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New 007 Lashana Lynch Tapped To Play Bob Marley’s Wife Rita In Upcoming Paramount Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The upcoming Bob Marley biopic has found its Rita, and it’s none other than No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch. Deadline exclusively reports that after an extensive search, Lashana Lynch was tapped to take on the role of the late Bob Marley’s wife Rita in the upcoming Paramount biopic. The film will be directed by King Richard helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the iconic Reggae artist. Lashana Lynch Met The Criteria For The Role The website reports, like the previous search for who will play Bob Marley, the criteria for the role of Rita was an actress of Jamaican decent. Per Deadline: Similar to the casting of Bob, a large net was cast when it came to finding the right person to play Rita including looki...
John Legend Confirms Kanye West Bromance With Trump & Bootleg Presidential Run Doomed Friendship
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415 / Getty We all know John Legend and Kanye West’s friendship is no longer a thing. The r&b singer is shedding more light on why he and Ye won’t be hanging out again. John Legend got real candid about his former friend Kanye West. Speaking on an episode of CNN’s The Axe Files podcast with David Axelrod, Legend revealed his friendship with Ye was doomed all because of West’s love for former President Donald Trump and his headass run for the White House. Related Stories Legend told Axelrod he and West weren’t “friends as much as we used to be” because “we publicly disagreed on his running for office and supporting Trump.” No surprise there. John Legend Had Enough of Kanye West’s Foolishness The artist, formerly known as Kanye West, di...
DJ Tim Westwood Misconduct Case Assigned Independent Barrister
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty The accusations against Tim Westwood are about to be taken to a high court. An independent barrister has been assigned to investigate his misconduct case. As per Dead Line the accusations against the former BBC talent are going to get a formal looking at by a professional. Gemma White QC of Linklaters will lead an extensive report into the several accusations stemming from the documentary Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power. In the film he was accused by seven women of sexual misconduct, including predatory and unwanted sexual behavior and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017. “New allegations and issues are emerging as time passes and more people are prepared to come forward,” said Nick Serota, the BBC Board’s Seni...
Drake & Lil Baby Hold Down DJ Khaled’s Hospital In “Staying Alive” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ivan Berrios / EPIC While everyone on social media is praising NBA YoungBoy’s latest album, The Last Slimeto, it should be worth noting that DJ Khaled just dropped a new visual with two of today’s hottest artists on the same track. To amp up the upcoming release of his latest studio project, GOD DID, DJ Khaled comes through with some visuals for his first single, “Staying Alive” which boasts features from Drake and Lil Baby. For the video Khaled decided to set the scene in a hospital that he owns where only the finest Asian women are hired as nurses and Lil Baby is the top doctor in all the lands even though he smokes weed while performing surgery. This the General Hospital reboot we need, b. Drake meanwhile plays another doctor who you just figure done s...
HBO Max & Discovery+ Merging, Your Shows Are Safe For Now, Twitter Is Still Worried
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SOPA Images / Getty Fear not, HBO Max subscribers. Your favorite shows are safe for now. We can’t recall the last time the internet hinged on one earnings call, but on Thursday (Aug.4), that was the case. HBO Max subscribers were waiting to hear what plans David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, had in store for the streaming service. Zaslav announced that HBO Max and Discovery+ will be merging into one service in Summer 2023 while staving off fears that the popular streaming service will continue to purge content that lured subscribers to it in the first place. Zaslav shared no details on how much a subscription will cost, but we expect a bit of a price hike. During the week, HBO Max subscribers began to worry when users pointed out that HBO M...
Yo Gotti, 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Mozzy, Lehla Samia and Blac Youngsta “Gangsta Art,” Vado “Auntie Kitchen” & More | Daily Visuals 8.3.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty For a while now Yo Gotti’s been keeping a low profile on the music front but today the Memphis, Ten-A-Key artist returns to the forefront with his crew in two to remind everyone that he has a Masters degree in Gangsterism. Linking up with 42 Dugg, EST Gee, Mozzy, Lehla Samia and Blac Youngsta for the visuals to “Gangsta Art,” the team of G’s get together to express their gangsta visions on blanks canvases that white folk who’ve never been to the hood will surely drop thousands on to hang over their fire places and private studies for inspiration. Back in Harlem, Vado goes back to his stomping grounds to teach kids how to grind and move right to ensure their pockets stay swole in the Nelz assisted clip to “Auntie Kitchen.” Check out th...
