Cash Money CEO is rooting for Miami Heat in the NBA finals and blasts Thunder officials for disrespecting Weezy.
By Rob Markman
Birdman
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Birdman hails from New Orleans, but his favorite basketball team is from Miami, where he now resides. So when it comes to picking a favorite for this year's NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cash Money CEO is very clear. "It's Miami Heat all day in every kinda way," Baby told MTV News on Friday.We caught up with Bird and Cash Money's newest signee, DJ Greg Street, in Atlanta while Street was broadcasting live from V-103. In anticipation of Sunday night's Game 3, Street urged Okc star Kevin Durant to put on a show, but Birdman was taking things just a bit more personally. "Okc gotta pay for their disrespect that they did with my son — that never would be honored,...
By Rob Markman
Birdman
Photo:
Birdman hails from New Orleans, but his favorite basketball team is from Miami, where he now resides. So when it comes to picking a favorite for this year's NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cash Money CEO is very clear. "It's Miami Heat all day in every kinda way," Baby told MTV News on Friday.We caught up with Bird and Cash Money's newest signee, DJ Greg Street, in Atlanta while Street was broadcasting live from V-103. In anticipation of Sunday night's Game 3, Street urged Okc star Kevin Durant to put on a show, but Birdman was taking things just a bit more personally. "Okc gotta pay for their disrespect that they did with my son — that never would be honored,...
- 6/18/2012
- MTV Music News
It's no secret that celebrities receive special treatment, but keep a safe distance when that A-list status is revoked -- especially when the star in question is Lil' Wayne.
Last night, the rap superstar Tweeted that he was turned away from a Thunder vs. Spurs game in Oklahoma. "Was going to go to the Thunder game tonight but was denied by the team to be in their arena. Wow. Smh. Go Spurs," he wrote.
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Lil Wayne's record label president Mack Maine told MTV News that he tried to secure courtside seats with a broker but turned to the Thunder after having difficulties getting the high profile seats. "They said they’ll give him some tickets on the front row behind, but they're not really tryin' to have him sittin' courtside," Maine said.
But Dan Mahoney, spokesman for the Oklahoma City Thunder, tells The Insider, "Lil Wayne's...
Last night, the rap superstar Tweeted that he was turned away from a Thunder vs. Spurs game in Oklahoma. "Was going to go to the Thunder game tonight but was denied by the team to be in their arena. Wow. Smh. Go Spurs," he wrote.
Related - Lil Wayne Publishing Prison Memoir
Lil Wayne's record label president Mack Maine told MTV News that he tried to secure courtside seats with a broker but turned to the Thunder after having difficulties getting the high profile seats. "They said they’ll give him some tickets on the front row behind, but they're not really tryin' to have him sittin' courtside," Maine said.
But Dan Mahoney, spokesman for the Oklahoma City Thunder, tells The Insider, "Lil Wayne's...
- 6/1/2012
- TheInsider.com
One week after announcing that film and TV production in New York City is at its highest levels in history, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has launched "Reel Jobs. Reel Proud. Real New Yorkers," a new PSA campaign that highlights the thousands of New Yorkers who work behind the scenes on local productions.A location manager, set decorator, Steadicam operator, costume designers, and special effects coordinators star in the videos, representing an industry that employed 130,000 New Yorkers and generated $7.1 billion for the local economy in 2011. The PSAs emphasize the important role that film and television production plays in New York's cultural and economic landscape.Iatse, the union of professional stagehands, motion picture technicians, and allied crafts, made their members available for the production crew at no charge. "Iatse and our talented crews were happy to help our City on the Reel Jobs campaign," Dan Mahoney of Iatse.
- 5/15/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
Newly elected Iatse president Matthew Loeb has appointed two veteran union members to new positions within the organization.
Loeb, who was elected last week to replace longtime president Thomas Short, who is retiring, appointed Michael F. Miller Jr. to take over Loeb's former responsibilities as division director of motion picture and TV production.
Loeb also appointed Dan Mahoney to a newly created position of assistant division director for motion picture and TV production.
Since 2004, Miller has served as a member of the Ia's general executive board and was previously the eighth international vp of the organization.
He began his career in 1990 as a member of Stagehands Local 27 in Cleveland. Miller joined the Iatse West Coast office in 2001, serving as international rep as well as a labor trustee on the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans.
Mahoney, who will be based in New York, has been an international rep since 2002 and a member of Local 52, serving as that local's business rep from 1997-2002.
Loeb, who was elected last week to replace longtime president Thomas Short, who is retiring, appointed Michael F. Miller Jr. to take over Loeb's former responsibilities as division director of motion picture and TV production.
Loeb also appointed Dan Mahoney to a newly created position of assistant division director for motion picture and TV production.
Since 2004, Miller has served as a member of the Ia's general executive board and was previously the eighth international vp of the organization.
He began his career in 1990 as a member of Stagehands Local 27 in Cleveland. Miller joined the Iatse West Coast office in 2001, serving as international rep as well as a labor trustee on the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans.
Mahoney, who will be based in New York, has been an international rep since 2002 and a member of Local 52, serving as that local's business rep from 1997-2002.
- 8/5/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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