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Will Smith managed to make headlines the entire last year with his infamous Oscars 2022 incident. Despite the backlash and losing some projects, the actor did not lose hope and also expressed his wish to work in Lewis Hamilton’s most-awaited Formula One movie. However, he revealed he might not be a part of the car racing movie. Smith has starred in several actions and sports-centric films in his career. The actor even won an Oscar in the Best Actor category for his stint in the biographical sports drama King Richard. F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is all set to make a car racing…

Monet Nicole is a ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴄʏ and ʙɪʀᴛʜ photographer. She is always close to the women who need her own gaze and her camera lens to capture the unique moment of the ʙɪʀᴛʜ of their child. Her eye, however, does not only see the baby. She sees the ᴘᴀɪɴ, the ᴀɢᴏɴʏ, the support of loved ones, the difficulties, the ʀᴇʟɪᴇꜰ, the happiness, and the ᴛᴇᴀʀs of joy. She manages to capture all this in the photographs, forever keeping these moments indelible in time. Alive, for all those moms who will at some point want to flip through the album of their…

The Mandalorian has finally given answers to one of the series’ biggest mysteries. The series follows the titular character played by Pedro Pascal as he takes care of a force-sensitive child named Grogu who was collectively referred to by audiences as Baby Yoda due to being of the same species as the famous Jedi. Ever since this Star Wars series premiered Grogu has been a character surrounded by mystery and his true name was not even revealed until season two. Season two also revealed that he was in fact at the Jedi Temple during Order 66 and that a Jedi Master helped him…

Talks between Will Smith and Disney have broken off, and he will not be starring in Dumbo, the Tim Burton-directed live-action adaptation of the classic 1941 animated film. The studio continues to move aggressively toward a production start with a script by Ehren Kruger about the big-eared, lovable elephant. This was an intriguing family film option for Smith, but he had not committed and it didn’t work out for the usual reasons, including salary and scheduling. Among other percolating projects, Smith is moving toward a production start with Sony Pictures on Bad Boys for Life, a reteam with Martin Lawrence that has Joe Carnahan directing his script.

Born on the 18th of April 1919 in Ghana’s South Dayi District, Esther Afua Ocloo was an African entrepreneur and micro-lending pioneer. She founded Nkulenu Industries and launched her very own business with less than a dollar. That company grew into a worldwide inspiration. Thanks to her wisdom, dedication, and passion, Ester became a leading Ghanaian entrepreneur, inspiring women from all over the world. Ester was also the co-creator of WWB (Women’s World Banking), an international nonprofit micro-lending organization on top of running her own company. Besides that, Auntie Ocloo taught various skills to numerous other women, helping them become independent and…

They were cheaper by the 20 dozen. The scene was like a multigenerational family drama captured in a photo: A 98-year-old Kentucky woman with more than 230 great-grandchildren women met her great-great-great-granddaughter for the first time, as seen in a moving Facebook photo that went viral. In the moving pic, Cordelia Mae Hawkins, better known as MaeDell, is seen holding 7-week-old Zhavia Whitaker for the first time at her nursing home in Kings Mountain, Kentucky, on Feb. 18. Along for the visit were the baby’s mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, marking a rare six-generation gathering of women from the same family, Fox News…

It’s safe to say fans are embracing the idea of Marvel TV actors receiving a second wind in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And atop the list is Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, who returned in Spider-Man: No Way Home and will be involved in the Daredevil: Born Again TV series. However, another New York vigilante has folks even giddier for their comeback. It is none other than Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle, reported to be joining Matt’s adventures once more. Fans lapped up this take on Punisher, especially in his own solo show that dissected trauma, depression and the demons that pushed him to keep killing. However,…

Will Smith has said he ‘may not’ be in the Formula One film being made by Lewis Hamilton, though he had admitted he’d like to be. It would be difficult to write a story about Formula One better than the end of the 2021 season, when Hamilton lost out to Max Verstappen in controversial and dramatic circumstances on the final lap of the final race. Even late into last season fans were hoping that the decision was going to be overturned, especially when it transpired Red Bull had broken the budget. Fortunately the decision wasn’t overturned because, error or not, no one wants a title…

