Cam Thomas Fined $40,000 For Anti-Gay Remark During Post-Game Interview
Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has been fined $40,000 for using “derogatory and disparaging language” during a post-game interview after a win over the Chicago Bulls, the NBA announced Friday.
Thomas was interviewed by TNT on the court alongside new teammate Spencer Dinwiddie following the Nets’ 116-105 victory. Two days earlier, Dinwiddie had joked with the media in the wake of the Kyrie Irving trade with the Dallas Mavericks that while the Nets might not have acquired the most talented players in the deal — which included Dorian Finney-Smith going to Brooklyn — they did get the “best-looking.”
“And the Nets needed some help in that department,” Dinwiddie said.
Asked by TNT about Dinwiddie’s comment, Thomas said postgame Thursday night: “We already had good-looking guys, no homo.”
Thomas later took to social media to apologize for the remark.
“I want to apologize for the insensitive word I used in the postgame interview,” he tweeted. “I was excited about the win and was being playful. I definitely didn’t intend to offend anyone, but realize that I probably did. My apologies again. Much love.”
According to SB Nation, last year an NBA fan compiled 78 homophobic tweets sent by 36 players that were still live on their Twitter feeds and found 17 instances of “no homo.” As the fan told us, “‘No homo’ as a phrase promotes a negative connotation in regards to gay men, as if we are less-than. It’s still extremely harmful and anyone who thinks otherwise needs to wake up.”
In 2018, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was fined $25,000 by the NBA for saying “no homo” during a post-game interview on Halloween.
However, Thomas dropped 43 points in a 116–112 loss to the Suns, making him the youngest player in NBA history with three consecutive 40-point games. This record was held by Allen Iverson, who had five consecutive 40-point outings in April 1997 during his rookie season.
DJ Khaled Joins Iconic Record Label, Def Jam Recordings
DJ Khaled has joined the iconic record label, Def Jam Recordings. In classic Khaled fashion, the Dade County-bred said during an exclusive interview withVariety that he is looking to take his career to the “next level.”
Khaled will be bringing his We The Best imprint to the record label, following his eight-year stint at Epic Records.
“DJ Khaled is a great artist, hitmaker, mentor and cultural innovator,” UMG chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge said in a statement announcing Khaled’s deal. “It gives me great pleasure to welcome him home to UMG where we look forward to working together to amplify his brilliant creative instincts and unique vision.”
In a statement, he said: “This new chapter marks a special time for me. The energy at this point in my career is at an all-time high and I’m grateful to Sir Lucian Grainge for allowing me to join his empire at this stage in my journey.
Khaled also toldVariety about his long-lasting relationship with Grainge.
“Lucian and I, we always talked about me coming back home. So I felt like it was written for me to come back where I’m at in my career as an artist, an executive and as a producer, I felt like this is beautiful, Khaled said. “I could have went anywhere in the Universal system and I chose Def Jam because of Tunji and LaTrice.”
Speaking with Variety, Khaled added: “It’s about connecting, and getting ready for a new chapter with new energy and excitement. Because that’s what it’s about in this music business. We all cross paths, and we make history connecting that love for music.”
He added: “Since I’m coming back home, we were like, ‘Let’s spread my talent and my greatness.’ I know everybody in the Universal system, and I can help the whole universal system, not just musically, but for TV, films, marketing. I have relationships with every artist. I have relationships with everybody behind the scenes, from A&Rs to executives to radio to marketing. I’m here to spread my talent. I feel like I can help everybody. … Lucian wanted me to add me to the team as a global creative consultant, and I was honored. Sir Lucian, if you look at his track record, he’s a big winner.”
In other news, Khaled is investing in education by offering full academic scholarships for students looking to attend Roc Nation School of Music, Sports and Entertainment at Long Island University.
Roslyn Pope, Founding Member of The Atlanta Student Movement, Dies at 84
The Atlanta Student Movement, of whom Roslyn Pope was a founding member, was one of several civil rights groups across the South in the months after a group of Black students in Greensboro, N.C., captured national attention in February 1960 with their sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter.
