Source: Troy Harvey / abc Cast From ABC’s MIXED-ISH At Paleyfest Fall Preview 2019 Source: Troy Harvey / abc MIXED-ISH executive producers and cast Karin Gist , Peter Saji , Tika Sumpter , Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Arica Himmel , Ethan William Childress , Mykal-Michelle Harris , Gary Cole and Christina Anthony participated in a Q&A moderated by ESPN The Undefeated’s Kelley Carter at Paleyfest Fall Preview 2019. The audience was treated to a first-look at the series pilot. Don’t forget, MIXED-ISH premieres Tuesday, September 24 at ppm ET/PT on ABC.
Source: Photo courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway / Courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway Rihanna Attends Broadway Show Featuring Her Hit “WORK” Work hard, play harder? After an exciting week where she showcased her Savage X FENTY line and held her 5th Annual Diamond Ball , Rihanna’s weekend consisted of a cultural outing to see the Broadway show “Slave Play” by Jeremy O. Harris. Page Six reports the singer stopped by the Golden Theatre on Saturday with her family for the sold-out preview night performance. The tabloid reports she texted with the show’s playwright after the show before heading backstage. Source: Photo courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway / Courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway “He invited her to the show,” a source told Page Six of Harris, who clicked with Rihanna when he attended her Savage x Fenty fashion show and Diamond Ball gala. Rihanna may not be acting in “SLAVE PLAY,” which critics have billed as provocative and explosive, but she does have a role in the show, sort of. RihRih’s hit song “Work” is featured in the show and her lyrics are also displayed on the set. Doesn’t thinks have you soooo curious? A play about slavery, sort of, that features an international pop hit? Has to be pretty cheeky. A release for the production describes it thusly: The old South lives on at the MacGregor Plantation—in the breeze, in the cotton fields…and in the crack of the whip. It’s an antebellum fever-dream, where fear and desire entwine in the looming shadow of the Master’s House. Jim trembles as Kaneisha handles melons in the cottage, Alana perspires in time with the plucking of Phillip’s fiddle in the boudoir, while Dustin cowers at the heel of Gary’s big, black boot in the barn. Nothing is as it seems, and yet everything is as it seems. Sounds BEYOND creative. We can only imagine! Rihanna wasn’t the only celebrity to see the show this weekend, Zendaya attended on Sunday. Source: Photo courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway / Courtesy of SLAVE PLAY on Broadway By the way, for those who haven’t already guessed Jeremy O. Harris is a REALLY big deal, “SLAVE PLAY” won the Rosa Parks Playwrighting Award, the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award, The Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences and the 2018 Paula Vogel Award. Robert O’Hara, who is an Obie winner, is the director. Sounds like something we need some tickets for. Holla.
i didn’t believe in love at first sight until i saw J Lo’s introduction in Hustlers pic.twitter.com/iKNrreQpxb — Angie J. Han (@ajhan) September 12, 2019 “Hustlers” Makes It Rain At Box Office, Blows Up Twitter 2019’s newest movie of the moment “Hustlers” made it rain at the box office with a $33 million debut that shattered projections, garnered Oscar buzz for J. Lo, elevated Cardi to double threat status, leveled-up Lizzo, opened eyes to the cruel realities of skrip clubs and sparked hilarious hysteria across the whole entire internet. As #Hustlers gets ready to takeover the box offices and hearts everywhere I just want to shoutout the movie that walked so it could run: The Players Club pic.twitter.com/4lEaiouL6m — Sylvia No Apostrophe Obell (@SylviaObell) September 12, 2019 Peep the Twitter chitter-chatter over “Hustlers” on the flip. (Warning: SPOILERS ahead)
Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Eva Marcille’s “Flower Child” Baby Shower Eva Marcille’s RHOA costars and friends showered her with love this weekend to celebrate the impending birth of her baby boy. The model was thrown a flower-themed baby shower on Saturday and a number of her fellow housewives were in attendance. Eva’s “Ace” Cynthia Bailey came out to the sunflower adorned shower and looked gorgeous while doing so.. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com and her fellow RHOA baddies Tanya Sam, Porsha Williams, and Shamea Morton also stopped by. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com The cameras were rolling as Cynthia Bailey, Marlo Hampton and NeNe Leakes played baby shower games… Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com and Eva herself was glowing and gorgeous. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Prior to the shower, Eva admitted to fans that she initially wasn’t thrilled about having a shower—but changed her mind that morning and got ready to celebrate baby Maverick. “Pardon me I must say initially I was not super excited about having a baby shower considering this is my third child,” Marcille, 34, wrote. “However, waking up this morning I’m super excited and it is my joy to celebrate the welcoming of my newest Flower Child ‘Baby Maverick.’ The Sterling clan gets a little bit bigger.” This will be the second son for Eva and her hubby Michael Sterling and the third child for Eva. Michael (seated) was also on hand for the shower. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Looks like the “flower child” shower was a success. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com See more photos from Eva’s baby shower on the flip.
