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Ellise Shafer Aubrey “Drake” Graham and Sean “Diddy” Combs have signed on as executive producers of Grammy-nominated rapper French Montana’s documentary “For Khadija,” which is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 16. Directed by Mandon Lovett, “For Khadija” follows “the unlikely rise of Moroccan-born, multi-platinum recording artist French Montana, as his single mother she sacrifices everything to raise her three young sons in the Bronx, after being abandoned by their father and left destitute,” according to the doc’s official description. “The film spans the globe as it depicts the family’s unique immigrant journey, a son’s perseverance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, and a mother’s unwavering faith — all in pursuit of the American dream.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Director Stanley Tong (“Rumble in the Bronx”) is to team up with Jackie Chan for the tenth time on “The Legend.” State media in China report that Chan, who recently reached the top spot in the mainland Chinese box office with aged stuntman comedy “Ride On,” will play an archaeologist on a quest through time and space. With production by Bona Film Group, “The Legend” is pitched as being in the same vein as Tong and Chan’s 2005 effort “The Myth,” which was a fantasy love story. Tong and Chan have worked together on other titles including “Police Story 3,” “Supercop” and “Vanguard.” India’s Jio Studios is backing “Khashaba,” a Marathi-language film on the life of India’s first Olympic medalist Khasaba Dadasaheb. After delivering the sleeper hit Sairat and Fandry, the new film will be directed by Nagraj Manjule. The title is considered as part of Jio Studio’s ambition to deliver more than 100 stories this year. With production to begin shortly, the film will be mounted on a large scale. “Along with entertaining the audience, this film will also introduce the audience to a brave and exceptional athlete who made India proud all over the world,” said Manjule. “Khashaba” will be presented by JioStudios and produced by Aatpat Production, Jyoti Deshpande and Manjule.

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"Green Book" actor Frank Vallelonga Jr.’s cause of death has been revealed. The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that the actor died due to the combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine. The death was ruled as an accident. In December 2022, Vallelonga was confirmed to have died in a statement from his rep.

Social media was quick to champion Ben Affleck for his ability to speak Spanish after the actor went viral for his linguistic capabilities. While promoting his new film "AIR,"which explores the relationship between Nike and Michael Jordan, Affleck discussed how he got Jordan on-board with the project while speaking with Spanish radio network "Cadena Ser."  In the interview posted to TikTok, Affleck solely speaks Spanish, much to the Internet's disbelief. "He is very well-spoken [sic] in Spanish… who knew," one user commented.

fall from a window, The Post has learned.The “Right Round” artist — whose real name is Tramar Dillard — must appear April 25 for trial in Bronx Family Court in Alexis Adams’ case claiming he hasn’t kept up with a 2018 custody agreement to pay medical and school costs for Zohar, 6.After the little boy’s March 4 accidental five-story plunge from a New Jersey apartment window, medical bills have only increased for his mom, according to Adams’ lawyer, Dror Bikel.“Zohar recently had a catastrophic accident and he needs more services now and it’s expensive and the father has the money and he’s not stepping up,” Bikel claimed.Bikel said Zohar, born with the neurological disorder hydrocephalus, is autistic and requires “special services” — but Adams and the child were forced to go on Medicaid after they were allegedly dropped from Dillard’s insurance. Recently the 43-year-old Florida-based rhymer has offered that his ex and Zohar go on a private insurance plan — but it’s so basic it wouldn’t cover all of Zohar’s care, Bikel claimed.“He just got an $80 million judgment and his child is on Medicaid,” Bikel said.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix on the set of the upcoming Joker sequel – Joker: Folie à Deux.The pair can be seen dancing on the staircase that was made famous in the first Joker movie, which is situated near Shakespeare Avenue in the Bronx, New York.Both are wearing smudged clown make-up and can be seen dancing, smoking and laughing in the shots together. There is also one when they appear to be kissing.Gaga will play Harley Quinn in the upcoming film, which is rumoured to be a musical.

The Jonas Brothers are done with Broadway — now they’re headed to the Bronx.On Saturday, Aug.

Lady Gaga continues to dive into the role of Harley Quinn while filming “Joker: Folie à Deux“.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director The latest batch of production photos from the “Joker: Folie à Deux” set reveal Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix dancing on the Bronx staircase made famous in the first “Joker” movie. One of the more memorable scenes in the 2019 film featured Joaquin Phoenix dancing maniacally to Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part 2” while on a staircase near Shakespeare Avenue in the Bronx, New York. It appears “Joker: Folie à Deux” is putting its own spin on the staircase scene as Phoenix is now accompanied by Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn at the same location.

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix do a little song and dance together while filming new scenes for Folie à Deux in New York City on Sunday (April 2).

Lady Gaga chats with Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips during another day on set on Saturday (April 1).

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St. Patrick’s Day act might just be The Prodigals, a long-running Celtic punk band that will play four back-to-back gigs in Manhattan and Queens this Friday.One of those stops will be iconic Irish pub Paddy Reilly’s in Kips Bay, where the band have had a weekly residency for 26 years.It was right before St.

