Kobe
has decided to retire after this season, ending his 20-year career with the Los
Angeles Lakers.
The 37-year-old Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players’ Tribune on Sunday. The third-leading scorer in NBA history wrote a poem entitled ”Dear Basketball” to announce his decision.
Creed, Rocky Balboa is a supporting player and retired, training the son of his former boxing opponent/trainer Apollo Creed. This spin-off was conceived by Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler, and he brought his own personal inspiration and love for the boxing series into the new film. The Rocky franchise made a home for itself during the Thanksgiving frame with the first installment in 1976, followed by sequels Rocky IV and V which also played during the holiday stretch. 2006’s Rocky Balboa was the last title in the MGM series and it opened over the pre-Christmas frame to $26.7M over five-days and a final cume of $70.3M. However, there’s a special word of mouth percolating around Creed. The film has a glowing Rotten Tomatoes score of 94%, which will dynamite those adults out of their post-Thanksgiving dinner naps. Creed‘s estimated production cost is $37M-$38M with MGM covering 50% of that, WB/New Line 37.5% and RatPac 12.5%. Currently, Creed is expected to ring up $35M over five-days and a FSS in the $20M range, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it beats those figures.
The visually stunning clothing collection featured on ShopMalcolmX.com was created by X Legacy LLC, the family organization of Malcolm X Shabazz, in association with The NorthStar Group and Cap That. The store features an initial capsule collection of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and tops, a handpicked selection curated by Malcolm X’s family.
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tapping another financial resource to officially settle a massive transportation bill. Wayne used his beloved Miami skatepark as collateral on a $1.5 million loan, TMZ reports.
Signature Group sued Wayne for $1 million last year and in September 2015 he was ordered to shell out double the amount, including the company’s legal fees. Signature claims Wayne leased a private jet for $55,000 a month in addition to landing and maintenance fees. He denies entering into a contract with the company.
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This option is to serve as an alternative to completely blocking your ex-husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend. The feature works by allowing you to remove your name from any past posts that you were tagged or mentioned in after changing your relationship status to avoid being reminded of the “time you once shared” in cyberspace. More details have yet to be released on what features this protective service has to offer, but Facebook Product Manager Kelly Winters, wrote in a blog post that, “This work is part of our efforts to develop resources for people who may be going through difficult moments in their lives.”
Jimmy Carlton Winfrey pleaded guilty to five charges and was sentenced to 20 years, including 10 to serve.No one was injured on April 26 when multiple shots were fired at two buses traveling on I-285, police said.
A 25-year-old tour manager pleaded guilty Friday to firing shots at rapper Lil Wayne’s tour buses as they traveled on I-285 in April.
Jimmy Carlton Winfrey, also known as Peewee Roscoe, pleaded guilty to six charges and was sentenced to 20 years, including 10 to serve in prison, according to the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office. Winfrey, who previously worked for the rapper known as Young Thug, is eligible for parole.
No one was injured on April 26 when multiple shots were fired at two buses traveling on I-285 near I-75, according to Atlanta and Cobb police. About a dozen people were on the buses around 3 a.m. after a performance at the Compound nightclub on Brady Avenue, police previously said. It was not known if Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, was aboard either of the buses.
Their alleged fight was because Pharrell chose an Apple Music deal over Tidal. The story couldn’t be further from the truth, TMZ reports.
P and his wife, Helen, were “joking around in the kitchen” when he caught a spatula to the face. It apparently “flipped up” and hit him in the eye.
The kitchen can be a dangerous place.
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Speaking to TeamCurtains.com, the singer took the long way around to homophobia by saying that while she doesn’t believe it’s her place to judge anyone, the Bible says that being LGBT is a sin. “I believe sin is sin and it exists and God forgives it just like everything else.” Wow, must be tough for someone to live their authentic life and be told their very nature is a “sin.” But she also has a strategy for how to deal with the sinners: open the church doors to them and “let God do the saving.”
