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D.L. Hughley is the latest celebrity to throw in his two cents about the lack of diversity at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. Except in true D.L. fashion, the witty comedian/actor/radio host perfectly summed up the problem with the Oscars by connecting it to the issues with grand juries. He wrote: What do you think […]
Go head on Mr. Neville! Aaron Neville of the famed soul/funk group The Neville Brothers turned 75-years-old on January 24, 2016 and in the process put many young men to shame with a gym snap that had many questioning his age. Neville shared the photo below and was quickly inundated with comments about his youthful appearance: He also wrote […]
A fragrance company is suing Jay Z over allegations that he didn’t do nearly enough to promote his line of cologne with the company. Parlux Fragrances says it made a licensing agreement to use his name and image for the brand Gold Jay Z in 2013. Parlux says Jay was supposed to promote the brand […]
Despite giving a thumbs up to the Academy for taking steps to increase diversity among its membership, don’t expect Ava DuVernay to use that word to express the hot issue when it comes to the racial and gender imbalance in Hollywood. “We’re hearing a lot about diversity. I hate that word so, so much,” the […]
Nick Cannon felt moved to deliver a spoken word piece regarding the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. In a video of himself posted to Facebook over the weekend, Cannon tells viewers that his poem is not to be mistaken as “another trophy rant,” but rather a chance to focus on issues he believes are more important than boycotting […]
Tank is back with the follow-up to his 2007 album Sex, Love & Pain. Seven albums and four Grammy nominations into his career and it’s easy to see just how the bonafide sex symbol has solidified his status as an R&B legend. His new project, Sex, Love & Pain II, reminds us just why we first fell in […]
Considering that Wendy Williams has made a career from trash talking celebrities, it’s amazing that she issued a cease and desist letter to blogger Sandra Rose over a post she lifted from Facebook about Williams’ allegedly getting high in the studio while she was working as a radio DJ. Per Sandra Rose: Former friend of […]
Corey Hawkins, last seen as Dr. Dre in the film Straight Outta Compton, has secured the male lead of Fox’s newest pilot in the 24 franchise. According to Deadline.com, Hawkins’ casting in 24: Legacy came “after lengthy on-and-off negotiations.” The reboot features all new characters, led by military hero Eric Carter (Hawkins). Carter, who succeeds Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Film and television producer Effie Brown believes that women and people of color have been complicit, at some level, in taking a backseat in Hollywood. “Somehow, we co-signed this. Somehow, we participated,” she said Monday at the annual Women at Sundance brunch. Brown, who became a public voice for diversity […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Actress Gabrielle Union is taking aim at Stacey Dash after the Fox News contributor last week questioned the BET channel’s existence. When asked about Dash’s comments at the Sundance Film Festival premiere of “The Birth of a Nation” on Monday, Union first replied, “Who’s that? Who’s Stacey Dash? Is she […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for Chris Rock says the Oscar host has made no decisions about his opening monologue. Rock’s publicist Leslie Sloane, in a statement Monday, refuted earlier comments by Academy Awards co-producer Reginald Hudlin that Rock had scraped earlier plans and was rewriting the show following the backlash to the all-white […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas say R&B singer Chris Brown won’t be charged with a crime based on a woman’s complaint about a New Year’s weekend altercation in a casino resort hotel room. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Monday that he met Wednesday with detectives who investigated the Jan. 2 […]
