Reid and Malik Yoba, who attended with Sports Illustrated model Saje Nicole. DJ Derrick “D-Nice” Jones spun at the party, where spies spotted L.A. The 500,000 gift helped their spring benefit, hosted by Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson, raise a. The Marching Cobras later led the crowd down 126th Street to an afterparty in a makeshift lounge created by celebrity event planner and Apollo Board Member Bronson van Wyck. Perry donated 500,000 to make sure the iconic Apollo continues to grow. Smith is the host of Supper with Bevy, an evening gathering series in which she welcomes figures from the diversion, style, and media ventures together. She is generally perceived for her job as a co-host of Bravo’s Fashion Queens, a style themed visit show. Other guests in attendance included CEO Jonelle Procope, Phylicia Rashad, Anthony Hamilton, Samuel and LaTanya Jackson, Bevy Smith and Robert Kraft, who attended with his younger fiancée Dr. Beverly ‘Flock’ Smith is an American finance manager and TV character. The $500,000 gift helped their spring benefit, hosted by “Saturday Night Live” cast member Kenan Thompson, raise a record-breaking $3.7 million. Our style expertsStassi Schroeder, Bevy Smith, Lawrence Washington, Derek J, Geneva Thomas and Daisy Lewellynweigh in with their picks. “Give it up for the Apollo.” Perry donated $500,000 to make sure the iconic Apollo continues to grow. “I’d like to give a half million to make sure this place continues to grow and thrive,” he explained. Perry encouraged the crowd to “remember the history, and on this stage, and in this building, there have been some legends… don’t ever take this place for granted,” he said, before surprising the theater with the generous donation. The famous theater has helped launch some of music’s biggest acts including Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Lauryn Hill and Stephanie Mills, who made a special appearance at the gala. “I want to say, thank you… when you are honored by a legacy, a history that is as rich as the Apollo, you have to honor that,” he said. A post shared by bevy smith (bevysmith) But despite it igniting heat on Twitter, Adams' rant wasn't all that surprising in that it jives with the mayor's usual style, according to Mulaney. It pays to honor billionaire filmmaker Tyler Perry.Īfter Whoopi Goldberg presented him with the Impact Award at the theater’s spring benefit on Monday, Perry was so “moved and inspired” that he gifted the famous Harlem music hall with a $500,000 donation. Tyler Perry says ‘every available resource will be used’ to catch Jacqueline Avant’s killer