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Fans Mourn Aretha Franklin At A Gospel Infused Public Viewing
Marlon Wayans To Play Six Lead Roles In Netflix Comedy ‘Sextuplets’
Marlon Wayans is back in business with Netflix on the new comedy Sextuplets and he’s reuniting with his Marlon TV series star Bresha Webb. The pic, which goes into production next month in Atlanta, is eye- ing a worldwide stream date next year.
Written by Mike Glock, Rick Alvarez and Wayans, Sextuplets tells the story of Alan (Wayans), a man em- barking on a personal jour- ney to meet his birth mother before the arrival of his first child. When Alan meets his brother, Russell, he discov- ers that he was born a sextu- plet and decides to seek out his four other siblings (all played by Wayans). To- gether, the two brothers set out on a road trip to track down the rest of the family
MARLON WAYANS AND BRESHA WEBB
that they’ve never known, and Alan quickly realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
Michael Tiddes, who directed Wayans’ previous Netflix movie, Naked, a re- make of the 2000 Swedish movie Naken is back at the helm. Sextuplets will mark the fifth time that Tiddes
and Wayans have collabo- rated together as director and actor, their previous credits include A Haunted House, A Haunted Houses 2, and Fifty Shades of Black. Wayans and Alvarez are producing through their Wayans Al- varez Productions banner, alongside Nathan Reimann.
Aretha Franklin’s viewing at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
DETROIT, MI — Mourners began pouring into Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin.
They approached her gold- plated casket to the sounds of her gospel recordings. She was in repose, dressed in red from head to high-heeled shoes, legs crossed at the an- kles.
As they approached, peo- ple who came from as far away as Las Vegas and Miami cried, crossed themselves, bowed their heads or blew kisses.
Museum board member Kelly Major Green said the goal was to create a dignified
and respectful environment akin to a church, the place where Franklin got her start.
“What we wanted to do is be reflective of the Queen,” Green said. “It’s beautiful. She’s beautiful.”
The Word Network To Air Celebration Of Life Service For Aretha Franklin
The Word Network, the largest African American reli- gious network in the world, will air the celebration of life service for Aretha Franklin in its entirety.
The Service will begin at 10 a. m. EST. on Friday, Au- gust 31st.
Common Inks Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV
Common, who starred in installments of Lionsgate’s John Wick and Now You See Me film franchises, is ex- panding his relationship with the company, signing an overall television deal to de- velop and produce new TV series via his Freedom Road Productions.
“We’re thrilled to have the talented multi-hyphenate Common join our television team along with his longtime manager and producing part-
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ner Derek Dudley, Presi- dent of Production Shelby
Stone, and creative execu- tive Melisa Resch,” said Li- onsgate Executive Vice President and Head of Worldwide Scripted Televi- sion Chris Selak. “Com- mon’s expertise from working across all different artistic platforms offers a rich and exciting creative vision to our group. We look forward to the bold, premium content Freedom Road Productions will bring to our deep and di- verse television slate.”
Beyonce And Jay-Z Fan Who Stormed Concert Stage Blasts Security In Profane Rant
He ain’t sorry.
The overzealous fan who bum rushed the stage dur- ing Beyonce and Jay- Z’s On the Run Tour II Atlanta concert stop has a few words for her security and dancers who beat him down.
“Y’all n*ggas hit like b*tches.”
Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell, 26, the drunken fan who was ac- costed by a swarm of Bey- once and Jay’s security team for running up on the stage, has been slapped with a new charge of simple bat- tery by Atlanta police.
Maxwell, however, has been posting social media messages and doesn’t seem to have learned his lesson after making headlines for charg- ing at Bey and Jay last Sat- urday after they said goodbye to fans and exited the Mer- cedes-Benz Stadium stage.
Fan who rushed the stage.
Maxwell claims he was beaten, resulting in a number of cuts and bruises that he’s been showing off on social media. Although Maxwell was initially arrested and charged with disorderly con- duct and released, Atlanta po- lice added an additional charge after learning that Maxwell actually made con- tact with Jay-Z, 11 Alive re- ports.
Birdman Apologizes To Lil Wayne At Lil Weezyana Fest 2018
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Birdman and Lil Wayne have officially buried the hatchet in their long- standing feud.
Despite an ongoing legal battle, Weezy and Bird- man shared the stage at Lil Weezyana Fest 2018 in New Orleans on Saturday night (August 25). During the per- formance, the Cash Money Records co-founder issued a public apology to Wayne.
“It feels amazing to be home f*&^ing with my son, I love that n*#a to death,” Birdman said. “I don’t know what y’all know but I know what the f*^k I know and I know how I feel about what I know. I knew this day was gon’ come but I ain’t know when it was gon’ come. But this ni*#a right here? The
BIRDMAN AND LIL WAYNE
best ni*#a, the realest ni*#a, the illest ni*#a. And I wanted to apologize to my ni*#a worldwide to let ’em know that.”
Wayne and Birdman embraced on stage before the latter continued with his apology.
“That ni*#a put his life in my hands, and I’ma keep it real with that ni*#a,” he added. “We gon’ do this sh*$
till the day that we die.”
Just a few months ago, Wayne was finally able to secure his release from Cash Money following years of clashing with his longtime label in court. Weezy’s Tha Carter V album had been a major point of contention with the rap superstar seem- ingly unable to release the project while under Bird-
man’s watch.
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