CNN recently obtained the security footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a hotel hallway in Los Angeles on May 17. Combs issued an apology on Instagram almost immediately, which Ventura’s legal team denounced. Meanwhile, sources say the reason Combs did not mention Ventura’s name during his apology was due to legal restraints.
CNN reporter Elizabeth Wagmeister, who broke the video, tweeted out on May 20, “Diddy and Cassie’s Nov. 2023 settlement prohibits both from speaking about each other, multiple sources have told me. He’s not allowed to say Cassie’s name, according to a source familiar with the settlement.”
In the wake of all this, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is contemplating taking back the key to the city he gave Combs on September 15, 2023, in Times Square. On May 20, Adams told 1010 WINS, “We never have taken a key back from anyone, but the team is doing an analysis of what the next steps are”…
The 9th Annual Black Music Honors took place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Ga., on May 18. Entertainers who attended included Ceelo Green, MC Lyte, After 7, Shanice, and David & Tamela Mann. The ceremony was co-hosted by Le Toya Luckett with DeRay Davis. The evening honored Johnny Gill, Patrice Rushen, Bootsy Collins, and Hezekiah Walker, with a surprise salute to MC Lyte. The special will premiere on the Stellar Network on May 25 and air on Bounce TV Wednesday, June 19 (Juneteenth) at 9 p.m. EST…
Filmmaker, executive producer, writer, and director Tyler Perry is turning up the heat in season 4 of “All the Queen’s Men” on BET+ by adding a new character and storyline that features actress Heart Hayes. “All the Queen’s Men” will continue to revolve around Marlyn “Madam” DeVille, played beautifully by Eva Marcille. Marlyn owns Eden, a nightclub that features male exotic dancers. Hayes portrays Renee, who explores her sexuality with one of the main characters. Heart will appear in 14 of the 16 episodes of season 4…
We hear that …The “Abbott Elementary” crew, including Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and producer Eric Kuhn, attended the opening night on May 15 of “Invasive Species” at the Vineyard Dimson Theatre (W. 15th Street) in the Big Apple. The play is a dark comedy about a young actress who immigrates to the United States and ends up hospitalized in a psych ward in New Haven, Conn., according to the play’s website. “Invasive Species” is written by Maia Novi…