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Michael B. Jordan Eulogizes Chadwick Boseman: “I Now Understand How Much of a Legend and Hero YOU Are”
Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan, photo via Instagram Michael B. Jordan has penned a tribute to his Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman. Boseman passed away Friday at the age of 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. “I’ve been trying to find the words, but nothing comes close to how I feel,” Jordan writes to begin his eulogy. “I’ve been reflecting on every moment, every conversation, every laugh, every disagreement, every hug… everything. I wish we had more time.” “One of the last times we spoke, you said we were forever linked, and now the truth of that means more to me than ever,” Jordan continues. He goes on to credit Boseman for “pav[ing] the way for me. You showed me how to be better, honor purpose, and create legacy. And whether you’ve known it or...
Sylvester Stallone Announces Rocky IV Director’s Cut for Film’s 35th Anniversary
For those who loved the quote “If I can change and you can change, everybody can change,” in Rocky IV, it’s time to put that sentiment into practice. It turns out Sylvester Stallone is working on a special director’s cut of the film for its 35th anniversary on November 27th, notes The Hollywood Reporter, and it will come with a few key upgrades. “For the 35th anniversary, Rocky 4 Is getting a new DIRECTORS cut by me,” the Oscar-winning actor wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “So far it looks great. Soulful. Thank you MGM For this opportunity to entertain.” Unfortunately, there is some bad news. Stallone has removed Paulie’s robot — an of-the-time absurdity that many considered to be a gimmick, but love regardless — from the director’s cut entirely. “The robot is going to the junkyard fore...
Toots and the Maytals Singer Toots Hibbert Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit
Toots Hibbert, leader of Toots and the Maytals, is in the intensive care unit at a Jamaican hospital. Hibbert’s family confirmed his hospitalization in a statement, noting that he is awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test. Fortunately, they say Hibbert “is making positive progress” and “is showing signs of improvement by the hour.” While reports of Mr. Hibbert being in an intensive care unit at a private facility in the Corporate Area are true, the family would like to assure those concerned that he is making positive progress and is receiving the best possible treatment, while he awaits the results on his COVID-19 test. He is resting and in good spirits, and is showing signs of improvement by the hour. His family has asked everyone to hold him in their prayers, and would like to thank th...
Starz Greenlight’s New ‘Power’ Spinoff Series, ‘POWER BOOK IV: FORCE’ Starring Joseph Sikora
Source: Starz / Starz Looks like Starz’s Power is going to be getting another spinoff as the cable network has just greenlit a new series starring fan-favorite character, Tommy Egan (JOSEPH SIKORA). Dubbed POWER BOOK IV: FORCE, the new series will follow Tommy Egan’s life post-Ghost as he leaves life in New York City behind and embarks on his own journey for the first time since the series premiered six years ago. Robert Munic (“Vital Signs,” “Ice”) will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the new series. Starz President of Programming Christina Davis for one is excited about the new spinoff that fans have been clamoring for since the original series ended earlier this year. “‘Power’ has been one of the most successful series in premium pay television during its six-year run, gar...
Ryan Coogler & Danai Gurira Share Touching Tributes To Chadwick Boseman
Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty The world is still processing the loss of Chadwick Boseman, but it’s clear that those who worked closely with that actor and had the privilege to call him a friend needed time to find the words to say goodbye. No one in the world imagined that we would be talking about 43-year-old Chadwick Boseman in the past tense, but that’s 2020 for you. When his family used his social media accounts to inform the world of his passing, the globe was thrown for a loop. We were all shocked to learn our King T’Challa, who was battling stage III colon cancer, undergone multiple surgeries and numerous rounds of chemotherapy while bringing our heroes to life and still working on movies. On Sunday (Aug.30), following his passing, both Black Panther’s director Ryan Coogler and hi...
3’s A Charm: Niecy Nash Got Married To Who?
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Congratulations are in order as Niecy Nash recently got married again. However, her partner this go around just may surprise you. The Rickey Smiley Show reports that Nash walked down the aisle, for the third time, with singer/songwriter Jessica Betts. We believe in all folks being happy regardless of sexual orientation so nothing but love and respect to the happy couple. But we’re still thrown for a loop considering Nash’s first two marriages were with men. But hey, they had their shot (Nash recently divorced Jay Tucker). Per the Rickey Smiley Show: Betts, a singer/songwriter has been around Nash for quite sometime, even performing her wedding song from when she was wed to Jay Tucker. The pair had kept their relationship relatively quiet but a scan of Betts’ In...
