Last week, Robin Hood's annual benefit raised 126 million, including a 50 million commitment from New York City toward a 100 million joint child care initiative.
Charlie Puth Performs at Robin Hood Benefit
Credit/Copyright: Robin Hood
The event brought together the biggest names in entertainment, business, and philanthropy, and featured live performances from Charlie Puth, John Legend, and John Mulaney.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright, and Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. announced the formation of a Child Care Quality & Innovation Initiative to expand access to high-quality, affordable child care programs across the five boroughs. Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Seven Seven Six and co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit, joined the stage to announce a 25 million gift from his 776 Foundation towards Robin Hood’s 50 million commitment. A 10 million commitment by Bezos Family Foundation was also announced.
“Last night was a testament...
Charlie Puth Performs at Robin Hood Benefit
Credit/Copyright: Robin Hood
The event brought together the biggest names in entertainment, business, and philanthropy, and featured live performances from Charlie Puth, John Legend, and John Mulaney.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright, and Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. announced the formation of a Child Care Quality & Innovation Initiative to expand access to high-quality, affordable child care programs across the five boroughs. Alexis Ohanian, the founder of Seven Seven Six and co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit, joined the stage to announce a 25 million gift from his 776 Foundation towards Robin Hood’s 50 million commitment. A 10 million commitment by Bezos Family Foundation was also announced.
“Last night was a testament...
- 5/16/2022
- Look to the Stars
Inspired by the overwhelming success in New York City, prominent members of the African-American business communities in major cities across America have teamed with Paramount Pictures to create funds for students to see the Golden Globe-nominated film Selma for free in participating theaters.
The cities joining the effort will be announced Monday, January 12th at 9:00 a.m. Et.
The New York City program provided free admission for 27,000 of the city’s 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to see Selma in participating local theaters. 27 African-American business leaders contributed to the fund and activated their network of contacts to put this program into motion, creating an impromptu and innovative public-private partnership for the greater good.
The students in these cities will provide a student ID or report card at any of the participating locations for free admittance. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. on January 12 and run through January 19 (Martin Luther King,...
The cities joining the effort will be announced Monday, January 12th at 9:00 a.m. Et.
The New York City program provided free admission for 27,000 of the city’s 7th, 8th and 9th grade students to see Selma in participating local theaters. 27 African-American business leaders contributed to the fund and activated their network of contacts to put this program into motion, creating an impromptu and innovative public-private partnership for the greater good.
The students in these cities will provide a student ID or report card at any of the participating locations for free admittance. The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. on January 12 and run through January 19 (Martin Luther King,...
- 1/9/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Whatever international buyers think of The Glamorous Lie when Tricoast Worldwide debuts the feature documentary at Afm, the off-screen legal battle is the real drama. Screening for the first time at Afm, it’s the story of YaVaughnie Wilkins, who had an eight-year romantic relationship with high tech executive Charles Phillips Jr. before finding out he was already married. She took her revenge in 2010 by buying billboards in New York’s Times Square, Atlanta and Silicon Valley with a photo of them canooding and a caption she says came from him: “You are my soul mate forever.” Story: 12
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- 10/30/2012
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warrant issued for Czar Entertainment CEO's arrest in connection to drug case.
By Gil Kaufman
The Game
Photo: Moses Robinson/ WireImage
Czar Entertainment boss Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, who manages the careers of the Game and Sean Kingston, among others, was reportedly on the run on Tuesday (May 17) after federal authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in connection with a drug case.
The New York Post reported that the warrant was issued last week after the feds indicted Rosemond for his alleged involvement in a cocaine distribution ring. At press time, the paper said Rosemond had not yet been found and that an unnamed law enforcement source confirmed that there was a fugitive warrant out for the hip-hop mogul.
Just hours after the story broke, Rosemond's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, told MTV News that he had not seen the arrest warrant or indictment but that he was aware of the case.
By Gil Kaufman
The Game
Photo: Moses Robinson/ WireImage
Czar Entertainment boss Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, who manages the careers of the Game and Sean Kingston, among others, was reportedly on the run on Tuesday (May 17) after federal authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in connection with a drug case.
The New York Post reported that the warrant was issued last week after the feds indicted Rosemond for his alleged involvement in a cocaine distribution ring. At press time, the paper said Rosemond had not yet been found and that an unnamed law enforcement source confirmed that there was a fugitive warrant out for the hip-hop mogul.