“Keep sharing, keep loving, keep opening the doors of our churches, keep embracing and let God do the changing,” Campbell explained. “I think a lot of times we try to be God. We try to make the change. Everybody has an issue. Sometimes people’s [issue] is a little more flamboyant than others. Maybe yours is lying and we can’t see your issue. We all have something to work on. My job is to love, not to judge.”
“Preachers of Atlanta features a young, vibrant group of pastors who are pushing the envelope and tackling real-world issues in their communities, creating thought-provoking dialogue,” Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development at Oxygen Media Rod Aissa said in a statement to ET.Pastor Le’Andria Johnson
I.P.C. (Imperfect People Changing) Ministries
Pastor Canton Jones
Free Life Church
Pastor Kimberly Jones-Pothier
Church of Harvest
Pastor Judah Swilley
The Movement
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The supporting cast includes Jane Seymour (“Jane the Virgin,” Wedding Crashers), Kali Hawk (“Black Jesus,” Bridesmaids), Mike Epps (The Hangover, Jumping the Broom), Fred Willard (Anchorman, A Mighty Wind), Andrew Bachelor (We Are Your Friends, “Black Jesus”), Affion Crockett (Pixels, The Wedding Ringer) and Kate Miner (The Campaign, “Necessary Roughness”).
Star and co-writer Wayans is no stranger to parody films, having spoofed horror flicks (A Haunted House, Scary Movie), dance flicks (Dance Flick) and South Central LA gang movies (Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood). He reunites with screenwriter Rick Alvarez and director Michael Tiddes, who made A Haunted House and A Haunted House 2 with him.
Open Road Films will release Fifty Shades of Black on January 29, 2016.
Gospel Music Legend and 2011 BMI Trailblazer Award Recipient Yolanda Adams to Host the Inspirational Event.
Gospel music superstar sibling acts, BeBe & CeCe Winans and Mary Mary will be honored at the 17th annual Broadcast Music, Inc. ® (BMI®) Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards at the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA on January 16, 2016. Hosted by former Trailblazer recipient and renowned gospel singer-songwriter, Yolanda Adams, this special night will pay tribute to the best in the gospel music community.
The invitation-only event, which is part industry celebration and part awe-inspiring worship service, will be attended by gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars, and leading industry executives. In addition to honoring BeBe & CeCe and Mary Mary, BMI will also announce the “Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year” at this memorable ceremony.
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This weekend, Spike Lee was honored with an honorary Oscar for his body of work at the 2015 Governors Awards. Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson deliver a hilarious and poignant tribute, each of whom had the pleasure of being cast in some of Spike’s most memorable films during their early careers in Hollywood.
With a Heavy heart I regret to inform you that my season of #dwts has to come to an end along with the rest of my tour dates with @musicbykem. After yesterday’s final #dwts performance I went back to the hospital (after the doctors didn’t want me to leave in the first place) only to find out that I don’t have pneumonia but something way more serious and that is having several P.E.’s (blood clots in both sides of my lungs) As you all know I will be the first to always encourage anyone to push through any obstacle that comes along one’s way. But in this case, my health is my current obstacle. .. And in TRUE #tamartian form I must go about this the exact same way as I would anything else. I woke up to a mirror and saw myself this morning and that makes me the winner because that almost wasn’t the case. 🏆Take care of yourselves… I love you and thank you ALL for your support❤️
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Lil Wayne got the kick-door treatment from the police yesterday when his Miami Beach mansion was raided by Miami-Dade police after a court order allowed the authorities to seize items on his property. Wayne, real name Dwayne Carter, was sued by project jet leasing company Signature Group for $1 Million last year after he used the services of the company but failed to make all of the payments.
As over a year has passed since non-payment and additional late fees, the settlement ballooned to $1.8 Million. A judge ruled in September of this year that Lil Wayne had to fork over the $1.8 Million, plus $200,000 in lawyer fees that the plaintiffs had to spend but he has yet to make a payment. With nearly 2 months since the ruling, the judge granted police to raid his Miami home in order to seize assets that would satisfy the judgement.
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Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Spike Lee and Kevin Willmott
Starring Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett, John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.
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