Janet Jackson’s fake apology, new music and film from Whitney Houston estate

According to multiple reports, Janet Jackson did not apologize for comments about a false conspiracy theory about Vice President Kamala Harris’s race, despite a statement that claimed she was apologizing. A man named Mo Elmasri, who claimed to be Janet’s former manager, issued an apology on her behalf after the award-winning songstress/actress questioned the presidential nominee’s Blackness, in an interview published in The Guardian on September 21. Us Weekly confirmed via Janet’s real representatives that Elmasri has never been affiliated with the superstar and that her brother Randy Jackson has been her manager for years. However, the jury is still out about why Janet made the false statement about Harris to The Guardian and when she will apologize for it herself…..

The city of Newark, New Jersey, celebrated its own native son, brand maker Angelo Ellerbee by renaming Treacy Avenue & Madison Avenue Angelo Ellerbee Way on Sept. 19, in recognition of his incredible contributions to the arts, culture, and the community. The legendary publicist and mentor is also the bestselling author of “Before I Let You Go,” which has taken Amazon by storm. The afternoon was hosted by fashion icon June Ambrose and Rev. Louise Scott-Rountree, councilmember-at-large. Meanwhile, crooner Jeff Redd and his wife Theresa O’Neal Redd are hosting a book signing for “Before I Let You Go” on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 3-6 pm at Reimagined BK Boutique in Brooklyn, New York……

Hot on the heels of his newly-released singles “Together” and “3,333,” Chicago native and three-time Grammy Award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper teamed up with Raising Cane’s for a $100,000 donation to his youth empowerment charity SocialWorks. Founded by Chance in 2016, SocialWorks helps thousands of youth each year through education, mental health, homelessness, and performing and literary arts. While he was at the restaurant, Chance greeted fans and served up a Box Combo for his brother Taylor Bennett before departing for Michele Clark Magnet School, where he served students from the Raising Cane food truck…….

Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Entertainment, in partnership with the Estate of Whitney E. Houston, The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation and Primary Wave Music, recently announced the 30th Anniversary celebration of Whitney Houston’s historic South Africa Concerts with a fully-remastered worldwide theatrical release Oct. 23 & 27. The limited theatrical screenings will feature the never-before-released concert from Durban, South Africa, which has been remastered in 4K with remastered audio. The new live album, The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban), will be released on Nov. 8….