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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two basketball stars and a brainy sitcom actress will be among the judges for TBS’ tech-competition series, “America’s Greatest Makers.” The cable channel said Tuesday that Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Mayim Bialik will help decide the winner of the contest and its $1 million top prize. Executive producer Mark Burnett […]
“Girlfriends” vet Golden Brooks is set to co-star opposite Damon Wayans Sr. in “Lethal Weapon,” Fox’s hourlong pilot based on the buddy cop movie franchise. In the pilot, Texas cop and former Navy SEAL Martin Riggs suffers the loss of his wife and baby before he moves to Los Angeles to start anew. There, he’s […]
Minister Louis Farrakhan is offering up the Fruit of Islam to protect Beyonce on her upcoming concert tour if police officers follow through on talk of a boycott. “She started talking all that black stuff … and white folks were like, ‘We don’t know how to deal with that,” said Farrakhan Sunday during a speech […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Guests at the first American Black Film Festival Honors are ready for Chris Rock to shake up the Oscars. Don Cheadle, Ice Cube, Adina Porter and Michelle Mitchenor are among the entertainers eager to hear the comedian’s take on Hollywood’s diversity crisis when he hosts Sunday’s Academy Awards. “I think […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper T.I. is partnering with two of Jay Z‘s companies. T.I. announced Monday night during a private pop-up concert in Atlanta that the entertainment company Roc Nation will distribute his 10th album “Dime Trap” and he’ll be a part owner of the Tidal streaming service. The concert was streamed live on Tidal. […]
Empire creator Lee Daniels will direct “The Apollo Theater Film Project,” a documentary that chronicles the history of New York’s famed Apollo Theater. It was the home of Showtime at the Apollo, a nationally syndicated television variety show which showcased new talent, from 1987 to 2008, encompassing 1093 episodes. Lee’s documentary will highlight how Apollo […]
Kendrick Lamar will follow up his Grammy award with something perhaps even more meaningful to him, personally. The Compton rapper will head to Brooklyn in April to induct legendary hip-hop group N.W.A. into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday. The group, straight outta Lamar’s hometown, was interviewed by the rapper […]
Camille Cosby, the wife of disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, was deposed Monday in her husband's defamation case after losing several bids to exempt her testimony.
Ciara’s son Future Jr. is at the stage where he’s repeating everything he hears – including some words meant more for older kids. “I learned that in a funny way the other day. He was like, ‘shoot’ and ‘dang,’ and I was like, ‘What is that?’” the singer told Us Weekly at the Veuve Clicquot Carnaval […]
A legal battle involving Jay Z and his alleged love child, Rymir Satterthwaite (pictured, below) has entered a new phase as Satterthwaite takes the case to federal court. At the heart of Sattterthwaite’s demand for federal action are claims from his attorneys that the case has been damaged with fraud, corruption, and collusion, according to RadarOnline. […]
Were you online today? Because if so, you probably already know that Rihanna and Drake, also known as ‘Aubrih’ dropped the “Work” video. The two superstars that have the music industry’s most speculated upon ‘are-they-or-aren’t they/off-and-on flirtationship’ dropped their third video today and the Internets went crazy. Well, it’s Rihanna’s video for “Work,” technically, but since it’s yet […]
They came up with the idea after being unable to find quick healthy options for their son who has Type 1 diabetes.