Back then, Atlanta had a reputation as a relatively progressive place. But as Pope documented in her widely-read manifesto, which she wrote with help from well-known activist, Julian Bond, a future chairman of the N.A.A.C.P., Atlanta was marred by racial injustices: unfair housing laws, unequal access to health care, racist law enforcement and persistent school segregation despite the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.
“Every normal being wants to walk the earth with dignity and abhors any and all proscriptions placed upon him because of race or color,” the manifesto read. “In essence, this is the meaning of the sit-down protests that are sweeping this nation today.”
The manifesto, entitled “An Appeal for Human Rights,” appeared in three Atlanta newspapers and was reprinted in The New York Times, The Nation and The Harvard Crimson. Senator Jacob K. Javits, Republican of New York, had it read into the Congressional Record, Boston Globe reports.
Pope and Bond made clear that the students rallying behind the manifesto were interested in more than just desegregating lunch counters, though they achieved that in 1961.
The document’s principles are largely responsible for shaping the ideas that propelled the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which had its headquarters in Atlanta, and became a template for anyone working toward racial equity in America, then and into the 21st century.
“We do not intend to wait placidly for those rights which are already legally and morally ours to be meted out to us one at a time.” — Roslyn Pope in “An Appeal for Human Rights” in 1960 while a student at @SpelmanCollege
10 Non-traditional Black-Owned Valentine’s Day Gifts Every Woman Needs
Looking for some non-traditional Black-owned V-Day gifts? Friends, forget the roses and chocolate, these are the gifts she really wants:
1. Clothing that protects the curls, Kin Apparel
Kin Apparel, the Black-owned clothing brand that lines their hoodies and hats with satin to protect the mane is always a “yaaaas” gift. Always. Their classic hoodies and newly released onesies are dope.
2. Gold, The Label sunnies that are giving “I just walked off a movie set”
Gold, The Label, the Black-owned brand “for the maximalists” has a pair of ca-uute sunglasses that should be on everyone’s want-list. And also, adorable bags. And, well, everything. Check them out.
3. Period Care that Slays: Best, Periodt. & My Happy Flo
We did say some non-traditional gifts. And what’s a better gift than helping a usually dreadful time of the month, aka, your partner’s period, to go by much smoother? Black- owned menstrual care brand Best, Periodt (high-capacity menstrual cups) and My Happy Flo (period ease supplements) are here to help. Get them both and thank us later.
4. Haircare that smells like a bakery, Donna’s Recipe
Tabitha Brown and Gina Los Angeles’ Donna’s Recipe products (that recently launched in all Ulta Beauty stores) will have your boo’s hair soft and smelling like a freshly baked sweet potato pie. You both win!
5. Namesake: Skincare that’s backed by science & has your skin skinning
NameSake is the Black-owned skincare brand founded by Davlyn Mosley and her board-certified dermatologist mom Dr. Lynn McKinley-Grant. Grab their Daily Moisturizer for your love this V-Day. It’s an advanced rose hip renewal cream that helps brighten and smooth the skin.
6. Grab BROWN GIRL Jane’s fragrance to ignite all the feels
BROWN GIRL Jane, a Black-owned fragrance brand that is available at Saks, Nordstrom and Bloomingdales is “designed to layer and enhance your mood.” Yes please! We suggest trying all 3 scents with their Wanderlust Collection Trio pack.
7. Hold the dying flowers, get a plant from Grounded instead
Cut flowers wilt after a few days, but if you’d like to get your loved one greenery that’ll be around for a while, then Grounded has “plants, accessories, and sets thoughtfully curated to gift during any occasion.”
8. Say ‘You feel like home’ with Karen Jai Home décor
Unique Black-owned home décor store? Yes please! If your sweetie has been hinting about updating their space, then Karen Jai Home has some great options to do just that.
Okay, lean in. There is a vegan Black owned body care brand that has been flying under the radar by the name of Dove & Butterfly that your love will, well, love. Their products melt on the skin leaving it feeling like butter. They’d thank you forever after this gift.
