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      Jennifer Hudson to Sing Kobe Bryant Tribute at NBA All-Star Game

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      The ‘American Idol’ alum is scheduled to perform at the upcoming all-star basketball game at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois to remember the late Los Angeles Lakers player.
      Feb 14, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Jennifer Hudson will honour the late Kobe Bryant during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 16, 2020.
      The former Los Angeles Lakers player died in a helicopter crash last month, alongside his teenage daughter and seven other victims.
      On Thursday, the National Basketball League announced the Oscar winner will open the game with a special tribute to the sportsman. Hudson previously paid her respects when news of his passing was announced.
      “It’s like every time I go to sleep and then wake up somebody else is gone ! This news Hurts my heart so bad !” she wrote at the time.
      Other artists are set to perform throughout this year’s All-Star Game broadcast, including Chance the Rapper, who will perform a halftime show along with Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, and Quavo.
      Chaka Khan will sing the U.S. national anthem, with country music star Tenille Arts performing the Canadian anthem.
      The format of the game itself will also be reworked to honour Bryant, with a fourth quarter target score being introduced as opposed to the usual time limit.
      The target score is decided by adding 24 points – in honour of Bryant’s jersey number – to the winning score after three quarters, with the first team to reach the goal winning the game.
      The game will be held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois – home of the Chicago Bulls.

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      Gayle King 'Embarrassed' Amid Backlash Over Question About Kobe Bryant's Alleged Rape

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      The CBS anchor breaks her silence following the outrage over question about Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case, ‘if I had only seen the clip that you saw, I’d be extremely angry with me too.’
      Feb 7, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Gayle King has hit out at executives at CBS over a promo clip of an interview with the late Kobe Bryant’s friend, former WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) star Lisa Leslie, about his rape trial.
      The NBA legend was killed in a helicopter crash at the age of 41 last month, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.
      He had previously been embroiled in a sexual assault case, which was dismissed as a criminal complaint but settled as a civil case in 2005, an episode which came up in the chat.
      “It’s been said that his legacy is complicated, because of a sexual assault charge that was dismissed in 2003, 2004. Is it complicated for you, as a woman, as a WNBA player?” King asked.
      Leslie then replied, “It’s not complicated for me at all… I just never see – have ever seen him being the kind of person that would be – do something to violate a woman or be aggressive in that way. That’s just not the person that I know.”
      “But Lisa, you wouldn’t see it though. As his friend, you wouldn’t see it,” King responded.
      The snippet was part of a wider interview, but was the only part released online, with fans attacking King over the apparent ill-timed question.
      Taking to Instagram, she responded, “I’ve been up reading the comments about the interview I did with Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant, and I know that if I had only seen the clip that you saw, I’d be extremely angry with me too.”
      “I am mortified. I am embarrassed and I am very angry. Unbeknownst to me, my network put up a clip from a very wide-ranging interview – totally taken out of context – and when you see it that way, it’s very jarring. It’s jarring to me. I didn’t even know anything about it.”
      Honouring Bryant as “warm and friendly,” the broadcaster insisted there will be “a very intense discussion” between her and the network.
      However, she also said she pushed the network to keep the segment in the interview, “because I thought it put a nice button on that part of the conversation.”

      She concluded, “I wanted you to hear exactly where I’m coming from and how I’m feeling, and to let everybody know that no disrespect intended … I thank you for listening.”

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      Brian McKnight to Add Kobe Bryant Tribute Song in Final Album

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      Speaking about his poignant nod titled ‘Can’t Say Goodbye’, the ‘Back at One’ hitmaker admits he would love to perform it at the late NBA legend’s memorial service.
      Feb 4, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Brian McKnight is to release his Kobe Bryant tribute on what could be his final album.
      The soul man wrote “Can’t Say Goodbye” as a poignant nod to the basketball ace, who lost his life in a helicopter crash last month (January 2020), and Brian tells TMZ the track will make the list for his new album, which looks set to be his last.
      McKnight told the outlet he can’t remember writing the song, revealing the lyrics just poured out of him, and he’d love to perform the song at Kobe’s memorial service, if he is asked.
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      The new album drops in May (2020).

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      Guns N' Roses Honors Late Kobe Bryant With 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' at Super Bowl Fest

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      Prior to performing the classic cover with his band, frontman Axl Rose takes a moment to recall a feeling of foreboding the night before the NBA legend’s helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California.
      Feb 3, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose honoured Kobe Bryant onstage on Friday (January 31) by dedicating “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” to the tragic basketball star and his daughter.
      The rocker took a moment out of the band’s Super Bowl Music Fest set in Miami, Florida to remember the sports icon, revealing he had experienced a feeling of foreboding the night before Bryant’s helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California on 26 January, killing the Los Angeles Lakers legend, his 13-year-old girl Gianna, and seven other people.
      “The other night coming home from rehearsal… I was like, ‘Is it just me, or is that really weird?'” Rose recalled prior to performing the classic cover.
      “It was this fog bank, like a thunder cloud over the trees,” he continued. “It was really white with a slight pink above the trees… It was really weird. The only word I had for that at the time (was) it looked formidable. By morning, apparently, it was much worse. That’s where (Bryant’s) helicopter flew through. It was pretty scary.”
      Rose then added, “I want to dedicate this to Kobe and his daughter and everyone on the flight and everyone in the families and everyone impacted by this terrible event (sic).”
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      Meanwhile, Bryant’s high school prom date, R&B singer Brandy, broke her silence over his untimely passing in a sombre social media post on Friday.

