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Mike Tyson is getting his Scooby Doo on. The boxer will appear as himself in animated form for Mike Tyson Mysteries, a new adult cartoon series in which he solves crimes with the help of a talking pigeon and a ghost. The series has been picked up by Warner Bros. Studios and will debut on Adult […]
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The woman whose best-selling prison memoir has been adapted into the “Orange is the New Black” Netflix series is sharing her insight into the upcoming Season 3, saying it “holds some really amazing stories and twists and turns.” Piper Kerman said the upcoming season will feature backstories for some of the […]
EW YORK (AP) — Hollywood’s carefully controlled system of movie rollouts is officially under siege. Windowing — the practice of opening a movie first in theaters and then in other stages of home video, streaming and television release — has been under increasing pressure as smaller screens fight against the prominence of the theatrical big […]
Who’s down for a quick read? Lil Mo admits that she was once read by music legend Prince. See what he had to say when you watch the sneak peek above! Check out the reunion of ‘R&B Divas LA’ tonight, Wednesday, 10pm/9pm CST on TV One. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Courtesy Photo)
One of the stars of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ will not return next season. Can you guess which one of the famous housewives said goodbye to the franchise via Twitter? Click through to the next page to see if you got it right!
Andre 3000 has left the building. After this weekend’s shows in Atlanta, Outkast may be done. Andre Benjamin, who stars as Jimi Hendrix in the John Ridley helmed Jimi: All Is By My Side opening this weekend, says he’s ready to move forward. The 39-year-old rapper hasn’t made an OutKast record since 2003’s Grammy winner […]
The Harvard Business School decided to examine the particulars of an event last December that shook up the music industry and its traditional way of marketing and releasing new albums. Anita Elberse, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and Stacie Smith, a former student of Professor Elberse, have co-written a 27-page report on […]
”Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” star Mimi Faust wants the world to know there’s more to her than meets the eye or the small screen — beyond being a reality star and celebrity porn star. Faust confirmed she’s working on a tell-all book about her drama-filled life. But what drama is she diving into in […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey and songwriter Harry Belafonte are among those honored at Harvard University for their contributions to African-American culture. Winfrey also accepted a posthumous award at Tuesday’s ceremony for poet Maya Angelou who died this year. The university’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research presented its annual W.E.B. Du […]
Tyler Perry told on his own self in a recent interview for his role in the upcoming Ben Affleck, David Fincher directed Gone Girl. Based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, it’s a movie about a husband suspected in his wife’s disappearance that takes an unexpected turn. In one of his uncommon acting only […]
In addition to its strong season premiere last Thursday, ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder now holds the record for drawing the biggest DVR viewership increase in history, adding 6 million viewers to roughly 14 million from Thursday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 6 million is based on Nielsen’s live-plus-3 ratings for premiere […]
Quvenzhané Wallis will take the lead in Counting By 7’s the upcoming film adaptation of Holly Goldberg Sloan’s bestselling novel. The Oscar-nominated Beasts Of The Southern Wild star, now 11, will play Willow Chance, a bright young girl who, after the death of her adoptive parents, is taken in by an unlikely surrogate family and […]
