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ICYMI: Don Cornelius Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Playboy Bunnies in New Docuseries

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Famed Soul Train creator Don Cornelius is accused of sexually assaulting and locking up two women. The accusations against the late television creator come in the A&E docuseries Secrets of a Playboy.

In the episode that aired Monday, P.J. Masten, a former playboy bunny and a “bunny mother” stated that Cornelius was a “Playboy VIP Gold member.” Cornelius allegedly took two bunnies back to his home to party and they weren’t heard from for three days. A member of the Playboy security team visited Cornelius’s home to find the women “bloodied, battered [and] drugged.”

According to Yahoo!, the incident was handled by Playboy security and not reported to authorities.

“They were tied up and bound,” Masten said. “There were wooden objects that they were sodomized with and [one sister] could hear [the] other sister being brutalized. It was horrible, horrible.”

In response, Cornelius’s son, Tony Cornelius released a statement to PEOPLE stating the story is “unbelievable” and there is no “real proof.”

In her televised statement, Masten said nothing happened to Cornelius and he was right back in the Playboy club the following week.

Cornelius died in 2012 by a self-inflicted gunshot to his head inside his Sherman Oaks, California home.

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Don Cornelius Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Playboy Bunnies in New Docuseries

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Famed Soul Train creator Don Cornelius is accused of sexually assaulting and locking up two women. The accusations against the late television creator come in the A&E docuseries Secrets of a Playboy.

In the episode that aired Monday, P.J. Masten, a former playboy bunny and a “bunny mother” stated that Cornelius was a “Playboy VIP Gold member.” Cornelius allegedly took two bunnies back to his home to party and they weren’t heard from for three days. A member of the Playboy security team visited Cornelius’s home to find the women “bloodied, battered [and] drugged.”

According to Yahoo!, the incident was handled by Playboy security and not reported to authorities.

“They were tied up and bound,” Masten said. “There were wooden objects that they were sodomized with and [one sister] could hear [the] other sister being brutalized. It was horrible, horrible.”

In response, Cornelius’s son, Tony Cornelius released a statement to PEOPLE stating the story is “unbelievable” and there is no “real proof.”

In her televised statement, Masten said nothing happened to Cornelius and he was right back in the Playboy club the following week.

Cornelius died in 2012 by a self-inflicted gunshot to his head inside his Sherman Oaks, California home.

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Questlove To Produce ‘Soul Train’ Broadway Musical

 

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The world’s most acclaimed theatre district is about to be served with some more black excellence. Your music snob’s favorite music snob is about to bring Don Cornelius’ story to life.

Deadline is reporting that Questlove is slotted to executive produce a musical based on Soul Train. The production will capture the magic of the iconic variety show that provided Black culture a global platform through live musical performances, dancing and epic style. According to the article Ahmir already has an all-star cast of talent curating the live experience including playwright Dominique Morisseau (Ain’t Too Proud), director Kamilah Forbes (Meet Vera Stark) and choreographer Camille A. Brown (Choir Boy, Once on This Island). 

The production will feature over 20 hit songs as the cast plays out how Cornelius developed the hit series. Morriseau detailed her enthusiasm about the project. “I cannot wait. To partner with this legendary creative team of incredible women to celebrate the history and the unsung heroes of our nation’s longest running televised music and dance series” she said in a formal statement

Tony Cornelius, son of Don Cornelius, will also sit on the creative team. “With many years of experience working directly with my father, I’m forever grateful and deeply humbled by the impact Soul Train has had on the culture at large both here and abroad. For 37 years, and with purpose, through music, dance and style, Soul Train brought Love, Peace & Soul to a national audience.”

Soul Train the musical is expected to open in 2021.

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Questlove to Executive Produce ‘Soul Train’ Broadway Show

In 1971, a show that would define a generation made its way on to television. Soul Train hosted by Don Cornelius was the flagship television program for black music and culture and now Questlove will executive produce a Broadway musical in honor of the legendary broadcast.

The musical is expected to hit Broadway in 2021 according to a report by Deadline which would mark the 50th anniversary of the original show. Questlove will team up with Co-Executive Producer Tony Cornelius, son of the late Don Cornelius, Playwright Dominique Morisseau, choreographer Camille A. Brown, and Director Kamilah Forbes.

Morisseau who grew up watching Soul Train compared Don Cornelius to Hamlet. “He is his best friend and his own worst enemy.” Cornelius died in 2012 due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75 years old.

“The thing that excites me is the way that we can make this an explosion,” Morisseau told the New York Times. “celebrating the origins of dance culture and the black cultural experience.

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