'Logan' Scores $33M Friday for Huge $80M Bow

Weekend Box Office: Fox is proving once again that R-rated superhero films can do huge business; Octavia Spencer's faith-based 'The Shack' also opens nationwide alongside YA adaptation 'Before I Fall,' while Oscar best picture winner 'Moonlight' heads back into theaters.

Hugh Jackman's Logan grossed a muscular $33 million at the Friday box office, putting the final Wolverine movie on course to earn $80 million from 4,071 theaters for the weekend, one of the top starts of all time for an R-rated release and one of the top March openings ever.

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Logan, following upon the success of last year's daring Deadpool, is another victory for 20th Century Fox in proving that R-rated superhero films can have sharp claws. To boot, it is getting the widest release ever for an R-rated title.The movie, directed by James Mangold, earned stellar reviews after premiering at the Berlin Film Festival last month and sports a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes — the best of Jackman's career. Audiences are also glowing, bestowing Logan with an A- CinemaScore.
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Logan is opening simultaneously in numerous foreign markets this weekend, including China, and could post an international bow in the $75 million-$100 million range.

This time out, the story follows the adventure that ensues when Logan, who is caring for an ailing Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), encounters a mysterious young girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) in need of their help. Jackman has said it will be the final installment in theWolverine series.

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Logan is good enough that you might forget it’s a comic-book movie. NYTimes

Silento Held in UAE Over Business Dispute

The American rapper known for his hit song "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" has been stopped from leaving the United Arab Emirates over a business dispute.

A court ruling issued against Silento in the city of Al Ain and seen by The Associated Press on Thursday orders the 19-year-old Atlanta artist to pay a local promoter 300,000 dirhams ($81,500) after he did not perform two scheduled shows.

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The Feb. 20 judgment places a travel ban on the rapper, whose real name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, and orders him to surrender his passport to the court until the case is settled.

Jenna Kadhum, who represents Silento in the Middle East, disputed the allegations against the performer and accused the promoter of failing to live up to his end of the agreement.

"Silento did not cancel any shows at all," Kadhum said. The rapper only learned of the travel ban against him on Wednesday, she added.

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The dispute centers on shows Silento was supposed to play in Al Ain and the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, on Feb. 18, according to Makki Taj El Sir Abdel Halim, who owns event organizer Mackie Entertainment.

The promoter said he is seeking to recover lost expenses, including performance fees as well as travel and marketing costs.

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"He didn't show up," Abdel Halim said in an interview. "I just want to get my own money back. ... I don't want to ruin his reputation."

Kadhum declined to say whether the rapper had handed his passport over to authorities and would not discuss his next legal steps.

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The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi declined to comment.

The National, a government-owned daily in Abu Dhabi, first reported on the travel ban Thursday.

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Silento acknowledged his legal troubles at the end of a show in a Dubai nightclub in the early hours Thursday.

"I can't even leave the UAE but I'm still in the club," he said, according to a video posted by the paper.

The rapper posted a link on Twitter late Wednesday urging fans to donate to a "Free Silento" fundraising page. Its stated aim: "Bring Me Back To America Again."

Chris Brown Responds to Reports Of Serious Drug Addiction: 'I Am Not Hurting Out Here'

Following the release of an investigative piece by Billboard on Thursday (Mar. 2), detailing Chris Brown’s battle with a heavy drug addiction, the famed singer has chimed in on the report.

Brown, 27, took to Instagram Stories to assure fans that he’s in good health. He adds that every time he promotes something positive within his career, another controversial topic throws a curveball at his progress.

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“I’m tired of reading about some shit soon as I’ve got something popping,” he said. “Soon as I want to promote a tour, a party, a f--king album, anything, y’all bring up something.” Brown recorded a second video to show that his focus is solely on the music, which entails the remodeling of his home studio. “My weed and my work. That’s all I need,” he curtly said.

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Former staff members of the “Loyal” artist’s team stressed that the VA native has an addiction to substances like Xanax, lean, molly, and cocaine, which leads to unpredictable behavior. One former associate told Billboard that Brown’s alleged use of a myriad of drugs serves as a healer for his previous mistakes. “He doesn’t know how to deal with the sins of the past,” the source said. “It’s always someone else’s fault. He becomes the victim. And I think he tries to numb whatever he is feeling."

This article originally appeared on Vibe.

Nicki Minaj Pulls a Lil' Kim at Paris Fashion Week Show

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Nicki Minaj seemingly paid tribute to her foe Lil’ Kim at a Paris Fashion Week show over the weekend.
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While sitting in the front row at the Haider Ackermann Womenswear Fall/Winter 2017/2018 show in Paris on Saturday (March 4), Minaj wore a revealing black Mugler jacket with her left breast fully exposed, except for an Agent Provocateur nipple pasty, E! reports.

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Minaj looks to be taking a page from the Lil’ Kim playbook. In 1999, Kim wore a similar single-breast-revealing outfit at the MTV VMAs.

Lil Kim poses in the pressroom at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on Sept. 9, 1999.  

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Her Top: Mugler Shorts: Givenchy Shoes: Alexandre Vauthier Pasties: Agent Provocateur Rings: Pristine Shades: Veronique Leroy Styled: Maher Makeup: Sheika Hair: Neal

Lil Kim poses in the pressroom at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on Sept. 9, 1999.  

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Chance the Rapper’s Meeting With Republican Gov.

Chance the Rapper’s important meeting with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner took place earlier today (March 3).

Chance was clearly frustrated with the Governor, with reports suggesting the Republican gave “vague answers” when it came to fixing the state’s broken education system.

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According to reports, Chicago ranks near the bottom in the nation for its state public-education funding.

Chance’s meeting with the Governor Rauner left the Chicago native “flustered.”

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“I felt it went a little bit different than it should have,” Chance the Rapper said as he was leaving the meeting. “I’m here because I just want people to do their jobs.”

According to Chance, their meeting focused around a $215 million Chicago Public Schools budget shortfall, which the Governor apparently asked the rapper to tell him “where it was supposed to come from.”

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Nevertheless, Chance left the meeting feeling optimistic that he could help the Chicago Public School system with a funding plan for Chicago, and districts across the state.

“Chicago Public Schools and I did not lose today,” Chance the Rapper tweeted. “Please don’t let that become the narrative. Monday morning I’ll have a plan.”