D’Angelo Responds to Arrest

 

D'Angelo leaving court after being arrested this past weekend.
D'Angelo leaving court after being arrested this past weekend.

 
R&B singer D’Angelo released a statement through his manager Lindsay Guion about his arrest Saturday for allegedly offering an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex.
 
“We know there is a lot of speculation in regard to the arrest of D’Angelo in New York City this past weekend. We would like his fans and the public at large to know that D’Angelo has pled not guilty—and is contesting the allegations made against him. Also know that, he is in good health and extremely excited about his forthcoming new album.
 
D’Angelo would like to personally thank all of his fans for the outpouring of concern, and appreciates if all would allow the American justice system to resolve the matter before jumping to any conclusions.”
 
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D’Angelo Arrested for Soliciting Cop for Oral Sex

 
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Say it ain’t so!  Just when you’re looking forward to the upcoming album from R&B singer D’Angelo, he gets arrested for allegedly soliciting an undercover police officer for oral sex.
 
Born Michael Archer, the Grammy winner was driving his Range Rover through New York City’s West Village Saturday about 2:30 a.m. when he allegedly offered a woman he thought was a prostitute $40 to perform the sexual act.  The 36-year-old was arrested and charged with solicitation.  He also had $12,000 in his vehicle.
 
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Video: ‘What Chili Wants’ new VH1 reality show

 
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Brooklyn’s Finest keeps it in the ‘hood

(l-r) Actor Wesley Snipes, screenwriter Michael Martin and director Antoine Fuqua of the film "Brooklyn's Finest."
(l-r) Actor Wesley Snipes, screenwriter Michael Martin and director Antoine Fuqua of the film "Brooklyn's Finest."

by Allison Horton

Filming a movie in one of the most dangerous and violent places in the country, Brooklyn’s Van Dykes Houses, wasn’t easy, said Antoine Fuqua, director of “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which opens March 5.  Not due to crime or violence, but politics.
 

“Police and government officials told me if I go in there I am on my own,” he said.  “I had to fight the system to get in there and to bring [the actors] into the hood so the kids can see and be a part of a positive experience like making a movie.  It was challenging.”
 

Fuqua said he was happy to cast hundreds of the housing project residents in “Brooklyn’s Finest,” which follows the lives of three Brooklyn police officers who are involved in a massive drug operation. The cast is comprised of notable veteran actors Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke.  Fuqua previously worked with Hawke when he directed the 2001 film, “Training Day,” which actor Denzel Washington won an Academy Award for best actor in a leading role.
 

Fuqua and co-star Wesley Snipes recently visited Chicago to promote the film.  Fuqua said he was impressed with the script written by first-time African American screenwriter, Michael Martin, a former construction flagger in the New York subways.  Martin was born and raised in the Brooklyn projects.
 

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Keyshia Cole welcomes baby boy

 
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Keyshia Cole and her fiance, Cleveland Cavaliers player Daniel “Boobie” Gibson welcomed their son Daniel Gibson, Jr. Tuesday night. The 28-year-old R&B singer gave birth to a 7 lbs. 3 oz. baby boy, according to USMagazine.com.  This is Cole’s first child.
 

“The proud couple would like to thank everyone for giving them privacy during this special time. Keyshia would also like to give a special thank you to her fans that have been with her since the beginning sharing in her growth as a woman and an artist.”

Video: Estelle ‘Freak’ with Kardinal Offishall

 
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Estelle gets some help from rapper Kardinal Offishall in her first single, “Freak,” from her upcoming album, All of Me. It is different from what I am used to seeing from her.  So… what do you think?