Jamaica Gleaner – Entertainment News

• Police: Rapper Slim Jxmmi attacked girlfriend in Miami January 27, 2022
  MIAMI ( AP ): Rapper Slim Jxmmi was arrested in Miami early on Tuesday after attacking the mother of his young child during an argument, police said. Aaquil Brown, who performs under the name Slim Jxmmi in the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, faces a...
• Jury awards Cardi B US$1.25 million in defamation lawsuit January 27, 2022
  ATLANTA ( AP ): A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded US$1.25 million to Cardi B in a defamation lawsuit against a celebrity news blogger, who, she says, posted videos falsely stating the Grammy-winning rapper used cocaine, had contracted herpes...
• Sean Penn worried about what future holds for film January 27, 2022
  Sean Penn worries for the future of cinema. The 61-year-old actor fell in love with cinema at an early age, but with the rise of streaming platforms and the impact of the pandemic, he wonders what the future holds. He shared: “The business I knew...
• ‘He was a huge supporter of the literary and visual arts’ January 27, 2022
  Justine Henzell, co-founder and producer of the Calabash Literary Festival, said she is deeply saddened by the death of Ralph Thompson, whom she credits as one of the first to read at the inaugural staging of Calabash. The Jamaican poet,...
  Keisha Hill/Senior Gleaner Writer
• Admiral Bailey happy with police operation at Stadium East January 27, 2022
  One week after releasing a video in which he outlined his wide-ranging plan to fight crime in Jamaica, outspoken veteran deejay Admiral Bailey is claiming success, while giving props to the under-fire minister of national security, Dr Horace Chang...
  Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
• J’can film-maker JP Williams eyes third film release January 26, 2022
  Jamaican film-maker J.P. Williams of The Studio Eight signalled that he was a force to be reckoned with in the local and international film industry with the release of his second film, Uhuru-A Christmas Story, shot on location in the East African...
  Keisha Hill/Senior Gleaner Writer