*The ex-boyfriend of “Love & Hip Hop” star Erica Mena was fatally shot outside a bar in Atlanta while celebrating his 32nd birthday.
Former pro ball player Cliff Dixon, a close friend of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, was partying at SL Lounge when a gunman opened fire in front of the club around 1 AM Thursday. It’s unclear if Dixon was targeted, TMZ reports. He rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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The Durant family extends our deepest condolences & prayers to Cliff’s mother, siblings, family & friends. Our family was an extension of his & we shared wonderful memories. His transition is an incredible loss for all of us who loved him, he will be missed dearly #CliffDixon RIP pic.twitter.com/QuIRt0hIIu
— Wanda Durant (@MamaDurant) March 21, 2019
via TMZ:
According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ, an officer says he was in his patrol unit outside the club when he saw a black male wearing all black with a black skull cap fire at the victim.
The cop says he saw the suspect take off as others gave chase but lost him. It’s unclear how many times Dixon — who earlier Wednesday posted video of himself singing in his car — was shot.
Erica and Cliff dated for about 10 months. They made headlines in October when both were arrested after getting into a fight.
Meanwhile, “Empire’s” ratings continue to tumble in the wake of the Jussie Smollett fallout.
According to Variety, the second episode of was the lowest rated in the series’ history.
As previously reported, the March 20 episode earned below-average ratings among adults 18-49 with the second-lowest numbers to date for the series. It was watched by 4.4 million viewers compared to this week with just under 4 million total viewers.
Smollett is accused of orchestrating a January hate crime on himself in order to raise his profile because he was unhappy with his salary. He was suspended from “Empire” last month in the wake of the scandal.
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