New Episodes Include an Up Close and Personal Account of Nelly's
Recent Arrest as He Addresses the Situation for the First Time with His
Children
"NELLYVILLE"
Debuted as the #1 Non-Scripted Series for the Nework Which Delivered One
Million Total Viewers in Its Series Premiere
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BET Networks' hit docu-series, "NELLYVILLE",
starring hip-hop artist, Nelly, delivered 1 million total viewers in its
initial airing in November and now returns with all-new episodes
starting Tuesday, May 5th at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT. The new episodes
will address firsthand Nelly's recent arrest as he discusses the
situation with his children for the first time. In previous episodes,
viewers got a glimpse into Nelly's very busy life as a hip-hop icon,
successful entrepreneur, and loving father to his biological children
"Nana" and "Tre" and his deceased sister's children "Lil Shawn" and
"Stink" - all while nurturing a blossoming friendship with Shantel
"Miss" Jackson. The fun, laughter and lessons continue as we pick up
where we left off with Nana in college in Chicago, Tre working hard to
get back on the football field, Stink making big decisions about life
after high school and Lil Shawn continuing to pursue his own music
career.
(Hip-hop artist, Nelly sharing a heartfelt moment with his grandmother Verna Elizabeth Haynes and father Cornell Haynes Sr. on hit docu-series "Nellyville" on BET Networks/ Photo Courtesy of BET Networks/Entertainment One)
In Tuesday's heartfelt episode, Nelly's last moments with his
grandmother are captured before her passing and, to lift everyone's
spirit, Nelly plans a family-fun ski outing with Lil Shawn, Tre, Stink
and Shantel "Miss" Jackson as well as a family "surprise" planned
especially for Nelly's father.
"NELLYVILLE"
is produced by Entertainment One, with Executive Producers Tara Long,
Shanta Conic, Kim McKoy, Howie Miller, David Shaye and John Morayniss.
Nelly also serves as Executive Producer, along with co-executive
producer Julius W. Erving III.
For video sneak peeks and first looks of "NELLYVILLE"
visit the official pages at bet.com/shows/nellyville.html. Also,
join the conversation about the shows on Twitter by using hashtag: #Nellyville.
For more information about this series visit BET.com
and BETPressroom.com/shows/Nellyville.
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BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com,
a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture,
and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to
54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel
and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings
for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event
Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with
festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides
ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET
International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
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