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Let's just dive into the subject(s) at hand, shall we?  Check out the latest Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast this Wednesday at 8pm eastern.  Your favored AFROnerdist hosts will be unraveling these interesting issues:  in a rather surprise casting move, rumor has it that Marvel has cast rising actor, Jonathan Majors (Lovecraft Country) as the time traveling villain, Kang the Conqueror for the third Ant-man installment; is this another race bending move that could have further implications for MCU casting?;  legendary Harry Potter scribe, J.K. Rowling continues to find herself in trans related controversies with the release of her new book, Troubled Blood about a cross-dressing serial killer; hmmm...an interesting VOD trailer was just released on the cyberwebs entitled, Love and Monsters starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner, Teen Wolf), Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist) and fan favorite Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise):

    

And then there's the hero/villain animated reversal trailer, Henchmen which includes the vocal talents of Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Craig Robinson and James Marsden:

notable British actor, John Boyega (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) quits his role as a Jo Malone brand spokesman after the perfumier replaced him with a Chinese actor in a recent campaign; Actress, Geraldine Viswanathan might be a front-runner for rumored Disney plus Ms. Marvel streaming series;  interesting....Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane, NBA superstar, Steph Curry and iconic TV writer, Norman Lear are teaming up to produce an animated version of the 70s sitcom classic, Good Times for Netflix; I don't think we spoke about The Boys' introduction of the Stormfront character and/or storyline;  Or how its making some fans uncomfortable; Did we discuss the bombshell (not really) Andrew Gillum interview on Tamron Hall's show?  Will his political career survive?  Oh..what was actor, Chris Evans thinking?....jeez; And lastly, did actress, Kirstie Alley's (Cheers, Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan) now deleted tweet about The Oscars' new diversity rules reveal how many in Tinseltown really feel about "forced inclusion?"   Call in LIVE at 508-645-0100.     

   

"Though my own century fears me as the most ruthless conqueror of all time, my triumph is a hollow one so long as the twentieth century escapes my tyranny!"-Kang (Nathaniel Richards) 

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https://madamenoire.com/1190331/robin-givens-relieved-not-to-be-included-in-mike-tyson-biopic/

Last week, we reported that Robin Givens issued a cease and desist notice to both Jamie Fox x and the makers of the upcoming Mike Tyson biopic. She wanted to ensure that her likeness would not be reflected in the film.

Now, in an interview with Page Six, Givens shared that she’s grateful not to be included.

Givens, who was married to Tyson for eight months in 1988, accused him of physical abuse.

She shared that she didn’t trust her story would be told in the correct manner because Tyson has spent their decades of separation re-victimizing her, by attempting to tarnish her reputation in the public.

Tyson claimed Givens was cheating on him with Brad Pitt before the marriage was over and claimed that she was attempting to get his millions.

Givens told Page Six, “It was a continuation of the abuse,” Givens told us. “I did not get one dime from my marriage. I left with absolutely nothing. I left the house, I wanted my life. I was a young person who made a terrible choice. A bad choice. That continuation and perpetuation of these things that are not true [was like] being punched all over again continuously.”

Reps for Tyson, who have denied any claims of abuse, claim they will not depict Givens relationship with their client in the film.

Givens said, “To say the least, it’s a relief”

https://www.essence.com/love/gabourey-sidibe-boyfriend-antebellum/

Gabourey Sidibe’s Hollywood journey is certainly one worth marveling at. After making a splash with her breakout role in the movie Precious, she’s gone on to snag roles in major movies and TV shows like Empire, American Horror Story, and the buzzy on-demand horror film Antebellum.

If you’ve been following her on social media, you may have also noticed that she’s spending quarantine with a special somebody – her boyfriend Brandon Frankel. News of their relationship began to circulate late last year, but Sidibe has become more open in the past few months about her relationship and how it came to be.

During an interview with The Daily Beast, Sidibe talks about how rejecting patriarchal standards helped her become more confident as a woman. Prior to filming Antebellum, Sidibe says she made a decision to be less accommodating to men.

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#TBT to the exact opposite of Social Distancing at The NBA All Star Game. Hoping you have yourself an amazing quarantine mate like I do. This time has been weird, yet nice when you get to hide away with someone you love

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“I was not going to care what they wanted from me,” she said. “I was never going to offer them anything. I would not cook for men or take care of men.” Soon after making this decision, love found her.  “It’s like a dumb thing I did for myself,” she said. “And then very quickly after that I had a boyfriend.”

According to the article, Sidibe has been dating Frankel, a branding and marketing expert, since 2019. The couple had been spending the first half of the pandemic in Chicago as Sidibe finished filming Empire. They then drove cross country back to Los Angeles with their cat Aaron.

