#BBB NEWS| Queen Latifah And Mary J. Blige Sign On For NBC’s ‘The Wiz Live’

NBC’s The Wiz Live premiere date of Dec. 3 is soon approaching, and little has been released on production’s casting.

On Tuesday (July 28), the network revealed that iconic industry game-changers, Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige, have signed on to be a part of their song-and-dance adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

Latifah will play Emerald City’s leader, Wiz, while Blige takes on the bada** persona of the Wicked Witch of the West, a.k.a. Evillene. Entertainment Weekly also reports that, “they’ll star in The Wiz alongside previously announced cast member Stephanie Mills, who’s playing Auntie Em.”

Executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who both produced NBC’s musical telecasts The Sound of Music Live! and last year’s Peter Pan Live, gushed over having the ladies a part of the production.

#BBB NEWS| NBC Drops Donald Trump For Trashing Immigrants

In yet another blow for the presidential candidate and America’s most loathed billionaire, Donald Trump, NBC chose to cut ties with the mouthy business magnate due to his derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants.

According to CNN, the network said in a statement that it would indefinitely be terminating its business relationship with Trump, who also hosted the NBC series The Celebrity Apprentice.

“AT NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values,” the statement read. “Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump.”