Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin Apologizes, Talks ‘Toxic’ Relationship With Son Kerrion Following Leaked Argument

Brian Rohan, who was known as San Francisco's “dope lawyer” for 1960s counterculture clients like the Grateful Dead and Ken Kesey, has died, according to a newspaper report Sunday. He was 84.

marijuana possession — a team headed up by another famous San Francisco lawyer, Patrick Hallinan — Rohan became San Francisco’s go-to man for “dope” charges.Rohan co-founded the Haight Ashbury Legal Organization and the group recruited clients in part by setting up a table outside the Grateful Dead house at 710 Ashbury Street.Thanks to his association with the Grateful Dead, Rohan also became a music lawyer. In 1966, he helped the band negotiate its first contract with Warner Bros.

Following her son Trilby's dramatic premature birth, Lacey Turner has revealed why she opted not to breastfeed her baby boy.The Eastenders star, who recently put on a casual display while on a stroll, said that after he was rushed to a specialist unit by doctors, her priority was for her boy to be fed. Speaking to Sunday Mirror's Notebook, the 32 year old admitted she was already in two minds about breastfeeding because of her difficult experience with first child Dusty, 18 months.

The San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the pilot program on Thursday (March 25), saying it’s to help artists survive the coronavirus crisis and embolden their work moving forward.“This new program is an innovative effort to help our creative sector get through this challenging time, and come back even stronger and more resilient than before,” Breed said on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) website.

San Francisco is investing in its arts community. Starting in May, 130 local artists in the city will receive $1,000 per month in cash, with no strings attached.

Dude, what did the Bay Area and people driving Hyundai cars ever do to you?!

the Queen of Soul! In celebration of iconic songstress Aretha Franklin, on what would have been her 79th birthday, the two acclaimed actresses portraying her in upcoming biopics are honoring her legacy.Jennifer Hudson took to Instagram on Thursday to show the progress of her mural of Franklin's face, created in spray paint.«Royalty! Sharing the making of My Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul mural in honor of the Queens birthday on today!» wrote Hudson, who portrays Franklin in the upcoming biopic

The San Francisco Film Festival will kick off its 2021 edition with a world premiere of director Chase Palmer's Naked Singularity, which stars John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgard and Ed Skrein. On April 9, the film that stars Boyega as an impassioned public defender who stumbles into a drug heist while his reality collapses all around him will stream online and at a drive-in theater.

Antonio Ferme editor“Naked Singularity,” starring John Boyega, “Socks on Fire” and “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” are among the selections announced for the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival, which will take place in an all-new hybrid format.Running April 9-18, the 64th edition of the festival will incorporate both online and in-person elements.

Justin Bieber walks behind wife Hailey as they head back to their car in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (March 22).

Three of the nation’s great regional theaters will change ownership this month, with the Ambassador Theatre Group acquiring San Francisco’s Golden Gate and Orpheum theatres and Detroit’s Fisher Theatre from The Nederlander Co.

Cynthia Erivo is opening up about playing Aretha Franklin in a new interview, and also chatting about pal Jennifer Hudson playing the legendary singer in a different project.

UFC commentator and firebrand podcaster sold his Bell Canyon, California, property for $3.45 million — $250,000 more than he was asking for. The move comes after Rogan, 53, said goodbye to Los Angeles and hello to Texas last year. He left behind two guard-gated estates in LA’s San Fernando Valley after wanting more space and “freedom.” He purchased one of the Bell Canyon properties — the one he is currently unloading — for $2.3 million back in 2003, during his time hosting “Fear Factor.” The

his dad’s tirade, in which the 16-time Grammy winner mocked his kin for being poor and threatened to put his foot in his son’s “skinny motherf—ing a–.”“Recently my son and I had an argument that he chose to record,” the elder Franklin said in a video apology posted on Twitter on Saturday.“I felt extremely disrespected in that conversation and I lost my temper and I said words that are not appropriate and I am sincerely sorry to all of you.