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Anthony Johnson died from years of hard drinking ... according to the medical examiner, and it's something his wife wanted people to know.
His autopsy report, obtained by TMZ, cites "chronic ethanol use" as the "Friday" star’s cause of death -- while also noting the manner of death was natural.
The doc states there was no alcohol or common drugs of abuse found in his system when officials ran a toxicology test. One other thing ... the coroner's office found he'd recently tested positive for COVID, although signs of pneumonia weren't detected.
His widow, Lexis, tells us Anthony’s legacy will live on through a foundation she’s creating in his name. She also says she wants the cause of death to be public knowledge as a warning to others about the lethal effects of alcohol.
Lexis is making it her mission now to teach youth about the dangers of alcohol, as she's volunteering at church to talk to teens. In addition to Anthony, Lexis has other close friends who lost their children due to alcohol. She now wants Anthony's legacy to inspire others to put the bottle down. BTW, we're told she told the ME about AJ's alcohol use.
Johnson was found lifeless last year in an L.A.-area store. He was rushed to the hospital & later pronounced dead.
Obviously, he was most famous for playing Ezal in the original "Friday" flick, but had a good handful of other parts under his belt as well, including in movies like "Menace II Society," "House Party," "The Players Club" & others.
Hollywood was in shock upon hearing the news & none other than Offset helped to cover funeral costs for the family.
He was 55. RIP
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The Biden administration will provide grant funding to pay for the distribution of safe smoking kits as part of efforts to reduce harm from substance abuse over the next 3 years.
A number of conservative news outlets reported in recent days that the administration would fund the distribution of crack pipes for drug users as part of a push to advance racial equality.
However, safe smoking kits are just 1 piece of equipment on a list of 20 items the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlined on the grant application for its harm reduction program. The primary purpose of the program to reduce the risk of infection among drug users.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the HHS, issued a Notice of Funding for the 2022 Harm Reduction Program Grant on December 8, 2021.
The deadline for applications was February 7, 2022—which may explain why it has been the subject of recent reports.
The 75-page application, which is still available to read online, explains that eligible applicants for the grant include state, local & tribal governments, as well as tribal organizations & community-based organizations, among others.
"The purpose of the program is to support community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs & other harm reduction services."
The funding will be used for prevention activities to "help control the spread of infectious diseases & the consequences of such diseases for individuals with, or at risk of developing substance use disorders (SUD)."
One of the requirements for recipients of grant funding is to purchase "equipment & supplies to enhance harm reduction efforts." The application lists 20 examples.
These includes the "Safe smoking kits/supplies" that have been the focus of some recent articles regarding crack pipes. Other items on the list were infectious disease testing kits, safe-sex kits, including PrEP resources & condoms, syringes "to prevent & control the spread of infectious diseases" & screening for infectious diseases.
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Rochester and Queensbridge link up as Black Sinatra recruits Piif Jones for his new single and accompanying music video, "Learn To Forgive."
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Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to f*** with -- and neither is Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow ... 'cause now, she's taking the group's company to court.
Icelene Jones, the administrator of ODB’s estate, filed suit against Wu-Tang Clan Productions ... an org she says her hubby -- along with Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, and GZA -- signed a contract with back in 1992 ... which she alleges entitled those members to half of pretty much all the music they put out.
In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Jones claims that the agreement also obligated the company to pay ODB no less than 50% of net royalties from the exploitation of his image or likeness.
ODB died back in 2004, but his widow insists that the old contract still requires the company to continue paying Dirt McGirt's estate. However, Jones says she hasn't gotten what her late husband is owed ... and hasn't been able to get proper accountings from the company since at least 2011.
While she acknowledges at least a few payments have been made to her -- including a recent one for $130K back in July 2021 -- she alleges that’s nowhere near what’s actually due. Jones is claiming breach of contract and wants no less than a million bucks in damages.
Like her husband used to say ... bitch, better have my money!
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Official music video for "Diet Coke," the lead single off of Pusha T's forthcoming album, "It's Not Dry Yet."
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A California couple accused of decapitating their children pleaded not guilty to child abuse and murder charges on Wednesday.
Lancaster, Calif., parents Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., 35, and Natalie Sumiko Brothwell, 45, were charged in connection with the deaths of their 12-year-old son, Maurice Jr., & 13-year-old daughter, Maliaka.
In December of 2020 Taylor Sr. was taken into custody and hit with two counts of murder involving the deaths.
He also received 2 felony counts of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death involving his 2 other sons, ages 8 & 9 at the time.
Brothwell, who faces the same counts as Taylor Sr., was arrested last September at her home in Tucson, Ariz.
The older children were reportedly stabbed on Nov. 29, 2020 & not found by authorities until 5 days later.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirmed the children were decapitated.
