{"id":28575,"date":"2021-10-28T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28575"},"modified":"2021-10-28T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:03:05","slug":"taye-diggs-ne-yo-and-eric-bellinger-unite-as-the-black-pack-for-two-variety-specials-on-the-cw-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/28\/taye-diggs-ne-yo-and-eric-bellinger-unite-as-the-black-pack-for-two-variety-specials-on-the-cw-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Taye Diggs, Ne-Yo and Eric Bellinger Unite as &#8220;The Black Pack&#8221; for Two Variety Specials on The CW Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28576\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-black-pack.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-black-pack.webp 620w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-black-pack-300x203.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Pack Pictured (L-R): Eric Bellinger, Taye Diggs, and Ne &#8211; Yo &#8212; Photo: Gari Askew\/The CW \u00a9 2021 The CW Network, LLC. 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