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Issa Rae Inks Deal With HBO
Kerry Washington Has New Series In The Works
Are Iggy And French A Couple?
Two months ahead the series premiere of her upcoming HBO comedy Insecure, Issa Rae is already reaping the ben- efits of her relationship with the programming network.
According to Deadline, the actress and writer has inked an exclusive two-year producing deal with HBO. Under her new deal, Rae will be tasked with developing programming fo- cused on diverse voices and storytelling that will be geared toward all of HBO’s platforms.
ISSA RAE
Are Iggy Azalea and French Montana a thing? These photos published by the Daily Mail certainly suggest so.
While the pair isn’t appar- ently officially a couple “yet,” it’s being reported that French Montana splashed out $60,000 on a private jet to fly the Australian-born rapper and some friends to Cabo, Mexico. The publication is also reporting that Iggy and French shared a room in the ocean-
Iggy Azalea and French Montana
front home they rented.
Mary J. Blige To Guest Star On How To Get Away With Murder
Hip Hip Out Of Top 3 For First Time Since April On Billboard 200
Grammy-winning musician, Mary J. Blige can finally add actress to her long list of ac- complishments. According to Entertainment Weekly, Mary J. Blige is set to guest star in the third season of the ABC drama How To Get Away With Murder.
While details surrounding Blige’s role have been kept under wraps, it is bound to be a major one given her star power. The popular potboiler, created by Pete Nowalk and execu- tive produced by primetime maven Shonda Rhimes, is known for its endless array of shriek inducing plot twists and “whodunnit” storylines. Blige isn’t un-familar to the acting arena. The famed R&B singer has amassed acting credits in
Mary J. Blige
films like Prison Song and Betty & Coretta, while lending her star power in television ap- pearances inblack-ish , Empire and The Wiz! Live. The third season of How to Get Away With Murder premieres on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
Kerry Washington to execu- tive produce the new series, Patrol.
Kerry Washington is hop- ping into the board room with execs at ABC, and it’s not in conversation about her hit drama, Scandal. Actually, Kerry Washington is set to executive produce a new drama for the network, entitled Patrol.
The new series is a police drama, chronicling the life of four female police officers who attended the same police acad- emy, according to Variety. But five years after graduation, the women are forced to reconnect after a secret they buried long ago comes back to haunt them. Patrol has not been given an of- ficial release date.
Rick Ross Sues Clothing Company
RICK ROSS
Rick Ross is suing DGK
Clothing — a company he had a contract with to wear their ap- parel in public — after they stopped paying him.
In the lawsuit, filed by Rick Ross Touring, it’s claimed the MMG frontman had a two-year deal with DGK’s brand ambas- sador that would pay him at least $10,000 per month plus another seven percent of prof- its.
In addition, Ross’ represen- tatives say that DGK admitted to being to being broke in No- vember of last year and subse- quently stopped sending his checks.
Rick Ross is reported to be owed more than $80,000 in back pay.
This week is a big one for the music industry as country band Florida Georgia Line, iconic singer Barbara Streisand, pop legend Britney Spears and Hip Hop’s very own Young Thug all released al- bums.
According to Hits Daily Dou- ble, the first three acts are all set to debut in the Top 3 of Bill- board’s Top 200 albums chart with six-figure digit sales when the official numbers are re- leased Monday. Frank Ocean’s Blonde, which de- buted at the top of the chart last week, is to be pushed to the #4 slot, followed by Drake’s VIEWS and the Suicide Squad soundtrack.
This is the first time since the
Young Thug
April 30 chart that a Hip Hop album is not listed in the Top 3 of the list.
Chris Brown’s Accuser Wanted In New York For Theft
Chris Brown has been re- leased from jail on $250,000 bail after being taken into police custody on suspicion of a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Mark Geragos, the crooner’s lawyer, sent the fol- lowing statement on Twitter de- fending his client, and also announcing his release: “Thanks to everyone for their support and well wishes. Chris is out and well. The allegations against him are demonstrably false #TeamBreezy”.
Despite the less-than-favor- able circumstances the singer has found himself in after an al- most 14-hour standoff with LAPD on Tuesday (August 30), there could be some hope for Breezy.
TMZ is reporting that Baylee Curran, the woman who claims Brown pulled a gun on her at his home on Tuesday, is wanted in New York City for questioning after allegedly steal- ing a designer purse back in 2013.
According to the website, Curran was vacationing at New York City’s Plaza Hotel when an argument between friends broke out. In the middle of the chaos, Curran snatched a $1,000 Louis Vuitton purse from one of the girls and made a swift exit.
She allegedly dropped the purse after being chased by se- curity, but is accused of keeping its contents, which included
Diddy And DJ Khaled Drop Gems On Guests At Release Of New Ciroc Flavor
Baylee Curran
$200 in cash, several credit cards, and a Michael Kors wal- let.
Curran’s allegedly sticky fin- gers could prove beneficial for Brown’s defense, given that she accused the singer of pulling a gun on her after she was admir- ing a piece of jewelry from someone in Brown’s en- tourage.
Shortly after Curran re- ported the alleged incident to police, officers arrived at Brown’s home to question him about the incident.
Brown wouldn’t let authori- ties in without a warrant, and from there a standoff, which was broadcast all over social media, began. After about 14 hours with police and media outside his home, Brown came out and was arrested on suspi- cion of assault with a deadly weapon.
DIDDY AND DJ KHALED
Ciroc lovers have a brand new flavor to look forward to tossing back thanks to DJ Khaled and Sean “Diddy” Combs. On Monday (Aug. 29), the two music moguls turned entrepreneurs opened up about Ciroc Vodka’s new mango flavor at the BUILD Se- ries.
In addition to sipping on mixed drinks with the new fla- vor, the NYC event-goers were also treated to some gems courtesy of the “WE THE BEST” figurehead. Khaled spoke on what it feels like to inspire people, always being himself—which he believes is the number one key—and the
The businessmen released new Mango flavored Ciroc Vodka.
belief that his unyielding hard work pays off.
Diddy chimed in with Khaled in talking about their first jobs. Diddy’s first job was working a paper route when he was 12 years old, and moved up to work as a bus boy at a Mexican restaurant. Khaled held down the fort as a Champs Sports salesman while selling clothes and tapes out the back of his car, all to fund his music career. It’s safe to say that the payoff to put- ting their noses down and grinding paid off.
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