Just hours after the story broke, Rosemond's lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, told MTV News that he had not seen the arrest warrant or indictment but that he was aware of the case.
- 5/17/2011
- MTV Music News
Calling all cowboys and cowgirls! You don't have to be in Nashville Wednesday night to get a taste of the Cmt Music Awards. As country stars like Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban mix and mingle at the annual awards show, you can shake up these cocktails - one features no alcohol - at your home viewing party. Charles Phillips, the executive chef at Nashville's Hutton Hotel, has created them especially for this year's official Cmt afterparty. Think the evening's host Kid Rock will be swilling these later tonight? Make the drinks yourself. Here are the recipes: The Amplifier • 1½ oz. sweet-tea vodka • ½ oz.
- 6/9/2010
- by Alison Schwartz
- PEOPLE.com
The billboards popping up all over the country that say "You are my soulmate forever, Charles & YaVaughie" are not as romantic as they seem at first glance.
It turns out YaVaughnie Wilkins bought those to trumpet her 8+ year-long affair with Charles Phillips, who is a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and recently reconciled with his wife, according to Fox news.
The first billboard went up in New York's Times Square and has subsequently appeared two more times in New York City and in San Francisco and Atlanta. It is estimated the billboards cost Wilkins in the neighborhood of $250,000, or $50,000 apiece.
That's a lot of money to embarrass your ex-lover.
We aren't sure we've ever been mad enough at an ex to spend that kind of dough to call him out. We also aren't sure we'd want to publicly trumpet the fact that we were the dirty mistress for 8 years.
It turns out YaVaughnie Wilkins bought those to trumpet her 8+ year-long affair with Charles Phillips, who is a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board and recently reconciled with his wife, according to Fox news.
The first billboard went up in New York's Times Square and has subsequently appeared two more times in New York City and in San Francisco and Atlanta. It is estimated the billboards cost Wilkins in the neighborhood of $250,000, or $50,000 apiece.
That's a lot of money to embarrass your ex-lover.
We aren't sure we've ever been mad enough at an ex to spend that kind of dough to call him out. We also aren't sure we'd want to publicly trumpet the fact that we were the dirty mistress for 8 years.
- 1/22/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Latest: A recent newspaper report linking Sean 'Diddy' Combs to a gun attack on late rapper Tupac Shakur is based on false documentation, it has been claimed.
The Los Angeles Times ran an article on 17 March claiming the music mogul's former manager, Czar Entertainment Ceo Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond was involved in a plan to ambush Shakur at a New York Recording studio in 1994.
Both Combs and Rosemond have hit back at the allegations - denying any involvement in the attack which saw Shakur shot five times, two years before he was murdered in Las Vegas. No one was ever charged in connection with the shooting, which was believed to have started a "gang war" which eventually resulted in Shakur's death.
Chuck Phillips, the journalist who wrote the story, recently issued another response standing by his article.
But now TheSmokingGun.com claims to have obtained the 'official' legal documents - and alleges they are all fake.
According to the website, the supposed Fbi files had been created by convicted con artist James Sabatino while serving time at the Allenwood federal prison in White Deer, Pennsylvania - because the Fbi have no record of the 'reports'.
The Los Angeles Times has now launched an investigation into the authenticity of the documents.
The Los Angeles Times ran an article on 17 March claiming the music mogul's former manager, Czar Entertainment Ceo Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond was involved in a plan to ambush Shakur at a New York Recording studio in 1994.
Both Combs and Rosemond have hit back at the allegations - denying any involvement in the attack which saw Shakur shot five times, two years before he was murdered in Las Vegas. No one was ever charged in connection with the shooting, which was believed to have started a "gang war" which eventually resulted in Shakur's death.
Chuck Phillips, the journalist who wrote the story, recently issued another response standing by his article.
But now TheSmokingGun.com claims to have obtained the 'official' legal documents - and alleges they are all fake.
According to the website, the supposed Fbi files had been created by convicted con artist James Sabatino while serving time at the Allenwood federal prison in White Deer, Pennsylvania - because the Fbi have no record of the 'reports'.
The Los Angeles Times has now launched an investigation into the authenticity of the documents.
- 3/26/2008
- WENN
Latest: Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyer has attacked the publisher of the Los Angeles Times newspaper for ignoring a letter he sent, warning against running an article that linked the rap mogul to a 1994 attack on slain star Tupac Shakur.
The attorney, Howard Weitzman, urged Times boss David Hiller to dismiss reporter Chuck Phillips' 17 March article, which stated Combs - real name Sean Combs - had advance knowledge of an "ambush" of Shakur.
