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Friday, June 7, 2019
Don Lemon confronted by racist Trump supporters while filming ‘I can’t wait for CNN to fire your Black ass, you fa**ot’
CNN anchor Don Lemon has been feeling the hate in the Trump-era and revealed on Thursday the extent of harassment and threats he’s received from supporters of the president.
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Lemon said during an industry conference:
“I was doing a shoot in the park the other day and someone said, ‘We built this country. I can’t wait for CNN to fire your black ass, you faggot,'” Lemon told the audience, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Lemon said he’s been bombarded with hateful rhetoric and receives at least 300 calls a day from a Trump supporters who hates him. People have also gotten hold of his address and sends him loads of hate mail too.
The attacks, he said, “take a toll on me, on my privacy and safety and security, and the safety and security of my family.”
He’s also been the victim of having the cops called on him for nothing, which has become a phenomenon for those in the Black community who have endured white people making false 911 calls.
“People call the authorities and accuse me of doing certain things,” Lemon said.
Lemon said he’s trying to figure out how much longer he’s be able to tolerate a toxic culture.
“I wonder how long I will continue to do this particular job in the way I do it.”
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But he admits he’s in it for the long haul.
“It ain’t easy, but I don’t plan to give up.”
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Beyonce fans sting Warriors co-owners wife for talking to Jay-Z amid death threats
Nicole Curran learned the hard that when you mess with the Queen Bee or her man, you get stung.
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Curran, the wife of a Golden State Warriors’ co-owner, is feeling the pain of getting stung online by Beyonce’s nation of fans – the Beyhive – who didn’t appreciate her leaning in a little too close for comfort to talk to Jay-Z, during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Beyonce fans tore Curran a new one for bogarting Bey and her space. And the videos and memes helped to fuel the fire showing what appeared to be an annoyed Queen shifting in her seat to the left, to the left, trying to get some elbow room and ignoring Curran royally.
In fact, things got so bad for Curran, she reportedly has had to take refuge offline and shut down her social media accounts because she got hit with an onslaught of hateful tweets, slammed on Instagram with a flood of bee emojis and some people even threatened to even kill her, Yahoo reports.
All this because she was probably having a billionaire to billionaire tête-à-tête about business.
So was Beyonce throwing some shade at Curran?
Y’all already know we’ll find out on the next album.
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A-List celebs toast Denzel Washington at AFI Awards celebration
Denzel Washington was the man of the hour Thursday night with everyone from Julia Roberts to Spike Lee turning out to celebrate him as this year’s recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. But when he finally took the stage to accept the honor he did something unexpected: At his own award ceremony, Washington turned the spotlight away from himself and gave his wife of 40 years, Pauletta Washington, her own standing ovation.
The crowd of multigenerational Hollywood A-listers, from Michael B. Jordan and Mahershala Ali to Cicely Tyson and Morgan Freeman, readily obliged.
“I would not be alive without Pauletta Washington,” Washington said. “I wouldn’t survive.”
It’s a difficult task to have a moment stand out in an evening that included a surprise Beyoncé appearance (there briefly to present an honor to director Melina Matsoukas) and an earth shattering rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” by Jennifer Hudson that brought Washington to his feet, but he managed to do it.
As Roberts, Tyson and others attested throughout the evening, two-time Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington is a family man first. Seated alongside Pauletta Washington, his son Malcolm Washington, Lee, Tyson and directors Carl Franklin and Ed Zwick, the 64-year-old was for two hours taken on an emotional tour through his storied career in Hollywood — from eager newcomer to movie star to acclaimed director — by those who were by his side.
“We’re all here because we love Denzel,” said Lee, who has directed Washington in four movies (“Mo’ Better Blues,” ”He Got Game,” ”Malcolm X” and “Inside Man”). “Denzel represents our black manhood.”
Lee, the final speaker of the evening, likened Washington to other “G.O.A.Ts” (greatest of all time) like Michael Jordan, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis.
“That’s the rarefied air that Denzel Washington lives and breathes in,” Lee said.
Lee also said that, although he might be biased, “Malcolm X is the greatest performance ever committed to celluloid.”
And others were just as effusive. Roberts recalled that working with him on “The Pelican Brief” was like “working with the Beatles.”
He is, as Jamie Foxx put it, “someone who is just better than everybody else … when it comes to acting!”
“Even Leonardo DiCaprio is like, ‘I am really frightened of Denzel,'” Foxx added.
The American Film Institute brought out a host of the next generation’s brightest talents to talk about Washington’s impact on them, too.
“Mr. Washington’s arrival was a seismic moment for my generation. You paved the way,” Ali said. “Your influence, your reach transcends race without ever denying it.”
Michael B. Jordan said he was inspired by the story that while filming “Glory,” Washington kept wearing his fake scars in a scene where he had his shirt on. Jordan employed the same technique for his “Black Panther” character.
Chadwick Boseman even went so far as to say, “There is no ‘Black Panther’ without Denzel Washington.”
Issa Rae brought Washington to tears of laughter as she recounted the very adult noises she remembers her mom and aunt making while watching his movies when she was a little girl. She came to understand it, she said, when she watched “Devil in A Blue Dress” when she was a little older.
Washington stayed alert and amused throughout the evening, laughing heartily when Jodie Foster said that they were all there to, “kiss your black a–,” and yelling “Let it out, Morgan!” when Freeman took a long pause after announcing with an expletive how jealous he was. He and Lee were as playful as schoolboys during the “hoodwinked and bamboozled” speech from “Malcolm X,” reciting the lines along with the reel, and he accepted a long line of well-wishers during the dinner break.
