Hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs fell out of favor with the public following footage of him attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a hotel hallway. Before the leaked footage hit the media, Homeland Security raided two of Combs’ properties. An insider says Combs views the leaked hotel footage as a “distraction” from the Homeland Security raid.
Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs thinks the video of him hurting Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura is a ‘distraction,’ source says
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs issued an apology following the leak of footage that shows him physically attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel lobby in 2016. Before the footage hit the media, Ventura described the incident in a 2023 lawsuit against Combs. Ventura alleged that Combs raped, assaulted, and sex trafficked her. They settled the lawsuit a day after Ventura filed.
Combs apologized for the events that occurred in the leaked footage. However, an insider told...
Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs thinks the video of him hurting Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura is a ‘distraction,’ source says
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs issued an apology following the leak of footage that shows him physically attacking Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel lobby in 2016. Before the footage hit the media, Ventura described the incident in a 2023 lawsuit against Combs. Ventura alleged that Combs raped, assaulted, and sex trafficked her. They settled the lawsuit a day after Ventura filed.
Combs apologized for the events that occurred in the leaked footage. However, an insider told...
- 5/28/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
No man is an island. As much as we hate to admit it, sometimes, no one gets anywhere in life without someone believing in them. The same is true for Hollywood. It takes the stars aligning (pun intended) for any success story for anyone to really make it, and especially to escape the shadow of how they may be initially perceived.
There may be no better example of that than Mr. Channing Tatum. He told GQ in 2009, “I got crazy lucky. Like, sometimes I think I won the lottery or something. I don’t really know how I got here. But I just keep moving forward, and it just keeps getting better and better.” Had the stars aligned differently, he could have been just an exotic dancer and never entered the public consciousness. Or just a model. Or just played a jock. Or just played generic romantic leads. Or just played generic action roles.
There may be no better example of that than Mr. Channing Tatum. He told GQ in 2009, “I got crazy lucky. Like, sometimes I think I won the lottery or something. I don’t really know how I got here. But I just keep moving forward, and it just keeps getting better and better.” Had the stars aligned differently, he could have been just an exotic dancer and never entered the public consciousness. Or just a model. Or just played a jock. Or just played generic romantic leads. Or just played generic action roles.
- 5/10/2024
- by Derek Mitchell
- JoBlo.com
If you have ever heard any of Rick Ross’ internationally popular songs, such as Stay Schemin featuring Drake and French Montana or B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast) featuring Styles P, you have probably noticed the classy Maybach Music tag on each instrumental. Throughout Ross’ discography, the well-known statement—which represents his record label, Maybach Music—appears on numerous tracks.
And after more than a decade of studios’ wearing the tag, last year, the 48-year-old finally revealed the voice behind it.
Rick Ross (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ross confirmed on Instagram on August 29, 2023, that Jessica Gomes is the voice behind the Maybach Music Group. The Australian model, who has appeared in multiple campaigns, was born in Sydney to a Chinese father and a Singaporean mother of Chinese descent.
Jessica Gomes: Meet the Voice Behind the ‘Maybach Music’ Tagline
Like most fans of rap music, you have probably spent most of your weekends listening to Rick Ross’ mixtapes,...
And after more than a decade of studios’ wearing the tag, last year, the 48-year-old finally revealed the voice behind it.
Rick Ross (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ross confirmed on Instagram on August 29, 2023, that Jessica Gomes is the voice behind the Maybach Music Group. The Australian model, who has appeared in multiple campaigns, was born in Sydney to a Chinese father and a Singaporean mother of Chinese descent.
Jessica Gomes: Meet the Voice Behind the ‘Maybach Music’ Tagline
Like most fans of rap music, you have probably spent most of your weekends listening to Rick Ross’ mixtapes,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards 2022.
The award, which honors industry figures who have both significantly shaped culture through their careers and are seen as transformative leaders, will be awarded to the U.S. pop culture icon later this month at the awards show.
“Diddy has always been a pioneering force in our community, breaking barriers, achieving unprecedented heights, blazing new trails, and, in so doing, raising the bar for all of us,” said BET CEO Scott Mills. “His virtuosity is matched only by his range – from music to media, culture, business, and philanthropy – Diddy has exemplified Black excellence.”
Combs launched one of modern music’s most successful labels in Bad Boy Records, which made stars of Notorious B.I.G., The Lox, Lil Kim and Junior Mafia among others. He also helped cultivate the likes of Usher and Mary J. Blige,...
The award, which honors industry figures who have both significantly shaped culture through their careers and are seen as transformative leaders, will be awarded to the U.S. pop culture icon later this month at the awards show.
“Diddy has always been a pioneering force in our community, breaking barriers, achieving unprecedented heights, blazing new trails, and, in so doing, raising the bar for all of us,” said BET CEO Scott Mills. “His virtuosity is matched only by his range – from music to media, culture, business, and philanthropy – Diddy has exemplified Black excellence.”
Combs launched one of modern music’s most successful labels in Bad Boy Records, which made stars of Notorious B.I.G., The Lox, Lil Kim and Junior Mafia among others. He also helped cultivate the likes of Usher and Mary J. Blige,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
In the same morbid league as "Death Race 2000", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) was widely reviled by the mainstream as too extreme, but it was rescued from obscurity by rebel cineastes who got their kicks watching innocent people terrorized and killed with stylish direction and sick humor by filmmaker Tobe Hooper.
