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50 Cent Signs Non-Exclusive Broadcast Deal With Fox
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Fox have united in a non-exclusive broadcast direct deal through Jackson’s production company, G-Unit Film & Television. Michael Thorn, Fox Entertainment’s president of scripted programming, made the announcement on Tuesday. The deal will include scripted dramas, live-action comedies, and animated series. Fox Entertainment will own the projects made under this deal. They will be produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and G-Unit Film & Television.
Thorn said, “Whether it’s music, film or television, Curtis always delivers premium entertainment that captivates millions of fans across the globe. He is the rare multi-hyphenate with a deft hand at storytelling, no matter the format or medium, and we’re looking forward to developing new and exciting series for Fox with him and his team.” 50 Cent shared similar enthusiasm regarding the deal. He said, “I am excited to formalize a partnership with Michael Thorn and Fox that will allow G-Unit Film & Television to focus on putting multiple series on Fox, a perfect broadcast destination for G-Unit Film & Television content while our premium, streaming, scripted and non-scripted slates continue to grow in all directions.”
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
Last September, 50 Cent left his deal with Starz, but much of his work remains on the network. Black Mafia Family, for instance, is still on stars. Additionally, the platform also has spinoffs from the Power universe. These include Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force. G-Unit Film & Television is also developing Fightland and Queen Nzinga, both of which are scripted series that will air on Starz. G-Unit Film & Television also recently released Hip Hop Homicides at WeTV. The company is also delving into film, entering a three-picture horror deal with Eli Roth and 3BlackDot.
50 Cent now joins several other iconic filmmakers who have penned deals with Fox. Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) also holds a deal with the company. Last year, Fox signed similar deals with producer Carol Mendelsohn (CSI and its many counterparts) and writer/producer/director McG (Supernatural, Lethal Weapon, We are Marshall). Jackson is additionally represented by APA, AKR PR, and attorney Stephen Savva.
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The Super Bowl: How To Watch And What To Expect
Super Bowl LVII is showcasing the highly anticipated game between the AFC champion, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the NFC Champion, the Philadelphia Eagles. The game will take place on February 12, 2023 in Glendale AZ. Kickoff will start at 6:30 P.M. ET/3:30 P.M. PT. The game will air on Fox and, in Spanish-speaking countries, on Fox Deportes. The game will also be available on FoxSports.com, as well as the Fox Sports App. This will be the 10th Super Bowl broadcast through Fox Sports. Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) and Greg Olsen (analyst) will have the game call. It will be their first Super Bowl assignment since the departure of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.
The Spanish-language version of the network’s pregame show begins at 4 P.M. ET/1 P.M. PT. The English-language version of the network’s pregame will begin with Fox NFL Sunday at 1 P.M. ET/10 A.M. PT. Chris Stapleton will sing the national anthem prior to the game. Meanwhile, CODA Oscar-winner Troy Kotsur will perform the song ASL. Babyface will sing “America the Beautiful,” and Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Ordinarily, the President of the United States interviews with pre-game hosts prior to the Super Bowl, but Joe Biden will not be doing that this year.
The Super Bowl
The halftime show will be headlined by none other than Rihanna. It is the first year for the performance to be branded under the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. DPS is producing the show with Roc Nation. Jesse Collins will executive produce, and Hamish Hamilton will direct. Last year’s star-studded halftime show featured Dr Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem. It was watched by 120 million people.
Throughout the day, Fox will also play the usual amount of popular, anticipated Super Bowl Commercials, including movie trailers for films like Fast X, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Air. Last year, Neilsen estimated that 90& of the United States who had their TVs on during the hours of the Super Bowl were watching the game. The ratings flew to an estimated 112.3 million viewers across all NBC platforms (NBC, Telemundo, and Peacock). The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.
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Reese LAFLARE Reacts To News Outlet Using His Photo Instead Of Young Thug’s
YSL’s RICO trial has been looming over the music industry ever since the arrest of Young Thug and others in May of last year.
There have been countless reports and updates on the case over these past months. However, none of this prevented a news outlet from making a critical mistake in one of their latest articles on the trial.
In the since-deleted tweet, FOX26 Houston reports on the upcoming RICO trial. “Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it, is set to go to trial starting Monday,” writes the network in the post.
While this information is certainly accurate, the article’s accompanying photo is not of Thugger. It’s instead a picture of a different Atlanta rapper, Reese LAFLARE. “Stop using my picture,” the “No Hook” rapper writes in response after seeing his photo wrongly attributed to the case.
LAFLARE went on to show his support for the So Much Fun rapper, tweeting out “Free Jeffery” multiple times. “I mean [I] do have a YSL chain on in the pic but cmon now,” he writes afterwards. He ends it by simply tweeting, “I need a Lawyer.”
I mean do have a YSL chain on in the pic but cmon now
— RESTING RICH FACE (@REESElaflare) January 8, 2023
Unfortunately, this isn’t the only case of a news network getting it wrong when reporting on rappers. Just a few weeks ago, ABC accidentally put a photo of Quavo rather than Takeoff in their year-end “In-Memorium” segment. When the tribute for the “Casper” rapper appeared on the screen, it was instead a photo of his uncle.
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