NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts.
The 52-year-old Kelly was denied bail in a New York City courtroom packed with his supporters.
He appeared sullen as prosecutors told Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione he posed a flight risk and a danger to public safety.
Kelly’s defense attorneys requested his release so he could better fight charges they have dismissed as “groupie remorse.”
Kelly, whose full name is Robert Kelly, is accused of using his fame to recruit young women and girls into having illegal sexual activity. Prosecutors say he isolated them from friends and family and demanded they call him “Daddy.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes said Kelly and his inner circle had a history of paying off and intimidating witnesses in past cases. She said witnesses were told “they had the option of choosing his side or the other side.”
“There’s a serious risk he’ll attempt to obstruct justice,” Geddes said.
Friday’s hearing followed Kelly’s arrest last month in a separate Chicago case accusing him of engaging in child pornography.
Kelly is charged in New York with exploiting five victims, identified only as “Jane Does.” According to court papers, they include one he met at one of his concerts and another at a radio station where she was an intern.
Prosecutors allege Kelly arranged for some victims to meet him on the road for illegal sex. He had one victim travel in 2017 to a show on Long Island, New York, where he had unprotected sex with her without telling her “he had contracted an infectious venereal disease” in violation of New York law, they say.
Kelly’s attorneys said in court filings the alleged victims sought out Kelly’s attention, came to his shows and “pined to be with him.” Kelly “would spend his time and even become friends with and care about these groupies and fans who were dying to be with him,” they added.
The arraignment was attended by two girlfriends of Kelly, who declined to speak with reporters. His supporters also included a woman wearing a “Free R. Kelly” shirt and Des Alexander, a fan from Brooklyn who said she was confused by the case.
Alexander said she hopes Kelly is innocent but added, “If he did it, he deserves to go down.”
“I have daughters of my own,” she said.
Octavia Spencer Lands A Lead Role In ‘Luce’ And Other Specialty Openings
This is a packed weekend for new specialty rollouts, one of the most crowded of the summer. Neon is opening writer-director Julius Onah’s drama Luce with New York and L.A. runs in its opening frame. The company picked up the title starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer and Kelvin Harrison Jr. out of Sundance. Diane Kruger stars in psychological thriller The Operative by writer-director Yuval Adler. The Vertical Entertainment release is playing 10 theaters around the country starting Friday. IFC Films released Jennifer Kent’s 2014 feature The Babadook and is spearheading her latest, The Nightingale, with a traditional rollout. Photographer and artist Jay Maisel is at the center of the documentary Jay Myself, which is playing an exclusive window at Film Forum in New York via Oscilloscope. Cohen Media Group picked up Tel Aviv on Fire out of its Venice premiere, beginning its U.S. theatrical run in New York, L.A., Chicago and Phoenix.
Also opening in limited release is the Anton Yelchin doc Love Antosha by Garret Price. mTuckman Media is opening the title in New York and L.A. with further expansion around the country throughout August. Other newcomers include Slovenian LGBTQ title Consequences, Cleopatra Entertainment’s Ladyworld, Music Box Films’ Piranhas and 1091’s Them That Follow.
Luce
Director-writer: Julius Onah
Writer: J.C. Lee
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Octavia Spencer, Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Distributor: Neon
Neon
Neon picked up rights to Julius Onah’s psychological thriller, Luce, out of the Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered in the U.S. dramatic competition. Luce is based on a play by J.C. Lee, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Neon had been following the title from the script stage. The company saw Luce in full in 35mm at the Library in Park City.
“We took an interest in the project after reading the script and had been tracking it for a long time,” said Neon founder and CEO Tom Quinn. “We met with Julius last year and after seeing footage we thought it would be a great fit for us. Julius ultimately delivered, exceeding our already very high expectations and that doesn’t always happen.”
The film centers on Luce (Kelvin Harrison, Jr), an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater who is perceived as a poster boy for the new American Dream. Sharing that idealized picture are his parents (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), who adopted him from a war-torn country a decade earlier. When Luce’s teacher (Octavia Spencer) makes a shocking discovery in his locker, Luce’s stellar reputation is called into question. The challenge is understanding whether he is really at fault or if Ms. Wilson is preying on dangerous stereotypes.
