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After weeks of being unable to anchor her newscast due to elections coverage, Melissa Harris-Perry has decided to walk away from her show.
Samsung, which has partnered with Jay Z’s on past music ventures, has restarted talks to acquire the rapper’s 16-month-old music streaming service, several sources told The New York Post. Samsung has reportedly been holding on-and-off talks with Tidal for a while. The phone giant spent $28 million to sponsor the latest album and tour of […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Oscar host Chris Rock, producer Reginald Hudlin and film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs took an afternoon off from Academy Awards preparations to celebrate black women in Hollywood. Rock, Hudlin and Boone Isaacs were among the guests at Essence magazine’s ninth annual awards luncheon Thursday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. […]
They’ve overcome rumors of cheating, internal strife with career ambitions and time away from each other, but Peter Thomas and Cynthia Bailey have a legal obstacle on their hands that threatens to derail their marriage. In an interview with Rolling Out, Bailey opened up about the latest issue facing her and Thomas. You see, Thomas’ […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby has dropped a defamation lawsuit against supermodel Beverly Johnson, who accused the comedian of drugging her in the 1980s. Court records show Cosby’s lawyers dropped the suit on Feb. 19. His attorney Monique Pressley wrote in an email Thursday that Cosby made the move to focus on his defense […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton has announced plans to stage a rally on Sunday prior to the Oscars to protest a lack of diversity in Hollywood. The rally, announced Thursday, also is intended to support a push for a nationwide TV tune-out of the Academy Awards ceremony. Critics say the awards show, […]
Lucious Lyon will soon have a nemesis besides Cookie on “Empire.” Rapper and actor Xzibit (real name Alvin Joyner) has been tapped to guest-star on the Fox drama. He’ll play Leslie “Shyne” Johnson, an industry hustler described as “100% wolf and 100% gangster.” Per The Hollywood Reporter, “he’s managed artists, started record imprints and even […]
Chrissy Teigen is due to give birth to her first child in the spring after undergoing IVF treatment, and she revealed to PEOPLE that she knew she wanted a girl long before she was actually pregnant, so she didn’t leave the gender of her baby to chance. “I’ve made this decision,” she told the magazine. […]
Despite having much respect for Minister Louis Farrakhan, Akon had to tell it like it is as he criticized the Nation of Islam leader for comments he made about NBA basketball and LeBron James. According to TMZ Sports, Farrakhan’s slammed the National Basketball Association at a recent Nation of Islam event in Detroit. It was […]
Russell Wilson, Ciara and her son Future Jr. had Dodger Stadium all to themselves on Sunday. As the singer and Jr.’s dad Future continue their nasty custody battle, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback joined mother and son for the outing, where they got to run the base paths and take in the entire playing field. The […]
You can pretty much tell when something doesn’t set right with someone … even when everyone else has forgotten about it and moved on. Case in point, Kanye West. It’s obvious he still hasn’t gotten over Amber Rose‘s declaration that she serviced his butt with her finger back in the day when they were a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute Wednesday to Ray Charles and the late singer-songwriter’s unmistakable “singular sound” that the president said continues to influence generations of musicians. Obama noted that Charles grew up in the segregated South, his early years colored by poverty and tragedy. But, the president said, Charles had two things […]
