Friday, March 29, 2024

Rudy Giuliani: Savior Of Black People? – Phylicia Rashad Joins ‘Empire’

Beyonce, Rudy Giuliani
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*Rudy Giuliani was not impressed by Beyoncé’s performance at the 2016 MTV VMAs, where she sang a medley of tracks from her “Lemonade” visual album. During the performance, Beyoncé’s dancers — dressed as angels — were shot down by officers on stage.

Giuliani appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Monday, August 29, and cohost Ainsley Earhardt asked Giuliani about his opinion of the politically charged performance. Rudy took the time to remind viewers that he did more for blacks during his time as mayor of New York, than Beyonce has for those who adore her.

“She walks the red carpet with the mothers of black men that were killed by police,” Earhardt said. “Then this performance that you see here. Her dancers were circling around her and one by one, they fell to the ground, and there were red lights underneath them, and that was supposed to symbolize cops killing black individuals.”

Rudy added: “I ran the largest and best police department in the world, the New York City Police Department,” Giuliani states. “I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw on stage.”

He implies that the entertainer has real influence and disapproves of her “anti-cop” message. Giuliani previously criticized Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime performance in February as an “attack” on police officers.

“This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers, who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive,” he said.

READ RELATED STORY: Rudy Giuliani Accuses Beyoncé of Attacking Police with Super Bowl Performance

PHYLICIA RASHAD JOINS EMPIRE

In related news, Phylicia Rashad has been cast in the third season of “Empire,” according to Variety. She joins previously announced guest stars: Mariah Carey, Sierra McClain, French Montana and Birdman.

Rashad will play Diana Dubois, a powerhouse from one of New York’s oldest and most prominent African-American families, and mother of Taye Diggs, who will portray ambitious city councilman, Angelo Dubois. She will stop at nothing to help her son rise to power.

The actress famously starred on “The Cosby Show” as Bill Cosby’s TV wife. In more recent years, she has had roles on NBC’s “Do No Harm,” USA Network’s “Psych” and Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias.”

Season 3 of “Empire” premieres Wednesday, September 21, @ 9/8c on FOX.

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