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Zendaya shut down the red carpet with a real life “Cinderella” moment on Camp night at the 2019 Met Gala.
The actress dressed as Cinderella headed to the ball in a light-up Tommy Hilfiger dress, while her stylist, Law Roach, assited as her fairy godmother and even carried a wand to light up Zendaya’s Tommy Hilfiger gown.
As proof of her commitment to her character, Zendaya even lost her glass slipper on the carpet!
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LeBron James has done plenty of good deeds this week with the opening of his iPromise Charter School in Chicago (click HERE if you missed that).
But now the NBA all-star is catching heat online for what many feel was a poor choice of words when honoring several women of color.
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Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott was honored during ?ESSENCE’s 6th Annual Black Women in Music Event, presented by Lincoln Motor Company a few days ago.
The event is held each year during Grammy’s week in L.A. and this year,?celebrity attendees and consumers flocked to Avalon Hollywood.
Attendees included?Ciara, Jordin Sparks, Zendaya, Chante Moore, Candice Patton, Elise Neal, Tasha Smith, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley and more.
Guests?were treated to a journey through four decades of music with performances by?Chaka Khan, MC Lyte, Brandy and Lianne La Havas.
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You may have heard by now that Lifetime plans to produce a biopic of the legendary singer and actress Aaliyah, starring Disney’s Zendaya Coleman as the posthumous star.
The film, tentatively entitled “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B”, is based on the bestseller “Aaliyah: More Than a Woman
As reported earlier this week, Aaliyah‘s family is not seeing it for Lifetime Network’s unauthorized biopic of the fallen superstar.
[READ: NEWSFLASH! Aaliyah’s Family Plans to Stop Lifetime Movie…]
Aaliyah’s family has now released an official statement about their stance in stopping the network from profiting from the singer’s death.
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If you haven’t heard by now, the Lifetime Movie Network is planning a biopic of Aaliyah‘s life.
[FLASHBACK: Beyonce interviews Aaliyah on MTV Red Carpet… (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
17 year old Disney actress, Zendaya has been cast to play the fallen superstar, whose rise to stardom was cut short by a plane crash in 2001, and Zendaya sent out the following tweets confirming she got the part:
But wait! Before Lifetime can even get started on production of the flick, Aaliyah’s family is vowing to put up roadblocks!
Grand opening… grand closing. *sigh* Details below… Continue Reading…
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