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The three current members of Boyz II Men have been tapped to play a character popularized by just one actor in the original 1978 version of “Grease.” The group has been cast in Fox’s production of “Grease: Live.” They’ll collectively deliver a three-part harmony version of the guardian angel character made famous by Frankie Avalon. […]
Is it possible for Kelly Rowland to still be glowing even after giving birth? We think so and the latest edition of Parents Magazine proves our theory. The 34-year-old mother of one and her adorable son Titan look beautiful on their second mommy and son cover. She tells the magazine how her one-year-old taught her patience. “I […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge Bill Cosby with sexually abusing two teenagers in 1965 and 2008, citing time limits and a lack of evidence. The decision comes about a week after Cosby, 78, was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004 inside his home near […]
BET Founder Bob Johnson has popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Lauren Wooden. The Washington Post reports: Wooden, a 36 year-old student pursuing an international business-management doctorate in Paris, said mais oui, of course. The over-the-top proposal was a bit better orchestrated than the first time Johnson, 69, asked her to marry him — on […]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — LeVar Burton, who starred in the influential 1970s miniseries “Roots,” said the remake is arriving at a crucial time. “As far as we have come in the area of race relations and the topics of social justice, fairness and equality, we still have a long way to go,” he told a […]
BET announced its upcoming slate of original programming at the Television Critics Association Winter Press tour early Wednesday, with Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, New Edition and Laurence Fishburne-related projects on deck at the cable channel. Head of Programming Stephen Hill revealed that “Real Husbands of Hollywood” co-executive producer Jesse Collins is behind an upcoming […]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Khloe Kardashian says former NBA star Lamar Odom is doing well in his recovery from an apparent drug overdose last year in a Nevada brothel. In a public appearance touting her upcoming talk show on Wednesday, Kardashian gave few details about Odom’s condition, saying it was his story to tell. Kardashian […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson said she doesn’t have cancer, but she isn’t specifying the illness that interfered with a concert tour. On her Twitter account Wednesday, Jackson posted a two-minute clip from her song “The Great Forever,” followed by a personal message in which she said she’s recovering but offered no further details. […]
All Kelly Rowland could do was sit and be mortified by the words coming out of the mouth of her longtime collaborator and choreographer, Frank Gatson, as they promoted their upcoming BET series Chasing Destiny. Before things went left, Rowland wanted everyone to know that the program is NOT a reality competition show. “I’d like to make that very […]
Actress Kerry Washington has been named woman of the year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest collegiate theatrical organization. The Scandal star was chosen because she is a “talented and socially engaged film, TV and stage actress who keeps breaking barriers in Hollywood.” Washington, the first black woman to headline a network […]
Beyoncé may be working on bringing the story of Saartjie Baartman to film as she forges ahead with her rumored quest for an Academy Award. There’s word that the “Pretty Hurts” siren is working on a screen play about the South African woman, who was displayed around Europe under the name “Hottentot Venus.” A source […]