“Julius has developed the kind of psychological thriller you rarely see get made anymore, addressing issues of race, class and identity,” said Quinn. “It’s so of the moment. It’s simultaneously classical and contemporary with a prescient handle on what’s happening today. We’re in this business to be a part of movies like this.”
Neon has been working with “multiple organizations” for word-of-mouth screenings of the feature ahead of its rollout in New York and L.A. this weekend. The company said the feature should attract a “broad, independent specialized audience” from the post-college/mid-20s range up to the 60s.
“Early August is the perfect bridge from summer counterprogramming to awards season,” said Quinn. “BlacKkKlansman fell on a similar date last year.” Added Neon exec Elissa Federoff, “It’s a genre of film that attracts both younger and older audiences.”
In New York, Luce will bow at the Angelika, AMC Lincoln Square and the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, while it will open at the Landmark and Arclight in L.A. It will continue its rollout through August with additional expansion over Labor Day weekend.
The Operative
Director-writer: Yuval Adler
Writer: Anne Carey, Eitan Mansuri, Yiftach R. Atir (book)
Cast: Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Vertical Entertainment
Filmmaker Yuval Adler read the novel, The English Teacher, and acquired rights. After writing an initial draft, he developed the script with Anne Carey and Eitan Mansuri. “The adaption process was tricky,” shared Yuval Adler. “The book is very different from the final script; it was set in different countries and the characters were fundamentally different. But there was something about the structure of the book that I really liked — the way the handler recalls his work with the operative as part of an investigation. So you experience both the handler’s perspective and the operative’s.”
The Operative is a psychological thriller about a young Western woman (Diane Kruger) who is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran, where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler (Martin Freeman) and her subject (Cas Anvar).
“The film is actually a very unusual co-production between Israeli and German film funds, French distributor Le Pacte and American financing from Black Bear Pictures,” Adler said. “Stitching it all together was not, let us say, trivial. … Eitan Mansuri of Spiro Films in Israel worked closely with our German partners Match Factory on the European side and producer Anne Carey on the American side.”
Kruger was the first actor to board the project, joining not long after winning Best Actress in Cannes for In the Fade (2017), while Martin Freeman came on much later in the process, according to Adler. Noted the filmmaker: “I had enough time to rewrite the script with her in mind, and we also made use of the fact that she speaks three languages perfectly. The film is about a character that is ‘from everywhere and nowhere’ and in a sense, Diane the actress is that person.”
Filming took place in Germany, Israel, Bulgaria and Iran. The latter was particularly challenging since the project had Israeli backing and Adler is from Israel. To get around restrictions, the producing team formed what Adler called “a shell company” in Germany, which sent German DP Kolija Brandt to Iran.
“He shot a lot of high-resolution footage of the city plates with some of it while I was on a video call with him from New York, directing him,” explained Adler. “We then shot other footage with the actors to match the plates so we could VFX it all together. There’s a lot of real Tehran in the film, which is great. We tried to have him go a second time after the shoot, but the Iranians denied him entry. Initially, I tried to hide the fact that he did it and told all kinds of cover stories, but then we realized it was no use.”
The Operative debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Vertical Entertainment came on for the U.S. release after the festival. The feature opens day-and-date this weekend. Theatrically it plays in about 10 cities including New York, L.A., Philadelphia and Dallas.
The Nightingale
Director-writer: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Damon Herriman, Sam Claflin, Michael Sheasby, Baykali Ganambarr
Distributor: IFC Films
Oscilloscope
IFC Films caught writer-director Jennifer Kent’s drama-thriller The Nightingale at a private screening last fall. The company had released Kent’s 2014 feature The Babadook, taking in just under $1 million domestically in theaters.
“We loved The Nightingale and started a conversation to acquire it post-Toronto,” said IFC Films EVP Acquisitions and Production Arianna Bocco. “We feel like we’re [Kent’s] U.S. home and have an ongoing relationship.”
Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, The Nightingale follows Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict who chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who also is marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
“I think people will want to be a part of the conversation the film is saying,” said Bocco. “We’re not afraid of challenging films and embrace that conversation.” Bocco added that along with Kent’s base of fans, the title will tap younger audiences along with the overall “smart, arthouse” crowd.
‘The Nightingale’ Trailer: Revenge Is Sweet – But She Isn’t
Following its U.S. debut at Sundance in January, the title has traveled to other major regional events. IFC Films has also played the film at word-of-mouth screenings in the lead up to its theatrical bow Friday.
The Nightingale will open exclusively at the Arclight in L.A. and IFC Center in New York in a traditional rollout. The title will expand in both cities on August 9, while also opening in Austin, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Boston. Added Bocco: The exhibition world has been fantastic.”
Jay Myself
Director: Stephen Wilkes
Subject: Jay Maisel
Distributor: Oscilloscope
Oscilloscope
Producers Henry Jacobson and Emma Tammi became aware of doc Jay Myself through a mutual friend, photographer Kerry Payne. Jacobson has a photography background and had been aware of filmmaker Stephen Wilkes’ work. Bette Wilkes, also a producer — and the filmmaker’s spouse — sent over footage, which sold them on the project.
“Stephen, Bette, and their daughter Jennie — also an EP on the movie — had put together a brilliant teaser, which they sent over and which immediately hooked Emma and me,” said Jacobson. “The footage was beautiful. Jay was this bombastic, larger-than-life character, but it was the intimacy of his and Stephen’s relationship that took it beyond a standard art doc.”
Jay Myself documents renowned photographer and artist Maisel, who, in February 2015 after 48 years, begrudgingly sold his home: the 36,000-square-foot, 100-year old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as “The Bank.” Through the intimate lens of filmmaker and Maisel’s protégé, noted artist and photographer Stephen Wilkes, the viewer is taken on a journey through Maisel’s life as an artist, mentor and man — a man grappling with time, life, change and the end of an era in New York City.
“Stephen had always teased Jay about moving, never believing Jay would actually move,” said producer Bette Wilkes. “Stephen would always say to Jay, ‘If you ever move, I would want to film the mother of all moves.’ In the fall of 2014, Jay called and said he was in the process of selling the building, and Stephen immediately asked if he could film the move. Jay was overwhelmed but ultimately agreed.”
Bette Wilkes and Stephen Wilkes financed the production, noting that time was “of the essence.” “Once the footage was shot, we created a teaser, and when [Jacobson and Tammi’s] Mind Hive Films came on board we started budgeting the finishing costs. We shared the teaser with a close friend and collector of Stephen’s who was interested in film and when he saw it he decided to finance 50% of the finishing costs. Stephen and I financed the other 50% and here we are.”
Production began in 2015, centering on the move. The title premiered at DocNYC in 2018. Added Bette Wilkes: “Stephen always understood that this was a very sensitive time in Jay’s life, and although it was difficult he respected Jay’s privacy. It wasn’t just a move, after all. It was the end of an era.”
ICM took on sales for the doc, reaching out to Oscilloscope to catch Jay Myself at DocNYC. The feature began an exclusive opening window at Film Forum in New York on Wednesday. Oscilloscope reported sellout prime showings Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
Tel Aviv on Fire
Director-writer: Sameh Zoabi
Writer: Dan Kleinman
Cast: Kais Nashif, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Cohen Media Group
Cohen Media Group saw comedy Tel Aviv on Fire at its Venice premiere in February. The film, which is an Israeli, French, Luxembourg and Belgium co-production, shot over 27 days in early fall of 2017. Filmmaker Sameh Zoabi said that the feature had secured French distribution but then lost it when the company went bankrupt while the film was still in production.
“We were struggling to find a distributor,” he said at the film’s New York premiere last week. “A lot of [companies] saw it, but they said they didn’t know what to do with it because it wasn’t truly ‘art house,’ plus it’s a comedy and they weren’t sure it would translate.”
