WEtv has added another reality series to its books.
The AMC Networks cabler has ordered Bold & Bougie from Carlos King’s Kingdom Reign Entertainment.
The series, which is currently in production, will debut next year and will star a group of Atlanta women including Malaysia Pargo, Tameka Foster, Gocha Hawkins, Princess Banton-Lofters and Crystal Smith.
The show will follow the group as they refuse to let societal expectations or age define them.
Per the logline, the women of Bold & Bougie have spent their entire lives being cheerleaders for others. Now, it’s their turn to be the center of attention as they support each other and form an unbreakable sisterhood. In each hour-long episode, witness the growing pains that come from love, loss – and hangovers, because they still know how to have a good time.
Malaysia Pargo is an entrepreneur and mother of three coming off an eye-opening year following...
The AMC Networks cabler has ordered Bold & Bougie from Carlos King’s Kingdom Reign Entertainment.
The series, which is currently in production, will debut next year and will star a group of Atlanta women including Malaysia Pargo, Tameka Foster, Gocha Hawkins, Princess Banton-Lofters and Crystal Smith.
The show will follow the group as they refuse to let societal expectations or age define them.
Per the logline, the women of Bold & Bougie have spent their entire lives being cheerleaders for others. Now, it’s their turn to be the center of attention as they support each other and form an unbreakable sisterhood. In each hour-long episode, witness the growing pains that come from love, loss – and hangovers, because they still know how to have a good time.
Malaysia Pargo is an entrepreneur and mother of three coming off an eye-opening year following...
- 12/5/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ne-Yo is apologizing in the wake of backlash to recent comments he made regarding transgender children and criticizing parents who support their kids identifying as a different gender than that which was assigned at birth.
“After much reflection, I’d like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that I may have hurt with my comments on parenting and gender identity,” Ne-Yo, 43, shared in a statement posted to Twitter on Sunday.
“I’ve always been an advocate for love and inclusivity in the Lgbtqi+ community, so I understand how my comments could’ve been interpreted as insensitive and offensive,” he continued. “Gender identity is nuanced and I can honestly admit that I plan to better educate myself on the topic, so I can approach future conversations with more empathy.”
He concluded, “At the end of the day, I lead with love and support everyone’s freedom of expression and pursuit of happiness.
“After much reflection, I’d like to express my deepest apologies to anyone that I may have hurt with my comments on parenting and gender identity,” Ne-Yo, 43, shared in a statement posted to Twitter on Sunday.
“I’ve always been an advocate for love and inclusivity in the Lgbtqi+ community, so I understand how my comments could’ve been interpreted as insensitive and offensive,” he continued. “Gender identity is nuanced and I can honestly admit that I plan to better educate myself on the topic, so I can approach future conversations with more empathy.”
He concluded, “At the end of the day, I lead with love and support everyone’s freedom of expression and pursuit of happiness.
- 8/7/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Crystal Smith, who was scheduled to face trial on Monday for allegedly tampering with evidence after her son killed a 13-year-old classmate, is now scheduled to plead guilty in St. Johns County Circuit Court in Florida.
This comes almost two years after her son Aiden Fucci, then 14, killed cheerleader Tristyn Bailey. He stabbed Bailey 114 times and left her dead in the woods.
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Fucci pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in February. In March, he was sentenced to life in prison.
During the court proceedings, Smith submitted letters to the judge and the Bailey family.
“I grieve for the devastating loss of Tristyn, I grieve for the subsequent arrest of my son, and I grieve for the irreparable agony inflicted on the Bailey family, as well as all other friends and families affected,” she wrote. “Most of all, however, I grieve for Stacy Bailey as a mother.
This comes almost two years after her son Aiden Fucci, then 14, killed cheerleader Tristyn Bailey. He stabbed Bailey 114 times and left her dead in the woods.
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Fucci pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in February. In March, he was sentenced to life in prison.
During the court proceedings, Smith submitted letters to the judge and the Bailey family.
“I grieve for the devastating loss of Tristyn, I grieve for the subsequent arrest of my son, and I grieve for the irreparable agony inflicted on the Bailey family, as well as all other friends and families affected,” she wrote. “Most of all, however, I grieve for Stacy Bailey as a mother.
- 5/13/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
On February 6, Aiden Fucci, 16, pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 13-year-old schoolmate, Tristyn Bailey. With this plea, Fucci is facing 40 years to life in prison. The sentencing hearing will take place in March or April of this year when Fucci will be able to make another statement.
According to video evidence from a house in Jacksonville, Florida, Fucci and Bailey had been walking together around 1:30 a.m. on May 9, 2021. Then in a video from the same house, Fucci is seen walking back alone around 3:30 a.m. and carrying white Nike shoes. At 10 a.m. that same day Bailey was reported missing by her parents.
At 6 p.m. the St. John’s Sheriff’s Office receives a call about a dead body in the woods not far from Fucci’s house which was quickly identified as Bailey’s body. The young middle schooler was stabbed 114 times and died from sharp force trauma.
According to video evidence from a house in Jacksonville, Florida, Fucci and Bailey had been walking together around 1:30 a.m. on May 9, 2021. Then in a video from the same house, Fucci is seen walking back alone around 3:30 a.m. and carrying white Nike shoes. At 10 a.m. that same day Bailey was reported missing by her parents.
