Marvin Gaye III (left) and Lenny Kravitz (right)

Lenny Kravitz has dropped out of the upcoming Marvin Gaye biopic, Sexual Healing, less than a month before the planned start of filming. Industry insiders comment that the crooner's son, Marvin Gaye III may behind Kravitz's abrupt decision to exit the project stage left.

Gaye reportedly criticized the executives casting choice saying, "The producers and directors of this film are very wrong ... They don't even know the whole story."

Kravitz will be replaced by stage veteran and former star of 'Law & Order' Jesse L. Martin.

As previously announced, Kevin Hart is set to host Saturday Night Live on March 2nd and the first promotional videos have been released.

For the reel, Hart teams up with SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis, and receives vertical assistance from Bobby Moynihan.

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As Phaedra Parks awaits the birth of her second son this May, the “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has reportedly landed a spin-off reality show, according to celebrity gossip site, Straight From The A.

Sources tell the site that the lawyer-turned-reality-star is set to star in a “People’s Court" themed show where she will portray a mediator for civil cases between two disputing parties. 

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That old wives tale about death coming in groups of three may be more than just an old wives tale. On the heels of the passing of Temptations singer Otis “Damon” Harris from prostate cancer on Sunday, Feb. 4 at the age of 62, another of Motown finest, another Temptation great Richard Street died Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Street who left the Temptations in 1995, after 20 years of singing with the group, was a one of the longest serving members, (only Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin had longer careers with the legendary group. Street and Melvin Franklin were cousins, and Street was reportedly devastated by Franklin’s death in 1995.

In 2000, Street suffered from a blood clot in his lung that nearly cost him his life. But following his phenomenal recovery, he committed to continuing to perform in traditional Temptation style to honor the memory of Melvin Franklin, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.

Street was 70 years old. He died in Las Vegas after a short hospital stay.

The Michigan Chronicle will post details and arrangements for Street’s passing as soon as they become available