Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP) — Variety will host a conference of film executives and stars to discuss solutions to Hollywood’s lagging record in diversity. The conference, which Variety is to announce Monday, will include keynote conversations with Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Studios, and Pharrell Williams. The singer-producer is co-composing the score for the upcoming “Hidden […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Hart is literally laughing all the way to the bank. The funnyman tops the Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid comedians with earnings of $87.5 million. Hart, who had roles in the films “Central Intelligence” and “Secret Life of Pets” as well as his lucrative “What Now?” comedy tour, dethrones […]
Rob Kardashian is apparently a savage. We’ve seen the reality star act out on social media before, whether it be because of his sisters or girlfriends of the past, but this time, Robbie went there! He started off by tweeting the cryptic message: https://twitter.com/robkardashian/status/780590678099189763 Then followed it up with what appears to be sister Kylie […]
Pencils of Promise, a global education nonprofit, has tapped Grammy-nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa to headline its 2016 PoP Gala, joining fellow performers Nico & Vinz, reports Billboard. Khalifa will close the event — set for Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Cipriani Wall Street — with a special performance in support of the millions of children around […]
Unfortunately once again we have bad news to report. Saturday, it was the death of actor Bill Nunn. This time it’s regarding the passing of musician Kashif Saleem, better known simply as Kashif. He was 56. As of this posting, we don’t have many details, but according to those who were close to him, Kashif […]
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The hip-hop rhythms of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are too fierce to be stopped. Even by a drone to the face. The group was performing at the High Life Music Festival in Victorville on Sunday when a drone buzzed up and smacked rapper Stanley “Flesh-N-Bone” Howse in the face. He winced and grabbed […]
Code Black begins tomorrow, Wednesday, September 28th on CBS. Boris Kodjoe talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his character Dr. Will Campbell and what to expect from season two. “It’s a lot of responsibility. I’m bossing around a lot of people and we’re bumping heads. I run into a lot of issues […]
Sheryl Underwood weighs in on the debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. She also talks about the new season of The Talk and reveals what Republicans don’t want us to know. “As a Republican I’m supporting her because we have to protect the legacy of President Obama. Low voter […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The newest members of the film academy say the #OscarsSoWhite crisis inspired them to seek membership. At a private reception Monday for the latest academy inductees, actors Chadwick Boseman and Rita Wilson were among the new members who said they joined the organization to advance the diversity discussion in the […]
In his upcoming memoir, “Gone ‘Til November,” based on his diary entries, Lil Wayne is set to tell stories about his infamous lock down at Rikers Island in 2010. One of the stories will be about how he officiated the wedding of two fellow inmates as well as an entry about Drake doing his girlfriend. […]
Tatyana Ali is best known for being the baby girl on a family sitcom. Now, she’s a wife and mother who just gave birth to her first child with husband Dr. Vaughn Rasberry, a professor at Stanford. According to People.com, they are now the proud parents of a son. People.com reports: The actress and singer gave […]
Today the Obamas circled back with the official lineup, which includes Black Girls Rock founder Beverly Bond on the ones and twos, and a live discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio about his 'Before the Flood' documentary.