At 6 p.m. the St. John’s Sheriff’s Office receives a call about a dead body in the woods not far from Fucci’s house which was quickly identified as Bailey’s body. The young middle schooler was stabbed 114 times and died from sharp force trauma.
- 2/9/2023
- by Hailey Schipper
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale) has signed on to star alongside Peyton Kennedy, Anjali Bhimani, Jeremy Radin, Akilah Hughes and Ben Gleib in the indie Pruning.
In Lola Blanc’s psychological horror film, which is currently in production in the Los Angeles area, a far-right political commentator Sami Geller (Brewer) discovers that her rhetoric has inspired a mass shooting. She must then contend with the part of herself that has a conscience.
Blanc is directing from the script she wrote with Jeremy Radin, with Nick Paskhover and Chris Beyrooty producing. David Lawson, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead will also produce under their Rustic Films banner, with Brewer, Deric A. Hughes and Elia Petridis serving as EPs. Brewer is represented by CAA and Schreck Rose Dapello.
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Exclusive: Leticia Peguero has been appointed as Senior Vice President at Oscar-nominated documentarian Stanley Nelson’s (Attica) Firelight Media.
Peguero comes to...
In Lola Blanc’s psychological horror film, which is currently in production in the Los Angeles area, a far-right political commentator Sami Geller (Brewer) discovers that her rhetoric has inspired a mass shooting. She must then contend with the part of herself that has a conscience.
Blanc is directing from the script she wrote with Jeremy Radin, with Nick Paskhover and Chris Beyrooty producing. David Lawson, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead will also produce under their Rustic Films banner, with Brewer, Deric A. Hughes and Elia Petridis serving as EPs. Brewer is represented by CAA and Schreck Rose Dapello.
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Exclusive: Leticia Peguero has been appointed as Senior Vice President at Oscar-nominated documentarian Stanley Nelson’s (Attica) Firelight Media.
Peguero comes to...
- 6/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ne-Yo (Step Up: High Water) has signed on to star alongside his real-life aunt Kym Whitley (Twenties) and niece Tyler Kay Whitley (The Game) in the indie romantic comedy The Pact, from writer-director Robert Mychal Patrick Butler (Life Ain’t Like The Movies).
The film follows best friends Jessie (Tyler Kay Whitley) and Brandon, who made a pact in college to get married on their 30th birthday, should they both be single at the time. After Brandon gets dumped by his longtime girlfriend Amanda (Grace Aubry) on the eve of his 30th, he heads to Vegas with Jessie, marrying her after a night of drunken shenanigans. Back home, confronted with the fallout of their decision, Jessie has to deal with a new relationship and her upset Aunt Porsha (Kym Whitley), who found out her favorite niece has gotten married on social media. She’s at the same time tasked by her manager,...
The film follows best friends Jessie (Tyler Kay Whitley) and Brandon, who made a pact in college to get married on their 30th birthday, should they both be single at the time. After Brandon gets dumped by his longtime girlfriend Amanda (Grace Aubry) on the eve of his 30th, he heads to Vegas with Jessie, marrying her after a night of drunken shenanigans. Back home, confronted with the fallout of their decision, Jessie has to deal with a new relationship and her upset Aunt Porsha (Kym Whitley), who found out her favorite niece has gotten married on social media. She’s at the same time tasked by her manager,...
- 4/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
She got her own thing, that's why he loves her. Because Ne-Yo and wife Crystal Smith's Miss Independent made her early debut June 25. Sharing an image of the smiling singer and their newborn daughter, the entrepreneur announced Isabella Rose Smith's early arrival on Instagram. "God said don't make plans honey!" she wrote. "She came 4 weeks early but right on time for mommy!" The 5-pound, 7-ounce addition joins the couple's children Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr., 5, and Roman Alexander-Raj Smith, 3, and Ne-Yo's kids with his ex, Monyetta Shaw: Madilyn Grace Smith, 10, and Mason Evan Smith, 9. As Crystal put it, "My world is finally complete." The couple...
- 6/25/2021
- E! Online
Ne-Yo's family is getting bigger! The "Another Love Song" singer and his wife Crystal Smith shared the exciting news that they're expecting! Making the pregnancy reveal even cuter, the two posted a heartwarming announcement on Instagram on Sunday, Feb. 21. "Overjoyed to announce...," the 41-year-old star captioned his post, "...the family is expanding." "You ready baby? Let's go," he added while including the hashtags, "#Number5, #5thandFinal, #BlessingsonBlessings." Crystal took to her Instagram page to post the baby news, writing, "This is why I love you..." Both stars uploaded a video, which showed Ne-Yo caressing his...
- 2/21/2021
- E! Online
It's over between Ne-Yo and Crystal Smith. The 40-year-old R&b singer confirmed on an episode of the Private Talk With Alexis Texas podcast, released on Saturday, that he and his wife have split and plan to end their almost four-year marriage. The two had recently been the subject of breakup rumors. "It's slowly but surely becoming public knowledge that myself and my wife have decided to go ahead and get a divorce," said Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith. "It's not a sad thing, it's more of a us realizing- long story short, I'm never gonna talk bad about her. I'm not that person. There's nothing bad to say about her....
- 2/16/2020
- E! Online
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