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RHOA’s Peter Thomas Charged With Assault
#BlackLivesMatter Activist DeRay McKesson Guest On The ‘Late Show’
#BlackLivesMatter activist DeRay McKesson briefly took over Stephen Colbert’s hosting seat on the “Late Show” recently when he dis- cussed an array of issues in- cluding the mission of the movement, the current civil rights movement and the 2016 presidential campaign.
DeRay also used the seg- ment to school the talk show host on his white privilege.
McKesson, named one of Fortune magazine’s “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” of 2015, came on as a guest to discuss his new anti-police vi- olence initiative Campaign Zero, and why “All Lives Mat- ter” is disruptive to the #BlackLivesMatter move- ment.
“You know, it’s such a dis- traction,” McKesson said. “If ‘All Lives Matter’ was true,
PETER THOMAS
THE GAME
After several celebs pledged to help the ongoing water crisis
Chris Brown avoids bat- tery charges after a Brazilian woman came forward alleging the R&B crooner punched her in the eye and stole her cell phone over New Year’s Eve weekend at Las Vegas’ Palms Resort and Casino, reported Tuesday (Jan. 26).
The Clark County District At- torney’s office said that they shut down the investigation after they concluded there was insufficient evidence for Liziane Gutierrez to pursue theft and misdemeanor battery charges against Brown.
Following the accusations earlier this month, Brown re- futed Gutierrez’s claims in a
JAY Z
Jay Z did not promote his fragrance, Gold Jay Z, refusing to make celebrity appearances while collecting $2 million in royalties from a licensing com- pany, according to a new law- suit.
“Sales of Gold Jay Z have de- clined considerably because of
The Birth of a Nation set a new sales record Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival, netting a $17.5 million distribution deal from Fox Searchlight. Accord- ing to Variety and The Holly- wood Reporter, an overnight bidding war included escalating offers from The Weinstein Co., Netflix and Paramount.
The Birth of a Nation got a standing ovation, and it hadn't even started yet.
Monday afternoon, the crowd rose to salute director/star/writer Nate Parker before it had seen a frame of his slavery drama, which centers its powerful story around a slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in 1831.
The timing was nothing short of incredible. Diversity discussions had dominated Sundance Film Festival for five days, after the Academy Awards announced all-white acting nominees for the second year in a row.
Then The Birth of a Nation
arrived, starkly and thoughfully
in Flint, Michigan, The Game has stepped up to make a mas- sive donation.
Jayceon Taylor an- nounced on his Instagram today that he and his The Robin Hood Foundation Proj- ect are sending over $1,000,000 worth of water to the city and he’s challenging other celebs to do the same.
Chris Brown will not face as- sault charges filed by Liziane Gutierrez.
statement, and filed a defama- tion lawsuit shortly after. His publicist Nicole Perna called the allegations “unequivocally untrue.”
Jay Z’s and his teams lack of interest in supporting and pro- moting his own brand,” accord- ing to the new $18 million suit filed by Perfumania Holdings Inc.
Gold Jay Z was the best sell- ing celebrity fragrance a year after its launch in 2014, ousting David Beckham‘s aftershave by eight to one.
But sales tanked last year from a projected $35 million to $6.1 million because the rapper was too busy with other proj- ects to focus on the fragrance, the Manhattan civil suit says.
The New York-based Perfu- mania wants the royalties back plus another $16 million in damages.
CAPTION FROM... ‘BIRTH OF A NATION’
excavating the roots of Ameri- can racism.
Born a slave in Virginia, Turner was taught to read as a child and grew up to become a preacher. He had an affable re- lationship with his master, Samuel (Armie Hammer), and was able to marry a slave, Cherry (Aja Naomi King). But slave abuse increased as plantation owners became more paranoid, including an in- creasingly savage Samuel.
No longer able to justify their world through Bible verses, Turner ignites a slave rebellion, ultimately leading a 48-hour bloody attack.
Peter Thomas has been ac- cused of assaulting a man in his Charlotte, North Carolina bar. The husband of “Real House- wives of Atlanta” costar Cyn- thia Bailey is said to have attacked Brandon Patrick Link, 45, at his Sports One venue early on Jan. 24.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report indicates Link was hospitalized for minor in- juries after he claimed he was “assaulted” by another individ- ual. He later revealed that his alleged perpetrator was Thomas.
Police at the scene deter- mined that “no assault oc- curred,” however, officials are attempting to serve Peter with a criminal summons for simple assault.
Meanwhile, Thomas, 55, says Link was so drunk, he was tossed out of the bar by security, and then hurt himself by slip- ping on ice.
DeRay McKesson is taking #BlackLivesMatter to major platforms.
then we wouldn’t have to be out in the street. The police have killed 26 people just in 2016. We have so much work to do.” See the interview on the Sentinel website: www.flsen- tinel.com.
Toni Braxton’s Biopic Draws 3.6 Million Viewers
Lex Scott Davis portrayed Toni Braxton in the biopic.
The Game Donates $1M Worth Of Water To Flint
No Charges To Be Filed Against Chris Brown In Las Vegas Assault Case
Jay Z Being Sued For $18M For Not Promoting His Own Fragrance
'Birth Of A Nation' Sets Sales Record At Sundance
Lifetime’s Saturday night debut of “Toni Braxton: Un- break My Heart” was “ad-sup- ported cable’s top-rated movie in key demos in one year,” Vari- ety reports.
The biopic averaged 3.6 mil- lion viewers, including 1.7 mil- lion adults 18-49 and 1.8 million adults 25-54. It stands as cable’s No. 1 original movie with adults 25-54, women 25-54 and women 18-49 since Lifetime’s January 2015 premiere of “Whitney.”
The film, starring newcomer Lex Scott Davis and based on Braxton’s bestselling memoir, was followed by the special “Be- yond the Headlines: Tony Braxton,” which drew 2.8 mil- lion viewers.
It featured interviews with Toni and her family, L.A. Reid, Babyface, record producer David Foster and songwriter Diane Warren.
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