Zoabi said, however, that Tel Aviv on Fire’s premiere in Venice changed all of that. “It received a standing ovation and the audience laughed, plus we won a Best Actor award. Then the distributors came back to us.”
Said Cohen Media Group head Charles Cohen: “We were instantly won over by its charm. The film is a great fit for our slate as it is an audience-friendly movie that particularly serves the appetite of sophisticated art house moviegoers, our core audience.”
The film centers on Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier. His creative career is on the rise until the soldier and the show’s financial backers disagree about how the show should end, and Salam is caught in the middle.
“This seems to be a strong window for the release of a foreign-language film, given that it is great alternative programming for audiences with an appetite for something other than larger studio summer fare,” noted Cohen. “This is a heartfelt, character-driven comedy that investigates traditionally serious subject matter with levity and wit. We are targeting arthouse audiences through traditional channels alongside a grassroots campaign engaging Jewish and Middle Eastern communities around the country.”
Tel Aviv on Fire bows in three New York theaters along with four locations in L.A. with additional playdates in Chicago and Phoenix. The feature will head to additional runs in top markets around the country.
Source: Deadline
Rapper Big Sean Joins Cast Of Lena Waithe’s Upcoming Comedy At BET
Big Sean has joined the cast of Lena Waithe’s upcoming BET comedy series, Twenties. Waithe revealed in an exclusive interview with Varietythat the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated rapper will co-star in the show.
The single-camera comedy has an eight-episode order at the network. If you remember correctly, Twenties was originally in development at TBS, where it was ordered as a pilot. That pilot did not move forward as a series, and after it didn’t, BET picked it up.
Waithe’s interview confirms that previously announced main cast members — Jonica “JoJo” T. Gibbs, Christina Elmore, Gabrielle Graham, Sophina Brown, who were initially cast when Twenties was at the pilot stage at TBS, have been retained for the BET series. The network previously had no comment when Shadow And Act inquired if the cast would roll over. The series is executive produced by LenaWaithe, Susan Fales-Hill (who will also serve as co-showrunner), Rishi Rajani and Andrew Coles.
The official description reads: Created and written by Waithe when she was in her early 20s the eight-episode half-hour series, follows the adventures of a queer Black girl, Hattie, and her two straight best friends, Marie and Nia, who spend most of their days talking ‘ish’ and chasing their dreams. Twenties is a scripted show about friendship, finding love, and messing everything up along the way.
A passion project for Waithe, Twenties actually dates several years back, during the time when the multi-hyphenate, then still up-and-coming, produced a pilot presentation for it.
On the show so far, Waithe says, “For us internally, we’re all very happy with what we’re getting. We have amazing directors, a fresh face cast, a wonderful team of writers. We have a phenomenal queer woman [as] our DP, who’s shooting all of it. BET has been really supportive with whatever we want to do creatively. No one’s given us any notes or putting us through a filter, it’s pure, real down-to-earth character stuff. Comedy, conflict, all the things you want to see in a TV show. It’s been a very wonderful experience.”
As far as casting Big Sean, she said, “Big Sean is a star. I was really flattered, he mentioned me [at one of his concerts]. I don’t think he knew this, but I’ve been a fan of his for a really long time. Always loved his music, always loved his craft. I messaged him and he was, like, ‘Yo, we should link up at some point.’ He’s from Detroit, I’m from Chicago — we’re not Hollywood. We ended up linking up in real life. I kicked it at his crib, we talked [and] got real with each other. He let me listen to music from his new album, which is amazing. I shared with him some of my experiences in the business. We really connected. There was a character, Tristan, we had written that made me think of him. I didn’t even make him read for it, I knew he’d be right. He’s so natural. He’s so good. He’s easy on the eyes, as we all know. The ladies are going to get a kick out of watching him on screen.”
Source: Shadow & Act
BET Greenlights Tyler Perry Drama Series ‘Sistas’, Sets Main Cast
BET Networks has given a series order to Sistas, a drama executive produced by Tyler Perry starring KJ Smith (The Fix), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Mignon Von (42 Seconds) and Novi Brown (Spider). The series is the second to be greenlighted, joining The Oval, under Perry’s exclusive, multi-year content partnership deal with Viacom. Principal photography is underway at Tyler Perry Studios for a fall premiere.