      Alongside a photo of Kobe and Gianna, Brandy wrote, “Never will I understand. My condolences to (widow) @vanessabryant, and all families who are in pain during this tragic time. Love #Mamba #Mambacita.”

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      Usher Performs at Staples Center to Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant

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      The ‘Confessions’ singer delivers a moving performance of ‘Amazing Grace’ before the Los Angeles Lakers match against the Portland Trail Blazers to honor the late NBA star.
      Feb 2, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Usher sung a stunning tribute to honour Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as the team returned to the court on Friday, January 31, 2020 to play their first game since their former teammate lost his life in a helicopter crash last Sunday.
      The NBA (National Basketball Association) player was one of nine people killed in the incident – alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who was also a talented basketball player.
      Following the shock news, tributes have poured in for the sportsman, and as his former team resumed business on Friday, after cancelling a planned game earlier this week, they made sure to honour their pal.
      For the match against the Portland Trail Blazers, every seat inside Los Angeles’ Staples Center was covered with a shirt featuring one of Kobe’s numbers – 8 and 24 – and two chairs on the players’ row of chairs were adorned with his and his late daughter’s jerseys.

      While warming up for the game, the team wore Kobe’s jersey, and Usher made an appearance, dedicating a rendition of gospel classic “Amazing Grace” to his memory.
      Kobe’s initials KB were also placed on the edge of the court and his numbers were written out in flower petals.

      Following news of Kobe’s death, Usher led the stars campaigning for the NBA to change its logo to honour the five-time NBA champion writing, “Couldn’t be a better time or all around athlete and person for it #changethelogo.”
      Meanwhile, his ex-teammates LeBron James and Anthony Davis honoured their late pal with new tattoos. LeBron got a snake in reference to Kobe’s Black Mamba nickname, with the words “Mamba 4 Life” on his left thigh, with Anthony opting for a similar design.

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      Lizzo Celebrates Kobe Bryant's Life and Legacy at Pre-Super Bowl Concert

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      Headlining the SiriusXM and Pandora Opening Drive Super Concert Series, the ‘Truth Hurts’ hitmaker heats up the stage for two hours and treats fans to ‘Juice’ duet with Harry Styles.
      Feb 1, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lizzo celebrated the life and legacy of late basketball star Kobe Bryant during her pre-Super Bowl concert on Thursday, January 30, night.
      The “Truth Hurts” hitmaker took the stage at the SiriusXM & Pandora Opening Drive Super Concert Series at The Fillmore Miami Beach in Florida, where she told the crowd, “I can’t be at the largest sporting event of the year without mentioning the tragic loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna.”
      “We can’t be at this event and not think of them in our hearts and hold them up and honor them as sports fans, as music fans, as human beings.”
      The Los Angeles Lakers player died alongside his teenage daughter Gianna and seven other victims in a helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26 – hours before Lizzo took the stage and scooped three prizes at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
      “We have an effect on each other,” the “Good As Hell” singer added. “We have to be good to each other. We don’t know what tomorrow holds. We don’t know if tomorrow’s promised. So, I want you all to just really dig down deep inside and be good to yourself, be good to your family.”
      Lizzo performed for two hours, and brought out surprise guest Harry Styles to duet on closing track “Juice”. Styles has performed the tune a number of times in his recent live shows.
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      She also recalled attending the big game as a teenager, and watching Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake join forces onstage, noting: “(Now) I got a song with Justin Timberlake. And Janet Jackson likes my music. A lot can happen in a lifetime.”
      The San Francisco 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will provide entertainment during the Halftime Show.

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      Kobe Bryant to Be Honored at 2020 Oscars

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      The NBA superstar who perished in a helicopter crash will reportedly be remembered in a special tribute at the upcoming 92nd annual Academy Awards ceremony in February.
      Jan 30, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Late basketball star Kobe Bryant will reportedly be the subject of a special tribute at the 2020 Oscars in February.
      The basketball player, 41, was killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday, January 26, 2020, alongside eight other passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.
      Sources told The Hollywood Reporter the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is planning to acknowledge the death of the NBA (National Basketball Association) legend at the awards show on February 9, highlighting his affiliations with the organisation.
      In addition to his sporting achievements, Kobe won the Best Animated Short Oscar in 2018 for his five-minute autobiographical short film, “Dear Basketball”. The Los Angeles Lakers star wrote, executive produced and lent his voice to the project
      After his death, the Academy paid tribute to Bryant in a touching Instagram post, writing, “They doubted a kid could make it in the NBA and he proved them wrong. They doubted he could win a championship and he proved them wrong. They doubted he could make movies and he won an Oscar.”
      “Like all great artists, Kobe Bryant proved the doubters wrong. Rest in peace.”
      Other organisations also paid tribute to Kobe – the NBA has postponed the first Los Angeles Lakers game following his death, while he was the subject of several tributes at the Grammys, which took place on Sunday evening.

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