It also reported per the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office that the younger children were shown the dead bodies of their older siblings and had to stay in their bedrooms with no food for days.
If convicted, Taylor Sr. faces a sentence of 57 years & 4 months to life behind bars. It is still unknown whether Brothwell will have the same sentence.
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NEW YORK (Fox 5) - Less than 24 hours after fans gathered in Canarsie, Brooklyn to remember murdered drill rapper Tdott Woo, another aspiring teenage rapper was killed in Brooklyn. 18-year-old Jayquan McKenley, whose rap name was Chii Wvttz, was pursuing a drill music career on social media & streaming platforms.
Perry Williams said his son's music faced hard competition from the streets but his son should not have died like this.
"Our hip-hop is no long hip-hop anymore, & now, if you're not doing drill, you're not going to get no play," Williams said.
The hard-driving beats & dark, ominous sound of drill originated in Chicago. It was also heavily gang-affiliated there. It got a new life in Brooklyn & was brought into the mainstream by the late Pop Smoke. His friend & protégé, 22-year-old Tahjay Dobson, known as drill rapper T-Dott Woo, was shot & killed last Tuesday. He was killed in a drive-by hours after signing a record deal.
Police officials say the taunting & dissing in the lyrics of drill fuel the violence. They don't blame the music itself for violence but say that it makes a combustible mix with gangs & guns.
Joseph Gulotta is an NYPD Deputy Chief in Brooklyn.
He says, "These are geographical gang members. The drill rap definitely inflames the situation."
In response to the murders, drill music producer & Hot 97 DJ Drewski, who helped launch the career of Pop Smoke, says he is no longer playing any diss records. Some record labels claim they will no longer sign new drill artists.
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Tyga just got some more good news in his domestic violence case ... we've learned he will NOT be hit with any criminal charges, as long as he stays out of trouble.
Tyga's case has been set for a hearing with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, where he'll sit down with prosecutors to talk about how to better handle domestic disputes in the future.
That's the educational part of this ... the other caveat is Tyga's got to keep his close nose clean, legally speaking, for the next year. If he doesn't, prosecutors could end up filing misdemeanor charges in the case -- so, they're still dangling that carrot.
TMZ broke the story ... Tyga was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in October after his ex-girlfriend, Camaryn Swanson, accused him of putting his hands on her when they got in an argument at the rapper's home.
Tyga turned himself in to police and his bail was set at $50k.
The allegations haven't stopped Tyga from spending time with Camaryn -- as we previously reported, the exes are easing back into hanging out again.
We're told it's casual and not romantic at this point, but whatever they label their relationship ... there are some high stakes attached to it now for Tyga.
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Champ Israel Adesanya and opponent Robert Whittaker acclimate to Texas. Heavyweight Tai Tuivasa lands after a long flight. UFC 271 is on Saturday, February 12.
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UFC 271 showcases a rematch of one of the biggest middleweight fights of all time, as reigning king Israel Adesanya defends his title against former champion Robert Whittaker. Plus, Houston’s Derrick Lewis takes on Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout. See these athletes train and prepare for their bouts on Saturday, February 12.
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"Diet Coke" is the lead single off of Pusha T's forthcoming album, "It's Not Dry Yet."
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2007 throwback, "Welcome to the Roc," from Jadakiss of The Lox/D-Block over Mos Def's "The Panties" instrumental.
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Spotify has called out Joe Rogan for "incredibly hurtful" comments, but they are holding firm ... he still has a place on its platform.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote a memo to staff, saying, "There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way The Joe Rogan Experience controversy continues to impact each of you."
Ek then zeros in on Joe, saying, "Not only are some of Joe Rogan's comments incredibly hurtful -- I want you to make it clear that they do not represent the values of this company. I know this situation leaves many of you feeling drained, frustrated and unheard."
It seems the comments are directed at Rogan using the n-word -- the full word -- on his podcast, although the COVID controversy may well be part of it.
And then, Ek pivots, explaining, "While I strongly condemn what Joe has said and I agree with his decision to remove past episodes from our platform, I realize some will want more."
Now the support ... "And I want to make one point very clear -- I do not believe that silencing Joe is the answer. We should have clear lines around content and take action when they are crossed, but canceling voices is a slippery slope."
Ek says his company will invest $100 million "for the licensing, development, and marketing of music and audio content from historically marginalized groups."
Too early to tell how this sits with the rank and file at Spotify.
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Joe Rogan on hoping to see Planet of the Apes in a “good neighborhood:”
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IOSCO COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Disturbing details this evening on what may have caused an Iosco County woman to allegedly murder her three year old daughter.
It was back in September when Justine Johnson's brother found a human foot sticking out of garbage bag.
Johnson was eventually arrested & has been found competent to stand trial.
The preliminary hearing was today & there was some disturbing testimony.