10. For the artist in your life that needs a reminder, Art Pays Me
Remind the creative love of your life that their work is valuable with Art Pays Me. A Black-owned lifestyle brand that has inspiring clothing, accessories and even sketchbooks and paintings that your artist will love. From their site: “Artists have the power to spark joy, inspire revolutions, grow businesses, push culture forward and much more. Yet most people, artists included, underestimate the power of art. We want to change that.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
Visionary CEOs Who Made Hip-Hop a Profitable Global Enterprise
Since the first rapping DJ in 1970s New York, hip-hop has influenced a five-decade-long record of early long-shot successes, crossover breakthroughs, and the rise of artists to entrepreneurs.
Through the power of rap, marketing, and problem-solving, hip-hop artists have had to innovate entirely off the radar to attain unprecedented levels of ownership and control of their music and brands. In doing so, they not only cashed in on corporate sponsorship deals and “street team” marketing, but high-fashion clothing lines, entertainment companies, and more.
“Turn that 62 to 125, 125 to 250, 250 to half a million, ain’t nothing nobody can do with me,” Jay-Z once laid on a rap verse in Kanye West’s “Clique.”
Here’s a glimpse of the visionary business moguls who not only lead the way in innovating and developing new methods to leverage their brand, product, and revenue stream, but also helped make hip-hop a profitable global enterprise.
Russell Simmons
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The co-founder of iconic brands like Def Jam Recordings, Phat Farm, and Baby Phat, Simmons made a mega impact on the hip-hop world and propelled it into a lucrative business. In addition to his savviness as a producer, Simmons burst onto the scene in the 1990s and 2000s, leveraging his skills in business and promotion.
But it was Simmons who was the visionary behind Kurtis Blow. As his manager, he helped launch the rapper into hip-hop history becoming the first rapper ever to land a record contract with a major record company thanks to the MC’s debut single “Christmas Rappin’” on Mercury Records.
Blow’s second single “The Breaks” and the funky bass line propelled Blow into hood stardom with his self-titled debut album in 1980; further cementing Simmons’ influence on the culture.
Simmons was also the architect who launched HBO’s Def Comedy Jam. Simmons reportedly had a net worth of $340 million by 2011.
The honor came after his New York-based company reached 2001 revenues of $192 million, reportedly up 92% from 2000. Phat Farm men’s apparel line had revenues of $120 million, twice that of 2000. Baby Phat, the women’s apparel line launched in 2000, totaled $30 million in 2001.
He eventually sold all labels, launched Global Grind, a hip-hop blogging political site with some 40 million fans, and co-founded UniRush L.L.C., which makes RushCard prepaid Visa cards, in 2013.
Sean Combs
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It’s all about the Benjamins, baby!
Chairman and CEO of Combs Enterprises, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has a diverse portfolio of businesses and investments, including Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Sean John, Combs Wine & Spirits, AQUAhydrate, The Blue Flame Agency, REVOLT Films, and REVOLT MEDIA & TV.
The Harlem, NY native studied business and administration at Howard University and formed his label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. Since then, his music endeavors led him to the mainstream men’s clothing market, and he launched Sean John, bringing his vision of urban streetwear to the masses.
After earning the prestigious “Perry Ellis Menswear Designer of the Year Award,” Combs launched four fragrances under the brand. Later, Ciroc Vodka was born, and Combs Wine & Spirits launched the luxury tequila brand DeLeón and fitness and wellness water brand AQUAhydrate.
Dr. Dre
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 22: Producer Dr. Dre arrives at the premiere screening of HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” at Paramount Studios on June 22, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Dr. Dre, popularly known as a gangsta rap pioneer with N.W.A., left the group to create his own successful record label, Death Row Records, in 1991. He later went on to found another record label named Aftermath Entertainment.
However, as a music producer, he recognized that he could solve the problems of piracy and poor audio quality in music. In 2006, Dre and Jimmy Iovine, a co-founder of Interscope Records, joined forces to launch a new audio brand, Beats Electronics, and then its first product, Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones, exclusively in Apple and Best Buy stores. In 2011, Dre and Iovine sold a majority stake to HTC for $309 million.
