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La La Anthony Redefines Hollywood
 | La La Anthony | Meet La La Anthony, the A-lister who¡¯s redefining Hollywood and bringing us the stories that need to be told.As Schön! speaks to Alani ¡®La La¡¯ Anthony, she¡¯s in the middle of filming Black Mafia Family in Atlanta, the latest production from her good friend and long-standing collaborator 50 Cent. She¡¯s been called in on what she thought would be her day off: an indication of the star¡¯s nonstop schedule and commendable work ethic.As an actress, Anthony is best known for playing Lakeisha Grant in Power, also produced by 50 Cent. ¡°[Lakeisha] grew into a really pivotal character. That was an exciting time in my life and is one of the things I¡¯m most proud of,¡± the performer shares. However, her career began as a radio presenter – specifically, as an intern on Atlanta¡¯s Hot 97 station when she was just 16, where she worked before securing her own show Future Flavas alongside the legendary rapper Ludacris. ¡°To be that young being on the radio and having that kind of access was pretty wild,¡± she admits. Anthony eventually joined MTV and was soon one of the network¡¯s leading stars, hosting the hit music show Total Request Live.Today, she is deemed a multi-hyphenate star, as her breadth of work extends to being a New York Times best-selling author with The Love Playbook. ¡°It was therapeutic to write,¡± she recalls. The book, based on experiences Anthony and her friends went through, is currently being turned into a TV series. ¡°It¡¯s funny because, in the end, you realise you don¡¯t have the answers to love and every experience is different.¡±Anthony is now producing JuJu, a horror comedy with a predominantly black, female team, from the producers to writer and director. As an actress, she¡¯s returning to The Chi, a series produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe, that reveals the real South Chicago. ¡°The stories are so authentic and speak volumes as to what is happening in our country right now, what is happening to black people in this country,¡± Anthony says passionately. ¡°It¡¯s important to tell these stories and be a part of them.
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