Georgia Lawmakers Mull Cap On State’s Film Tax Credits; Senate Committee OKs Audit Of Productions

TMZ reports."At this time, investigators believe the victim was the intended target of the gunfire and they are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting," an Atlanta Police Department rep told Billboard.Marlo signed to Quality Control in 2017 and was known for hits including "1st N 3rd," and appearance on "The Load" with his best friend Lil Baby and Gucci Mane.The Medical Examiner reported he was 30, although some outlets have reported he was 27.As news of the Quality

As news of rapper Lil Marlo's death spread Sunday (July 12), artists and other music industry personalities reacted with shock on social media. The Quality Control Music artist had been shot and killed the night before while driving on the I-285 in Atlanta.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAtlanta rapper Lil Marlo (aka Rudolph Johnson) is dead, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.No official cause of death has been revealed. However, Atlanta Police confirmed that officers found a 30-year-old man shot in a car on I-285 near the Benjamin E.

Rapper Lil Marlo was shot and killed late Saturday night while driving down an Atlanta highway. He was just 30 years old, and a father of two children.

Rickey Smiley's daughter, Aaryn, is sharing her frightening experience of being a victim of gun violence. The 51-year-old comedian and radio show host had his 19-year-old daughter recount her story of getting shot multiple times on his Atlanta-based  on Thursday.Aaryn was shot on Sunday night while visiting a Whataburger in Houston, Texas.

FKA twigs has shared a new short film – watch ‘We Are The Womxn’ below.Created as part of with WeTransfer’s WePresent series, the film explores “the dynamic healing of womxn of colour,” following twigs to her 2019 performance at the Afropunk Festival in Atlanta.Directed by Ivar Wigan, the film documents the Afropunk set, and then travels to Blue Flame, a notorious Atlanta landmark and the city’s first Black strip club.“I’m actually pretty shy but I felt so encouraged to dance and enjoy my body

Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. "I’m outraged today because I’d rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea Turner’s college than her funeral," Perry said in a statement to People magazine.

Tyler Perry has offered financial help to a family during a hard time. The actor, 50, is paying for the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the filmmaker confirmed Wednesday.

ATLANTA -- Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. “I’m outraged today because I’d rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea Turner’s college than her funeral," Perry said in a statement to People magazine.

Tyler Perry is set to pay for the funeral of eight-year-old Secoriea Turner, who was shot and killed near Rayshard Brooks‘ memorial site on Saturday.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAs the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians examine their team names and logos in contemplation of changing what many deem offensive, one other baseball team has remained outside of the debate.The Atlanta Braves, who once spotlighted Chief Noc-a-Homa, a Native American who would emerge from a teepee and do a war dance when a team player hit a home run (he was “retired” before the 1986 season) just issued a letter that seemed defiant on the name

Via social media, diva Kandi Burruss decided to drop not one but two stunning photoshoots of her baby daughter, Blaze Tucker, who is now seven months old. Todd Tucker’s baby girl was set to have a six-month birthday photoshoot, but that was not possible because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Garrett Rolfe – the former cop who was fired after he shot Rayshard Brooks in the back in an Atlanta Wendy’s parking lot on June 12 – is facing life in prison.

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) released a resolution today condemning police brutality and authorizing the creation of a complete Strategic Plan for the organization to focus on social and racial justice, human rights and equity.

Jill Goldsmith Pinewood Studios Atlanta, a 700-acre film studio in Georgia, announced a technology-led health and safety effort to mitigate and eliminate the transmission of COVID-19.It is working with medical testing company BioIQ to protect and monitor entrants and with Synexis, a biodefense company, that created a custom plan for the facility using its patented Dry Hydrogen Peroxide technology to reduce viruses, bacteria and mold in the air and on surfaces.

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It’s hard to imagine Real Housewives of Atlanta without OG NeNe Leakes, 52, especially for longtime cast member Porsha Williams, 38! “Porsha is really hoping that NeNe does sign her contract and come back to the show,” an insider close to the ladies spills to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “They’ve gotten extremely close especially during quarantine.

Jill Goldsmith Editors’ Note: Deadline’s Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide a forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could safely restart in the era of coronavirus. Before the pandemic left its nine soundstages empty, Blackhall Studios in Atlanta was bustling with production.