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Although some of Bob Marley and his wife Rita's children are portrayed in Bob Marley: One Love, the film does not explicitly address the number of children he had nor does it indicate if he had any other wives. Bob Marley's only wife was Rita Marley, but he cheated on her with numerous women. Bob Marley had 11 children in total, six of whom he fathered via extramarital affairs.

The new biopic Bob Marley: One Love doesn't provide the fullest picture of the famous singer's family life, including how many wives and children he had in real life. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, Bob Marley: One Love explains the true story of the eponymous artist's rise to fame as a reggae pioneer and peace advocate, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley. Also a part of the Bob Marley: One Love cast are Lashana Lynch as Bob's wife, Rita Marley, and James Norton as Chris Blackwell,...

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ will soon be singing on Paramount+.

The biopic will release on the streamer on Friday, April 12, in the U.S. and Canada. The film’s international availability will be announced at a later date. It will also be available on MGM+.

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ surpassed expectations at the box office when it opened mid-week in February for Valentine’s Day. It’s opening weekend stood at $28.6 million, and it’s surpassed $175 million at the worldwide box office so far.

Kingsley Ben-Adir stars as the reggae singer and songwriter, and Lashana Lynch plays his wife Rita Marley. The cast also includes James Norton as record producer Chris Blackwell, Tosin Cole as keyboardist Tyrone Downie, Aston Barrett Jr. as Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Anthony Welsh as Don Taylor, Sevana as Judy Mowatt, Hector Lewis as Carlton Carly Barrett, Michael Gandolfini as Howard Bloom, Nadine Marshall as Cedella Malcolm,...

Decades after she and Rita Marley toured with Bob Marley, Marcia Griffiths still does a good impression of the woman she calls Sister Rita marching into her late husband’s dressing room after a show. “’Come on, come on — time to go!’” Griffiths says with a laugh, slapping her hands together to imitate Marley’s efficient manner. “She was responsible for making sure Bob was Ok and that he was taken care of. Not too much crowd in his room; she would get rid of all of these people who were hanging out.

Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1977 Live at the Rainbow concert is now streaming in full on the late reggae legend’s official YouTube channel.

The stream marks the first time the concert has been shown in the exact running order since it took place on June 4th, 1977. The 13-song set includes the classics “I Shot the Sheriff,” “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Jammin.'”

The performance was the final stop on the Exodus tour, after Marley suffered a toe injury from playing soccer. Seven nights were booked for the Rainbow theater,...

Reggae and punk icon Don Letts reminisces about the emergence of Jamaican music in the U.K. in a clip from the documentary Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records. Following a year on the film festival circuit, the film is now available on digital streaming services.

“Black and white kids were united through their love of music and style; invariably, a lot of that music was the Trojan stuff,” Letts said of the famed Jamaican label that boasted artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Upsetters, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker and more.