ABOVE PHOTO: Nick Rashad Burroughs
By Flo Anthony
Will Smith won his first award from the Golden Globes last Sunday for his moving portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams in “King Richard.” The rapper turned actor was honored with a Best Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama award after previously being nominated five times by the Hollywood Foreign Press, who did not televise or live-stream the event this year. Meanwhile, Smith also paid tribute to Sidney Poitier, who passed away January 6 in the Bahamas, posting on Twitter, “An icon, legend, visionary and true pioneer. Thank you, Sidney Poitier, for breaking down barriers, creating the path and making it possible for there to be a Will Smith. “He added, “Your legacy is eternal. Rest in power.” ………….
CryptoBoxers’ game creator and CEO of Me n Mines Media, Andrew Gilliam, has victoriously announced that CryptoBoxers is now entering the ring of fashion, with a new CryptoBoxers NFT apparel line, in anticipation of the game’s pending release date. The first round series includes past champions Michael Spinks, Lamon Brewster, Junior “Poison” Jones, Billy Wright, Montell Griffin, Buster Douglas, and female boxing champion Tracy Byrd. Current champions and contenders include Austin Trout, Alexander Frank, Helen Joseph, and the WBC heavyweight champion Danielle Perkins and their first NFT referee, the legendary Tony Weeks. Utilizing the latest technology, each boxer sends images to the CryptoBoxers team. The images are then transformed into singular explosive, alter dimensional patterns, and transfixed to hoodies, long sleeves, and t-shirts………
Nick Rashad Burroughs will star as Ike Turner in “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” beginning January 18 in New York City. Tony -award nominee Daniel Watts’ final performance is January 16. Nkeki Obi-Melekwe currently stars as Tina. Written by Tony award nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall with Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins, the play officially reopened at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on October 8, 2021…….
According to reports, Chris Brown’s rumored ex-girlfriend Diamond Brown gave birth to a baby girl January 8. The baby’s name is Lovely Symphani Brown. The bundle of joy weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces and is 20 inches long. Diamond has not confirmed who the father is, however, fans of Chris have speculated that Lovely could be the crooner’s third child. The R&B -pop star is a dad of two already and shares daughter, Royalty, 7, with ex Nia Guzman, and son, Aeko, 2, with ex Ammika Harris…….
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