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In his 1991 memoir, A View from Above,” he boasted about sleeping with 20,000 women, but NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain always maintained that he didn’t have any children. But according to latest Sports Illustrated, that may not be true. A 6-foot-5, 50-year-old man living in San Francisco claims to be the son of the late […]
Mike Epps will star as the lead of the “Uncle Buck” comedy pilot on ABC, which is based on the classic John Hughes film starring John Candy, according to Deadline. Nia Long will also star in the comedy pilot as Buck’s brother Will’s strong and smart wife. The series, from producer Will Packer, will adapt […]
DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin not only is the “Queen of Soul.” She’s also the queen of “American Idol.” The music legend welcomed the long-running TV singing competition to her hometown of Detroit Wednesday. The three musically accomplished judges — Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. — and host Ryan Seacrest were on […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams told a jury Wednesday that he was trying to evoke the feel of Marvin Gaye’s music but did not copy the late singer’s work when he crafted the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” Williams said he grew up listening to Gaye’s music and was familiar with his song “Got to […]
Kick the tires and light the fires and get ready for some of that ol’ New New. Two of our favorite movies from back in the day are back with most of their original casts. ATL, which starred T.I., Lauren London, Jackie Long, Albert Daniels, Evan Ross, Jason Weaver and the Haqq twins (now known […]
Nick Gordon may not have spoken to the media, but he’s speaking out regularly via his Twitter account. The companion, not husband, of Bobbi Kristina Brown, still fighting for her life in An Atlanta hospital, tweeted on Bobbi Kristina’s 22nd birthday Wednesday that he was feeling so down he might want to “do myself in.” […]
The music on “Empire” continues to wow us with each episode. If it isn’t Jamal’s silky falsetto or Hakeem’s animated rap lyrics, Cookie’s adding the…
Nickelodeon is sharing Maya Angelou’s message that any girl can grow up to be the personification of her poem “Phenomenal Woman.” For Black…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man already facing an attempted murder charge in the stabbings of two members of Nicki Minaj‘s tour has been charged with murder. Homicide Capt. James Clark says 31-year-old Pierce Boykin was charged Tuesday with murder in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Devon Pickett. The double stabbing outside a bar last […]
As she prepares to exchange wedding vows with rapper-actor Shad Moss, Erica Mena has reportedly quit filming VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop New York.” An insider told Bossip Tuesday that the drama she has had with her co-stars such as Chrissy Monroe, her ex-girlfriend Cyn Santana and off-camera issues she’s had with newcomer Jhonni Blaze […]
The drama surrounding Robin Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” continues as new information reveals that $16,675,690 in profits were made from the Pharrell Williams and T.I.-assisted tune. According to The Hollywood Reporter, court testimony revealed that Thicke received $5,658,214, Williams collected $5,153,457 and T.I. made $704,774. The remaining $6.9 million was split between each artist’s […]
The number of women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault continues to rise. In an interview published Tuesday on BuzzFeed, a woman named Patricia is speaking out for the first time against Cosby as she encourages others to come forward. “You don’t have to keep this a secret anymore,” said Patricia, who according to theWrap.com […]
