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Versatile Taraji Henson Starring In Film As Kick-Butt Assassin
In the past years, Taraji P. Henson has mastered her roles as convict-turned media mogul and a mathematician, but her next role by far, is the most bad a**. The award-win- ning actress is reportedly set to star in the new action film, Proud Mary as a sexy assassin with a ton of high-powered weapons.
And according to the newly- released trailer, things are going to be insane.
After the Sony Pictures teaser dropped, Taraji took to Twitter, where she could barely hold her excitement. “I CAN’T STOP SCREAMING EI- THER!!! #ProudMary,” she
Empire/Hidden Figure’s star Taraji Henson is ‘Proud Mary’.
tweeted.
Unfortunately, we have to
keep it together for the time being, because Proud Mary isn’t coming out until Jan. 2018.
Pusha T And Longtime Girlfriend Are Engaged
Rapper Pusha T’s en- gaged to marry his longtime girlfriend.
The “Mercy” hitmaker, real name Terrence Thornton, has proposed to Virginia
Pusha T and fiancee, Virginia Williams.
‘Ginny’ Williams and she took to Instagram to show off her new diamond ring with a photo of her left hand resting on the hip-hop star’s tattooed arm.
Rapper Z-Ro Held Without Bond For Beating Ex For 2 Hours
Houston, Texas rap legend Z-RO may have retired, and he is already spending a por- tion of his time behind bars.
According to reports, Z-RO has been charged with beating his ex-girlfriend, for over two- hours straight.
Harris County Police claim Z-Ro
the incident happened in April, when the rapper as- saulted his ex-girlfriend, Just Brittany.
Z-RO was hit with aggra- vated felony assault charges Wednesday, (July 26), and is currently being held without bond.
Quincy Jones Awarded $9.4 Million In Michael Jackson Royalty Suit
According to Billboard. com, Quincy Jones who produced Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad was calm and cool on Wednes- day (July 26) as a Los Angeles courtroom jury awarded him $9.4 million in the trial against Michael Jackson's estate, claiming he was cheated out of royalties after the King of Pop died in 2009.
The award is not the $30 million the iconic composer and music mogul and leg- endary producer was hoping for, but the amount reflects
Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson made historical music together.
more than what the Jackson estate believed they should pay him.
Jones, looked at a verdict
form and paid close attention during the verdict reading Wednesday afternoon.
The deliberations, which began Monday, cap off the three-week trial after Jones’ years-long fight to prove that he was denied at least $30 mil- lion in royalties.
Jones sued MJJ Produc- tions in 2013, claiming that he was owed significant money and that he was wrongfully ex- cluded from having the option to remix works he created with Jackson.
Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Quits
Bill Cosby will be going back on trial in November, however his lawyer Brian McMonagle has quit.
Awaiting his sexual assault retrial, Bill Cosby is on the hunt for a new attorney after lawyer Brian McMonagle suddenly called it quits this week.
According to RadarOn- line.com, Cosby was livid after McMonagle announced his resignation.
“Brian cares, but he’s not going to continue to put his
stellar reputation on the line if there’s no cooperation from his client and his client’s publicist,” a source said.
The disgraced comedian even demanded everyone in his inner circle “shut up” and not speak to the press any longer. Radar Online also claims Cosby’s devoted publicist, Andrew Wyatt, as the reason behind McMonagle’s exit.
Issa Rae And Yara Shahidi To Be Honored At BET’s Black Girls Rock Awards
Issa Rae, writer and star of Insecure and Yara Shahidi of black-ish will be honored.
Taraji P. Henson has been tapped to host BET’s 2017 Black Girls Rock Awards honoring “Insecure” creator, writer and star Issa Rae, “Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi and others.
The ceremony will take
place on Aug. 5 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Cen- ter in Newark.
Rae is set to receive the Star Power Award while ac- tress/activist Shahidi will take home the Young Gifted and Black honor.
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