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Idris Elba Officially Joins Cast Of Star Trek Beyond
Idris Elba has officially joined the cast of Star Trek Be- yond. . The ‘Luther” star will play the villain in director Justin Lin’s “Star Trek 3,” Va- riety reports.
The “Thor” actor, who will next be seen in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” will join re- turning cast members Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, John Cho and Anton Yelchin. The film is was released July 8, 2016.
Details of Elba’s roles are of course under wraps. However, the website notes the Klingons have long been rumored as the antagonists in the sequel, writ-
Idris Elba will play the vil- lian in the new Star Trek movie.
ten by Pegg and Doug Jung . Elba has a busy schedule ahead of him, including a “Luther” miniseries, the Dis- covery Channel’s “The Idris Elba Project,” “Beasts of No Nation” and “The Jungle
Book.”
Laurence Fishburne To Play Alex Haley
50 Cent Files For Bankruptcy
Rapper 50 Cent aka Cur- tis Jackson filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.
According to court docu- ments filed in the U.S. Bank- ruptcy Court in Hartford, Connecticut, the 40-year-old rapper "reported assets and debts each in the range of $10 million to $50 million," re- ports the Wall Street Journal.
The chapter 11 filing comes three days after a judge or- dered 50 Cent to pay $5 mil- lion to Lavonia Leviston (the mother of rapper Rick
50 CENT
Ross' child) for posting a 2009 sex tape online, without her permission.
LAURENCE FISHBURNE
Study: Hip-Hop Is The ‘Most Listened Too’ Music On Spotify
Spotify has conducted an analysis that shows that hip- hop is most listened to genre on their streaming service. The study looked at playlists from over 1,000 countries across the world and all the mixes had at least one hip-hop in ro- tation.
This isn’t a shock due to
Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again,” Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butter- fly and Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late all setting and breaking Spotify records for having the most streams in a day.
Drake And Kendrick Lamar
With their “Musical Map: Cities of the World,” you can see which songs are listened to the most in specific cities. It is updated bi-monthly to show listening trends.
Actor Laurence Fishburne will play Alex Haley in A&E Networks’ reboot of Haley’s classic African-American novel Roots, History Channel’s executive vice president and general manager Dirk Hoogstra announced last week.
The remake of Haley’s 1976 novel centered around Kunta Kinte, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and minis- eries that followed, will be simulcast on three of the net- work’s channels — A&E, His- tory, and Lifetime — next year.
In the 1970s series, James Earl Jones played the late Haley. The celebrated author died in 1992.
Lauryn Hill has cancelled her upcoming gig in London after being barred from enter- ing the UK.
The 40-year-old has released a statement apologizing to her fans, saying that her 'past legal situation' is preventing her from coming to England.
It is believed the situation the former Fugees singer is re- ferring to is her conviction for tax evasion in 2013.
Lauryn, who was due to play at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday, wrote on her Facebook page: 'I've been informed that I won't be able to enter the UK for a period of time due to my past legal situation.
“'For this reason I have to cancel my concert on July
Lauryn Hill has been busy, but her 2013 tax evasion conviction is a problem for the UK.
15th. Know that I was looking forward to performing in Lon- don this summer, and that I appreciate all of my fans and supporters both in London, and throughout the UK. “
‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ Is WE TV’s Newest Show
WE TV has ordered the six- episode docu-series “Growing Up Hip Hop” which follows the next generation of hip hop roy- alty as they attempt to step out- side the shadow of their famous families.
The series will feature young Hip Hop moguls such as Romeo Miller and Angela Simmons as they seek to carve a long-lasting niche all their own.
“Growing Up Hip Hop”
spotlights the dynamic be- tween a group of well-known hip hop legends as they at- tempt to school the next gener- ation.
Music legends Damon Dash, Rev. Run, Russell Simmons, Master P, El DeBarge and Pepa are al- ways nearby as each up-and- coming mogul tries to build his or her own life and fortune in careers ranging from music to acting and fashion. At every turn they are challenged with maintaining their own identity while evolving the hip-hop sound and culture they come from.
“Hip hop is a hugely popular music genre, but beyond the songs it has become a lifestyle and has influenced a genera- tion of young people,” said Marc Juris, WE TV’s presi- dent. “‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ profiles what it’s like to be raised by hip hop legends, liv- ing in their shadow while trying to balance success and inde-
Angela Simmons and friend and business partner, Romeo ‘Lil Romeo’ Miller.
pendence.”
He continued with: “This
series will be right at home in our growing line-up focused on the authenticity and the chal- lenges of real people and real relationships, and we can’t wait to share these distinctive origi- nal stories with WE TV view- ers.”
Romeo Miller, (formerly known as Lil’ Romeo), is the son of Master P. The actor/musician is on track to take over the music empire his father built. Angela Sim- mons, the daughter of rap pio- neer Rev. Run and niece of Russell Simmons, is a hip hop socialite, model and fash- ion designer of her own line, Foofi. Angela is a social media powerhouse who’s hop- ing to translate her fashion suc- cess into dollars away from the comfort of her father’s for- tunes.
The series is slated to air later this year.
DMX’s Non-Payment Of Child Support Lands Him In Jail For 6 Months
Toni Braxton has settled her child support battle with ex-husband, Mint Condition keyboardist, Keri Lewis. Braxton accused her ex of not paying child support for their 2 two sons, 11-year-old Denim and 10-year-old Diezel.
Braxton and Lewis tied the knot in Atlanta in April 2001. They announced their split in November 2009. Braxton’s personal and fi- nancial problems got worse in 2010. She filed for bankruptcy twice and was also diagnosed with lupus.
The six-time Grammy win- ner served her ex-husband with a child support contempt lawsuit last October 31, 2014 in Georgia Court. The con- tempt lawsuit sought to have a court order find that Lewis had not been paying the or- dered support, and to obtain an order to collect back child
Toni and Keri during hap- pier times.
support. TheJasmineBRAND.com
exclusively reports that Brax- ton’s bankruptcy documents reveal she is to receive 2k a month from Lewis for sup- port for their children.
On May 10th, Braxton filed docs in the case dismissing the lawsuit voluntarily. The dis- missal means that she and Keri reached a settlement outside of court. The case was closed the same day.
DMX
Rapper DMX has been sen- tenced to six months in an up- state jail for failing to pay child support.
The 44-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Sim- mons, was placed in the Erie County Holding Center in Buf- falo Tuesday, the Czounty Sher- iff’s Office said.
DMX was arrested right be- fore his scheduled performance at Radio City Music Hall on June 26 over several “issues outstanding,” authorities said.
Those “issues” included $400,000 worth of unpaid child support, a warrant issued by the city of White Plains for bail jumping and a robbery complaint out of Newark.
Lauryn Hill’s Past Forces Her To Cancel Concert In London
Toni Braxton And Ex Settle Child Support Issues
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