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Beyonce’s ‘Witchcraft’ Restraining Order Has Been Dropped
T. I. Wants To Establish Affordable Housing In Atlanta’s Gentrified Neighborhoods
T. I. has made 2018 a year to remember. He recently cu- rated a museum that dotes on the popular rap sub-genre he is credited with creating in 2003 and released his highly- anticipated tenth studio album Dime Trap. Now, the rap-star is moving on to big- ger and better things by try- ing to become a strong pillar in his community, starting with affordable housing in Atlanta’s gentrified neighbor- hoods.
During an interview with ABC News, the 38-year- old rapper explained his new mission to “buy back the
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block.” The initiative is in partnership with Dynasty Real Estate Development and APD-Urban Planning and management, an entity com- mitted to buying and flipping buildings with prices that
have skyrocketed due to gen- trification to create afford- able housing.
Born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., the award-win- ning artist also paired with Killer Mike to protect small local businesses from foreclo- sure. The venture starts with Bankhead Seafood, a fish fry two men will rebuild and re- open under the same name, with the same recipes.
“With as much growth and opportunity that’s going on in my community—and, you know, Mike’s community as well—we refuse to be left be- hind,” Harris shared.
A restraining order against Beyonce filed by one of her former drummers, which claims “extreme witch- craft” and a string of sexual harassment campaigns, has been dropped.
According to reports,
Kimberly Thompson
failed to report to a scheduled hearing on Thursday (Oct. 11), and no members of the Everything Is Love’s singer’s team were present. As a result, the court records cited “lack of prosecution” as part of the proceedings.
In September, Thomp- son filed a civil restraining order against Bey. She re- portedly alleged that The Queen Bey is a practicing member of “extreme witch- craft” and used “magic spells of sexual molestation” to ha- rass her, without a clear ex- planation of what that means. She also claims that the musi- cian killed her pet kitten, but no “motive” for that particu-
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lar allegation was clear either. Reports say that Thomp- son’s temporary restraining order was rejected by a Los Angeles Superior Court on Sept. 19.
Neither Thompson nor Beyonce and their teams have commented on the alle- gations or the restraining order. Thompson worked for Knowles for seven years.
Kevin Hart Inks Deal With Nickelodeon To Develop Scripted Project
Kevin Hart is expanding his brand in a major way. The comedian and his production company, HartBeat Produc- tions have reportedly signed a “first-look” deal with Nick- elodeon to develop and pro- duce live-action, scripted content for kids, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Nickelodeon stated that the deal is a perfect fit for the network, seeing as though Hart is “hugely popular” among its viewers. The Cen- tral Intelligence actor was re- cently nominated for multiple Kids’ Choice Awards in 2018, including Favorite Movie Actor for his work in Jumanji. He won the award for Favorite Villain for his role in The Secret Life of Pets in 2017.
“For me, Nick has always represented everything fun about being a kid, and it’s still
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at the forefront today of kids’ and family entertainment,” Hart said in a statement. “I’ve been slimed at Kids’ Choice, won a lot of Orange Blimps, and my kids are my very own built-in focus group, so I’m ready to dive in and make some next-level shows with Brian and everyone at Nickelodeon.”
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