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Michael Jai White Sounds Off-On Why He Turned Down The Offer To Play Ghost In Starz’s Original Power
Michael Jai White has been offered the role of Ghost in the 50 Cent and Courtney Kemp’s Power universe, but Omari Hardwick ended up getting the role due to a scheduling conflict. White attempted to be timid in his recent interview with VladTV, but the actor finally admitted there were more than rumors linking him […] More
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Powers’ Joseph Sikora Reveals He Almost Missed Out On Tommy Egan Role Due To His Wedding [Watch]
Tommy Egan aka Joseph Sikora has been a major force in the world of Power from the start. But the character actually had a very different name when the show was first developed. From when fans met Tommy in 2014 of the original Power series to the final of Season 1 of Power Book IV: […] More
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Joseph Sikora Reveals Everyone Was Excited That He Landed Role As Tommy Egan Except David Schwimmer Due To Lack Of Humor [Watch]
This week on The Crew Has It with Michael Rainey Jr & Gianni Paolo, Joseph Sikora was their guest. During the episode they discuss a variety of topics including scenes that he didn’t agree with and they came out better than he thought. “Well, you know, it’s sometimes you have, I think we’ve all gone […] More
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Courtney Kemp, During The Creation Of Power Series, Made It Her Mission To Showcase All Of NYC With Representation Compared to Friends & Sex In The City
Courtney Kemp’s Power has expanded well beyond the first series. The series related the life of a drug kingpin, James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick). Deciding he wanted to go completely legit; Ghost tried to stay away from the drug game. But his best friend/business partner, Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora), and his wife, Tasha (Naturi […] More
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Boris Kodjoe Reacts To Power Universe’s Courtney Kemp Saying He Killed His Audition For Ghost In Power
Earlier this year, Power creator Courtney Kemp was a guest on The Crew Has It with Michael Rainey Jr. and Gianni Paolo. During her appearance, she talked about the casting of Ghost, who Omari Hardwick played. However, Hardwick was not the only one who audition for the role, American God’s Ricky Whittle and Boris Kodjoe were […] More
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Daniel Sunjata Shares How Courtney Kemp Called Him Personally To Play The G.O.A.T Of Global Snitching
This week’s episode on the Crew Has it with Gianni Paolo and Michael Rainey Jr. They got Daniel Sunjata, who played Mecca aka Dante Spears on season two of Power Book II: Ghost. During the conversation, Sunjata revealed how he was offered to play his role, known as the G.O.A.T of global snitching, given to […] More
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Mary J. Blige Reveals She & Woody McClain Went Off Script During Dinner Scene Ep 08 Of Season Two & Caught Everyone Off Guard
Last Season on Power Book II: Ghost, the Tejada family, was sitting at the dinner when Diana Tejada, played by LaToya Tonodeo, talked about everyone’s secrets, including Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Cross being Monet Tejada’s son and not her nephew. She revealed to the family that Monet was sleeping with Zeke’s father, Dante Spears, known as Mecca. […] More
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Mary J. Blige Details How Her Idea For Queen Pin Character Turned In Monet Tejada On Ghost
This week on “The Crew Has It” Podcast with Michael Rainey Jr. and Gianni Paolo, they had Mary J. Blige, who plays Monet Tejada. During the episode, they talked about the process of her landing the role of Monet in Ghost. “I’ve been a fan of power period just from day one, and I always […] More
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Courtney Kemp Told Daniel Bellomy & Mary J. Blige That Monet Tejada Was Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Cross’s Mother Before First Table Read, Says Bellomy
This week’s guest on The Crew Has It with Michael Rainey Jr & Gianni Paolo was Daniel Bellomy. They discussed numerous topics, including when he was told that Monet Tejada was Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Cross’s mother. So she [Courtney Kemp] told me Monet was his [Zeke] mom like the first table read. She came up to […] More
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Light Skin Keisha Talks About Being Motivated By Power Book II: Ghost Castmates
Light Skin Keisha is a part of the Power Universe as she plays BruShandria Carmichael in Power Book II: Ghost. Carmichael is a no-the-play-no-games college student and classmate of Tariq St. Patrick, who Michael Rainey Jr plays. She was also a classmate of Lauren Baldwin, played by Paige Hurd, and killed off last season. Baldwin […] More
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Courtney Kemp Gives Backstory on Power Ep.104 & Power’s Music Supervisor Big Tank Gets His Flowers On The Crew Has It Podcast
It’s Tuesday, another episode of “The Crew Has It” Podcast with Michael Rainey Jr. and Gianni Paolo. This week they had on Woody McClain, better known as Cane Tejada. This week’s episode, The Crew Has It referenced the music selection hand-picked by Big Tank, the Music Supervisor for the Power. He was also named dropped […] More
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The Opening Scene Of Power Where Ghost Kills Miguel Was Omari Hardwick & Joseph Sikora’s Audition Scene, Says Courtney Kemp
Courtney Kemp was the latest guest on “The Crew Has It” Podcast with Michael Rainey Jr. and Gianni Paolo. During her appearance the creator of the Power Universe discussed a lot of different topics including how everyone was casted. ‘First hurdle is who can play Ghost, and this is where we talk about institutionalized racism. […] More