Jameela Jamil knows exactly where she wants to draw the line.
22.04.2023 - 02:51 / etcanada.com
Tupac Shakur’s empathy was too high to be a successful “crack dealer.”
Rapper Ray Luv describes his friendship with Shakur in the new docu-series, “Dear Mama”, which details the legendary rapper’s life.
Luv recalled how he and Shakur fell into deep financial struggles, which caused them to turn to sell drugs. However, the two musicians had no penchant for selling drugs on the street.
READ MORE: Will.i.am Reveals He Isn’t A Huge Biggie Or Tupac Fan: ‘That Kind Of Music Doesn’t Speak To My Spirit’
“We sucked at selling crack,” Luv, 51, explains in the first episode of the show. “We were the worst crack dealers in the history of crack dealers.”
“He sold crack for like five days. I think I sold crack for seven, mostly because I couldn’t sell my crack which is weird.”
The rapper further expressed how the gig required more of a corrupt and cutthroat nature that Shakur didn’t embody.
READ MORE: Snoop Dogg Recalls Saying Goodbye To Tupac Shakur After Fatal Shooting
“We knew very quickly that that was not going to be our way out. Because capitalism requires that your empathy level is relatively low,” he continues.
“And his (Shakur’s) empathy level was a little higher than most people. He didn’t believe in hurting or killing Black people. So if a person is smoking crack with their daughter or their son, he’s not gonna recover from that.”
The five-part series airs Friday on FX and is available for streaming on Hulu the following day.
Jameela Jamil knows exactly where she wants to draw the line.
Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey was a complicated one.
Martin Scorsese’s 1990 crime classic, died in his sleep on May26, 2022 when he was shooting a new film in the Dominican Republic. The star, who was 67 when he died, was shooting movie Dangerous Waters. Officials have now confirmed Liotta’s cause of death was due to heart and respiratory system issues.
Gillian McKeith says it was "worth it" going back on I'm A Celeb for the six figure pay day as she claims she was 'terrorised' by the experience. The 63-year-old was asked back to the all star South Africa series after infamously fainting at the live trial during her original appearance in 2010, and it seems she hasn't changed much since then. Gillian says she only agreed to go back and relive the torment due to the impressive pay check ITV offered.
The Simpsons being “the bane of my life”, owing to the fuelling of racial stereotypes.The Indian actress said in a new interview that Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu’s “exaggerated” Indian accent would lead people to question why hers wasn’t as pronounced.Chopra Jonas, who is married to Jonas Brothers‘ Nick Jonas, made a cameo in the long-running cartoon in an episode that showed the pair getting married.She said that the feature was ironic, given how the cartoon impacted her teenaged years growing up in the US.“To be on The Simpsons in my wedding dress was really fun and ironic considering Apu was the bane of my life when I was growing up,” she told British Vogue as she looked back at some of her key Instagram photos.“Everybody kept asking why don’t I speak like Apu [Nahasapeemapetilon], why my accent wasn’t like Apu?”She added, “Apu had a really exaggerated Indian accent as we all know now,” before noting that the cameo was “bittersweet and funny because obviously The Simpsons are an iconic part of most of our childhoods”.Chopra Jonas also noted the “irony of me in an Indian dress marrying a white guy”.The character of Apu was previously voiced by American actor Hank Azaria.In 2021, he apologised on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast for his longtime portrayal of Apu while also acknowledging the show’s participation in “structural racism”.Four years previously, widespread calls for Azaria to stop voicing Apu began, following Hari Kondabolu’s criticism of the portrayal of the character in his documentary The Problem With Apu.Elsewhere in Armchair Expert, Azaria called for greater and more diverse racial and ethnic representation in entertainment.“If it’s an Indian character or a Latinx character or a Black character, please
Salford gran Laynie Nesbitt had been a yo-yo dieter for years, and had seen her weight continue to rise up to 19 stone. But in June 2020, a chance conversation would spark a life-changing journey that has seen Laynie lose seven-and-a-half stone in under a year.
Kailyn Lowry and her son are talking about the birds and the bees after a SERIOUSLY awkward discovery!
Starring in the Marvel franchise changed Pom Klementieff’s life.
Derek Hough was overcome with emotion while remembering the late Len Goodman. In a new interview on Jana Kramer's podcast, Hough at one point sounded like he was breaking down in tears. As he paused to collect himself, muttering «Yeesh, yeah, sorry,» the hosts chimed in: «You cry, we cry.
Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, are getting candid about her cancer diagnosis. In the Disney+ documentary,, the GRAMMY-winning singer breaks down the personal and intimate events in 2022 that inspired him to complete his album, . Throughout the limited docuseries, which is broken down into four parts,,, and, Sheeran and Seaborn open up about her cancer diagnosis and the effects it has had in their relationship. In episode one, Seaborn — who has remained largely out of the spotlight, details the diagnosis.
Priyanka Chopra is sharing the beginning of her love story with Nick Jonas.
James Wan‘s “Aquaman” was far and away the most successful film of the old DCEU, making $1.15 billion at the global box office. So it’s safe to expect that its sequel, “Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom,” due in theaters this Christmas, will also take in a huge haul.
The recording label of country music sensation Morgan Wallen is dispelling rumors that led to the postponement of his Sunday night performance at Oxford, Mississippi’s Ole Miss stadium.
Savannah Chrisley and Colton Underwood revealed that they went on a date back in 2017.
Colton Underwood and Savannah Chrisley are revealing a surprising fact. During the latest episode of the podcast, the duo revealed that they went out in 2017.The date was for the 2017 ACM Awards, and followed Chrisley's split from NBA player Luke Kennard and Underwood's breakup with Olympian Aly Raisman, both of which had occurred earlier that year. «It was after Luke and I broke up. I was like, 'All right, screw this.' You know how it goes.
according to insiders with knowledge of the matter. All that’s known right now is that, according to multiple reports, it’s somehow related to the ongoing lawsuit filed by former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, and might, or might not, also have something to do with the whole Dominion mess.It’s a developing story so, as they say, stay tuned. Meanwhile, back to Kimmel.“Fox News has severed bow ties with Tucker Carlson after all these years.
was divorcing him through social media. Child star Drake - who recently went missing in the US, sparking concern - addressed his impending divorce on Twitter. After the divorce news broke on TMZ, Drake tweeted: "I found out my wife filed for divorce from TMZ…check out my new song.
Will no one shed a tear for the ultra beautiful? The ones who are the wrong type of gorgeous for their preferred profession?
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ray Romano starred in one of television’s biggest sitcoms for 9 seasons and 210 episodes, but apparently Martin Scorsese was never watching “Everybody Loves Raymond.” During a recent interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast (via IndieWire), Raymond said that Scorsese had no idea who he was when casting him in the HBO series “Vinyl.” “Scorsese did the pilot and I had to go on tape for him,” Romano said. “The cool thing was, I went on tape and the response we got back was, ‘Yeah, Marty likes it. He’s in the running. And Marty wants to know who he is. He’s never seen him,’ And my agent was like, ‘So he’s never seen the show?’ And they go, ‘No, no, no, he doesn’t know who the guy is,’ which was a blessing because he didn’t have to erase the sitcom character from his mind.”
Patti LuPone says that she requested a role in the second season of Schmigadoon!, but was rejected for being “too old.”