Entertainment News - 08.19.25

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Okay, So Denzel Washington has been dropping these jewels lately.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Okay.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
He was discussing his latest film with Spike Lee, The
One Highest to Lowess that's out now. He was on
with Complex News and Denzel asked the question, what does
that mean to be canceled. The interviewer replied, it means
you lose public support. Denzel then replied, who cares. He
went on to say, in part, I don't care who's

(00:28):
following who. You can't lead and follow at the same time,
and you can't follow and lead at the same time.
I don't follow anybody. I followed the heavenly spirit. I
follow God. I don't follow man. I have faith in God,
I have hope in Man. But look around, it ain't
working out so well.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
He added.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
You can't be canceled if you haven't signed up. Don't
sign up. Wise words, what you think, Steve?

Speaker 3 (00:56):
I mean, that's Dan any only one lady like I've
been watching him. You know, he've been talking a lot
on social media.

Speaker 4 (01:02):
It's good. I mean, you know, I mean it's good.
I mean he don't he really don't care. Yeah, he
really don't care.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
It don't matter, man. And you know, but and which
is a good space to be in, you know. So
I agree with what he's saying.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
You know, yeah, he's saying, don't sign up. You won't
have to get canceled, all right.

Speaker 4 (01:27):
I mean, you know, it's it's just kind of crazy.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
Look, look, when people are talking about you on social media,
you don't have to buy into that.

Speaker 4 (01:34):
You really don't.

Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yeah, you don't. You don't have to buy into it,
you know. And and who are they? Yeah, you know,
if Barack Obama was talking about me or or somebody
of significance, then okay, wow, man, what did I do
to them?

Speaker 4 (01:53):
But the rest of these people that I don't even.

Speaker 5 (01:55):
Know, Red dog, all right, Moving on to.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
Miss Gladys Knight.

Speaker 1 (02:08):
According to Black Information Network, Gladys is Miss Gladys is
speaking out after her son Shangda Hankerson, accused her husband,
William McDowell, of mentally and financially abusing her on Friday,
eighty one year old Gladys Knight shut down those abuse allegations.
She said, quote, I'm sorry that my health and performances

(02:29):
have been misrepresented. I want my fans and those concerned
to rest assured that I am doing very well for
someone who has been on stage for three quarters of
a century. Hard to believe, right, Gladys went on to say,
I'm excited to get back on the road with my
sisters and on stage with the Queen's Tour.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
Okay, that's Patti LaBelle.

Speaker 1 (02:51):
Stephanie Mills and sha Ka Khan on that Queen's tour
and they've been getting great reviews. So listen, I'm singing
on netok Yes, yes, she's.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
Glad It's Knight said see you soon. Well, she addressed
the abuse allegations. We hope none of.

Speaker 4 (03:12):
That's true at all.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Absolutely, she doesn't look like it. She looks very happy
on stage, very happy and in her space, in her
element three quarters of a century.

Speaker 4 (03:21):
I saw her in January. I saw her and Patty.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
To very just just beautiful people, man, really really cool.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Yeah. They are legends, icons and good friends too. All right, guys.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
Finally an entertainment news. According to US Weekly, Tracy Ellis
Ross thinks former President Barack Obama owes her an apology.
Tracy says, quote, I broke up with someone, and I
remember running into the former president and he was like,
quote I could have told you that, Tracy said during
an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She went on to say,

(04:01):
and I was like, well you failed as a friend,
all right, Like it was your job to say that
before you know what I mean, like nip it in
the bud. Tracy also revealed that despite her close relationship
with the Obama, she's never asked Barack or Michelle to
set her up on a date. And she says she

(04:21):
needs to get on that.

Speaker 2 (04:24):
She needs to get on that.

Speaker 1 (04:26):
Have you ever fixed anyone up, Steve or told someone
after the fact that you do that they shouldn't have
done that.

Speaker 3 (04:33):
You know, had this conversation would be deep. Go let's
just move on. Let's just move on to something else.

Speaker 2 (04:46):
Have you ever fixed someone up? Oh? He did not me?

Speaker 3 (04:54):
Not me. No, Yeah, I've tried. I've tried to picks
up Monica. She turned me down. She turned no. She
told me, h, he too old. You know, I didn't
want I didn't want to say nothing to her. I
didn't want to say nothing. But you're not a spring

(05:16):
chicken anymore. So the men that you meet are going
to beat old.

Speaker 4 (05:25):
She saw a picture of the guy.

Speaker 3 (05:27):
She said, I don't like his teeth, but the guy
wasn't nothing wrong with the teeth. Surely saw the guy
and said, wow, he's cute, which I never thought he
was cute, but I knew he was a.

Speaker 2 (05:39):
Good dude, any guy.

Speaker 3 (05:41):
And so the time went on, and then later on
Monica changed her mind and came back to me and said,
I'd like to meet him now. Well, he ain't available.

Speaker 1 (05:52):
So Monica didn't listen to her friends.

Speaker 4 (05:55):
She don't listen. She don't listen.

Speaker 5 (05:57):
Oh well, and if body else any guys, Cynthia up with,
oh yeah.

Speaker 4 (06:05):
I tried. Yes.

Speaker 3 (06:05):
Cynthia introduced her to her husband. I also, Who's I
gonna tell you who?

Speaker 2 (06:13):
I gotta be a Bailey?

Speaker 3 (06:14):
Yeah?

Speaker 4 (06:15):
I saved surely so many times.

Speaker 3 (06:17):
I can't tell how many tells I saved that little.

Speaker 2 (06:22):
That's why we're friends. What are you talking about?

Speaker 4 (06:25):
I got rid of us lawyer in l A. Yeah,
nice lawyer.

Speaker 2 (06:30):
Hell I love him. All right, you're listening hard morning
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