After launching Beats Music, Apple acquired the music subscription streaming service and the maker of flagship $300 headphones for $3 billion.
Jay-Z at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Harder They Fall” at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on October 13, 2021. (Photo: Leon Bennett/FilmMagic)
“I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man,” declared Jay-Z when he took over Kanye West’s Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix).
Shawn Corey Carter, the rap industry’s first billionaire, has an estimated net worth of nearly $1.3 billion as of December 2022. It all began In 1995 when Jay-Z used the money he received from signing a deal with Payday Records to start his own label, Roc-A-Fella Records, alongside his former associates.
In 1999, Jay-Z and Damon Dash created Rocawear, an urban clothing line with annual sales of around $700 million during its peak in the early 2000s. He sold the clothing brand to Iconix Brand Group for $205 million in 2007.
In 2003, Jay-Z opened The 40/40 Club, an upscale sports bar and restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, before leaving his longtime label at Def Jam Recordings.
Jay-Z teamed up with a fellow entrepreneur to launch the entertainment label Roc Nation in 2008. Five years later, Roc Nation launched its own sports management division, Roc Nation Sports. In April 2017, the company announced the launch of Arrive, a venture capital firm that provided brand services and business development to early-stage startups.
After Jay-Z acquired the Norwegian tech company Aspiro in March 2015, he quickly relaunched the company’s streaming service, Tidal (the first “artist-owned” streaming service). In January 2017, he sold 33% of Tidal to the phone company Sprint for $200 million.
More recently, Jay-Z and Marcy Venture Partners cashed in on the cannabis industry with a partnership with The Parent Company. He also invested $16.5 million in a robotic pizza delivery company called Stellar Pizza.
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Once named pop music’s first billionaire couple, Beyonce and Jay-Z have a combined net worth of around $1.8 billion.
Beyoncé
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In addition to multimillion-dollar endorsements, Queen Bey’s net worth is estimated at $450 million as of December 2022. According to Forbes, she is ranked 61st on America’s Wealthiest Self-Made Women list.
Through her company, Parkwood Entertainment, Beyoncé produces music, clothing, and movies. In 2016, Parkwood Entertainment launched Ivy Park, a streetwear fashion line carried by the U.K.-based retailer Topshop.
Master P
Percy “Master P” Miller at Black Enterprise (Photo: Bryon Summers)
As Master P said at the beginning of his “99 Ways to Die” album, “I’m not just your everyday rapper: I’m an entrepreneur.”
By 28, Master P was a self-made millionaire on a path to building a legacy. He used a $10,000 malpractice settlement given to his family after his grandfather died. He combined two years of junior college business classes and what he calls “street hustling” to start a record store and then a record company, No Limit. The label sold over $120 million in records in its first six years.
Among his endeavors, the hip-hop mogul bought a real estate company, a Foot Locker outlet, and a gas station. He’s also started a No Limit clothing line, a phone-sex company, a family-owned snow cone company, and a sports management firm representing several basketball draft picks.
Master P and Snoop Dogg recently signed a national distribution deal with Post Consumer Brands for their breakfast food products, Snoop Cereal and Broadus Foods.
Rihanna
Rihanna in 2017 (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)
The nine-time Grammy-winner, fashion phenom, and beauty mogul has accumulated most of her $1.7 billion fortune from Fenty Beauty, a cosmetics line that she co-owns with luxury goods group LVMH. She also co-owns Savage X Fenty, a lingerie line, with investors.
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation’s foundation raised $47 million for climate, racial justice, COVID-related relief, and other causes in 2020.
She was listed in Forbes’ 2020 America’s Richest Self-Made Women.
After welcoming her first child in May, Rihanna has been thinking about expanding her clothing line to include pieces for kids.
Donald Glover Shares First Trailer For Spooky New Series ‘Swarm,’ with Malia Obama as a Writer
Donald Glover finally sharesthe first trailer for his upcoming show, Swarm. The series was co-created by Glover alongside Atlanta writer Janine Nabers; it stars Dominique Fishback as Dre, “a young woman whose obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn,” according to the trailer’s YouTube caption.
