest, but Meek insists that isn’t true. Graham’s fellow officer, Jerold Gibson, submitted a sworn affidavit that corrobo- rated Meek’s story.
Throughout Meek’s legal ordeal, it was discovered Meek’s 2007 original arrest- ing officer Reginald Gra- ham was entangled in
corruption scandals and pro- vided false testimony, includ- ing on Meek’s case.
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