- Matt Barnes to produce Huey Newton biopic. The retired NBA player took to Instagram to announce the green light to produce the biopic of the co-founder of the Black Panther Party. The title will be ‘Power to the People’.
- Steve Harvey files legal documents against Vincent Dimmock, the ex-employee who sued the television host for charity fraud. Dimmock accused Harvey of never giving him the promised 12.5% cut of the money he raised from the charity.
- Idris Elba proposed to his model girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre,former Miss. Vancouver. The two met in 2017 during Elba’s filming of “The Mountain Between Us.”
- The BET Social Awards kicked off Sunday night Feb. 12. The award’s show honored some of the biggest social media celebrities.
- Donald Trump appeared to have sided with his two male aids who are under investigation for spousal abuse. Trump tweeted “people lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation.”
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