Justine Johnson told an investigator that she was watching SpongeBob on TV & the cartoon character told her to kill her child or face death herself.
It was at an Oscoda Township home in September when 22-year-old Justine Johnson's brother made the grisly discovery.
The body of Justine's 3-year old daughter, Sutton was found in a trash bag. She has been stabbed to death.
Johnson was not at the home when her daughter's body was discovered & an affidavit indicates police officers found her four & a half hours later, walking on railroad tracks in Oscoda Township.
A family member said she had been using drugs. Johnson was questioned but told the officers she did not want to talk about the death of her child.
But at today's preliminary hearing, testimony indicated Johnson told an investigator with Child Protective Services that she had been hallucinating & she heard a cartoon character tell her something.
Jim Bacarella is the Iosco County prosecutor.
"She said that the television, specifically SpongeBob told her she had to do this to the child or she would be killed," says Bacarella.
While Johnson has been found competent for trial, Bacarella says there is a second component to a psychological exam in criminal matters.
"Evaluation regarding criminal responsibility which is basically whether or not she knew the difference between right and wrong when this event occurred," says Bacarella.
That evaluation might be done as Johnson was bound over for trial on felony murder & first degree child abuse charges.
"That would be used if she chose to raise the affirmative defense of not guilty by reason of insanity," he says.
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Wendy Williams‘ troubles continued to mount on Friday when the media personality asked a New York court to restore her access to a bank account containing a large sum of cash.
An attorney for the 57-year-old television host, whose health issues have sidelined her from her eponymous show since last summer, filed a petition 2 days ago asking a judge to force Wells Fargo to restore her access to an account holding “several million dollars.”
Williams has been locked out of the account for 2 weeks. Her petition said she has suffered “imminent & irreparable financial damage,” as a result.
“Wells Fargo’s actions & the actions of its agents have impeded & unlawfully prevented [Williams] access to her property,” the petition stated.
The bank previously told the court its agreement with Williams allowed it to “pause or reject instructions for a proposed transaction” if the company suspects “financial exploitation, dementia, or undue influence.”
In November, Williams’ brother denied reports that his famous sister suffers from dementia. Her attorney argued in their petition on Friday that Wells Fargo has exceed its authority, in part, because she hasn’t executed any transaction that would give the bank reason to pause or reject account access.
The petition requested that Williams’ account access be restored while she resolves her dispute with Wells Fargo via arbitration.
It asked the court to “reopen any frozen accounts or assets” & to let her access “any accompanying statements, currently identifiable as accounts and/or policies which contain funds that were removed and/or withheld” from her accounts within 48 hours from Friday.
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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with comedian, actor and writer :
TOMMY DAVIDSON
Here's what we got into:
• Tommy first meeting Talib when he was 15 during the filming of Strictly Business.
• What it was about Strictly Business that made Tommy chose it for his first movie.
• The network of underground clubs in New York during the early 90's where legends were born.
• Diddy being assigned as Tommy's assistant during the time of shooting Strictly Business.
• Tommy getting Diddy out of jail when he was arrested after an altercation over parking.
• Love for rapper Heavy D and the unique personality that he brought to the culture.
• How his fatherly perspective has evolved over all the years of raising six kids.
• Processing the reality of his mother dropping him in the trash when he was a baby.
• Being raised by a white mother who was intent on connecting him with his black identity.
• Tommy not recognizing his brother was gay until he was 24 years old.
• How Tommy acquired his legendary talent of parodying famous singers.
• Meeting Martin Lawrence, Sinbad and Dave Chappelle at a club in D.C..
• His take on Dave Chappelle's bravery to tackle such a polarizing topic in 'The Closer'.
• Paul Mooney's connection to In Living Color's Homey D. Clown.
• Tommy's move to the epicenter of a new renaissance of black comics in LA.
• When he was chosen to do a set in between Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.
• Likening Keenen Ivory Wayans to Professor Xavier with his vision for greatness.
• Tommy's portrayal of Cream Corn in the film 'Black Dynamite'.
• The future of 'The Proud Family'.
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3:02 -- Tommy and Talib reflect on their first meeting at a club during the shooting for the film Strictly Business when Kweli was just 15 years old. They go on to discuss several of the notable emcees of the time that were in attendance, his asking Tommy to do his Sugar Ray Leonard impersonation from In Living Color and the network of underground clubs in NY during the early 90's where so many future legends would perform before having been signed. Tommy also goes on to bless us with a brief beatbox session of several hip hop classics.
8:05 -- Talib explains to Tommy how his character in Strictly Business gave him someone he could really relate to during that time. They go on to discuss the club scene from the movie, the dancers of the era like Buddha Stretch, Henry Link and Peter Paul that had an appearance and the all-star cameos throughout the movie. Tommy also gets into how taking the role was a conscious decision for him while he had plenty of options for his first role in a movie, freshly off making his mark in the industry starring in In Living Color.