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Mom + Dad had their first dinner date outside the house since Valentine’s Day! Was super cute…extra distant, outside in a tent…felt weird, but much needed!

A post shared by BRANDON FRANKEL (@brandontour) on Jul 31, 2020 at 11:08am PDT

So far, things seem to be going great between Sidibe and Frankel. Recently, the lovebirds ventured out for their first dinner date since before the quarantine began. They also welcomed another kitten into the family.

Thanks for the love gems, sis!

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https://madamenoire.com/1190224/patti-labelle-dissed/

If you know anything about the legend that is Patti LaBelle, you know that she operates with a level of realness not often seen in celebrity spaces.

If she feels it, she says it, good, bad or indifferent. Personally, I love her for it. Not only because it’s hard to hate someone telling the truth but also because for someone who has been in the industry as long as she has, that honesty comes with a whole lot of incredible stories.

She’s shared quite a few of them over the years. She spoke about her issues with Diana Ross, stealing their outfits and then later poaching Cindy Birdsong for The Supremes. But Patti always says that the two have mended their rift.

Recently, during a conversation with Angela Rye, Ms. LaBelle told the truth about some people who weren’t always kind.

First she started with the men who had acted up in one way or another.

Patti:  I had some men who didn’t like the way that I performed and I wrote about it in my first book Don’t Block the Blessing. It was Wilson Pickett, James Brown and a few other gentlemen. Al Green. It’s a story a big story about my life working with men.

I recorded with Wilson Pickett, ‘634-5789’ with Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx and at the very end, he did something that he didn’t like very much. I went off of background and went, ‘Why don’t you call him?!’ And when I sang that part he was so mad at me. He said, ‘If I had a gun, I would shoot you.’ I said, ‘Really?!’ Back in the day stuff. It’s real cuz it’s in my book so nobody’s going to beat me up for telling the truth.

And there was an incident with my favorite man James Brown at the Apollo Theater. We were the opening act and he had to follow. And we were singing ‘Danny Boy’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and we got standing ovations for the whole time we were on. So James said to the curtain guy, ‘Shut the curtain on those witches with a b.’

I said, ‘Woo!’ So they closed the curtains on me. Then later, after James and I got over that, he said to me, ‘Ms. LaBelle, you know what, you’re so fabulous, and I think you should do something for the young girls.’ I said, ‘What?’ He said, ‘Start a culture class because you always have your nails done, your hair done, you’re always wearing the right clothes.’

What a compliment. So it went from a downer to an upper. So in my life, I’ve learned that people don’t really not like me, they just don’t understand what I do and I was born this way.

And there was Al Green  moment when we were doing, Your Arms Are Too Short To Box with God and we were on Broadway. This is an ugly story but I’m going to tell it anyway.

So, at the time, my sister Barbara was struggling with cancer. And there was a matinee that day and an evening show. So, I wanted to go home for the matinee. Burnett Carol, the producer, said Ms. LaBelle you can go home. And Al Green, we were all there at the theater, he said, ‘If she’s going home, I’m going home.’ It was so ugly. So I said, ‘But I’m going home to see my sister who’s not well, she’s dying of cancer.’

He said, ‘I don’t care about your sister!’

Why he wanna say that? Girl, I took a glass and my friend Norma took the glass from me but I was going to cut him.

And since then, he’s apologized.

I’ve had some many funny moments with people in this industry. I’ve been through a lot in my life. But so many ups.

And now that we’re all in this dilemma together, I think it’s time to be kind. It’s always time to be kind but right now, we’re seeing life leave just like that.”

 

Later, she spoke about one particular diva who dissed her during a Live Aid performance. She didn’t say the woman’s name. But when she did the impersonation, it’s pretty clear who she was referring to. See what she said.

Patti: My son Zuri was about 8 or something. And he went to show with me and met everybody. It was a wonderful moment. But that was the time too, I got dissed. But I can’t tell you who it was. Lord knows I can’t. She know who she is. I went to hug her—and I went to introduce Zuri because she was with Mick Jagger at that moment and I said, ‘This is Mick Jagger.’ Mick was excited, ‘Oh, you’re Patti’s son.’ Then the lady, I went to hug her and she said, ‘Oh no, darling you’re moist.’ I said, ‘Moist?’ I had just finished and I was hot and sweaty. That heffa told me I was moist. I haven’t spoken to her since. I have so many stories. Some beautiful and some not so cute but they grew to be better.

 

You can listen to both parts of this interview in the videos below.