“DID U KNOW?” Entertainment News Week Ending May 18, 2019
“Did U Know?” Entertainment News for the week ending May 18, 2019 includes news about Tiffany Haddish, Uzo Aduba, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Kodak Black and more…scroll down!
Uzo Aduba To Play Shirley Chisholm In FX Series “Mrs. America”
The Orange Is The New Black star Uzo Aduba, who plays “Crazy Eyes” on the show will be portraying Shirley Chisholm in an FX Limited series. FX announced that Uzo Aduba along with eleven other actors will be included in the upcoming limited series “Mrs. America.” The series follows the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as well as the backlash initiated by conservative woman, Phyllis Schlafly. The show will be set in the 1970s, and told in the perception of Schlafly, played by Cate Blanchett and feminist activists Chisholm, Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman) and Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale). Mrs. America is set to premiere on FX in 2020.
Tiffany Haddish To Host “Kids Say The Darnest Things” Revival On ABC
“Girls Trip” star, Tiffany Haddish will be executive producing and hosting the revival series of “Kids Say The Darnest Things” this fall on ABC! The show will feature Haddish interacting with children, similarly to the original installment hosted by comedy legend, Bill Cosby from 1998-2000. “I’m excited to hear what kids have to say these days because I can’t understand what they are saying on social media.” Haddish said to Deadline. According to ABC entertainment president Karey Burke, Tiffany Haddish was her top pick to star on an ABC special. “When I was dreaming of stars I wanted to bring to ABC, Tiffany Haddish was top of my list,” said Burke. “Tiffany starring in and producing this iconic series is everything I hoped for.” The show will air this fall and will come on at 8 pm ET on Sundays.
Lil Wayne Refused To Perform At Rolling Loud Music Festival
Weezy disappointed a lot of his fans in Florida last weekend (May 10 -12) after he made the decision not to follow through with his performance at the Rolling Loud Music Festival in Miami. Apparently, Wayne cancelled his performance because he did not want to undergo a mandatory security check on festival grounds, because he feels that he should not have to be checked to do his job.
“To all my fans who came to see me at Rolling Loud, I’m sorry but I won’t be performing. The Festival Police (Not Rolling Loud) made it mandatory that I had to be policed and checked to get on the stadium grounds. I do not and will not ever settle for being policed to do my job and give you guys a great show.” Wayne tweeted just hours before his performance. – Lil Wayne (via Twitter)
The rapper followed up with another tweet:
“I will be at Story tonight for the afterparty and you kan katch me on tour with my bros Blink 182 this summer!” – Lil Wayne (via Twitter)
According to Billboard, law enforcement was heavily involved due to a false report of an active shooter on festival grounds on the first night. Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif released a statement and disclosed large number of law enforcement on the grounds.
“Shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday night, there was a disturbance that led a large group of fans to believe there was an active shooter within the festival grounds. The commotion resulted in these fans running out of the venue, some of whom were injured and/or scared in the process. Security and public authorities immediately sprung into action, established it was a false alarm and there was not an active shooter in the festival, and diffused the situation. Safety is #1 at Rolling Loud. We have hundreds of police officers and security guards hired to protect our fans. While we are upset this situation occurred, we are proud of the swift reaction of law enforcement to verify the area was secure.” – Rolling Loud co-founder Tariq Cherif
Kodak Black Arrested
On Saturday (May 11) rapper Kodak Black was arrested at Rolling Loud Music Festival in Miami, FL. Police confirmed to the Miami Herald that the rapper was arrested on weapon charges. Kodak will be facing state and federal charges, as he was taken into custody by not only Miami-Dade PD but also, federal agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and U.S. Marshals. A U.S. Marshall stated on Saturday night this case is an “extensive investigation” also adding that Kodak is being booked into Miami’s Federal Detention Center.
ABC Drops First Trailer of “Mixed-Ish”
ABC has finally released a teaser of the “Black-ish prequel” series “Mixed-ish.” The series is about Tracee Ellis Ross’s character Rainbow Johnson’s life as a teen in the 1980s. The storyline depicts Rainbow’s parents Paul and Alicia moving from a hippie community to the suburbs, capturing the struggle for Rainbow and her younger siblings to adapt to their new lifestyle.
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DJ Khaled Releases Music Video With Nipsey Hussle: “Higher”
Well it looks as if Nipsey Hussle has made his final music video appearance. On Thursday (May 16) DJ Khaled released the music for his song “Higher” featuring John Legend and the recently deceased Nipsey Hussle. Prior to the video release, Khaled announced on social media that the proceeds from this track will go to Nipsey Hussle’s children.
Khaled tweeted on Wednesday (May 15):
“Recently, I embarked on a soul-searching journey down a road I never thought I would travel in a million years. It began when a tragedy robbed the world of an enlightened soul, a brother, a father, a partner and my friend Nipsey Hussle.”
Johns Legend also tweeted:
“Proud to be a part of this inspiring record with DJ Khaled and @NipseyHussle. We lost him too soon.”