The controversial article also offered up new information about Shakur's murder in 1996.
Phillips has stood by his article, despite suggestions his report was based on fake documents, but now Weitzman has gone public with the warning letter he sent the publisher.
The lawyer admits he tried to talk the Times out of publishing the article after reading it online, but they did so anyway.
In his letter to Hiller, Weitzman reveals he asked the publisher to "refrain from reprinting" the article, calling for the "false accusation" to "immediately be retracted".
Weitzman tells Tmz.com, "The Times completely ignored my letter, did nothing to correct their defamatory article, and never held the reporter, Chuck Philips, to the Code Of Ethics the paper supposedly had set for its writers.
"We will continue to seek a retraction and to pursue appropriate remedies given the egregious and reckless conduct of Mr. Philips and the L.A. Times."...
The attorney, Howard Weitzman, urged Times boss David Hiller to dismiss reporter Chuck Phillips' 17 March article, which stated Combs - real name Sean Combs - had advance knowledge of an "ambush" of Shakur.
The controversial article also offered up new information about Shakur's murder in 1996.
Phillips has stood by his article, despite suggestions his report was based on fake documents, but now Weitzman has gone public with the warning letter he sent the publisher.
The lawyer admits he tried to talk the Times out of publishing the article after reading it online, but they did so anyway.
In his letter to Hiller, Weitzman reveals he asked the publisher to "refrain from reprinting" the article, calling for the "false accusation" to "immediately be retracted".
Weitzman tells Tmz.com, "The Times completely ignored my letter, did nothing to correct their defamatory article, and never held the reporter, Chuck Philips, to the Code Of Ethics the paper supposedly had set for its writers.
"We will continue to seek a retraction and to pursue appropriate remedies given the egregious and reckless conduct of Mr. Philips and the L.A. Times."...
- 3/26/2008
- WENN
Latest: The reporter who linked Sean 'Diddy' Combs to a gun attack on late rapper Tupac Shakur has refused to back down over the claims - insisting the story was factually correct.
The Los Angeles Times ran an article on Monday claiming the music mogul's former manager, Czar Entertainment Ceo Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond was involved in a plan to ambush Shakur at a New York Recording studio in 1994.
Both Combs and Rosemond have hit back at the allegations - denying any involvement in the attack which saw Shakur shot five times, two years before he was murdered in Las Vegas. No one was ever charged in connection with the shooting, which was believed to have started a "gang war" which eventually resulted in Shakur's death.
Chuck Phillips, the journalist who wrote the story, also penned an article linking late rapper and Combs' protege Notorious B.I.G. to Shakur's death in 1996 - a claim which has also been vehemently denied by Rosemond, who slated the story as full of "false information".
But Phillips is standing by his claims, insisting his research was accurate.
He says, "I try to go and find people who are directly involved or know people who are involved in the actual crime. I work the same as police do except I'm not a cop so people are not afraid to talk to me because I'm not going to arrest them.
"I deal with a lot of criminals in my work and I treat them with respect and I'm very secret about the information I gather from individuals and anybody that I work with. There are some dangerous people who I work with, but their information is safe with me."
Rosemond has since threatened legal action against the publication.
The Los Angeles Times ran an article on Monday claiming the music mogul's former manager, Czar Entertainment Ceo Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond was involved in a plan to ambush Shakur at a New York Recording studio in 1994.
Both Combs and Rosemond have hit back at the allegations - denying any involvement in the attack which saw Shakur shot five times, two years before he was murdered in Las Vegas. No one was ever charged in connection with the shooting, which was believed to have started a "gang war" which eventually resulted in Shakur's death.
Chuck Phillips, the journalist who wrote the story, also penned an article linking late rapper and Combs' protege Notorious B.I.G. to Shakur's death in 1996 - a claim which has also been vehemently denied by Rosemond, who slated the story as full of "false information".
But Phillips is standing by his claims, insisting his research was accurate.
He says, "I try to go and find people who are directly involved or know people who are involved in the actual crime. I work the same as police do except I'm not a cop so people are not afraid to talk to me because I'm not going to arrest them.
"I deal with a lot of criminals in my work and I treat them with respect and I'm very secret about the information I gather from individuals and anybody that I work with. There are some dangerous people who I work with, but their information is safe with me."
Rosemond has since threatened legal action against the publication.
- 3/21/2008
- WENN
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