Entertainment News
Kanye West turned down an offer to perform at the Las Vega Strip — just like Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion, according to TMZ. For just nine days of performances, West would have received $4.5 million, but he didn’t take the deal. West would’ve performed three shows every week for three weeks at […]
On Instagram Tyra Banks posted a photo and caption blasting the fashion industry for the new pressures models face these days. “Models have so much pressure today,” Tyra writes. “They have to look good on AND off the set. They have to arrive backstage at fashion shows looking and dressed as if they are already […]
DeVon Franklin continues to stands by his wife Meagan Good in the face of those who still criticize her attire on and off the red carpet. The two married in 2012 after meeting on the set of his movie Jumping the Broom (he produced the film alongside T.D. Jakes) in which she also starred in. They’ve also become […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Ballerina Misty Copeland, who just became the first African-American woman to be a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, has another breakthrough planned — a debut on Broadway. Producers of the high-energy revival of “On the Town” said Sunday that Copeland will join the show from Aug. 25 to Sept. 6, […]
Young folks may credit Rihanna for coining the phrase “B**** Better Have My Money” – but classic-heads and fans of Blaxploitation films know the punchy phrase really comes from actor Antonio Fargas. Fargas recited a poem with the same name during a competition for Pimp of the Year in a memorable scene from the classic […]
Maybe the third time’s the charm for singer/actress Vanessa Williams. She tied the knot for the third time with Buffalo, N.Y., businessman Jim Skrip, who she met in Egypt while crusing the Nile with one of her daughters. People.com reports: The actress tied the knot Saturday with fiancé Jim Skrip in front of their family and […]
The plot has thickened in the case of Bobbi Kristina and Nick Gordon. New information regarding Gordon’s stance has emerged. He’s claimed that he didn’t do anything…
Apparently it wasn’t meant to be. Unfortunately Ava DuVernay will NOT be at the helm of the upcoming Marvel film, Black Panther. DuVernay told Essence writer Yolanda Sangweni that in the end after meeting with execs, she passed on the opportunity Marvel’s first superhero of color. It seems they weren’t on the same page as far […]
Fox’s Empire is adding Oscar winner Marisa Tomei for Season 2. According to Deadline.com, she’ll play Mimi Whiteman, a demanding venture capitalist who becomes involved in Lyon family drama. A Forbes list billionairess, Mimi is a lover of hip-hop music, social trends, high-end fashion and beautiful women. Tomei is no stranger to working with predominantly […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs for a confrontation last month at the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football. District attorney spokesman Ricardo Santiago said the office decided instead to turn the case over to the […]
Emmitt Smith has given Donald Trump the Heisman. The former Dallas Cowboys running back is the latest to flee from the Miss USA pageant in the wake of co-owner Trump’s comments regarding Mexican immigrants. “In light of Mr. Trump’s statements and the subsequent decisions made by NBC, I have decided not to participate as a […]
During an episode of Fox News’ “The Five,” Geraldo Rivera criticized Kendrick Lamar’s BET awards performance – in which he rapped about police brutality in “Alright” – saying that his lyrics are “not helpful, to say the least” to the national dialogue on race and police brutality. You may recall that Geraldo blamed Trayvon Martin’s […]
