Billionaire Robert Johnson Calls on U.S. Government to Cut the Reparations Check
*Robert Johnson, America’s first Black billionaire, is calling for the government to pay $14 trillion in reparations to Foundational Black Americans. “Reparations would require the entire country to … admit that the result of slavery has been 200 years of systemic racism,” the Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder told Vice News. “And for that reason, […]
Robert Johnson Still Supports Trump After Debate: ‘I Will Take the Devil I Know’ (Watch)
*Black Entertainment Television founder Robert Johnson told CNBC on Wednesday he’s viewing the election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden through the lens of being a businessman. “Where I come out as a businessman, I will take the devil I know over the devil I don’t know anytime of the week,” Johnson said on “Squawk Box.” When pressed […]
BET Founder Bob Johnson Praises Trump, Says Democrats Have Gone ‘Too Far to the Left’ [VIDEO]
*BET founder and longtime Democrat Robert Johnson said in a recent interview that the Democratic Party “has moved too far to the left” to defeat Donald Trump in 2020. “The party in my opinion, for me personally, has moved too far to the left,” Johnson told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble. “And for that reason, I don’t […]
UMC.tv’s ‘Rich & Ruthless’ Nabs 8 Nods for Indie Series Awards
[videowaywire video_id=”B87D6A1E6BD05109″] *The Urban Movie Channel congratulates the cast of The Rich and The Ruthless for sweeping the 2018 Indie Series Awards with eight nominees. Richard Brooks (who plays Augustus Barringer) is nominated for Outstanding Acting in a Digital Drama Series, and Victoria Rowell earned nominations for Best Directing, Best Comedy Writing and Best Supporting […]
Bob Johnson’s RLJE Films Acquires ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Starring Vince Vaughn
*RLJE Films, a brand of RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE), has acquired all North American rights to the highly anticipated film “Brawl in Cell Block 99.” After the successful collaboration on the critically acclaimed western Bone Tomahawk, RLJE Films, writer/director S. Craig Zahler, producers Jack Heller from Assemble Media and Dallas Sonnier from Cinestate, unite with IMG Films, on this action-packed film. Los Angeles-based XYZ Films […]
After Meeting With Donald Trump, Robert Johnson Urges Black Americans to ‘Give Him a Shot’
*Democratic media mogul Bob Johnson went on several cable news outlets Monday urging fellow African Americans to give Donald Trump “the benefit of the doubt.” The BET founder met with Trump on Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, he revealed in interviews on both CNN and CNBC. Johnson described their […]
AMC Networks Partners With Robert Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment
*AMC Networks has announced a partnership agreement with Robert Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment that calls for AMC to provide RLJ with $65 million in loans and obtain the right to acquire as much as half of the company, reports Variety. RLJ Entertainment, headed by the founder of BET Networks, consists of the streaming services Acorn TV, […]
Nina Simone Doc. Dir. Labels Singer’s Biopic ‘Ugly and Inaccurate’
*Criticism over the upcoming Nina Simone biopic continues to pour in as the director of a documentary based on the singer’s life points out how “ugly and inaccurate” the Zoe Saldana-starring “Nina” is. In an guest column on The Hollywood Reporter, Jeff Lieberman, who helmed “The Amazing Nina Simone,” slammed the biopic’s distributor, Robert Johnson […]
BET Creator Bob Johnson Engaged to 36-Year-Old Girlfriend
*BET founder Bob Johnson has put a ring on his girlfriend of five years, 36-year-old Lauren Wooden, in Paris. According to the Washington Post, the proposal involved “7.5 carats (nestled on a giant ice sculpture in the shape of the Eiffel Tower, natch), a shower of rose petals and a bottle of Dom Perignon, following […]
Robertson Treatment Syndicated Column (RTSC): Robert L. Johnson – From BET to Billionaire–and Beyond!
*Robert L. “Bob” Johnson is the Founder and Chairman of The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network that owns or holds interests in businesses operating in hotel real estate, private equity, consumer financial services, asset management, automobile dealerships, sports and entertainment, and video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming. Prior to forming The RLJ Companies, Johnson was […]