Ice Spice has performed her hit collaborative single ‘Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2’ with PinkPantheress live for the first time at Rolling Loud Cali in Los Angeles, California.The Bronx-raised rapper, born Isis Gaston, performed a short set at Rolling Loud, dedicating a significant portion of her 13-minute set to the smash hit. Watch the clip below.Elsewhere in the set, Ice Spice performed ‘Princess Diana’, ‘Gangsta Boo’, ‘Actin a Smoochie’, ‘Bikini Bottom’, ‘Munch (Feelin’ U)’ and closer ‘In Ha Mood’.Ice Spice teamed up with PinkPantheress in early February to release a new version of the latter’s November song ‘Boy’s A Liar’.

Jennifer Lopez often changes up her look, and it's safe to say the Jenny from the Block hitmaker looks great whatever she does!Most recently, Ben Affleck's wife took a trip to the salon to undergo a bold hairstyle transformation.Not only has the star opted for a darker brunette hue, but she's gone for extensions too, which have been styled in loose waves.VIDEO: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's incredible love storyJennifer took to Instagram to share a mirror selfie of herself and her hairstylist, Lorenzo Martin. Fans were quick to comment on her look, with one writing: "Can we talk about your hair color, it's so beautiful!" while another wrote: "You look magnificent!" A third added: "This is everything."The award-winning singer's natural hair is curly and short, but the mother-of-two loves to experiment with hair extensions, which she more often than not wears during public appearances.MORE: Jennifer Lopez's twins to face big change in personal life with famous mom and Ben AffleckMORE: Jennifer Lopez's former stepdaughter is so grown up in photo with dad Alex RodriguezThe star previously revealed to People that she feels at her best "when my hair is curly and I'm a little bit tan".A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo)Jennifer Lopez looked fantastic with extensions and a darker brunette hairstyleShe added that her trademark bun was inspired from her upbringing in the Bronx.

She’s a Millennium BabySpice was born Isis Gaston in the Bronx, New York, in the dawn of the new millennium – January 1, 2000, to be exact – to a Nigerian father and Dominican mother.As the eldest of five siblings, her interest in a rap career reportedly began when she was just seven and was introduced to hip-hop musicians such as Lil’ Kim.Throughout her high school years, she worked on her writing skills by penning poetry and refining her rap talents, but it was not until she attended college that she started making strides toward an actual career in the music industry.Her Collaborator Bought Her a $150,000 Watch as a GiftThe rising star’s Valentine’s Day celebration this year was made very special by fellow rapper Lil Tjay, who surprised her with a $150,000 Richard Mille watch as a present.While the extravagant gift may lead some to jump to conclusions about the nature of their relationship, both hip-hop artists have been quick to clarify that they are just friends.Sources close to Spice revealed to TMZ that the two are not romantically involved. Tjay apparently just wanted to do something meaningful to commemorate their “Gangsta Boo” collaboration’s success in reaching the Billboard Hot 100 chart.She Modeled for Beyoncé’s Ivy Park Fashion BrandIn January 2023, Spice took to Twitter to reveal photos from her modeling moment, as she is one of the select few people featured in the latest Ivy Park campaign, known primarily as Beyoncé’s Adidas collection.The range, named Park Trail, will be available in Adidas stores in February 2023.

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Peacock dropped the trailer for Queens Court, their new unscripted reality series starring Tamar Braxton, Evelyn Lozada and Nivea. Hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, the dating series from Will Packer premieres Thursday, March 16 only the streamer.

QuestLove has revealed the surprising reason why Will Smith was absent from the star-studded 50th anniversary of hip-hop performance at the 2023 Grammys on Sunday.The actor, 54, who is rebuilding his career after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, was due to take to the stage at LA's Cryto.com Arena alongside 90s collaborator Jazzy Jeff, but was mysteriously absent on the night,LL Cool J introduced the segment, charting the roots of the genre to a party in The Bronx in August 1973, when a DJ played the beats the laid the groundwork for hip-hop.The tribute featured hip-hop artists from multiple generations - from Grandmaster Flash all the way to Lil Uzi Vert, with many fans showering praise on the tribute on social media.Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRilla Spilling the tea: QuestLove has revealed the surprising reason why Will Smith was absent from the star-studded 50th anniversary of hip-hop performance at the 2023 Grammys on SundayQuestLove told Variety: 'I’ll give the spoiler alert away.

One of the most epic moments of the nearly-four-hour 65th Grammy Awards was a massive tribute to hip-hop celebrating the music genre's 50th anniversary.LL Cool J introduced the segment, charting the roots of the genre to a party in The Bronx in August 1973, when a DJ played the beats the laid the groundwork for hip-hop.The tribute featured hip-hop artists from multiple generations - from Grandmaster Flash all the way to Lil Uzi Vert, with many fans showering praise on the tribute on social media.LL Cool J revealed in the intro that The Roots' Questlove put the tribute together, adding it was, 'a flash forward through a half-century of one of the greatest ongoing musical stories.Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRilla Epic: One of the most epic moments of the nearly-four-hour 65th Grammy Awards was a massive tribute to hip-hop celebrating the music genre's 50th anniversary (pictured LL Cool J) Tribute: Black Thought kicked off the tribute, followed by Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Rahiem of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five performed The Message, followed by Run DMC, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt N Pepa, Eric B, Public Enemy, De La Soul, Clipping, Ice-T, Queen Latifah, Method Man, Big Boi from Outkast, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Missy Elliot, Nelly, Too Short, Swizz Beatz, Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert and GloRillaGrammy Awards 2023