Entertainment
Netflix, Sony Halt Impending Projects With Will Smith
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix had planned to star Smith in an upcoming movie, ‘Fast and Loose.’
However, sources privy to the outlet revealed to it that the streaming giant has made it is clear that it not going ahead with the project anymore.
The Tide source pointed out that “Fast and Loose” had already lost its director, David Leitch, a week prior to the incident at the Oscars. This is because, David had moved to direct “Fall Guy,” which stars Ryan Gosling. “Fall Guy” is expected to commence production in August this year.
Although Netflix acted swiftly “to put out an urgent” call for a director to steer “Fast and Loose,” the company “quietly” shelved the project after Smith’s behaviour at the Oscars.
Sony also pulled the breaks on “Bad Boys 4,” which Smith was to star in, sources told The Tide source..
The outlet indicated that Netflix and Sony did not respond to their queries.
The aftermath of the incident at the Oscars saw Smith issue a public apology to Rock and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy had condemned the actions of Smith and had indicated that it was considering the expulsion of the actor from the Academy in a board meeting later this month.
However, Smith did not wait for that moment before he resigned from the Academy.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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