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‘L.A.’s Finest’ producers Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba on hiring a diverse production.
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‘L.A.’s Finest’ producers Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba on hiring a diverse production.
Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba’s television drama, “L.A.’s Finest,” puts two women of color in front of the camera, but the actor-producers made sure that the production staff reflected diversity as well.
Union, 47, said they wanted the show to be “something we’ve never seen before.” The show is a spin-off of the “Bad Boys” feature film franchise, following Union’s character, Syd Burnett, in her adventures as a cop after her move to Los Angeles from Miami.
Alba said she wanted to bring attention to diversity within the production similar to what she did with her household products company The Honest Company.
“You really didn’t see too many productions where people are openly parenting,” the 39-year-old said, adding that she, Union and the showrunners all were balancing parenting with working. “On top of that, we really wanted to have more diversity in the writer’s room. We wanted to have people who have these incredible talents come forth,” said Alba.
The “Fantastic Four” actress also revealed that to ensure diversity with the show writing staff, the production team broke from tradition and accepted blind submissions. This resulted in “mostly women” being chosen who are “very young” and “diverse.”
Union echoed Alba’s sentiments, explaining why such representation is essential.
“If you truly level the playing field, you can actually have productions that mirror Los Angeles with all of its beautiful diversity, and all of the talented people that traditionally never get a shot, are going to actually get a shot. Those are actually going to be the best people for the job,” she said.
Union continued: “Telling a story about Los Angeles with a completely homogeneous writer’s room or production, that’s actually not accurate storytelling … we just wanted to address that, and honestly, it wasn’t hard at all.”
While the pair put a lot of focus on building a diverse environment behind-the-scenes, they’re also proud of what fans will see on screen.
“We wanted to make LA the third lead, if you will, to really showcase some of the neighborhoods that don’t always get the love on other shows,” said the “Bring It On” star. “And we just wanted to show the beauty of all the diversity that is LA.”
Similarly, Alba praised the way women are portrayed on the show, noting that they “kick butt, take names [and] crack jokes”
“We never lose our cool,” she explained. “We’re always doing the thing and when we do have those moments when we need someone, we don’t need a guy to save us, we save each other.”
“L.A.’s Finest” airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on FOX.
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“My dad Wizkid is not the one begging for pussy” — Son
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When it comes to savage responses, the Baloguns specifically those related to Wizkid by blood, are not to be trifled with and being Davido does not save you from such.
In a recent social media exchange, 13-year-old Boluwatife Balogun, the eldest son of renowned Nigerian artiste Wizkid, threw some savage response at his father’s rival, David Adeleke following their online spat.
Facing some online banter from a Davido fan, Boluwatife Balogun came to his father’s defense rather than keep mute.
The ongoing rivalry between Wizkid and Davido escalated in recent days, with both artistes engaging in public spats and trading insults online. Davido, responding to Wizkid’s jibes, took aim at Wizkid’s physical stature, claiming that Wizkid is so short that he wears size 7 shoes and jokingly suggesting he shops at Footlocker Kids.
Some individuals on social media supported Davido’s claims by sharing photos purportedly showing Wizkid wearing shoes matching his son Bolu’s shoe size.
Davido further escalated the feud by disparaging Wizkid’s music, boasting about his own hits, and challenging Wizkid to release new music simultaneously. He also ridiculed Wizkid’s height, suggesting that despite his own short stature, Wizkid is even shorter.
A Davido fan, seizing the opportunity to taunt Wizkid’s family, commented on Boluwatife Balogun’s TikTok page, asking if it was true that both Bolu and his father wear the same shoe size.
Bolu promptly responded to the taunt, defending his father by highlighting Wizkid’s character and integrity, asserting that despite any jokes about shoe sizes, his father doesn’t stoop to begging for attention or engaging in inappropriate behavior.
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Liverpool go Rome ahead of 2024/25 season
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Their current campaign may not be going well despite the huge promises they started it with, but Liverpool are ready to look away and perhaps travel back decades before as they prepare for the post-Jurgen Klopp era.
Ahead of the upcoming 2024/25 season, the Merseyside outfit has released its new home kit for the incoming campaign, with Nike, the club’s official shirt designer taking inspirations from Liverpool’s 1983/84 season that saw the Reds lift their 4th European Cup in Rome.
Go Rome or go Home it appears the plan by Nike for Liverpool heading into the incoming campaign, and the Reds were sure to model the new home kit release.
First team stars such as Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah were on to model the new jersey despite transfer speculations going down about their potential exit from the club post Jurgen Klopp.
Other first team figures seen modeling the new home kit are Alexis Mac Alister, Alisson Becker, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Ibrahima Konate, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez (also rumored to be eyeing an exit).
Missing figures from the new home kit release however are those who currently are on the sidelines thanks to fitness issues, such as Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Adrian san Miguel and their academy graduates; Jarrell Quansah, Stefan Bajcetic and the likes.
Out from the names, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara and goalie Adrian san Miguel are figures doubtful of remaining at the club next season.
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