Bigot Gets 60 Days For Threatening Family Over Black Lives Matter Shirts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty A San Francisco man who threatened a family wearing Black Lives Matter shirts in a restaurant was given a jail sentence of 60 days for his actions. According to reports, Steven L. Cibotti was sentenced to 60 days in prison for committing a felony hate crime by means of felony threat by threatening to shoot the multiracial family who had entered the restaurant he was dining at. The San Mateo County District Attorney’s office also stated that Cibotti was given a suspended sentence of two years of supervised probation along with 120 hours of public service. He was also ordered to abstain from alcohol or any other controlled substances including marijuana and received a no-contact order with the victims in addition to being barred fro...
Irv Gotti Reveals He Was Secretly ‘In Love’ With Ashanti While She Was With Nelly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Booooy, it appears that Irv Gotti‘s feelings toward Ashanti go way deeper than his issue with her re-recording her albums. In fact, Gotti revealed that back when the “Foolish” singer was “Happy” and in a relationship with rapper Nelly, he was silently holding a flame for her. As Madame Noire reported, a teaser for Gotti and Ja Rule’s upcoming Drink Champs interview with N.O.R.E and DJ EFN showed Gotti getting candid about his feelings the moment he found out Ashanti was in a relationship with Nelly. Related Stories “I can get past you wanting to be with Nelly,” he said, to which N.O.R.E replied, “It sounds like you didn’t get past it. I’m just gonna be honest.” “At the time it happens—any man is hurt,” Gotti responded. ...
Love FOFTY: 50 Cent And ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Star Lala Kent Squash Past Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It seems 50 Cent’s plant based beef with Lala Kent is a thing of the past. The reality television star and the rapper have been spotted being super friendly this week. As per TMZ the Vanderpump Rules star has no issues with the “I Get Money” rapper. Fif is currently shooting his horror film in Los Angeles and Kent has pulled up on him several times to show some love. On Monday, August 1 they posed for photographs and made it clear they are very chummy with Curtis planting a kiss on her cheek while hugging her. For those unaware the two celebrities had a very high profile spat online when she was still dating her ex-fiancé Randall Emmett back in 2019. 50 claimed he owed him $1 million dollars and used a clip of her from the ...
Teyana Taylor’s Husband Iman Shumpert Popped For Weed Possession At Dallas Airport
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment / Getty Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested for felony marijuana possession at a Dallas airport. Teyana Taylor’s hubby got pinched with what’s described as a “sizeable” amount of weed at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on Saturday, July 30. TMZ Sports reports that the authorities got a call about a “potential drug violation” a little before 3pm after TSA screeners found a plastic bag loaded with a “green leafy substance” in Shump’s bag. He admitted it was weed, and this is where the struggle only intensifies. Related Stories A mobile test confirmed it was marijuana and he had 6.12 ounces of the stuff—we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say it was definitely for personal use. Regardless, the 32-year-old was arres...
John Boyega Dubs The Idea Of Joining Marvel Cinematic Universe Again
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty It seems Marvel fans might have to scratch John Boyega from their actor wish list. He has once again nixed the idea of getting his superhero on. As per Variety the London, England native recently conducted an interview with Men’s Health. While he primarily discussed his fitness regimen and eating plan he did quickly touch on the ongoing speculation surrounding him joining the MCU. “That’s not in the vision for me now,” Boyega explained. “I want to do nuanced things…I want to donate my services to original indie films that come with new, fresh ideas, because I know it’s real hard to top ‘Iron Man’ in that universe.” His agent Femi Oguns double downed on his vision in a statement to the magazine saying John’s goal is “to disru...
‘Batgirl’ Star Leslie Grace Addresses Film Getting Shelved
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @lesliegrace / Instagram On Wednesday (August 3) news broke that Warner Bros. had officially shelved Batgirl due to their feeling that it didn’t meet the “blockbuster” standards they’ve set for any DCEU film. Now the film’s star Leslie Grace has broken her silence over the disappointing news. Taking to her Instagram account last night, the In The Heights star expressed her appreciation for even being chosen to don the cape and cowl and thanked her fans for their outpouring of support shortly after the news that Batgirl would not be seeing the light of day, ever. Posting various pictures of herself in costume and on set, Leslie graciously wrote: Related Stories “Querida familia! On the heels of the recent news about our movie “Batgirl,” I am proud of...
