Fourteen months after surviving a deadly car crash, Tracy Morgan has wed his longtime fiancée Megan Wollover. Morgan’s road to recovery has been lengthy, and earlier this year, he revealed that he was opting to postpone exchanging vows because he didn’t want to walk Wollover down the aisle with a cane. “After almost losing Tracy last year, I am so grateful to finally be married to the love of my life,” Wollover said to People after the Sunday evening ceremony. We wish nothing but happiness to the newlyweds! [People]
Forest Whitaker is taking his talents to the stage. The Academy Award-winning actor is preparing to make his Broadway debut next spring when he joins the cast of the Eugene O’Neill play Hughie. Whitaker will play Erie Smith, a hotel patron who regales the night clerk with tales of his past. No word on a premiere date yet. [Variety]
In a statement to The New York Times, Dr. Dre apologized for all of the women he has hurt in his life. Journalist Dee Barnes, and artists Michel’le and Tairrie B have all accused the rapper of being physically abusive with them at different points in the 1980s and 1990s. Dr. Dre wrote that he deeply regretted his decisions in the past and is constantly working to be a better man. “I’m doing every thing I can so I never resemble that man again.” [Gawker]
We are in the age of biopics! Queen Latifah and Wendell Pierce have both joined the cast of the upcoming Master P biopic, Ice Cream Man: The King of the South. “We have so much respect for what [Master P] has done in the game, we want to help make sure that his story is told authentically with A-list talent,” a spokesperson for Latifah said. Keep an eye out for the flick next spring. [BET]
Chris Brown is naming his new album after a very special lady in his life. Breezy announced on Twitter over the weekend that his upcoming album would be named Royalty, after his one-year-old daughter. It sounds like Chris is adapting to fatherhood just fine. [HipHopDX]
Wiz Khalifa was taken into police custody over the weekend for refusing to dismount his two-wheeled hoverboard at LAX. Witness video shows three officers tackling Wiz to the ground and telling him to stop resisting (Wiz could be heard saying that he wasn’t resisting). The rapper tweeted about the encounter, saying “All because I didn’t want to ditch the technology [sic] everyone will be using in the next 6 months,” he wrote. “Do what you want kids.” [The Verge]
