Usher, Maroon 5 to headline benefit
Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.
The Grammy Awardwinning pop band and singer will perform during the Beloved Benefit on
July 7, concert officials announced Thursday.
The event was rescheduled from its initial date in February due to COVID-19 concerns. NBC Sports host and correspondent Maria Taylor will serve as the event’s emcee.
Along with the performances, the benefit will feature a program filled with inspiring community stories. The money raised will be distributed to several nonprofit beneficiaries that prioritize economic and community development.
The Beloved Benefit was inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a beloved community where people work together to solve social issues ranging from racism and poverty to hunger and homelessness.
Defamation suit against Baldwin dismissed:
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit over online harassment filed against actor Alec Baldwin by the family of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, saying the Wyoming court did not have jurisdiction over the case.
An attorney for the family said the case would be refiled elsewhere, the Casper Star-tribune reported Wednesday.
The sisters and widow of Lance Cpl. Rylee Mccollum alleged Baldwin subjected them to online harassment after he posted and commented on a photo shared online by one of Mccollum’s sisters, Roice Mccollum, who had been in Washington during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Roice Mccollum said in the lawsuit that she received hundreds of hateful messages in response to his post. The complaint, which also names her sister Cheyenne Mccollum and Rylee’s wife, Jiennah Mccollum, as plaintiffs, sought $25 million in damages.
Baldwin asked for the case to be dismissed, saying he was expressing his political opinion and that he had not been in Wyoming.
U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal said Wednesday that the case could not be brought in Wyoming because Baldwin made the posts from New York and because they were not directed specifically at a Wyoming audience. Her decision did not address the veracity of the allegations in the complaint.
Oldman says retirement near:
Oscar winner Gary Oldman told Deadline in a recent interview, “Retirement is on the horizon.”
“Yeah. I can see it,” Oldman, 64, told the outlet, adding that if his role as Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV+ series, “Slow Horses,” is his farewell part, he’d go happily.
“To be able to sort of wrap it all up playing Jackson Lamb, I would consider myself very honored and very lucky to be able to do that. I would never say never,” said Oldman, also noting he could see himself “playing Jackson for the next how many years.”
May 6 birthdays: Singer Bob Seger is 77. Comedian Lulu Roman is 76. Actor Alan Dale is 75. TV personality Tom Bergeron is 67. Actor George Clooney is
61. Actor Leslie Hope is 57. Guitarist Mark Bryan is
55. Actor Gabourey Sidibe is 39. Comedian Sasheer Zamata is 36. Rapper Meek Mill is 35. Actor Naomi Scott is 29.