Anita Bennett

Los Angeles

Creator and Managing Editor at Urban Hollywood 411

Host and Producer at LA Cityview 35

Journalist | Formerly BNC, TheWrap, Deadline | Emmy Winner | Founder @UrbHollywood411 | @HowardU Alum

Articles

Diddy Paid Security Guard $100K Cash to Stop Hotel Beating Video From 'Getting Out'

3 days ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Sean “Diddy” Combs was so concerned the video of him attacking then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel would leak, that he gave a paper bag containing $100,000 cash to a security guard to make the footage go away, the man testified Tuesday. Eddy Garcia, a former security guard at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, took the stand in Manhattan federal court on June 3, in the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial.
Diddy Heckler Shouts Obscenities at Mogul in Courtroom

4 days ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

The courtroom action in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial took a bizarre turn when a heckler went on a fiery tirade against the music mogul. “These motherf—ers are laughing at you,” People magazine reported the woman said on Tuesday, June 3, in Manhattan federal court. “You’re laughing at a Black man’s legacy,” she added. “Pull your gun out ninja, I dare you.”Diddy reportedly sat in his chair and watched the woman rant before Judge Arun Subramanian ordered her removed from the courtroom.
'RHOA' Star Dwight Eubanks Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

5 days ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Dwight Eubanks of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine has revealed he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. In an interview with People, published on June 2, the celebrity hairstylist said he “freaked out” when he received the news after getting bloodwork done during a health fair at his church. “I was shocked. I was angry,” Eubanks, 64, recalled.
Byron Allen Selling Local TV Stations to Reduce Debt

5 days ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Byron Allen is getting out of the local TV game. In a press release on Monday, June 2, the mogul’s Allen Media Group (AMG) said it retained investment bank Moelis & Company to sell its 28 broadcast stations around the country, in an effort to “significantly reduce Allen Media Group’s debt.”As part of the agreement, Moelis will help AMG find buyers for its ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliated stations in 21 different markets around the country.
Jamie Foxx Is Fed Up With TMZ, Diddy, and 'Fake' Celebrities

6 days ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Jamie Foxx is thankful — thankful he survived a stroke, thankful to the doctors and nurses who helped save his life, and thankful to Netflix for giving him the opportunity to bare his soul in the stand-up special, What Had Happened Was. “It was daunting,” Foxx said about putting the special together and discussing his nearly-fatal health scare on stage.
Ex Revolt Staffer Testifies Diddy Sexually Assaulted Her, Threw Computer at Her Head

1 week ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

A woman who worked for Sean “Diddy” Combs, first as a personal assistant, and later as an executive with Revolt Films, alleged the mogul subjected her to years of abuse. The woman used the pseudonym “Mia,” and took the witness stand on Thursday, May 29, during day 12 of testimony in the mogul’s sex trafficking trial. In court transcripts obtained by Urban Hollywood 411, Mia said she worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017, and was around 25 years old when she was hired.
'The Chi' Renewed for Season 8 as Audience Surges

1 week ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

The Chi will return for an eighth season, thanks to the drama’s growing audience. Paramount+ with Showtime announced the renewal in a press release on Thursday, May 29. The news followed the show’s season 7 premiere earlier this month, which drew 2 million cross-platform viewers in its first week — to become the most-streamed premiere in the drama’s history, per Showtime. Season 7 debuted May 16 on Paramount+ with Showtime, and then on television Sunday, May 18.
Diddy Turned House Upside Down Searching for Cassie, Including in Oven

1 week ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Day 11 of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial in Manhattan federal court brought more testimony about the music mogul’s alleged violence. Prosecutors called celebrity stylist Deonte Nash to the stand on Wednesday, May 28, to describe some of what he witnessed while working with the mogul’s former girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
What Suge Knight Said About Diddy and Capricorn Clark

1 week ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ former assistant Capricorn Clark — who described him as a boss from hell — testified against the embattled music mogul on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. Once prosecutors called Clark to the witness stand on May 27, she alleged the mogul frequently threatened to take her life, and once kidnapped her at gunpoint, according to the Associated Press. During her emotional and at times tearful testimony, Clark said she worked for Combs off-and-on from 2004 to 2018.
Ex Diddy Assistant Capricorn Clark Testifies Mogul Kidnapped Her at Gunpoint

1 week ago | urbanhollywood411.com | Anita Bennett

Week three of the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial brought more explosive testimony. Former Bad Boy Entertainment staffer Capricorn Clark took the witness stand on Tuesday, May 27, and detailed a string of disturbing allegations about the Combs. In court transcripts obtained by Urban Hollywood 411, the California native said she worked for Combs from 2004 to 2012. She described the mogul as violent, jealous, and obsessed with his rivals.