The teaser shows clips of Fishback in a hospital, strip club, and bedroom, as a chilling voice repeatedly asks, “Who is your favorite artist?”
Fishback also serves as a producer on the show, and is cast alongside Damson Idris and Chlöe Bailey of Chloe x Halle fame. The show also creditsMalia Obama as a writer.
Recently, Glover and Nabers spoke with Vanity Fair about their upcoming project.
“We just thought it’d be fun to make a post-truth Piano Teacher mixed with The King of Comedy,” Glover said to VF,referencing Michael Haneke’s 2001 drama and Martin Scorsese’s 1982 film.
Nabers, formerly a co-writer and producer on Atlanta, was tapped by Glover to co-create the Amazon Prime series, as she’s from Houston, TX.
“We were really interested in creating an antihero story,” said Nabers, also a showrunner for Swarm. The duo also looked to fictional characters, like Mad Men’s Don Draper and The Sopranos’ Tony Soprano to develop an updated version of the archetype “through the lens of a Black, modern-day woman.”
Bailey portrays Dre’s sister, Marissa, while Idris plays the role of Dre’s boyfriend. In the writers’ room was Malia Obama, eldest daughter of 44th United States President Barack Obama and a Harvard College Graduate.
“Dre and Marissa are in their 20s and Malia is in her 20s, so it was really great having someone like her in the room,” Nabers said. “She’s a very professional person. She’s an incredible writer and artist. We really wanted to give her the opportunity to get her feet wet in TV and see if this is something she wants to continue doing.”
Swarm is set to premiere at SXSW on March 10 and be available on-demand through Amazon Prime Video on March 17.
Michael Irvin Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Arizona Hotel Employee Who Accused Him of Misconduct
Former Dallas Cowboys player Michael Irvin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Renaissance Hotel employees in Phoenix, Arizona, who accused of misconduct.
As a result, Irvin was removed from Super Bowl coverage from NFL Network and ESPN, where he makes guest appearances.
Irvin claims that the hotel fabricated a tale to turn him into the next victim of “cancel culture” over an incident that the NFL Hall of Famer says never happened.
“Rash and thoughtless actions can have severe consequences. Marriott [parent company of Renaissance Hotels] apparently did not appreciate these simple truths when, in a rush to judgment, its employees and management inaccurately and inflammatorily accused Mr. Irvin of misconduct to the National Football League,” the lawsuit claims.
The paperwork suggests that there are people who witnessed the encounter between Irvin and the employee who can back Irvin. According to the lawsuit, Irvin “casually exchanged pleasantries” with the employee (“Jane Doe”), “shook her hand, and went to his room alone.” The lawsuit accuses the hotel manager of telling the NFL about this alleged incident “with the intention of damaging that relationship and canceling [Irvin].”
Irvin’s attorney, Levi McCathern told TMZ that his client “is the latest victim of our cancel culture where all it takes is an accusation to ruin a person’s life. Michael looks forward to clearing his name in court and hopes the Court of public opinion will see the truth come out as well.”
Irvin told The Dallas Morning News he barely remembers the conversation. “Honestly, I’m a bit baffled with it all,” the 56-year-old said. “This all happened in a 45-second conversation in the lobby. When I got back after going out…I came into the lobby, and I talked to somebody. I talked to this girl. I don’t know her, and I talked to her for about 45 seconds.”
Police told the Dallas Morning News said a report wasn’t filed and they have zero knowledge of an incident involving Irvin. According to Fox News, Irvin claims there “absolutely was no sexual wrongdoing,” adding, “We shook hands. Then, I left…That’s all I know.”
A Twitter user posted the disturbing video online and confirmed the two local high schools the white Philadelphia students attended.
“Let’s talk about the WHITE GIRLS @ St Hubert’s & Franklin Towne in Northeast Philly who want to send racist snapchats to my godsister and the other young black girls at the school!” they wrote.
“Since the school doesn’t want to do anything I decided to blast their faces!”
Another video showed one white girl wearing a du-rag and claiming it gave her the right to use the N-word.
