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Exclusive: Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated executive producer Tamra Simmons and her production company, Live Always Productions, have signed with Gersh for representation.

Simmons is best known for her contributions as an EP of the groundbreaking Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly, the three-season project that opened up the floor to discussion regarding allegations of sexual abuse in connection to singer and producer R. Kelly. Following the conclusion of the docuseries, Kelly was charged with 10 counts of criminal sexual assault and two years ago, was convicted and sent to prison for 30 years which he is currently serving.

In addition to Lifetime scoring record ratings for Season 1, Surviving R. Kelly received an Emmy Award nomination under the “Outstanding Information Series or Special” in 2019.

Most recently, Simmons served as the executive producer for the Peacock miniseries Casey Anthony: Where Truth Lies. Anthony was charged with the first-degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse of...

Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter are taking control of the narrative with their new reality TV series. With so much being speculated about them in the blogs and on social media, the ex-wife and daughter of Lil Wayne are setting the record straight by giving viewers a deeper look into their lives in We TV's "Toya & Reginae," premiering Aug. 24.

"This a family show based on family drama, business ventures, relationships, love, friends, and all of that good stuff," Johnson-Rushing tells Popsugar. The 39-year-old mom of two - who also shares daughter Reign with her husband, Robert Rushing - promises to pull back the curtain and show fans what their real, everyday lives are like as she and Carter navigate relationships and their busy careers. "I'm sure there's lots of people that can relate to it, and my family didn't mind opening up about it, because we're actually going...

Exclusive: Rapper-actor Shad “Bow Wow” Moss has signed with Buchwald for representation.

The “You Can Get It All” singer most recently appeared on The Masked Singer, where he was discovered as The Frog in the season 3 finals. He will reappear as Twinkie in the upcoming Fast & Furious 9, which will now premiere this summer on June 25. Moss currently serves as executive producer on We TV’s Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta, now in its fourth season.

His television credits include roles on HBO’S Entourage, CSI: Cyber, The Secret Live of the American Teenager and Smallville. He also hosted BET’s 106 & Park from 2013 to 2014.

Beyond the screen, Moss has a multi-year podcast with Fox as the host of The Masked Singer Podcast. The rapper was on his now-postponed Millennium tour when the pandemic hit.

Moss continues to be repped by Manager Andy at Trinity Factory who brings...

Despite the 'Covid-19' virus wreaking havoc throughout the film industry, TV studios continue to fight back, with vaccinations on the rise and January 2021 broadcast dates scheduled for new and returning series:

January 1, 2021:

Cobra Kai (Netflix, Season 3; moved from January 8)

Dream Home Makeover

Headspace Guide to Meditation

RuPaul’s Drag Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (VH1, Season 13)

Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Discovery, new docuseries)

The UneXplained (History, Season 2B)

Below Deck Galley Talk

Insomnia

January 2:

Lucky Dog

The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation

Mission Unstoppable

Hope in the Wild

The Netflix Afterparty (Netflix, new aftershow series)

Kindred Spirits (Travel Channel, Season 5)

January 3:

The Rookie (ABC, Season 3)

Call Me Kat

Last Man Standing (Fox, Season 9; final season)

The Great North

The Watch (BBC America, new drama series)

Cal Fire (Discovery, new docuseries)

Worst Cooks in America

Expedition Bigfoot

Secrets of the Viking Stone

January 4:

The Bachelor (ABC,...

The drama is just getting started for Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta. E! News has your exclusive first look at the third season of the WEtv reality show, below, featuring R. Kelly's ex-wife Andrea "Drea" Kelly and her three children, Buku, Kyd and Jaah moving back to Atlanta. And now that they're breaking their silence as R. Kelly continues to make headlines. "He cracked me," Drea says in the trailer. "But he didn't break me." Meanwhile, Buku is preparing to step out on her own, away from the shadow of her father, and try to establish herself as a vocal artist. "I don't know what it's like to be R. Kelly's child. I only know what it's like to be his...

By now it’s known that Bow Wow was arrested in Atlanta early on Saturday morning. A woman was arrested along with him and reports indicated that her name is Leslie Holden, making many wonder who that might be. It turns out that Leslie Holden is none other than Kiyomi Leslie, Bow Wow’s on-again, off again girlfriend who was featured on the most recent season of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta. As Monsters & Critics reported, Bow Wow, whose real name is Shad Moss, and Leslie Holden were both arrested after police responded to a call about a domestic dispute at […]

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Bow Wow was arrested and charged with battery after the rapper and a woman were involved in a physical altercation early Saturday morning in Atlanta.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Bow Wow, real name Shad Moss, and the woman, identified as Leslie Holden, had the alleged fight outside a Midtown Atlanta building around 4 a.m. Saturday.

Upon arriving on the scene, police noticed “minor visible injuries” on both parties; Holden told police that Moss had hit her, while Moss said Holden assaulted him. Both Moss and Holden were arrested following the incident,...

