DJ KHALED GIVES CALL TO ACTION TO “PROTECT OUR QUEENS, OUR WOMEN”
IN RESPONSE TO MEGAN THEE STALLION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
On this weekend’s Central Ave, DJ Khaled shares his thoughts on the developments surrounding his friends Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez. “We have to protect our queens, our women,” said the music producer who just launched a new podcast (see clip). Megan Thee Stallion recently shared on her social media that she was shot by Tory Lanez, with Lanez facing assault charges and subsequently, an order to stay away from her.
Central Ave is the new nationally syndicated entertainment and pop culture magazine series from record-breaking producer Will Packer (Night School, Girls Trip). The provocative, socially conscious and diverse Atlanta-based series features the first two women of color to host an entertainment news magazine show: veteran entertainment reporter Julissa Bermudez (BET’s 106 & Park, Empire Girls) and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross. Central Ave, from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury and Packer, debuts two new episodes every weekend (check local listings).
Balancing timely topics with entertainment-driven segments, the show examines topics including the power of celebrity protests, OJ: 25 years later, whitewashing in voiceover animation, Tyra Banks’ empire, COVID’s impact on Hollywood and Kim Kardashian’s mission around controversial murders. It also features a diverse group of skilled correspondents with different areas of expertise; Van Lathan, along with Kennedy-Rue McCollough, Sloane Glass, Melissa McCarty, Neima Abdulahi and Zack Greenburg.
“Central Ave has changed the way audiences view and relate to pop culture and the entertainment world,” said Will Packer. “The diverse and powerful stories featured on this show are meant to provoke, infuriate and inspire people to make positive changes that will impact our society and the world around us.”
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