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Universal Pictures International is in hot water after it was revealed that Laverne Cox’s voice was dubbed to sound more manly. Trans actress Laverne Cox, who gained popularity as a star on Orange Is the New Black, stars in the revenge thriller Promising Young Woman alongside Carey Mulligan. The film is slated for release in Italy on May 13, but in an effort to promote the movie, Universal Pictures Italy shared a clip last week. It didn’t go over well with the international LGBTQIA+ community.

In it, Cox’s voice is dubbed over in Italian by voice actor Roberto Pedicini, and it was noted by The Guardian that the actress was given a deep-voiced tone. After an outcry from the public on social media, Universal Pictures International has issued a formal apology.

“We are deeply grateful to Laverne and the transgender community for opening our eyes to a bias that neither we nor many in our industry had recognised,” a statement to The Guardian reads. “While there was no malicious intent behind this mistake, we are working diligently to fix it. We have begun redubbing Ms Cox’s voice with female actors in our international territories and are pushing back release dates to ensure the correct version is available.”

They continued. “We are sorry for the pain caused but are thankful that we can address the situation on this film and prevent similar mistakes from happening again on future projects.” It has also been reported that Spain, a country that released the film last month, would be redubbing Cox’s voice, as well.

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She may be taking a step back from her music career after feeling underappreciated by her label, but that doesn’t mean those checks aren’t still coming in for Teyana Taylor. The applauded singer has often collaborated with NBA husband Iman Shumpert in the studio, and it looks as if fans are going to get an intimate look at their home life—again—but this time on E!.

The network announced the series today (May 13) by reporting, “Couple Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert will give an unfiltered behind-the-scenes look at their lives juggling music, fashion, business and family with E!’s ‘We Got Love Iman & Teyana.'” However, this isn’t the first time that the famed couple has allowed reality television cameras to document their lives.

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Back in 2018, VH1 aired Teyana & Iman, a series that showcased their “unconventional romance defined by an unbreakable bond.” It only lasted for one season, but in January 2020, The JasmineBrand claimed that the couple inked a reality TV deal with BET. Yet, there wasn’t any more information regarding the development of the potential series until E!’s announcement.

Teyana is also rumored to be working with Dionne Warwick on a biopic and Lil Kim has repeatedly shared that she wants the singer to star as her in a movie about her life. Check out clips of Teyana Taylor and Iman Shumpert’s 2018 reality show below and let us know if you’ll be tuning in to watch these two navigate their day-to-day lives.

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Three people were arrested in connection to the murder of Pop Smoke. Two haven’t been named publicly because they’re minors, but 20-year-old Corey Walker has been discussed quite a bit in recent reports. We previously shared information regarding Walker’s preliminary hearing where Los Angeles Police Detective Carlos Camacho revealed the tragic details of Pop Smoke’s final moments. It’s reported that the rapper was in the shower when the suspects allegedly broke into the Airbnb where he was staying and shot him to death in front of witnesses.

Later, news surfaced that a 15-year-old suspect confessed to being the person who pulled the trigger. An Instagram account attributed to one of the minor suspects reportedly made a post where he called out the detective involved in the case and disrespected the slain rapper.

“F*ck Carlos Camacho I’ll take the 7yrs,” the alleged suspect wrote. “Free da homies I’ll [be] home soon 5yrs at da most #F*CKPOPSMOKE.” He continued his rant in another Instagram Story post. “N*ggas talking bout some nonsense trynna smutt my name [thinking emoji],” the message read. “Whaa names did I mention??? None. I’ll tell on myself before I tell on anybody else DHS speak the real we kno da truth.”

Walker’s attorneys argue that he wasn’t the person to take Pop’s life. Check out a few posts below.

Also, make sure to read our interview with Pop Smoke’s brother: Obasi J. Doesn’t Want To Be Another Pop Smoke.

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His “I Love You Restaurant” brand has been touching the lives of the homeless community in Los Angeles and beyond for years, and it’s reported that Jaden Smith is looking to expand. We previously reported on the efforts of the I Love You food truck taking to L.A.’s downtown Skid Row community by handing out free food to those living on the street. What makes Jaden’s initiative different from others that have similar goals is that the young star delivers healthy, vegan options and now, Variety reports that he’s planning on creating an I Love You Restaurant indoor space, as well.

“It’s for homeless people to get free food,” said Jaden. Just in case there are people looking to take advantage by visiting the restaurant without actually being a homeless person, Jaden revealed his plan. “But if you’re not homeless, not only do you have to pay, but you have to pay for more than the food’s worth so that you can pay for the person behind you.” He didn’t seem to include how scammers would be monitored.

This isn’t the only initiative that Jaden has that works with the disenfranchised. His Water Box project installed machines that delivered clean water to marginalized communities including Flint, Michigan. The city went years without a clean water source to residents of a majority Black community. Last month, Jaden also revealed his eco-friendly shoe with New Balance.

Check out a few videos and images from I Love You below.

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Ever since Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s death back in January, Vanessa Bryant has had to deal with some devastating details and new stories. Perhaps the most disrespectful story to come out thus far is the fact that numerous officers allegedly took photos of the crash site and then began to share the photos amongst their friends. In fact, one officer even showed the photos to a woman at a bar as a means to impress her.

According to TMZ, Bryant is currently suing L.A. County for the breach of privacy, and with new court docs revealed today, it became clear that it was much more than just officers who took photos. In the report, it states that two firefighters actually took some pictures as well and that they are about to be fired from their posts.

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An L.A. County Fire media relations officer was sent the photos and reportedly showed them to various other firefighters. Needless to say, some very nasty stuff was allegedly happening among firefighters and officers, and we can only imagine how that must have made the victims’ families feel. 

As it stands, Bryant’s lawsuit is still in the early stages and could take a while to play out. Stay tuned to HNHH as we will make sure to bring you the latest updates on this story.

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The fallout from those resurfaced tweets is reportedly disrupting Chrissy Teigen’s business partnerships. Recently, Courtney Stodden, the once-16-year-old who married 50-year-old The Green Mile actor Doug Hutchison back in 2011, revealed that all those years ago when Stodden was a minor, the model received messages from Teigen urging the teen to “take a dirt nap.” Other resurfaced tweets of Teigen’s show that Stodden wasn’t the only person that the model mogul sent scathing messages to, and Teigen returned with an apology.

She shared that she was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” of her behavior and offered an apology to Stodden. However, Stodden stated that Teigen never reached out to her privately or directly contacted her, and soon, Candace Owens jumped in. The conservative pundit went off on Teigen and even asked Target, who sells “Craving by Chrissy Teigen” cookware, if they approved of this behavior. Today (May 13), it was announced that Target pulled her line.

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While there has been speculation that this latest scandal from Teigen caused her to lose a partnership with the mega-retail chain, TMZ reports that their “sources” claim that isn’t the case. The outlet states that those sources revealed Teigen and Target’s “mutual and amicable decision” to part ways was reached back in December because she’s wanted to break their exclusivity contract so that she could sell her products in other retailers.

As much as people are calling for Teigen to be axed from her business deals, TMZ states that she isn’t “feeling the heat” regarding the Stodden controversy.

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