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After boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.

boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.The Japanese tennis star — who is currently the highest-paid female athlete in the world — took the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Friday night for her third round matchup, sporting a black face mask emblazoned with the name «Ahmaud Arbery.»«This did not have to happen, none of these deaths had to happen,» she told

boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.The Japanese tennis star — who is currently the highest-paid female athlete in the world — took the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Wednesday night with a black face mask emblazoned with the name «Elijah McClain.»The mask is Osaka's second tribute to victims of police violence this week — at Monday's first round

boycotting a previous tournament match to show her support for the victims of police violence, Naomi Osaka is taking more steps to raise awareness during the US Open.The Japanese tennis star — who is currently the highest-paid female athlete in the world — took the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Monday with a black face mask emblazoned with the name «Breonna Taylor.»According to the Associated Press, Osaka told reporters at the match that she brought seven masks — enough for

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LABELS & PUBLISHERSWarner Music is co-producing a film about… of course… you guessed it… tennis. Specifically the story of tennis champion Arthur Ashe – the only black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open.

Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and BlacKkKlansman co-writer Kevin Willmott have teamed for a biopic onArthur Ashe, the civil rights activist and the only Black man to have won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. Oscar-winner Willmott, a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee and co-writer of the filmmaker's latestDa 5 Bloods, will pen the screenplay.

Also Read: Whitney Houston Biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' in the Works From Director Stella MeghieAshe was an activist for civil rights and for AIDS awareness and is the only black man to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open.

Dave McNary Film ReporterA biopic about Wimbledon tennis champion and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe is in the works at Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group.Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, whose credits include “BlacKkKlansman” and “Da 5 Bloods,” will write the screenplay, which has the full support of the Arthur Ashe Estate.Ashe’s inspirational story started on the public tennis courts in Richmond, Va., as he eventually rose to become

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorBlacKkKlansman Oscar winner Kevin Willmott is set to write the feature story of Wimbledon tennis champion and African American civil rights activist Arthur Ashe, a project which Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group (WMG) are teaming on.It’s a project that’s close to Amritraj’s heart, the Hyde Park producer being a former Wimbledon pro himself.

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Amazon Studios has picked up Sundance love story Sylvie's Love, starring Tessa Thompson andNnamdi Asomugha,sources familiar with the deal tell The Hollywood Reporter.Eugene Ashe wrote and directed the movie, which follows a saxophone player (Asomugha) and aspiring TV producer (Thompson) as they fall in love and continually cross paths in late 50s/early 60s New York.Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi King, Wendi Mclendon-Covey and Jemima Kirke also star.The movie premiered in the U.S.

“Sylvie’s Love,” a sweeping period romance starring Tessa Thompson, has sold to Amazon Studios out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, sources close to the deal told Variety.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Sultry music swells as the camera swoons over a young couple in a tender nighttime embrace. The 1950s residential New York City street is carefully rain-slicked and lined with shiny classic cars: an obvious stage set.