Blackly comic and extreme in its portrayal of a murderous back-roads clan, Cinepix Film Properties' "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" jokingly refers to the first two "Massacre" sequels made in 1986 and 1990. One has to be in the right mood for this brand of horror-comedy, and for general audiences it's unpalatable.
Released originally by Columbia/TriStar in 1995 under a different title, "Next Generation" is resurfacing in a shorter version to cash in on the rising stardom of leads Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.
Those with the stomach and nerves to survive writer-director Kim Henkel's unnerving shriekfest will find that Zellweger and McConaughey do their riskiest and possibly most satisfying work to date.
A high-school girl with a strong will to survive, but one who is repeatedly tortured and driven to hysterics by evil hicks, Jenny (Zellweger) survives an ordeal that would make G.I. Jane flinch.
As the roaringly primitive lead sadist Vilmer, McConaughey radiates evil and physically intimidates. He's joined by the equally primal Leatherface (Robert Jacks) in chasing down and terrorizing victims. In a mild warmup for the horrors to come, Jenny's hapless boyfriend (John Harrison) is run over by Vilmer in a tow truck.
The fate that befalls Jenny's friends Heather (Lisa Newmyer) and Barry (Tyler Cone) is far worse and pushes the envelope of screen mayhem. When Vilmer isn't choking and breaking necks, Leatherface is revving up the chainsaw. As if this pair wasn't enough, the nest of sickos is rounded out with a quotation-spewing redneck (Joe Stevens) and a deranged floozy (Tonie Perenski).
After a few preliminary scares in the forest where Jenny and her friends are stranded, the film gets down to business with the beating and mangling of Newmyer's character, while Jenny keeps escaping the clutches of Vilmer only to be hunted down and forced to endure more serious abuse. She keeps fighting back and eventually earns a well-deserved rescue.
Not happy with Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" and "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III," Henkel, author of the original film, uncorks a frenzy of nightmarish imagery and vicious human behavior. One can't help but root for Zellweger's remarkable character, but one also hopes the franchise is given another long rest.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE:
THE NEXT GENERATION
Cinepix Film Properties
An Ultra Muchos/River City Films production
Writer-director Kim Henkel
Executive producer Robert J. Kuhn
Producers Robert J. Kuhn, Kim Henkel
Director of photography Levie Isaacks
Production designer Deborah Pastror
Costume designer Kari Perkings
Editor Sandra Adair
Music Wayne Bell
Casting Isabelle Coulet
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jenny Renee Zellweger
Vilmer Matthew McConaughey
Leatherface Robert Jacks
Darla Tonie Perenski
W.E. Joe Stevens
Heather Lisa Newmyer
Sean John Harrison
Barry Tyler Cone
Running time -- 86 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Blackly comic and extreme in its portrayal of a murderous back-roads clan, Cinepix Film Properties' "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" jokingly refers to the first two "Massacre" sequels made in 1986 and 1990. One has to be in the right mood for this brand of horror-comedy, and for general audiences it's unpalatable.
Released originally by Columbia/TriStar in 1995 under a different title, "Next Generation" is resurfacing in a shorter version to cash in on the rising stardom of leads Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.
Those with the stomach and nerves to survive writer-director Kim Henkel's unnerving shriekfest will find that Zellweger and McConaughey do their riskiest and possibly most satisfying work to date.
A high-school girl with a strong will to survive, but one who is repeatedly tortured and driven to hysterics by evil hicks, Jenny (Zellweger) survives an ordeal that would make G.I. Jane flinch.
As the roaringly primitive lead sadist Vilmer, McConaughey radiates evil and physically intimidates. He's joined by the equally primal Leatherface (Robert Jacks) in chasing down and terrorizing victims. In a mild warmup for the horrors to come, Jenny's hapless boyfriend (John Harrison) is run over by Vilmer in a tow truck.
The fate that befalls Jenny's friends Heather (Lisa Newmyer) and Barry (Tyler Cone) is far worse and pushes the envelope of screen mayhem. When Vilmer isn't choking and breaking necks, Leatherface is revving up the chainsaw. As if this pair wasn't enough, the nest of sickos is rounded out with a quotation-spewing redneck (Joe Stevens) and a deranged floozy (Tonie Perenski).
After a few preliminary scares in the forest where Jenny and her friends are stranded, the film gets down to business with the beating and mangling of Newmyer's character, while Jenny keeps escaping the clutches of Vilmer only to be hunted down and forced to endure more serious abuse. She keeps fighting back and eventually earns a well-deserved rescue.
Not happy with Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" and "Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III," Henkel, author of the original film, uncorks a frenzy of nightmarish imagery and vicious human behavior. One can't help but root for Zellweger's remarkable character, but one also hopes the franchise is given another long rest.
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE:
THE NEXT GENERATION
Cinepix Film Properties
An Ultra Muchos/River City Films production
Writer-director Kim Henkel
Executive producer Robert J. Kuhn
Producers Robert J. Kuhn, Kim Henkel
Director of photography Levie Isaacks
Production designer Deborah Pastror
Costume designer Kari Perkings
Editor Sandra Adair
Music Wayne Bell
Casting Isabelle Coulet
Color/stereo
Cast:
Jenny Renee Zellweger
Vilmer Matthew McConaughey
Leatherface Robert Jacks
Darla Tonie Perenski
W.E. Joe Stevens
Heather Lisa Newmyer
Sean John Harrison
Barry Tyler Cone
Running time -- 86 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 8/25/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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