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Naomi Osaka Shouts Out Serena Williams After Emotional Australian Open Win
By Justin Curto
Photo: Andy Cheung/Getty Images
The stakes were high as Naomi Osaka bested Serena Williams in the semifinals of the Australian Open, keeping Williams from the record-tying 24th Grand Slam title she’s been chasing for years. “I was a little kid watching her play, and just to be on the court playing against her, for me, is a dream,” 23-year-old Osaka said of Williams after the match, which she won in straight sets. The two last met in a Grand Slam tournament in the finals of the 2018 U.S. Open, when Osaka netted her first Grand Slam win. “Of course, every time I play her I feel like it’s something I’ll definitely remember a lot,” Osaka added in her post-match press conference. “For me, I want her to play forever. Well, that’s the little kid in me.” Osaka will face Jennifer Brady in the finals, chasing her fourth Grand Slam title — and maybe by then she’ll have her biggest cheerleader, rapper boyfriend Cordae, back in the stands.
Williams, meanwhile, left to a standing ovation from the Melbourne crowd, who had been cheering her on for a third set. As fans and reporters speculated about her retirement, the 39-year-old dismissed questions about it in an emotional press conference. “I don’t know,” she said, asked if that exit was a good-bye. “If I ever say farewell, I wouldn’t tell anyone.” She then looked to tear up during the next question and left the press conference early.
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The humbling of Cam Newton
In August 2011, then-Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson appeared on the PBS program The Charlie Rose Show to discuss with the host his team’s No. 1 overal…
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Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Honors Him in Posthumous Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
“He would say something beautiful, something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you you can.”
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Chadwick Boseman’s Wife Honors Him in Posthumous Golden Globe Acceptance Speech
By Halle Kiefer@hallekiefer
Photo: NBC
As viewers of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom likely predicted, the late Chadwick Boseman won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at Sunday’s Golden Globes for his turn in the film. As she did in January following his Gotham Awards win, Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, gave an impassioned acceptance speech on the actor’s behalf. “He would thank God,” she says, fighting back tears. “He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices.”
“He would say something beautiful,” Ledward continues. “Something inspiring, something that would amplify that little voice inside of all of us that tells you you can. That tells you to keep going. That calls you back to what you are meant to be doing at this moment in history. He would thank Mr. George C. Wolfe, Mr. Denzel Washington, lots of people at Netflix. He would thank Mrs. Viola Davis,” among many others.
“I don’t have his words, but we have to take all the moments to celebrate those we love, so thank you, HFPA, for this opportunity to do exactly that,” she concludes. “And, hon? You keep ’em coming.”
Some Golden Globes Producer Is Getting Fired for Daniel Kaluuya’s Muted Speech
By Devon Ivie@devonsaysrelax
After the dopamine high of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening monologue, the half virtual, half in-person Golden Globes was hit with its inevitable tech snafu: Daniel Kaluuya, the winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for his captivating presence in Judas and the Black Messiah, nearly got his acceptance speech cut off due to silly technical difficulties that we’ll just blame on Zoom and definitely not a producer. But 20 seconds of dead air, a confused Laura Dern, and a smiling Bill Murray in a Hawaiian shirt later, Kaluuya was given time to finish his speech, and we’re very happy that we got to be reminded of his hot British accent.
“You’re doing me dirty!” he said with a smile. “Like the great Nipsey Hussle said, We’re here to give until we’re empty, and I gave everything.”
By Devon Ivie@devonsaysrelax
After the dopamine high of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening monologue, the half virtual, half in-person Golden Globes was hit with its inevitable tech snafu: Daniel Kaluuya, the winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for his captivating presence in Judas and the Black Messiah, nearly got his acceptance speech cut off due to silly technical difficulties that we’ll just blame on Zoom and definitely not a producer. But 20 seconds of dead air, a confused Laura Dern, and a smiling Bill Murray in a Hawaiian shirt later, Kaluuya was given time to finish his speech, and we’re very happy that we got to be reminded of his hot British accent.
“You’re doing me dirty!” he said with a smile. “Like the great Nipsey Hussle said, We’re here to give until we’re empty, and I gave everything.”
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Rare Tupac Shakur & Biggie Photo Sat Undiscovered In Photographer T. Eric Monroe's Archives For 20 Years
HipHopDX spoke to the seasoned photog about the moment he realized what he had.