TV & Film
Annie Hawkins-Turner has a load to bear, and they each weigh 85 pounds! The Arlington, Va., woman is the season 3 opener for the TLC reality show “Strange Sex.” Hawkins-Turner, who began sporting a bra in third grade, has a cup size of 102 ZZZ. Read more at NewsOne.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez is the second judge in two days to say she's leaving "American Idol." Her representative, Mark Young, said Friday that Lopez is ending her time on television's most popular show after two years. Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler said the same thing on Thursday. Lopez broke the news to "Idol" […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Tyler says he's exiting "American Idol" to put rock 'n' roll first. Tyler said he's leaving the hit show after two seasons to rededicate himself to Aerosmith, the band he fronts. The rock star said he loved every minute on the hit Fox singing contest but added, "it's time to […]
Last night, DirecTV subscribers were denied access to Viacom Inc. channels, including BET, Centric, Nickelodeon, MTV, and VH1, after the two sides failed to come to an agreement over a fee dispute. According to reports, Viacom is asking for a $1 billion pay increase to have it's channels aired on DirecTV, an amount that the […]
The Battlin’ Williams are back. Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White reprise their roles created for Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married” films for TV. “For Better or Worse” heads into a second season starting on Friday, July 13 at 9 p.m. on TBS. You can expect the second season to proceed much as […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack is by far the most memorable moment shared by television viewers during the past 50 years, a study released on Wednesday concluded. The only thing that came close was President John F. Kennedy's assassination and its aftermath in 1963, but that was only for the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Jennifer Lopez, a veteran singing diva is joining the ranks of judges on reality TV: Gladys Knight. BET's sister network Centric announced Wednesday that Knight will work as the "lead judge" on "Apollo Live." The new series is a singing competition at New York's famed Apollo Theater and puts […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cable channel truTV is putting Shaquille O'Neal on its team with a new series. The channel said Wednesday that it's ordered 10 episodes of "Upload with Shaquille O'Neal," the working title for a series with the basketball star. Actors and comics Gary Owen and Godfrey will join O'Neal on the show. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director says even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a planned documentary about the singer's "Bad" album. Lee calls it a "treasure chest of findings." "We have footage in this documentary that no […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actress Tempestt Bledsoe says she's thrilled to be returning to network television on a show that portrays "a positive black family" similar to the long-running hit sitcom she was part of for roughly eight years — "The Cosby Show." "That show was my childhood," said Bledsoe, who played middle child Vanessa […]
Washington D.C.’s premier gentleman’s club, “Stadium” will be front and center of a new reality show. “Strip Club Queens” will debut this fall featuring some of the nation’s capital’s most popular dancers “You’re not going to see a bunch of fighting,” says Delmond Newton, the show’s creator. “You’re really going to be able to say, […]
Even though “Good Morning America” won’t be the same without Robin Roberts, she’s making sure viewers will have a good time in her absence with a list of fan favorite celebrities. Roberts goes on medical leave in a few months for myelodysplastic syndrome – a serIous blood and bone marrow disease. She’s already begun chemotherapy […]
