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Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance

By JAKE COYLE man's mother in the James
AP Film Writer Brown biopic "Get on Up."
NEW YORK (AP) — Netf- "Chadwick was just an art-
lix on Monday previewed ist. That's just who he was."
George C. Wolfe's Au- "He loved it. He demanded
gust Wilson adaptation it. He demanded it in every
"Ma Rainey's Black Bot- single way," added Davis,
tom," showcasing Chad- who like most wasn't aware
wick Boseman's final per- of Boseman's illness during
formance opposite Viola the shoot. "For someone
Davis' powerhouse blues so young it was incredible
singer. to watch that level of not
The film, shot last year, was mistaking your presence for
already one of the year's the event."
most anticipated, coming Davis, who won an Oscar
as the next chapter in Den- for her performance in
zel Washington's ongoing "Fences" and a Tony for the
project to turn Wilson's plays play's 2010 Broadway re-
into films, following 2016's vival, plays Ma Rainey as a
Oscar-winning "Fences." commanding, hip-swinging
But since the unexpected diva she said she modeled
death in August of 43-year- after her aunt.
old Boseman from colon "Ma Rainey's Black Bot-
cancer, "Ma Rainey's Black This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman tom" was the first play Wil-
Bottom" has taken on a ele- Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Associated Press son wrote in 1984, and the
giac aura. Boseman's per- only one of this 10-part
formance has been said "Levee got to be Levee!" ence, included a band, year after his death, for the Century Cycle not set in
to be among the finest of exclaims Boseman, as Le- in masks, performing mu- "Fences" script.) Pittsburgh. Washington has
his career, and the scenes vee, in a passionate mono- sic from the film scored by Wolfe said Boseman "put his said he wants to adapt the
previewed Monday only logue. "And he don't need Branford Marsalis. Netflix, entire being into the part." other eight plays in a deal
reinforced that notion. nobody messing with him which will debut it Dec. 18 Davis described Boseman that moved to Netflix after
Set in Chicago 1927, Davis about the white man, on the streaming service, as unusually egoless. At the first being at HBO."August
stars as Ma Rainey, a fiery 'cause you don't know is expected to push "Ma time of filming, Boseman lets us talk as people of
singer known as the "Moth- nothing about me. You Rainey's Black Bottom" for was coming off the massive color. Other people look
er of the Blues." Boseman don't know Levee. You Academy Awards consid- success of "Avengers: End- at it and say, 'Why do they
plays Levee, an ambitious don't know nothing about eration, particularly Davis game" and "Black Panther." go on and on?' My whole
trumpeter aiming to launch what blood I got! What kind and Boseman. (Wilson, him- "Not to compete with thing is: Why not?" said Da-
himself with his own updat- of heart I got beating here!" self, was the last person to Chadwick's mother but vis. "We have a lot to say,
ed versions of Ma Rainey's The event Monday, pre- receive a posthumous Os- Chadwick is my baby," said and there's been a muzzle
songs. sented by video confer- car nomination in 2016, 11 Davis, who played Bose- placed on us or so long."q
Altered photo shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in ‘Trump 2020’ hats

By BEATRICE DUPUY tered photo that had more and asked me to explain
Associated Press than 8,000 shares Monday. to them some of the Con-
An altered photo of rap- Ice Cube, whose real tract with Black America."
pers Ice Cube and 50 Cent name is O'Shea Jackson, Ice Cube clarified that he
in hats that appear to show has come under fire for ap- has not endorsed either
support for President Don- pearing to work with the campaign.
ald Trump circulated wide- Trump administration on "Whoever is in power I am
ly on social media Tuesday, his "Contract with Black going to work with," he said
fueled in part by a tweet by Americans," which calls for on CNN.
Eric Trump. a new dynamic for how our On Monday, 50 Cent,
"Two great, courageous country is run to address whose real name is Curtis
Americans," Trump's son racial issues. In a recent in- James Jackson III, took to
tweeted. He removed the terview with CNN, he said Instagram to say "Vote for
tweet with a photo of the both the Trump campaign Trump."q
two rappers in hats saying and Democratic presiden-
"Trump 2020" after being tial candidate Joe Biden's Solution Sudoku
called out by Ice Cube on Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson participates in the Starz "Power" panel campaign reached out to
at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly
Twitter. In the original pho- Hills, Calif., on July 26, 2019, left, and BIG3 League founder Ice him about his contract.
to, both entertainers were Cube at the debut of the BIG3 Basketball League in New York "One campaign said 'we
wearing baseball caps with on June 25, 2017. love what you have but
sports logos. Ice Cube's hat Associated Press let's really dig into it af-
says "Big3," a reference to account on July 6 to send times on Twitter and Face- ter the election,' and one
a 3-on-3 basketball league a birthday message to 50 book since it began gain- campaign said we love
he co-founded, and 50 Cent. "Happy birthday to ing attention on Monday. what you have, 'do you
Cent wears one with the the homie “50cent," he "This is the start of a really mind talking to us about it
New York Yankees logo. tweeted with the photo. bad week for the Demo- and that's what I did," he
Ice Cube shared the origi- The manipulated image crats…," one Twitter user said on CNN. "The Trump
nal photo on his Twitter was shared thousands of said on a post with the al- campaign came to me Puzzle on Page 13