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Rae Stremmurd’s Slim Jxmmi will not now face a battery charge that was filed against him earlier this year.Jxmmi was arrested on a battery charge in Miami in January after allegedly assaulting his partner following an argument.As reported on NBC6 at the time, Miami police arrested the rapper – real name Aaquil Brown – at an apartment on January 25 and charged him with one count of battery.Now, the charge, which was filed in Miami-Dade County, has been dropped (via Pitchfork).According to TMZ, prosecutors were unable to proceed with the case after Jxmmi’s girlfriend recanted her testimony. The case was closed yesterday (February 22), online court records show.Brown’s partner took to social media to deny that she was assaulted at the time.“Dade County y’all are wrong for this.

J. Kim Murphy Miami Dade College’s annual Miami Film Festival has announced that Penélope Cruz will be honored with the Precious Gem Award during its upcoming 2022 edition.

Miss Alabama 2021 Zoe Bethel died after suffering "blunt force trauma," the Miami Police Department, citing the medical examiner, confirmed to Fox News Digital. Per authorities, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner ruled the beauty queen's tragic death an "accident." According to a statement, officers responded to a call on Feb.

XXXTentacion, titled Look At Me!, is set to make its premiere at this year’s SXSW festival.The film — directed by Sabaah Folayan and produced by FADER Films — was announced earlier this month. It follows the controversial career of XXXTentacion (AKA Jahseh Onfroy), a troubled teenager who left a lasting influence on the SoundCloud rap genre.“Look at Me! explores how Florida teenager Jahseh Onfroy became SoundCloud rapper XXXTENTACION, one of the most streamed artists on the planet,” reads the film’s synopsis.“Through frank commentary from family, friends and romantic partners, and unseen archival footage, director Sabaah Folayan offers a sensitive portrayal of an artist whose acts of violence, raw musical talent and open struggles with mental health left an indelible mark on his generation before his death at the age of 20.”The documentary will debut at the film festival segment of SXSW, which takes place in Austin, Texas, from March 11 to March 20.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorThe Miami Film Festival returns this year with a hybrid event that includes nine premieres, with three films bowing in special red carpet presentations from March 4-13 in the Florida city. The festival had previously announced that “The Good Boss” would open the event while “Plaza Catedral” would be the closer.

Netflix released its first look at Sofia Vergara in its upcoming limited series "Griselda," based on the real life of cocaine godmother Griselda Blanco. On January 19, the streamer shared a photo to its official Twitter account showing Vergara puffing on a cigarette. "Sofia Vergara stars as Griselda Blanco in a new limited series inspired by the Colombian businesswoman who created one of the most profitable cartels in history, which led to her being known as the "Godmother," the tweet reads.

The body of Jorge Diaz-Johnston, an LGBTQ advocate and brother of a former Miami mayor, was found in a landfill in Jackson County, Florida.

The Sun reported.Two children — ages one and five — were sitting in the back with a woman, said Alvaro Zabaleta, a Miami-Dade Police Department rep.

An upsetting story is unfolding in Florida.

Polo G was facing three felony charges and one misdemeanor charge in Miami-Dade County until today. Early this morning, TMZ reported that county prosecutors had dropped two of his felony charges — battering a police officer and threatening a public servant — and a misdemeanor criminal mischief charge from the case against the Chicago rapper, whose legal name is Taurus Tremani Bartlett.

coronavirus cases are dropping, adding that protocols could change if cases spike again.“On the basis of current health conditions, which are dramatically improved, effective tomorrow parents can access the parent opt-out form from any elementary or K-8 school in Miami-Dade," Carvalho said at a news conference, adding that those children can stop wearing masks to school by Friday.Earlier this month, Carvalho had relaxed mask requirements for middle schoolers and high schoolers, and said he would

Kathy A. McDonald Miami film fans have an express pass to the best of the world’s film festivals at Miami Dade College’s eighth annual Miami Film Festival Gems, an offshoot of the Miami Film Festival.

William Earl Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival has announced that it will extend its multi-year partnership with Variety for its 39th edition (March 4-13, 2022). The festival will partner with Variety’s Streaming Room on an International Feature Film Nominees Roundtable scheduled for next year before final voting begins on March 17, 2022.