An Australian birth photographer recently captured a priceless moment in the delivery room. On May 20, Jessica Jackson of Itty Bitty Photography was on hand to photograph Koto Nakamura as she gave birth to her first child. Nakamura and her husband Sina Niakansafy had been told at previous ultrasounds that they were having a girl, so needless to say, they were a bit surprised in the delivery room when they learned their new baby was a boy. Jackson captured the mom’s look of shock upon hearing the doctor declare she had a son. “This photo was taken the moment Koto looked at…

Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin in the live-action version of the Disney animated classic, told a netizen that the sequel to the film might not see the light of day after all. Last December, Guy Ritchie affirmed at the microphone of The Hollywood Reporter that he’d be thrilled for Will Smith to reprise the role of the genie in Aladdin 2 despite the Oscar slap case. A statement that suggested that the feature film was going to be done well. However, Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin in the live-action film adapted from the Disney animation classic, now seems quite pessimistic about the…

Black female athlete, Serena Williams turns out to be the only black female in Forbes list of 100 highest paid athletes for 2019. This gives more reasons for black female athletes to make concerted efforts to join the league of highly successful sportswomen in the world. The black female athlete came 63rd in the Forbes list of highest-paid athlete 2019. She is surrounded by 99 male athletes who made the 2019 Forbes list as well. The sensational table tennis player is valued at $29.2 million. Serena William’s earnings could be broken down to show her pay at $29.1 million, salary…

After James Gunn was appointed to lead the DC Studios, he can be frequently seen in the headlines of major news articles, whether be it for an important announcement about the franchise or due to the ousting of another actor from their designated role. And another main reason for his recent rise in the news, other than being the DC head, is because Gunn is directing the last installment of The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is drawing closer to launch, and with James Gunn directing the movie, it is set to be a major blockbuster.…

Oprah? Or Jay Z? Or Michael Jordan? If those were your answers, you would be wrong. The richest black person in America according to Forbes, is Robert F. Smith. It wouldn’t be a surprise if you’ve never heard of his name as he made his billions away from the lime-light. Along with Robert Smith, these are the 5 richest African Americans (and the only 5 black billionaires in America). 1. Robert F. Smith, $4.4 billion Smith is the founder of Vista Equity Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm that exclusively focuses on the enterprise software, data and technology sectors.…

Westbrook Studios and Apollo World Touring will collaborate with Formula 1 on a new broadcast initiative to launch next year that will bring A-list celebrity guests – led by Will Smith – pre-filmed stunts and challenges and live performances set around F1 Grand Prix weekends. This creative partnership allows F1 to pull a new audience into its fan base, on multiple digital formats. It will also present commercial partners with an opportunity to collaborate on an annual global destination entertainment format. The deal is an outgrowth of an episode of Will Smith’s The Bucket List, which premiered on Facebook Watch. The episode saw…

Long-time Marvel Studios executive and openly queer Latine Victoria Alonso, whose time with the company dates back to 2008’s Iron Man, has left the company. Among fans, there is already much speculation about the reasons for her departure from the studio, which comes in the wake of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s poor performance at the box office and complaints from Marvel’s VFX artists about being overworked and underpaid. “The reasons for [Alonso’s] the exit are unclear,” The Hollywood Reporter wrote on the morning of March 20. However, the outlet’s sources say she parted ways with Marvel Studios on Friday. Having been with the company since the earliest…

A new sequel in the Bad Boys franchise was announced to be in pre-production by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, at the end of January, 2023. Bad Boys 4 is being directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Will Smith is back as Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowery and Martin Lawrence reprises as Marcus Burnett. During the third movie Bad Boys for Life; Captain Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano) of the Miami Police Department, was shot by Mike’s son Armando Aretas (Jacob Scipio), as he walked to his car. Captain Howard didn’t survive the attack and a funeral was held. Project Casting website…

Imagine being able to say you were born twice, in fact, you had your first surgery before you were born as well. Margaret Boemer had been in her 2nd trimester when she got the heartbreaking news that her unborn child had a rare birth defect. Enduring a previous ᴍɪsᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, this news truly shook Margaret. American Margaret Boemer showed by personal example how to fight for the life of your child. At 16 weeks pregnant, the woman was told that her baby might not be born at all. The fetus was found to have a ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴛᴜᴍᴏʀ that threatened the life of the…

It was the slap that reverberated around the globe, shocked audiences and left Will Smith banned from this year’s Oscars. But despite being banished from the biggest night in film for his attack on Chris Rock, Smith has had the last laugh with his career riding high and his bank balance positively booming. Not only is the 54-year-old working on a series of multi-million dollar film projects including Bad Boys 4 and the sequel to I Am Legend, he is also being lined up to return in the Aladdin sequel. In an ironic twist, it is Disney, who own ABC,…

In 2020, Ehime Eigbe launched the award-winning frozen greek yogurt brand Sweetkiwi after her own personal struggle with uterine fibroids, according to a press release shared with AfroTech. The post Nigerian-American Founder Scores $250K Deal On ‘Shark Tank’ For Her $2.4M Frozen Yogurt Startup appeared first on AfroTech. “All disease starts in the gut so at Sweetkiwi we continue to work purposefully in our mission to utilize the nutritional power of food to create healthier guts, good health, and wellness,” said Eigbe in the release. The Nigerian-American founder was told that she would need surgery for her uterine fibroids at age 22. However, instead,…

An en caul birth, also known as a “mermaid birth” or “veiled birth”, is when the baby comes out still inside or partially wrapped in the amniotic sac. This happens in only 1 in 80,000 births, making it extremely rare.1 It might look like your newborn is completely gift-wrapped in a soft bubble. The amniotic sac is made up of two layers of membranes and filled with amniotic fluid which the baby has been floating inside of during the entire pregnancy. Usually when you’re about to go into labor your amniotic sac ruptures – your water breaks. If the water doesn’t break, the…

Insomniac Games is still keeping Spider-Man 2 close to its vest. It’s unclear when the team will show more of the open-world PlayStation 5 game, but the title’s lead engine programmer said it will have interesting dialogue technology. As spotted by Twisted Voxel, Lead Engine Programmer Elan Ruskin spoke about this on an official livestream when asked about what makes him proud to work at Insomniac. Around 45 minutes in and after saying that he liked that the studio’s games run smoothly, Ruskin said that this next title will have “very cool dialogue technology.” He doesn’t specifically say Spider-Man 2, but it is unlikely that…

Jada Pinkett Smith has addressed the issue at the heart of the Slap – the sound that echoed around the world almost a year ago at the 2022 Oscars, when her husband Will Smith Pinkett Smith has broken her silence on the subject to tell the UK’s Guardian how she felt about her autoimmune disease, and the alopecia that comes with it, becoming the subject of a global scandal.She says now: “I learned a lot about detachment. And I learned a deeper beauty within myself, being able to let my hair go. “It’s been a hard one, a scary one – because specifically…

Side hustles are secondary jobs people take on in order to supplement and top-up their existing income. Since the pandemic, more people have turned to these types of roles as a way of beginning a new business venture or exploring a lifelong passion. Oyin Adebayo, the founder of Niyo Group, spoke with Express.co.uk about how she transformed her side hustle into a £1.4million business. Starting her side business while working at Rolls-Royce and studying, Ms Adebayo had a vision for a global tech company. The concept for Niyo Group originally began when she was doing her sister’s hair. Years later, Ms…

After taking off Iron Man ‘s battle suit in Marvel ‘s “blockbuster” series  and focusing on movie  projects ,  Robert Downey Jr.  returned to the television segment with a new role in the “terrible” project of cooperation between A24 and HBO. This is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Sympathizer (roughly translated: Sympathizer ) by Vietnamese-born writer Nguyen Thanh Viet . The series is directed by “revenge master” Park Chan Wook. In addition to Robert Downey Jr., the film crew is still casting the male lead as well as supporting roles (mostly Vietnamese actors ) around the world . About Robert Downey Jr’s Return Project. received a lot of attention from fans as well as the media. The Sympathizer will be…