Written, directed and executive produced by Perry, Sistasfollows a group of single black women from different walks of life who bond over their one common thread: Why am I single? In this bold new series, viewers watch these women navigate their “complicated love life” status, careers and friendship through the ups-and-downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals. The hourlong drama takes viewers on a roller-coaster ride of emotions and hilarious moments that are the epitome of #squadgoals.
Smith will play Andrea “Andi” Barnett. The “common sense one of the group,” Andi is a successful divorce lawyer focused on taking her career to the next level. She is confident, driven, ambitious, clever, witty and accomplished. She is reliable and the emergency call if ever needed.
Obsidian will play Karen Mott. Owner of an up-and-coming hair salon, Karen is street-smart, headstrong and independent. Tired of being mistreated by men, she is beginning to take a very close look at the relationships in her life. Karen is the “tough love” girl of her group.
Von will portray Daniella “Danni” King, the kind of woman who doesn’t hold back. She is the “ride or die” girl. Although she tends to be very involved with everyone else’s business but her own, she means well and has the best intentions. Danni is comical, fearless and marches to the beat of her own drum. She always has her girls’ back. Danni is the unbiased supporter of the group and works in customer service at the airport.
Brown will play Sabrina Hollins. Stylish and smart, she works as a bank teller and is intrigued when one of her customers asks her out. Although she tends to be reserved and plays it safe, she goes against the grain and tries something new but doesn’t know how she feels about it. Sabrina is supportive of her girls and is the peacemaker of the group.
Source: Deadline
J Anthony Brown Officially Closes His Comedy Club ‘The JSpot’ In LA
We just discovered some pretty sad news for all of the comedy club lovers who reside in Los Angeles; it seems that the comedy club known as The J Spot has closed it’s doors.
The J Spot, for those of you who live outside of Los Angeles is one of a small minority of comedy clubs that’s owned and operated by a minority nationally, and the owner is comedian Jay Anthony Brown. Brownis one of the co-hosts of The Tom Joyner Morning Show and a co-star onThe Rickey Smiley Showon TV One.
After several attempts were made to remain open, we hear that the closing is official.
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Tiffany Haddish’s New Upcoming Buddy Comedy Gets A New Title
An upcoming film starring the duo of Tiffany Haddish and Rose Burne is getting a revamp.
It was announced that the buddy comedy, originally titled Limited Partners, will now be released under the title LikeABoss.
Under its new title, LikeABoss will focus on the relationship between two friends who build a successful company. However, their friendship is tested when they receive a huge buyout offer. Though it is getting a new name, the film is still slated to be released by Paramount on January 10, 2020.
The film also stars Salma Hayek, Ari Graynor, Jacob Latimore, Karan Soni, Jimmy O. Yang, Seth Rollins, Natasha Rothwell, Jessica St. Clair, Billy Porter and Ashley Johnson.
Aside from LikeABoss, fans of Tiffany Haddish can also see her take a rare dramatic turn alongside Elisabeth Moss and Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming crime thriller The Kitchen, which will be released in theaters on August 9.
NBA Star Blake Griffin Continues His Stand Up Pursuit At The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival
This past weekend NBA All-Star Blake Griffin, returned to the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal as host and curator of an all-star lineup stand-up show, which was comedy. by blake.
Sources stated that Blake raised funds for the Team Griffin Foundation, (an organization committed to young men and women – providing them the best opportunities to develop and showcase their skills and learn essential lessons of life, competition and hard work), as the show was headlined by Neal Brennan.
Brennan, is a three-time Emmy nominated writer, director, producer and stand-up comedian, probably best known for his work on The Chappelle Show which was broadcast on Comedy Central.
The show also included comedians Jim Norton, Jimmy Carr, Jeff Ross, Sam Jay, and more!