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Antonio Brown Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By Second Woman Antonio Brown is the walking embodiment of the time-worn Negro saying: “If ain’t one thing , it’s a muthaf***in’ other .” According to Sports Illustrated , the newly-minted Patriots receiver has been accused of sexual misconduct by another woman who he had a professional relationship with back in 2017. The unnamed woman was an artist that Brown met at a charity softball game and soon after commissioned to paint a mural inside his suburban Pittsburgh home. After arriving at his home, the woman at first thought nothing of Brown’s flirtations—an uncomfortable yet constant reality of her professional life—and she was thrilled by his willingness to share her work on social media; he even posted a live video showcasing her progress. “It was very exciting, to have this person interested in my work,” the woman says. “He acted like he trusted me and he let me do my thing.” However, A.B. allegedly didn’t just leave it at “flirtations”… On her second day, however, the atmosphere curdled. The artist says at one point she was in a kneeling position while painting and turned to find Brown behind her, naked, holding a small hand towel over his genitals. “He was flirty with me but I paid him no mind because I was there on business, plus, I had already seen him with multiple girls in the short time I was with him,” says the woman. “I was about 40% done on the second day, and I’m on my knees painting the bottom, and he walks up to me butt-ass naked, with a hand cloth covering his [penis] and starts having a conversation with me.” She took it as a clear sexual come-on. “Unfortunately, I’ve been tried [by men] a lot of times, so I just kept my cool and kept painting,” she says. “After that, it all ended abruptly.” Brown hasn’t publicly addressed this most recent accusation, however, this lawyer, Darren Heitner posted the following tweet earlier today. Antonio Brown has reviewed the sexual misconduct allegations made by an unnamed artist included in a recently published Sports Illustrated article and denies that he ever engaged in such activities. There will be no further comment at this time. — Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) September 16, 2019 No telling how this new case of sexual misconduct is going to go over with the league, but it certainly does raise more questions to both the Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about how to handle Antonio Brown under the league’s new “kinder to women” schtick.
Source: PG/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Ok so maybe we jumped the gun a little bit when we saw Diddy rubbing his new boo Lori Harvey’s stomach but he’s stetting the record straight and Lori isn’t pregnant…at least not for now. via TMZ : Diddy was touching her tummy because he was complimenting her on her tight abs … as she was flaunting them with her open shirt. Here’s the thing … we’re told the rap mogul and Steve Harvey’s 22-year-old daughter are getting very serious. The fact they’ve been inseparable the past few months — in NYC, Italy and elsewhere — paints a pretty clear picture. Our sources say the love train is going to keep on rolling this weekend at the Revolt Summit festival in Atlanta too … where Diddy’s the headliner. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://zhiphopcleveland.com” id=”4825406″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty While Kevin Hart is recovering from injuries from his horrific car accident a couple weeks ago he’s just been hit with even more bad news. He’s being sued by the woman who was allegedly in a sex tape with him because she claims he was in on the taping. via TMZ Kevin Hart ‘s sex tape partner claims Hart conspired with a friend to secretly record their encounter, and now she’s suing him for $60 million. Montia Sabbag claims in a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, her 2017 encounter with Hart in a Vegas hotel room was all planned by Hart and JT Jackson — his friend who later was arrested for extortion. She says Hart was motivated by publicity … the need to get more, and that’s why he and JT allegedly hid the camera. The suit claims Hart allowed Jackson into the Cosmopolitan hotel suite so he could set up hidden video recording devices to capture the liaison. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://zhiphopcleveland.com” id=”4470643″ overlay=”true”]
Duane “Dog” Chapman was hospitalized over the weekend after a suspected heart attack — and we’ve got the latest on this troubling development. The incident comes just a couple months after Duane lost beloved wife Beth Chapman to cancer . Details are still coming in regarding the health scare, but this is what we know at the moment: According to TMZ, Chapman was taken to a Colorado hospital after experiencing chest pains. The celebrity gossip outlet states that doctors are not entirely sure what happened, even as we write this… but they do think there’s a chance the famous bounty hunter will need surgery to correct whatever caused the chest pains. “I can confirm Dog is under doctor’s care and is resting comfortably,” a rep for the reality star says, adding simply: “Thank you for all of your well wishes – keep ’em coming.” The official Dog the Bounty Hunter team Twitter account retweeted Moore’s message and wrote: “This is an official response from a member of Dog’s Management Team to today’s media stories.” Again, this is all we can really confirm at the moment. Beth Chapman, however, passed away in late June after a battle with throat cancer. She and Duane had been together for well over two decades, with the latter expressing open and candid remorse over his wife’s passing on numerous public occasions. “It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain,” he wrote to confirm her passing at the time. “Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth.” Said Duane to Hawaii News Now shortly after saying goodbye to his soulmate: “You kind of try to remember that you’re celebrating life, but right now we’re mourning the death, so it’s not good.” He latter added of his late wife: “Her way was to live. She wanted to live so bad and she fought so long, and the reason she fought, she liked life but she wanted to show people how to beat it and what to do when it got her… “One of the last things she said [was] ‘It’s a test of my faith.’ “She had faith and that was it… “I loved her so much. As Lazarus lay, Jesus said he’s not dead, he’s sleepeth. My final words are Beth isn’t dead, she’s sleeping.” Making this heartbreaking matter even worse? Chapman’s store was recently broken into, with thieves getting away with some of Beth’s stuff . Seriously, how much can some people suck?!? We wish Duane nothing but the best and send him our best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.
