Tag: Atlanta

Bravo hit Shamea Morton with an extremely low offer for season 18, slashing her pay to less than 50% of what she earned last season, while Kelli Ferrell has been officially demoted to a friend of the show role for the upcoming season.

Claressa Shields makes history as the first female boxer to headline Atlanta's State Farm Arena, fighting for her 21st world title.

Rapper and Love & Hip Hop star Khaotic, real name Rubin Bryant, has been extradited and booked into an Atlanta, Georgia jail on a sexual battery charge after an outstanding warrant was executed for his arrest.

Actor Brandon L. Smith stars as Pharus in Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy at Actor's Express in Atlanta. Smith never felt the need to come out to his family, simply existing as his authentic self. He found the role particularly meaningful, stating it represents the fullness of who he is as a Black queer man. The gospel music and Negro spirituals throughout the show feel like honoring ancestors. Director Amanda Washington describes the music as a warm blanket, speaking to contemporary civil rights issues and how communities break free from constraints.

Offset clapped back at Rylo Rodriguez after the Alabama rapper appeared to mention his rumored gambling troubles on a new song. Rylo's album S.K.A.T.E., released July 3, includes the track "Eliza (Bless Me Up)," where he raps, "Freebandz, I'm locked in with Casino, but I'm not Offset."

For five years, Atlanta has been the home of Earn Your Leisure's Invest Fest—but that partnership may be on the rocks. After co-founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings accused the city of providing little to no support over the years, Mayor Andre Dickens is breaking his silence on the diss and the threat of the festival packing its bags.