Big Sean “Harder Than My Demons,” The LOX ft. DMX “Bout Sh*t” & More | Daily Visuals 8.31.20
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN In four days Big Sean will be returning to the rap game with his latest project Detroit 2, and to hype up the release of his fifth album, the motor city rapper is dropping some new visuals to give everyone a taste of what he’s got in store for us. In his latest visuals to “Harder Than My Demons” Sean Don looks for answers in the house of the Lord where we’re reminded of the many sins of men that can take us down the wrong path. From the young G’s to the OG’s, the LOX reunite with the one and only Dark Man X as the Yonkers representatives ride once again for the hood and take it back to the streets in their clip for “Bout Sh*t.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Young M.A, YG featuring Day ...
Miley Cyrus Rides A Glittering Disco Ball In Feverish ‘Midnight Sky’ VMA Debut
By Lauren Rearick For one brief moment, Miley Cyrus took the audience of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on a trip through time. Performing her latest track, “Midnight Sky,” live for the first time, Cyrus took a cue from the single’s vintage-inspired visuals, incorporating elements of disco and dance into her VMAs return. In the feverish performance, Cyrus wore a shimming black dress with a slit up the thigh and accessorized with a huge chain holding a silver cross pendant. She stood in front of a circle of white light that flashed in time with her music. Throughout the delivery, the cherry-red circle below Cyrus grew bigger and brighter, rising in intensity with the track. Just as the song started to conclude, Cyrus climbed a set of stars, floating away on a disco wrecking ball, whic...
The Weeknd Kicked Off The VMAs With A Literal, Actual Bang
By Harron Walker The Weekend kicked off the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance of “Blinding Lights” from a staggering stage overlooking New York City, and, well, you didn’t think he was going to give us “Blinding Lights” without literally trying to blind us with some lights, did you? Performing the chart-topping After Hours track before a live audience for the first time since taping Saturday Night Live in March, the Canadian hitmaker began his set lying on the floor, bloodied and bruised, as if waking up from a particularly debaucherous night—much like the song’s deeply chaotic Anton Tammi-directed video. After stumbling his way through flashing blue and orange light fixtures, Abel found his way to the edge of the Edge, a 100-story-high sky deck atop one of Manhatta...
DaBaby Made A Powerful Statement About Police Brutality In VMA Debut
DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, just racked up its 11th week at the top spot on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart, and the Charlotte-based rapper brought his hit to the 2020 Video Music Awards. DaBaby is up for four awards this year, including Artist of the Year, but this marked his first time on the awards-show stage. “Get your popcorn because you’re dealin’ with Baby,” teased the Charlotte-based rapper on the VMAs Pre-Show when asked about his main show performance. As the show’s hostess Keke Palmer noted, DaBaby’s powerful performance spoke to the cultural moment, particularly in the wake of national uprisings in response to the deaths of unarmed Black citizens George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others. The ...
Taylor Swift Just Won A VMA For The First Video She Ever Directed
The 2020 VMAs voters proved they are Lover lovers. Before Taylor Swift was walking in the woods wearing a cardigan, the pop star was donning shockingly good drag in her music video, “The Man,” for her track off her 2019 album, Lover. The video, which doubled as Swift’s directorial debut, saw the singer dressed as a man, showing how much easier life would be without the inescapable weight of systemic misogyny. At this year’s awards show, Swift won Best Direction for her directorial debut in a category ruled by women, with three of the six nominees being female. Swift was up against Billie Eilish for “Xanny,” and Hannah Lux Davis for Doja Cat’s “Say So.” The first woman to be nominated for best direction was Mary Lambert in 1985, and it wasn’t until 2016 when Melina M...
BRET MICHAELS Discusses STEVIE NICKS Relationship While Reading From ‘Auto-Scrap-Ography’ Book (Video)
Video of POISON singer Bret Michaels reading from his recently released book, titled “Bret Michaels: Auto-Scrap-Ography”, can be seen below. In the clip, Michaels talks about what really happened between him and Stevie Nicks when they recorded “Love’s A Hard Game To Play”, a song that he had written for inclusion on her first retrospective release, 1991’s “Timespace: The Best Of Stevie Nicks”. In the liner notes for “Timespace”, Nicks wrote about “Love’s A Hard Game To Play”: “This song was just brought to me barely two weeks ago by a most extraordinary young man. One of these men who has everything — beauty, sensitivity, warmth, and a love for life that I had not seen in a long time. I recorded his song, s...
