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Vic Mensa Signs With ColorCreative (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: ColorCreative has signed musician, actor, and filmmaker Vic Mensa for management. He’ll be repped by the company’s co-founder and president, Talitha Watkins, and Trey Witter.
“Vic is a true artist who moves fluidly between hip-hop, acting, activism, fashion, and entrepreneurship without ever losing focus on his cultural impact. We’ve long admired his fearless commitment to his craft and his community,” said Watkins. “We couldn’t be more excited to stand beside him supporting his work.”
Coming off a Webby Award win for his digital series Orange Trees, Mensa is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans music, film, and social advocacy, often exploring connections between Africa and the African diaspora through cross-medium storytelling.
In music, Mensa rose to prominence with early projects like Innanetape and his 2017 debut album The Autobiography, which he followed up with Victor (2023) and the independent EP sundiata (2025). He has collaborated with artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, and Pusha T, earning nominations from the Grammys, NAACP Image Awards, and mtvU Woodie Awards.
Alongside his music career, Mensa has built an acting resume with roles on Showtime’s The Chi, HBO’s South Side, and Peacock’s Bel-Air. He is also an emerging filmmaker, with his extended music video for the song “Blue Eyes” earning Best Cinematography at the 2025 Conero Film + ADV Festival. His short film Halfrican, which he wrote and starred in, continues its run on the festival circuit after premiering at SXSW 2026.
Co-founded by Issa Rae, Deniese Davis, and Talitha Watkins, ColorCreative reps clients including Robert Townsend (The Bear), Sanaa Lathan (The Best Man: The Final Chapters), Syreeta Singleton (Rap Sh!t), Lawrence Lamont (One of Them Days), Daniel Ings (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), Avantika (Not Suitable for Work), Bishal Dutta (It Lives Inside), Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (Shōgun), Kira Kalush (Ghosts), Michele Giannusa (Ripple), Jan Oxenberg (Manhunt), Yuka Kouri (Shōgun), and Suraj Sharma (The Night Agent). Most recently in film, they produced TriStar’s comedy One of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, which debuted at #1, both at the box office upon its January release, and when it hit Netflix last April.
Mensa will continue to be represented by Buchwald.
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‘Real Time’: Bill Maher Makes Boob Joke About Dolly Parton
As Dolly Parton leaves behind an untouchable legacy, Bill Maher went for an easy boob joke in his on-air tribute.
On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian mentioned the 11x Grammy-winning Queen of Country’s death at age 80 this week in his opening monologue, before making a quip about her signature busty appearance.
“All this was going on, and all America could really talk about this week was how sad it is we lost Dolly Parton,” began Maher. “Everybody around the country, even around the world—London, they’re doing things, the Santa Monica ferris wheel is lit up with hearts, the Empire State Building was put up in pink. The Sphere in Las Vegas added a nipple.”
Parton’s family announced that she died in Nashville on Tuesday following a brief sickness with cancer. Although she remained busy until her final days, the “I Will Always Love You” artist had dealt with health issues over the past year.
In addition to her legendary country music career and Golden Globe-nominated screen career, Parton was also heavily involved in philanthropy through the Dollywood Foundation, advocating for children’s education and literacy. She also raised money for HIV/AIDS research and helped fund the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, as well as dedicating herself to disaster relief, animal welfare and LGBTQ causes.
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Judge Jackie Glass Dead: ‘Swift Justice’ Host Was 70
Judge Jackie Glass, the former Clark County judge who hosted the syndicated court show Swift Justice, has died. She was 70.
Glass died on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, TMZ reported after Glass’ daughter Rachel Wolfson posted a tribute to her late mother on social media.
“RIP my rock,” wrote Wolfson on Facebook. “I don’t know how I’ll do this life without you, I love you so much mommy Jackie Glass, I’ll see you again someday.”
Judge Glass made headlines in 2008 when she sentenced O.J. Simpson to 33 years in prison for armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel. Simpson was released on parole in 2017 before dying of cancer in Vegas in 2024.
In 2011, Glass took over for Nancy Grace as host of the small claims court show Swift Justice in Season 2, which moved production from Atlanta to Los Angeles. Glass hosted the syndicated reality series until it ended in April 2012.
Glass is survived by husband, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, and two daughters.
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CA Lawmakers Compromise With Film Industry On Corporate Tax Credit Cap
The California production community can breathe a sigh of relief: State lawmakers have officially introduced a bill meant to allow studios a few key exemptions from a recently enacted restriction on corporate tax credits.
AB136, introduced Friday evening, addresses concerns raised from stakeholders including the Motion Picture Association about the threat of undermining the efforts to expand California’s Film & TV Tax Credit pool to $750 million.
Lawmakers have to consider legislation for 72 hours before voting. With that in mind, a vote on AB136 is likely to come Monday evening, hours before the midnight end to the legislative session.
The state budget, passed this summer, seeks to stabilize revenue by preventing corporations from offsetting more than $5 million in tax liability annually for the next three years. Several advocacy groups pushed for a complete exemption, but the solution introduced by lawmakers on Friday evening does fall short of that.
Instead, only independent productions will be completely exempt from the $5 million cap. The legislation also addresses concerns about the payback period for studios that have elected to refund credits for cash. Current law allows studios to get cash instead of claiming the credit against tax liability for a 10% discount on the total with a payback period of five years. The fix accelerates that to two years with just a 5% discount.
The new legislation will also extend the expiration date of the non-refundable tax credits that were issued prior to 2025.
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