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Taraji P. Henson’s claim that her son was racially profiled while at the University of Southern California has resulted in a response from the school’s Department of Public Safety executive director. In a statement issued after Henson’s claim generated headlines, John Thomas expressed how “deeply disturbed” he was regarding what happened with the “Empire” star’s […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox has asked a federal judge to issue an order allowing the network to continue to use “Empire” as the title of its newest hit show after a record label demanded millions of dollars over use of the word. Twentieth Century Fox Television filed the lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles seeking […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — In the annals of film festival flops — from unexpected boos to red-carpet gaffes — the premiere of the Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart comedy “Get Hard” will go down as a doozy. After the film premiered last week at the South By Southwest Film Festival, during a Q&A with director Etan […]

With Furious 7 set to hit theaters on April 3, Vin Diesel has plenty of reasons to celebrate. The action star was given another reason on…

NeNe Leakes tried to call out Kandi Burruss for being envious of her success and a bad friend to Phaedra Parks. That sit down with…

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Grammy Award winner Brandy will look to make her mark on Broadway for the first time in the long-running musical, “Chicago.” Producers announced Tuesday the singer and actress will play Roxie Hart starting April 28 at the Ambassador Theatre. Set in the 1920s, “Chicago” is a scathing satire of how show business and the media […]

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Dick Gregory knows the N-Word well. After all, he did name his 1964 autobiography, “Nigger.” So with all the talk of Terrence Howard wanting to use the controversial word in season two of “Empire,” where does Gregory stand? “It don’t bother me,” comedian-civil rights activist said during an interview on YouTube channel W.E. A.L.L. B.E. […]

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Kirk Franklin is weighing in on Creflo Dollar’s campaign to raise money to purchase a Gulfstream G-650 jet , which is valued at $65 million. And he is not happy with the megachurch pastor. In Franklin’s eyes, it’s “a shortage of character” when more attention is paid to a luxury private jet when there are […]

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The “Blurred Lines” verdict ruling in favor of Marvin Gaye‘s family has had another positive result for the late singer and his family. Ever since, his record sales have skyrocketed, according to Billboard. Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have to pay the Gaye family $7.4 million for the copyright infringement of “Got to Give It Up.” […]

Conspiracy theories are filling up the vacuum left behind by the out-of-left-field death of Malik Yoba’s character Vernon Turner on the Empire. The actor told TMZ last week that Fox execs informed co-creator Lee Daniels that “somebody had to die” on the season finale, but Yoba said he didn’t know which party – Fox or Daniels – chose […]

Kevin Hart wants no parts of the wedding planning process, so he’s leaving everything in Eniko Parrish’s hands. When the comedian dropped by “Live with…

  Did Rihanna give a little dig at her past romance with Chris Brown? It sure seemed that way. The singer/actress spoke with Time magazine…