J.P. Rosenbaum is officially cutting ties with Ashley Hebert.The alum has officially filed for divorce from his wife, according to multiple reports.

After eight years of marriage, J.P. Rosenbaum has officially filed for divorce from Ashley Hebert. Nine months after the couple announced their split, J.P., 44, filed the paperwork to dissolve their marriage in Miami-Dade County, Florida on July 28, per Us Weekly. The two, who met on the seventh season of The Bachelorette, announced their “amicable” split last October.

Taking the next step. Nine months after announcing their split, J.P. Rosenbaum officially filed for divorce from Ashley Hebert, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm.

A Frontier Airlines crew is suspended for duct-taping a belligerent passenger to his seat after he allegedly groped two flight attendants and assaulted a third.

Florida condominium that killed at least 97 people, authorities said Saturday.The Miami-Dade Police Department said in a news release that Theresa Velasquez, 36, was a confirmed fatality in the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo. Her body was recovered July 8.She becomes the 95th fatality identified in the collapse, police said.Velasquez was a Los Angeles-based executive for the Live Nation event promotion company.

Ellise Shafer administratorAn executive for global entertainment company Live Nation has been identified as one of the victims in the June 24 Surfside condo collapse in Florida.Theresa Velasquez, 36, was listed as a victim of the collapse on Saturday in the Miami-Dade Police Department’s daily press release. The Miami-Dade PD noted that Velasquez’s body was recovered on July 8.

Miami-Dade County Florida police today identified the body of a 36-year-old Los Angeles executive for major events corporation Live Nation as the latest victim of the Surfside condominum collapse.

More shocking details have been released from the Miami condo collapse.

Pooh Shiesty has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a strip club in Miami.The rapper, whose real name is Lontrell Williams, allegedly shot a security guard in the leg at the King of Diamonds in Northwest Miami-Dade on May 30 after performing at the club.According to the Miami Herald, he was arrested yesterday (June 8) on an aggravated battery charge.A warrant claims that a security guard was escorting Shiesty out of the club shortly before 4am when someone allegedly knocked money out

Rapper Pooh Shiesty has been arrested following a shooting at a Miami strip club on May 30 that left a security guard injured over an alleged dispute involving money, Fox News has confirmed. A warrant by the Miami-Dade Police Department was issued for Shiesty – whose real name is Lontrell Dennell Williams – for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, which is a felony.

MIAMI -- Police in South Florida announced “Operation Summer Heat” to combat escalating gun violence as a third person died from a gunshot wound suffered during a mass shooting outside a banquet hall near Miami.Shankquia Peterson, 32, died on Thursday afternoon, Miami-Dade police said in a news release.She was among the 23 people shot early Sunday during a rapper’s album release party at the El Mula Banquet Hall.

Miami Herald, three of the wounded victims are currently in critical condition.Concert attendees were gathered at the venue for an album launch party that took place on Saturday night, hours prior to the shooting. Rappers performing at the event included local artist ABMG Spitta.As reported by Miami Herald, Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez III said the shooters were armed with semi-automatic rifles and handguns, and shot dozens of bullets into the crowd “indiscriminately”.

MIAMI, FL. — Three transgender people allege they suffered abuse at a Miami jail last year after police arrested them during Black Lives Matter protests.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features“Glocal” is the key word for the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival as the annual event provides a platform for both local and global projects.  Of the 93 international submissions to the Oscars, the Florida fest has picked seven films “that moved us and that would speak powerfully to our Miami audience,” says festival executive director Jaie Laplante, who leads a selection committee alongside programming co-director, Lauren Cohen.“We’ve always

At least eight people -- including two juveniles -- were injured Sunday evening following a shooting at a Miami park, according to authorities. Details are still emerging from the incident, which occurred in an area of Little River Park, located northwest of downtown Miami.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has announced it will continue its multi-year partnership with Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival with Variety’s 93rd Academy Awards International Feature Shortlist Roundtable in 2021. The virtual panel will feature the director, writer or producer of the Oscars’ shortlisted International Feature Films and be moderated by Variety’s Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis.