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    Singer Traci Braxton of “Braxton Family Values” dies at 50

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    Traci Braxton attends WE tv's "Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars" party on Thursday, May 29, 2014 in New York. Braxton, one of the sisters featured in the reality series ‘Braxton Family Values,’ died Saturday, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Singer Traci Braxton, who was featured with her family in the reality television series "Braxton Family Values," died at age 50 on Saturday.

    Her sister, Toni, and family said that Braxton died "this morning as the snow was falling." According to reports, Traci Braxton had been fighting esophageal cancer.

    "Needless to say, she was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother and a respected performer," the family said. "We will miss her dearly."

    "Braxton Family Values" aired for seven seasons starting in 2011 on WeTV. It focused on the lives of sisters Toni, Traci, Tamar, Trina and Towanda and their extended families.

    Traci was an actress and singer who released albums in 2014 and 2018, with the singles "Last Call" and "Broken Things" her best-known songs.

    She spent much of her time doing social work for children with disabilities, according to her website.

    She was married to Kevin Surratt, with whom she appeared on the TV series "Marriage Boot Camp." Their son, Kevin Surratt Jr., said on Instagram Saturday that his mother fought to the end.

    "I love my mother forever and this hurts so much but I'm at peace knowing she's not in pain anymore," he said.

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    Trump taps “Apprentice” producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the U.K.

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Television producer Mark Burnett, left, looks on as President Donald Trump arrives for the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

    Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.

    "With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump announced Saturday.

    Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired on NBC in 2004.

    Trump had been well-known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades. But the show helped again make him a household name — though Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.

    The selection of Burnett continues Trump's trend of filling out his incoming administration with people who have high-profile backgrounds in television or politics, or both — including his choice to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, a former co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," and ex-television doctor and unsuccessful Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz.

    Trump's first campaign in 2016 was rocked by allegations about his conduct on "The Apprentice" and other appearances during his association with NBC, notably in footage in which he said he could sexually assault women and get away with it because he was a "star."

    Almost a decade after he left his reality TV role, Trump's television career remains central to his biography and political rise. The show presented Trump Tower to tens of millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first... Read More

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