And when it finally came time for him to speak, in addition to thanking his wife for “40 years of sacrifice and 40 years of forgiveness,” Washington used his moment on stage to talk about God and those who have helped him along the way.
“If nothing else I’m living proof of the power of God,” Washington said. “I like acting. I like making movies … But my love for God is stronger than anything else.”
The 47th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala, put on with the support of Audi, also recognized Matsoukas with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal, providing everyone with an early thrill when Beyoncé came out to speak about her friend and collaborator, who directed her “Formation” video among others.
“She is holding up a mirror for people who look like you and me to see ourselves, saying, ‘You are beautiful and your stories matter,'” Beyoncé said. “She stays authentic to her roots and femininity in an industry dominated by men.”
Matsoukas said that without her, “I’m not the same voice and I’m not the same creator.”
The ceremony will be broadcast on TNT at 10 p.m. on June 20.
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R. Kelly pleads not guilty to additional sex charges
R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges on Thursday, including four counts that carry a maximum prison term of 30 years in prison.
Prosecutors did not ask the judge to raise the bond amount for Kelly during the brief hearing in Cook County court.
Kelly stood with his hands folded in front of him and listened to Judge Lawrence Flood describe the charges to him. When Flood asked if he understood, Kelly, responded, “Yes, sir.” The Grammy award-winning singer, who has denied any wrongdoing, left without speaking to reporters. A status hearing was scheduled for June 26.
Among the 11 new counts are four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, which carries a sentence of up to 30 years in prison. That is more than four times as long as the maximum term for each of the 10 counts Kelly was originally charged with in February.
Kelly’s defense attorney, Steve Greenberg, said after the hearing that he couldn’t speculate as to why prosecutors brought the new charges, which pertain to one of the four women he was charged in February with sexually abusing years ago, three of whom were minors when the alleged abuse occurred.
“It’s the same case. It’s just that they’ve just changed what they’ve charged him with,” Greenberg said. “It’s the same facts … the same bond, the same evidence. We expect the same result.”
Asked how Kelly is coping, Greenberg said, “It’s tough. Everything is against him.”
Kelly’s spokesman, Darryll Johnson, told reporters that Kelly is “upbeat.”
“Initially, he was a little depressed,” Johnson said. “But I mean, with anything, if someone accuses you of something, you’ll be depressed. He knows the truth.”
According to the new indictment, the first eight counts are from encounters that allegedly occurred between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2010. Three others pertain to alleged encounters between May 1, 2009, and Jan. 31, 2010.
Among other things, prosecutors allege that Kelly used force or threatened to do so to pressure the accuser into sex or to perform oral sex on him. Since she was underage at the time, the statute of limitations for bringing charges was extended to 20 years from her 18th birthday, they wrote.
A woman has come forward to say publicly that 11 new felony counts stem from allegations she made about the R&B singer.
Jerhonda Pace wrote on her Facebook page that she’s the accuser identified as “J.P.” in court documents. Anticipating an angry reaction by Kelly’s fans, Pace — one of four women Kelly is charged with sexually abusing — wrote that “no matter how “wrong” you think I am, the law is on my side, a MINOR at the time.”
The Associated Press doesn’t usually name alleged victims of sexual assault, but Pace has gone public with her allegations.
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Spike Lee calls for Hollywood to ‘shut it down’ in Georgia over abortion ban
Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia over a law that would ban abortions as early as six weeks, upon detection of a fetal heartbeat.
Most studios that have commented have said they’re waiting to see if the so-called “heartbeat” law actually takes effect next year, or if the courts will block it. But at the arrivals line for Denzel Washington’s AFI Lifetime Achievement tribute Thursday, Lee said now is the time for Georgia-based productions to “shut it down” and boycott the state’s booming film industry to drive change.
Lee acknowledged that a mass exodus could dent livelihoods, but cited black bus drivers affected by the Civil Rights Movement-era boycott in Montgomery.
Georgia’s economy currently gets a $9.5 billion annual boost from the industry.
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Beloved basketball coach gunned down in front of teenage son in driveway
A Southern California community is reeling after gunfire claimed the life of a beloved basketball coach who was killed right in front of his 13-year-old son.
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On June 1, Claudell Walter, 38 was slain outside of his home in Menifee, as he exited from his car, KABC reports. His son, who was sitting a few feet away as his father was senselessly murdered, was not injured.
“He was a big, gentle giant, nonconfrontational,” said Walter’s brother-in-law DaShaun Thomas. “He was just about his kids, his family and helping people achieve their goals.”
An investigation is underway by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to find the killers, KTLA reports.
Walters was reportedly coming home from coaching his team. He was a staple on his community who co-founded DTermined Athletics with Thomas to support young athletes.
The organization released an emotional Facebook post, which reads in part:
“With heavy hearts, Our DTermined Family has suffered a huge lost. We lost the anchor of our program. Coach Claudell Walter lost his life to senseless violence in front of his own home. Coach Claudell was coming home from a typical Saturday competing with his team, when a gunman ran up and shot him before he got out of his car. We are very saddened by this, because of his impact on our program, and athletes from all over the world. He was very passionate and always had a smile on his face.”
The sheriff’s department is seeking information about the murder and anyone with information is urged to contact (951) 210-1000 or (951) 955-2777.
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