Drum – 08 August 2019

WESLEYSNIPEShasspentthepastfew

yearshintinghardthathe’dbekeentorejoin

theMarveluniverseasBlade,thehalf-

human,half-vampiresuperherohemade

famousintheearly2000s,butthat’snot

goingtohappen.

Instead,it’sbeenannouncedthatOscar

winnerMAHERSHALAALIwillbegetting

themonsterhunter’sshadesandswordin

a futureBlademovietoreboottheseries.

Wesley’sfanswereupsetonhisbehalf,but

theOGdaywalkerhasbeengraciousabout

therecasting.“ToalltheDAYWALKERS

losingtheirmindsrightnow,chillaaxx,”the

actorsaidinaninterviewshortlyafterthe

reveal.“Althoughthenewscomesasa sur-

prise,it’sALLgood.Honor[sic]andrespect

tothegrandmasterStan[Lee].

“CongratulationsandSalaamtoMaher-

shalaAli,a beautifulandtalentedartist

whoseexpressionsI lookforwardto

experiencingformanyyearstocome.

“Mostimportantlytomyloyal

fans,theincredibleoutpouringof

loveisoverwhelming.I amgrateful

forthenever-endingsupport.

WelcometotheDaywalkerKlique.”

MarvelStudiospresidentKevin

FeigesaidMahershalahadcalled

thestudioafterwinninghisOscar

forGreenBook.

B

LENDEDfamiliescanbetough,

butLISABONET’s ex,LENNY

KRAVITZ, andhernewhusband,

JASONMOMOA, makeit look

easy-peasy.

“Yougothrougha marriagewith

somebody,youbreakupandit’sverydifficult,”

saidLennyinaninterviewrecentlyabouthis

marriagetotheformerCosbyShowactress.

“But[LisaandI] puttheworkinandwetook

thetimesowecouldbecomebestfriends

again.Ourfamiliesareblended.”

ThesingerwentontosaythatheandJason

areBFFs.“I loveherhusband– he’slikea

brothertome– andI lovethekids.It’sbeau-

tiful,butit takeswork.”

LennyandLisaweremarriedfrom 1987

to 1993 andhaveonedaughter,actressZoë

Kravitz.JasonandLisatiedtheknotinsecret

in2017,andhavetwokids,daughterLola(12)

andsonNakoa-Wolf(10).

IT’S ALI GOOD,

WESLEY SAYS

ATFIRSTglanceweallthoughtthiswas

RIHANNAplayingaroundwithFaceAppfilters.

Butthisgirlisa realperson– wannabemodel

ALA’AKAY.

“Almostdropmyphone.how?[sic]”RiRidisbe-

lievinglycaptioneda snapofAla’a,taggingthe

girl’smom,BriaKay.

Ala’a,repostedthesinger’sshoutouttoher

ownInstagramaccount,writing,“Thankyou

@badgalririforpostingmypicture!I’vealways

wantedtobea model.”

Andnowitlookslikethatdreamisaboutto

cometrue.FormersupermodelTyraBanks

sharedtheshotonInstagram,andwrote,

“S.O.S.PLEASESOMEONEHELPMEidentify

@badgalriri’s#freshfiercefacemini-me!”

Tyra’sfollowershelpfullypointedoutthat

RiRihadalreadytaggedtheminimodel,and

heridentitywasonlya tapaway.

RiR i-me’

78 | 8 AUGUST 2019 http://www.drum.co.za

BEST

BROS

‘WHEN MAHERSHALA CALLS,

YOU ANSWER. ALI CAME RIGHT

OUT AND SAID THAT HE WANTED

TO DO BLADE. THAT WAS THAT’