Below is a video of Griffin performing way back in 2016;
Kevin Hart To Set Up New Action Series On New Streamer Quibi
Kevin Hart is the latest A-lister to sign up for a Quibi project.
Hart and his Laugh Out Loud Network have teamed with the upcoming streamer for a series titled “Action Scene.” Hart will star as a fictionalized version of himself on a quest to land the action movie role of a lifetime. After being rejected for the role, Kevin randomly encounters a leading A-List action movie star which inadvertently sets off a chain of events, causing Kevin to fight his way through a series of over-the-top action sequences with the help of some of Hollywood’s biggest action movie heroes.
Hart will executive produce in addition to starring. Jeff Clanagan, Laugh Out Loud’s president and Hart’s long-time business partner, will serve as as a producer on the project. Dave Becky will also executive produce.
“I couldn’t be more excited to bring big action and even bigger laughs to a new audience through this partnership between Quibi and Laugh Out Loud,” said Hart. “Our teams are working together to create something truly unique and I can’t wait for viewers to see it all unfold.”
Source: Variety
Rickey Smiley Is Joined By LeToya Luckett As Hosts Of The 2019 Black Music Honors
Chicago based television production company Central City Productions announces the 2019 Black Music Honors television taping set to take place on Thursday, September 5th at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. During this star-studded two-hour television special, Central City Productions (CCP) will honor artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music.
The honorees for this year’s Black Music Honors include Xscape who will receive the Urban Music Icon Award for the platinum selling quartet group’s 25 years in the industry. Yolanda Adams will receive the Gospel Music Icon Award. Culturally-conscience eclectic group, Arrested Development and chart-topping crooner, Freddie Jackson, whose career has spanned over 33 years, will also be honored.
“The vision behind the Black Music Honors is to recognize the trailblazers in African American music who have paved the way for the artists of today. Many of these artists have never received their much-deserved recognition,” stated Founder and Executive Producer, Don Jackson.
Television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett return as co-hosts of the show, which is set to air in broadcast syndication Sept. 14 – October 20, 2019. State Farm returns as the show’s title sponsor.
The epic event will be held at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show taping at 7 p.m.
The 4th Annual Black Music Honors show is Executive Produced by Don Jackson, with Jennifer J. Jackson serving as Producer and Michael A. Johnson as Producer and Director.
For more information on Black Music Honors, please visit www.blackmusichonors.com and connect on social media @blackmusichonors #BMH2019 and #BlackMusicMatters.
Will Packer’s BET Streaming Comedy Sets Cast, Gets New Title
The Will Packer-produced comedy set to premiere on BET’s forthcoming streamer has received a new title and filled out its cast.
The series about a group of friends in Atlanta, formerly known as Peachtree Place, will now be called Bigger. It’s set to premiere on BET+, the Viacom-owned cabler’s streaming platform that will launch in the fall. (Tracy Oliver’s First Wives Club reboot is also destined for the service.)
“I’m excited about bringing this cast of some of the most talented new voices in television to this great new medium,” said Packer.
Bigger centers on Layne Roberts (Tanisha Long), a woman dealing with the threat of marriage to a boring-in-bed boyfriend and the sudden, random death of a college acquaintance. The tragedy drives her and her ambitious group of friends to take a deeper look at their stagnant lives, asking whether there’s something bigger and better to be found.
The other regulars are Angell Conwell as Veronica Yates, a successful real estate agent and the advice-giver of the group; Rasheda Crockett as Tracey Davis, a social media influencer who aspires to be Hollywood-level famous; Chase Anthony as Deon Lewis, who acts “comically frugal” but is climbing the ladder in his career, despite obstacles at work; and Tristen Winger as Vince Carpenter, an old-school DJ with talent but an outdated style he can’t seem to let go.
Warren Burke will recur as Layne’s aforementioned boyfriend, Greg, a successful doctor who hopes she’ll say yes to his proposal. Terrence T. Terrell also recurs as Reggie, a charming, sexy guy who is suddenly very interested in Layne.
Felischa Marye created Bigger and executive produces with Packer and showrunner Devon Shepard. The show comes from Will Packer Media.
