Entertainment
NEW YORK (AP) — BET is storming out of its corner with its first-ever rounds of professional boxing. The network, which has traditionally programmed entertainment, music, news and public affairs forthe African-American audience, , told The Associated Press it has partnered with Roc NationSports to air up to nine live, two-hour telecasts of boxing events in […]
Not only is he the star of Black-ish, ABC’s modern answer to The Cosby Show, Anthony Anderson has become the go-to awards show host. This weekend, he’ll host the UNCF Evening of Stars on BET that includes performances by Jussie Smollett, Toni Braxton and Babyface, Yolanda Adams, KEM, K. Michelle and Morris Day and […]
Actress/singer Keke Palmer has lot going on these days. She’s starring in Scream Queens a new show on Fox, she’s got a new film, Brotherly Love which opens this Friday and she’s just off Cinderella, the first African-American to play the role on Broadway. But despite being a child star (she made her movie debut […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s lawsuit against the co-founder of YouTube over leaked footage of their marriage proposal should move forward, a California appeals court ruled Wednesday. Kardashian and West have shown a likelihood they could win their case against Chad Hurley, who posted footage of the couple’s elaborate marriage proposal […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The first on-air promo for Friday’s broadcast interview with Bruce Jenner didn’t even show his face, an illustration of the line ABC News is walking in trying to drum up interest for the program while saying virtually nothing about it. The two-hour interview special with the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Khloe Kardashian is not into being too thin. The reality TV star and entrepreneur is working on an advice book on how to develop “strength and true beauty” in a “culture that worships skinny,” the publisher Regan Arts announced Thursday. The book is currently untitled and scheduled for publication on Nov. […]
The road to her new documentary The London Sessions was one filled with scandal for Mary J. Blige. Reflecting on her tribulations, 44-year-old entertainer owned up to her accountability for all the turmoil that ranged from a major backlash for appearing in a Burger King commercial singing about “crispy chicken” to stories about financial impropriety on […]
It’s been some rough seas so far for Jay Z’s new streaming service Tidal. The mogul purchased the company from Swedish parent Aspiro for $56 million in January, believing music streaming is where the industry is headed. (Money generated from streaming shot up 39 percent last year, helping digital music match physical sales for the […]
Wendy Williams looks simply amazing on the May issue of Ebony Magazine. Inside, the media mogul speaks on balancing her home life with a growing empire. Despite her…
Mo’Nique Pulls Out Receipts On Lee Daniels We have to admit it, when Mo’Nique said she was initially offered the role of Cookie on Empire,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway-goers this fall will get a special treat — James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson sharing the same stage again. Producers said Wednesday that the Tony Award-winners will star in a revival of D.L. Coburn’s “The Gin Game” at the Golden Theatre. Previews start Sept. 21. In the play, an elderly […]
She tried to kick off both shoes during her quickstep, but in the end, it was Patti Labelle herself that was kicked off of “Dancing With the Stars” Monday, having received the lowest number of votes to end her crowd-pleasing run. The theme was Spring Break, and when she wasn’t backstage grilling hot dogs Miss Patti […]
