Essence Atkins

You see Stephen Bishop in everything, like Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, Impostors and Money Ball! In Being Mary Jane you probably remember him as the fine shirtless man that Mary Jane was dating. The next thing you’ll see Bishop in is a TVOne Christmas film called Coins For Christmas, and he says he will have […]

Actress Essence Atkins is divorcing her husband Jamie Mendez after seven years.   The two wed in 2009 after meeting on the online dating site Match.com in 2008. Essence gave birth to their son in 2011. While she didn’t go into too much detail, Essence told Hollywood Live that while they still love each other, […]

“Marlon,” a comedy based on the life of comedian Marlon Wayans, has been ordered to series at NBC, according to TV Guide. Wayans will star as a loving but immature divorced dad trying to co-parent his children with his ex-wife, who very much has her life in order. Essence Atkins plays Marlon’s ex-wife; Notlim Taylor […]

Black women need to encourage and empower each other more. And actress Essence Atkins did one of the most humbling things to show that. While…

The girlfriends are back. Essence Atkins stars in Girlfriends Getaway 2 the sequel to the popular TV One movie about college roommates played by Garcelle Beauvais, Malinda Williams, Terri J. Vaughn and Atkins, who vacation together. “We travel to Trinidad where we actually filmed the first one,” Atkins says. “In the first one, we’re really catching up with each […]

“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Demetria McKinney posted on Instagram that she filmed a TV sitcom with actresses Essence Atkins and Vivica A. Fox. “I can’t say too much now, but I just shot a great sitcom pilot with these beautiful actresses, @essencesays and @msvivicafox. #workingactress #100 #TradeItAll.” According to MadameNoire, many folks gathered […]

If you weren’t able to book a trip this Labor Day weekend, you can vicariously hit the beach with TV One’s new movie “Girlfriends Getaway.”…

On the helm of one of the biggest celebrity weddings of the year, Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade have kept the world waiting with details inside their exclusive, super secret nuptials taking place on August 30th in Miami. So while we wait for official wedding photos, one Hollywood star let the cat out of the bag […]

Essence Atkins is telling the rest of Hollywood to take heed of the film “Temptation,” because Tyler Perry messed up. Kinda. The actress mentioned during an interview that it was quite ironic how social media and most covers of tabloids feature Kim Kardashian, but the movie sorta flopped (for a Tyler Perry production). “I found […]

Known for working with his famous comedic family, Marlon Wayans is striking out on his own. Along with writing partner Rick Alvarez, Marlon wrote and…