TV & Film
NEW YORK (AP) — Feuding divas on "American Idol"? Ryan Seacrest says that's just great. The show's host said Wednesday that things got intense between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey during a tryout taping the previous day in Charlotte, N.C. Amid a dispute over a contestant, Minaj announced that she was no longer […]
TLC, the TV home of Honey Boo Boo, has come up with its answer to VH1’s “Hollywood Exes.” The cable channel has booked the former wives or girlfriends of DMX, Lamar Odom, 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for its new reality series “Starter Wives,” reports Variety. According to a press release for the network, […]
Just days from its TV-remake debut, “Steel Magnolias” is in the midst of drama. The woman who produced the original “Steel Magnolias” is suing over the upcoming Lifetime TV remake of the film. She says she’s not getting the credit or the cash she deserves, reports TMZ. Victoria L. White — executive producer of the […]
Former TLC member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins has ironically landed a new reality show on the TLC Network. Watkins' has had a lot of financial troubles of late including problems with making car payments for her 2005 Honda Odyssey and filing for bankruptcy in 2011. Hopefully, the new show "Totally T-Boz" which will also star her […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The independent-film hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild" will be ineligible for the Screen Actors Guild Awards because its stars were not professional actors. Guild officials said Monday that "Beasts" was not made under provisions of the union's contracts. The producers have until Oct. 25 to bring the film into guild […]
Actor Samuel L. Jackson is using his popular bedtime story to promote President Barack Obama’s campaign. Jackson is taking his viral 2011 hit “Go the F*** to Sleep” and transitioning it into “Wake the F*** up, and Vote for Obama.” The political ad is being funded by the Jewish Council for Education and Research Super […]
If you were wondering why T.J. Holmes gave up his CNN post to head over to BET, the answer will be revealed on October 1 at 11 p.m. Holmes will debut his new show “Don’t Sleep” a nighttime talk and news show that will put him directly against local news programming around the country. Airing […]
Nobody can say that success is giving comedienne Luenell a big head. In fact, it’s given her a small one. The bawdy, husky-voiced, actress/standup comic is the voice of a sassy, shrunken head in “Hotel Transylvania,” a new Adam Sandler animated film that opens Friday about a resort hotel built by Count Dracula (Sandler) for […]
CHICAGO (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama will appear on Steve Harvey's new daytime talk show. "Steve Harvey" is taped before a live audience at NBC's studios in Obama's hometown of Chicago. The show's producers say the first lady will tape her appearance on Thursday. It's scheduled for broadcast on Oct. 3. The 55-year-old veteran […]
This week an outtake reel of southern chef Paula Deen hit the web and people are going crazy over what they heard. Some of the spicy things heard in the audio include Deen being mesmerized by a chocolate eclair, her dish smelling like a "stinky coochie," and other things you may not expect from the […]
Actress/comedienne Kym Whitley knows how to find a hit TV show. She’s been on “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “That’s So Raven,” “My Wife and Kids,” “The Boondocks”, “The Cleveland Show” and "Black Dynamite." So it looks like her latest venture “Animal Practice” is off to a promising start. The NBC sitcom, which premieres tonight […]
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world”- Mahatma Gandhi This quote, which has represented growth for so many who wish for a better quality of life served as the heartbeat for the upcoming film "Won’t Back Down" starring Academy-Award nominees, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Jamie Fitzpatrick) and Viola Davis (Nona Alberts). Jamie Fitzpatrick […]