By Wednesday, Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls confirmed three of the teens in the video were students at its school, Fox 29reports. They released a statement and said the issue is being investigated, and the students involved would be disciplined in accordance with the school handbook.
“Earlier today, it came to our attention that a handful of our students posted images and videos on a social media platform of a racially charged nature,” the school wrote in a statement.
“As a Catholic educational institution that seeks to form Women of Faith and Integrity, we view racism as a mortal sin.”
“There is no place for it in our hearts and minds there is no tolerance for such behavior at Saint Hubert’s,” the statement continued. “We are extremely disappointed to learn that anyone associated with Saint Hubert’s would act in such a manner, which is entirely inconsistent with our values.”
Franklin Towne Charter High School also released a statement in response to their students involved in the racist video. The apology statements came after a group of anti-racism protestors showed up outside both of the schools on Wednesday morning.
“The Franklin Towne Community is both saddened and appalled by the events surrounding the racist video that has been seen on social media,” the statement said. “We want to again take this opportunity to condemn this type of hateful behavior and condemn anyone involved in it.”
Civil Rights Advocate Pauli Murray to Appear on 2024 U.S. Quarter
Another Black woman, one of the most important social justice advocates of the 20th century, will appear on a U.S. quarter.
Black woman civil rights advocate Pauli Murray, will be honored as part of the American Women Quarters Program; the 2024 U.S. quarters are being prepared to circulate.
The United States Mint made the announcement that includes Murray in the designs, which are set to be released in mid-2023.
According to The News & Observer, the Mint described the program as “the ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse group of individuals honored through this program reflects a wide range of accomplishments and fields, including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts.”
Murray is being honored for her contributions as a poet, writer, lawyer, and activist who fought against racial and sex discrimination. In 1977, Murray made history becoming the first Black woman in the U.S. to become an Episcopal priest. The activist co-founded the National Organization for Women alongside activists such as Betty Friedan.
“All of the women being honored have lived remarkable and multi-faceted lives, and have made a significant impact on our nation in their own unique way,” United States Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson said.
Murray joins a list of many notable women honorees that includes legendary “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz; Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to hold a seat in Congress; Civil War surgeon Dr. Mary Edwards Walker; and writer, composer, educator, and politician Zitkala-Ša, also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, who fought for Native Americans’ right to American citizenship and other civil rights.
As previously reported by BLACK ENTERPRISE, the first Native American woman pilot Bessie Coleman was honored in the previous class of women whose quarters were set to circulate this year.
The first class of honorees for the American Women Quarters Program circulated in 2022. The coins will continue to go around throughout 2025.
According to Deadline, a new untitled series starring Damon Wayans Sr. and Jr. has been given an official pilot order by CBS. The upcoming project is being co-written by Damon Sr. and former Last Man Standing executive producer Kevin Hench.
The storyline attributed to the series relies on a legendary talk radio host who is happily divorced, “Poppa,” who has an adult son who still lives with him. He faces challenges at his workplace when a new female co-host is hired to work with him. At home, his son is trying to be a responsible parent and husband while pursuing his passion.
The untitled sitcom will be executive produced by both Wayans and Hench. It will be produced by Damon Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment. The project will be overseen by Kameron Tarlow of VP Productions.
The sitcom will be the latest project that Damon Sr. will perform in. The four-time Emmy nominee, along with his older brother Keenan Ivory Wayans, co-created and both starred in the classic sketch series In Living Color. The last television show Damon Sr. starred in was the television remake of the Mel Gibson/Danny Glover movie series, Lethal Weapon. He is slated to star with Foxy Brown herself, Pam Grier, in an upcoming Tubi thriller titled Cinnamon.
Damon Jr. first appeared in his father’s 2001-2005 television sitcom, My Wife and Kids. He was most recently seen in movies such as Supercool,Cherry, and Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Later, he will be seen in Netflix’s Players and is listed as an executive producer on an upcoming Netflix drama series Glamorous.
Meanwhile, Hench co-created and executive-produced Cristela and Mr. Iglesias. He is currently doing some work on Tim Allen’s new Disney+ series The Santa Clauses.