If you think having Jermaine Dupri as a boss would be tough, try having him as a dad. In the upcoming episode of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, Dupri sits down with his daughter, Shaniah Mauldin to see what she’s been working on lately and what he finds out doesn’t make daddy happy. Shaniah explains in the confessional that her dad is a busy man. Even she has a hard time pinning him down for some one-on-one time but she finally got a chance and she wanted to use it to talk about her clothing line. It turns out, Jermaine […]

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Kanye West isn’t the only entertainer that made headlines during the 2009 MTV VMAs. Lil Mama also caused a bit of controversy when she hopped up on stage at the end of Jay Z’s collaboration with Alicia Keyes on Empire State of Mind at the end of the night. The move didn’t garner nearly as many headlines for Lil Mama but the experience definitely made its mark on the Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta star, who was accused of copping an attitude after Da Brat asked about the incident in the studio. When Mc Lyte asked Lil Mama if that’s why she […]

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Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta is returning for Season 2 and with that, we’ve learned that Bow Wow has a new girlfriend. Kiyomi Leslie will be introduced to the rest of the cast on the season premiere and that causes a bit of drama because Bow Wow’s friends and family are already suspicious. When Bow Wow reveals that he has a new girlfriend, he admits that he’s in love. Despite a few scenes in the sneak peek that tease a bit of drama between Bow Wow and Kiyomi, he really does seem to care about her. However, those close to […]

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She's moving on! Even though Masika Kalysha is a new cast member on this season of WEtv's Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, reality TV fans will definitely recognize her from her stint on VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. But don't get it twisted — Masika is not really the villain that she was made out to be. Now, in an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Masika is opening up about her decision to leave the Love & HIp Hop franchise for Growing Up Hip Hop, and what she hopes fans will learn about her as she starts fresh with this new season in her life. "First, let me start by saying I think Love & Hip Hop was an amazing experience, a great stepping stone, but what we have to realize on these shows [is] they are very entertaining, but they’re not careers — they’re career moves," the 31-year-old exclusively revealed to Life & Style.

Bow Wow flew into a destructive rage while shooting his TV show because his girlfriend called to tell him about a dispute she had with the production crew ... TMZ has learned. Production sources tell us the rapper's Gf was venting about the disagreement she had with a crew member on the set of "Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta." What's more ... we're told Bow Wow was told he was being set up by crew members to...

Bow Wow just went nuts while shooting a segment for his TV show, attacking his camera crew and damaging thousands of dollars worth of equipment ... TMZ has learned. Production sources tell us the rapper was shooting "Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta" Thursday night at the Westside Cultural Arts Center when he allegedly snapped. We're told Bow Wow shifted from calm cool and collected to a person no one recognized ... and it's unclear why. Our sources...

Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta is returning for Season 2 on January 11 — and here’s the first look trailer of the season ahead. The We tv series follows the heirs of the hip hop scene in Atlanta and the new run of episodes comes after a dramatic first season. Season 2 sees Shad Moss, aka Bow Wow, attempting to pull off a comeback without the help of mega producer Jermaine Dupri, who has been a go-to father figure for him over the years. However, a scandal erupts following Shad’s So So Def tour with Jd and Da Brat, and people...read more...

The battle lines are drawn in Atlanta!

In Et's exclusive clip from season two of Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, Bow Wow is at odds with his mentor, Jermaine Dupri.

On the heels of wrapping up the So So Def tour, Bow finds himself rethinking the direction of his comeback album after a botched business deal with Dupri.

Jd’s daughter, Shaniah Mauldin, also appears in the season, with a few surprises of her own. While the So So Def Records founder wants her to take over the family business, Shaniah is ready to drop a major bomb on her dad.

And fans can expect to see even more drama as the rivalry between Lil Wayne’s daughter, Reginae Carter, and her nemesis Brandon Barnes reaches another boiling point.

When he’s not clashing with cast members, Barnes, who is the son of hip-hop manager Debra Antney and brother to rapper Waka Flocka Flame, is trying to make...

Master P has his eye on Sandy "Pepa" Denton.

The No Limit Records founder gets flirty with the Salt-n-Pepa rapper in an exclusive sneak peek from Thursday's episode of Growing Up Hip Hop.

Related: Snoop Dogg Lectures Bow Wow About His Music Career in 'Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta' Sneak Peek

In the clip, Master P drops by Pepa's dressing room before she hits the stage with Salt-n-Pepa for the I Love the 90s tour. As the two snuggle up for a hug, Egypt Criss, Pepa's daughter, realizes that the 47-year-old rap mogul may be crushing on her mom.

"I grew up being a Salt-n-Pepa fan," Master P gushes in a solo interview. "Pepa is a great spirit. This is a beautiful woman that has a great heart."

While Pepa plays coy around Master P, she can't help but smile when speaking about his surprise visit.

"I didn't even know he was going to come...

Bow Wow is getting some advice from the pros – but he might not want to hear it.

In the upcoming episode of We tv's Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta, the 30-year-old rapper has a talk with Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri about his music and how he needs to step up his game.

Watch: Exclusive: Bow Wow Rethinks Direction of His Music Career in 'Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta' Premiere

"Before I had kids, you was my son," Snoop tells Bow Wow in the clip. "That's just what it is. It's the same with J.D. I've seen how he raised you. Like, he put his career on pause for you. Know that!"

"You got to get people to start thinking that Bow Wow is grown," Dupri adds. "You gotta come out of that shell."

Sitting in between the two at dinner, Bow Wow looks to Dupri and reassures him that he's "got this."

"Why you be...