Naturi Naughton and Lance Gross to Star in Original BET+ Thriller ‘Call Her King’

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*BET+ has announced the action thriller “Call Her King,” starring Naturi Naughton and Lance Gross will premiere this summer. The film, directed by Wes Miller, is slated to premiere on July 6 as a BET+ original. As Deadline reports, “Call Her King follows Judge Jaeda King (Naughton), who has just sentenced Sean Samuels (Mitchell) to death […]

Montreal International Black Film Festival Announces Vital & Inspiring 18th Annual Program (Sept 20-25)

*Canada’s largest Black Film Festival, the Montreal International Black Film Festival (MIBFF), is back with a vital and more diverse 18th edition running from September 20 – 25, 2022. MIBFF is excited to reconnect with the film community and festival goers entirely In-Person (and Virtual!) for the first time in over two years, with more venues, programming, and activities than ever before! […]

Naturi Naughton Makes Directorial Debut with Short Film About Vitiligo

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*Naturi Naughton launched her directorial debut with the short film “Behind the Smile,” which premiered July 9 on BET Her. “Being in the director’s chair is a dream come true,” Naughton told Variety over the summer.  The series is produced as part of “BET Her Presents: The Couch,” and, per Variety, “follows the life of […]

Meagan Good, Naturi Naughton, Tichina Arnold and LisaRaye Mcoy to Direct Short Films for BET HER

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*(New York/Los Angeles) – BET HER, in partnership with producer Tressa Azarel Smallwood of MegaMind Media who is serving as Executive Producer for the series, announces four original 20-minute dramas which will premiere during Minority Mental Health Month (July 2022) and during Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October 2022). Dedicated to telling stories that support and celebrate Black women in front […]

Naturi Naughton: From Heartbreak to Wedding Bells – Omari Hardwick Responsible for Her Happiness – Launches Health Campaign | WATCH

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*”Queens” and “Power” star Naturi Naughton chops it up with TV and Radio personality and EURweb.com Spotlight host Jazmyn “Jaz” Summers. It’s been over 5 years since Naturi endured a painful breakup with her daughter Zuri’s father and penned “Stay Too Long,” a song about their relationship writing, “Three months after the baby was born, […]

Naturi Naughton’s Fiancé Enforced One-Year ‘No Sex’ Rule

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*Naturi Naughton is set to tie the knot with her boo-thang Two Lewis, a man she has kept on the low until now.  In a new interview with ESSENCE magazine, the “Power Book II: Ghost” star explained why she decided to keep mum about their relationship. She also shared details about her upcoming nuptials and […]

‘Queens’ Naturi Naughton Shares the Advice Regina King Gave Her | Watch

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*Naturi Naughton portrays Jill Da Thrill in ABCs “Queens” – a new series following a former female rap group making a second run. EUR correspondent Jill Munroe spoke with Naughton about Black women and their sexuality in hip-hop and how Angela Bassett and Regina King poured into her. “Queens” showcases women at an age the […]

ABC Drops New ‘Queens’ Trailer of Brandy and Naturi Naughton Plotting Comeback [VIDEO]

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*In the newly released preview video for the upcoming ABC series “Queens,” Natuti Naughton and her co-stars Nadine Velazquez, Brandy and Eve discuss bringing back their now-defunct 1990s hip-hop group the Nasty Bitches. Watch the clip below. We previously reported, the series per Deadline, tells the story of four estranged women who reunite to recapture […]