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Jak Knight, ‘Big Mouth’ writer and actor, dies at 28

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The family of Jak Knight, a stand-up comedian who was featured on shows including “Big Mouth” on Netflix and “Bust Down” on Peacock, revealed his death .

An agency rep confirmed Knight’s death to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday; the publication did not specify the cause of death.

After the comedian’s death, his family released a statement asking for privacy during this trying time.

In March, the Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and actor launched his co-created, executive-produced, and appeared in series “Bust Down” on the NBC streaming service. A group of pals who all work for minimum wage in a casino were the focus of a six-part series that also featured Chris Redd and Sam Jay.

“We are devastated by the passing of Jak Knight. He was a brilliant comedian, visionary and artist and we were all lucky to experience his greatness,” read a statement from Peacock released on Saturday. “Our hearts are with Jak’s family, friends and community during this heartbreaking time.”

Knight has been the voice of DeVon on “Big Mouth,” a Netflix animated sitcom about the ups and downs of adolescence, since 2017.

His efforts on the show as both a narrative editor and a writer earned him accolades from him in an interview with Respect published in 2018.

Around the time he turned 20, Knight began his career as an assistant director on the two-season sitcom “Lucas Bros. Moving Co.” created by the comedy writing duo The Lucas Brothers.

When asked what got him started in the business, he said, “The Boondocks” and comic Dave Chappelle were “100% of the reasons why I do what I do.”

Knight was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award this year for his work on both the ABC comedy “Black-ish” and the HBO talk show “Pause With Sam Jay.” He has performed extensively as a stand-up comedian, and in 2018, his own Netflix special of his material was released as part of Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup” series.

Knight’s death was disclosed shortly after he finished filming his first film, “First Time Female Director,” with director Chelsea Peretti.

Kumail Nanjiani, who worked with Knight, hailed him as a “hilarious comedian and nice guy,” while “The Boys” star Jack Quaid called him “amazing” and “one of the greats” after hearing of his passing and taking to social media to pay tribute.

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In Joker costume, Diddy clashes with “Power” actor.

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Diddy’s Joker costume from the 1989 film provided plenty of laughs on Halloween night. On the other hand, he may have been too immersed in his role when he had a weekend altercation with “Power” actor Michael J. Ferguson.

On camera, Ferguson refers to Diddy as “p—-,” prompting the rapper to laugh like the Joker and label Ferguson “clown.”

“What’s up, baby? You don’t like me,” Diddy asked Ferguson. “Then motherf—— get to it, n—-. If you don’t like me, you motherf—— fronting. Get to it b—-. Don’t f—— play with me on Halloween. I’m out here with love, n—-.”

At this moment, Ferguson still seems to be unaware that the man behind the mask is actually Diddy, as he keeps attacking the performer.

“You f—— p—-, make sure you won’t never talk to me that like,” Diddy said. “We’re having a good time. Why do you want to come at me like that? You got a problem? You really taking over my energy right now. What did I do to you? Do you know who I am?”

Diddy then tells him who he is, and it deescalates.

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Janet Jackson and Jill Scott are called out by Tyler Perry for “Why Did I Get Married?”

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Recently, movie mogul Tyler Perry challenged Janet Jackson and Jill Scott, two megastar singers, to continue the Why Did I Get Married? series, and Scott has since answered.

The owner of Tyler Perry Studios joked on “Entertainment Tonight” before Perry’s first TheGrio Awards that the two singers are delaying production on Why Did I Get Married 3.

Perry said in a deadpan, “If Janet and Jill Scott say yes, I’m waiting for them to say it.”

Scott’s “A Long Walk” vocalist immediately responded by quoting the tweet and tagging the rest of the cast of the “Why Did I Get Married?” series.

Janet has yet to respond, though. But others have.

Jill, sent out another message for Janet.

Why Did I Marry? series follows married couples who have trouble when vacationing at exotic resorts.

The films are part of Perry’s best 10 movies, that grossed over $115 million.

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Kanye West to Buy Conservative Social Platform Parler After Twitter, Instagram Ban

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The controversial conservative social networking site Parler has announced that it will be acquired by Kanye West.

Parler’s parent company, Parlement Technologies, released a statement on Monday stating that they are “pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement in principle for Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to acquire the Parler platform.”

Further, “the acquisition guarantees Parler a future role in developing an uncancelable ecosystem where all opinions are welcome,” the company said.

President and CEO of Parler George Farmer remarked, “Ye’s acquiring of Parler will strengthen our ability to create an uncancelable ecosystem. No one should have to self-censor out of uncertainty about which legal speech will get him or her banned. No individual or business should worry about being completely deplatformed, as Parler was, merely for the expression of opposing viewpoints. 

We intend for Parler to always be a safe space for open discussion and open minds. We shall keep up our resistance to tyranny, censorship, and cancel culture.

The 45-year-old artist and entrepreneur Kanye West bought Parlor after having his Twitter account suspended earlier this month for a regulation violation.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that in a now-deleted tweet, West threatened to unleash “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he wrote, per the outlet. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”

Twitter took this action after the Grammy winner had his account blocked by Instagram and had content deleted from his profile for breaking Instagram’s terms of service, as reported by NBC News and CNN.

Even though many people were offended by a post published by West that has since been deleted, a Meta spokeswoman would not clarify to any outlet what content was in violation.

The “Stronger” singer posted a screenshot of a conversation he had with Sean “Diddy” Combs, in which it appeared that West had said Combs, 52, was under Jewish influence. He captioned the photo, “Jesus is Jew,” as reported by NBC News.

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