11:41 -- Tommy tells about how Diddy was assigned as his personal assistant during the time of shooting Strictly Business. He gets into Diddy telling him he should cut his hair as well as him bringing Tommy to all clubs where the best rappers of the time were hanging and performing at. Tommy also illustrates the story of his getting Diddy out of jail when he was arrested after an altercation over a parking space and they discuss the The "B.I.G. Mack" marketing campaign back in the day along with one of Talib's earliest jobs working for Diddy in the mid-90's.
17:11 -- Tommy speaks on his love for rapper Heavy D, the unique personality that he brought to the culture, his success crossing over into the mainstream and Hev's time as the A&R for Uptown Records. Tommy also talks about his six kids born of different generations and his latest addition to the family. He notes the valuable advice he received from his aunt about parenthood and how his fatherly perspective has evolved over all the years, dating back to those times when he was a starving artist and had to compromise time spent with them.
22:27 -- Tommy talks about his unique life story of being adopted by a white family after he was dropped into a trash can at 18 months by a mother who suffered from addiction. He gets into his growing up with anger issues, not having a full understanding of why and his being ridiculed by some of his peers for being raised by a white family. He also tells how he got some closure after meeting his birth mother and details a bitter-sweet moment when she attended one of his shows.
27:55 -- Tommy is asked about his growing up with his brother Michael who was gay and how that impacted his childhood. He gets into the love he had for his brother, Tommy finding it difficult to process why he was so different, not understanding why Michael wouldn't stick up for him and not realizing his brother was gay until he was much older. Tommy also talks about his mother's strict rules of no racial slurs or gay slander allowed in their home as well as how social media has so many living in their own proverbial bubbles outside of reality.
35:21 -- Tommy expands more on his being raised by a white mother who was deeply progressive and intent on making sure her son was in touch with his black identity. Her giving him a biography of Malcolm X and introducing him to many aspects of black culture. They go on to discuss how diverse Tommy's neighborhood was growing up, how the history of intolerance in America goes well beyond just race and the TV show 'Just US' is brought up as well as meeting actor Sterling K. Brown.
43:25 -- Tommy's legendary talent of parodying singers is explored as they talk about how vocalist Al Jarreau impacted him growing up, being one of his mother's favorites. Tommy goes on talk about recognizing Jamie Foxx's singing abilities before he was brought on to In Living Color, the long history of singers parodying other singers and how these were his go-to bits during those early performances a raunchy strip club in D.C. when he would dive into his best Lou Rawls, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder.
48:21 -- Tommy is asked about the night he first met Martin Lawrence, Sinbad and Dave Chappelle at a club in D.C. with Sinbad fresh off his win on Star Search. He talks about Martin's attire that night and how it was Tommy's first night performing at a real comedy club, most of his sets previously being at concerts. Tommy goes on to tell Talib how much he regrets sleeping on him as well as his catalogue over all these years and now finding himself to be a real fan of his work.
54:55 -- Tommy's first comedy special 'Takin' It to D.C.' is brought up. They discuss a few of the notable bits from that set and the concept of comedians not being bound to reality, which leads to talk about Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer'. Tommy gives his take on Dave's bravery to tackle such a polarizing topic, how dangerous a mob mentality can be and they discuss the notion of "people united will never be defeated". Jasmin also goes on to tell a joke about Caitlyn Jenner and Tommy gives us one involving a crazy naked black dude, Mother Teresa and a big ass knife.
1:04:50 -- The socially conscious aspects of Tommy's comedy are discussed as they go on to talk about how In Living Color's character Homey D. Clown was essentially Paul Mooney's personality in clown form and the personification of justified anger coming from the black experience. Tommy is also asked about his move to LA in the mid-80's with his then-manager Sinclair Jones during a time in Hollywood that he describes was the epicenter of a new renaissance of black comics that would later become icons of the industry.
1:11:07 -- Tommy is asked about what he was feeling the night when he was chosen to perform a set at LA's Comedy Store in between Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. He talks about all the trials and tribulations he went through over the last three years that finally led to that big moment and why he was so confident at that time, Tommy feeling he had fully earned that spot. He talks about how his manager pushed him to give his best every night on stage and Jasmin also relates some of her own experiences performing at the Comedy Store.
1:20:34 -- Tommy's time on In Living Color is brought up again. He talks about how lucky he and the rest of the cast were to have found themselves together at the time and likens Keenen Ivory Wayans to Professor Xavier who with his vision and knowledge of comedy structure was able to recruit some of the best comics on the LA scene which resulted in one of the best sketch comedy shows ever. Talib goes on to tell him about his favorite character being Tommy's portrayal of Cream Corn in the film 'Black Dynamite' and Jasmin asks Tommy about the future of 'The Proud Family'.
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