Entertainment
Larry Wilmore is making amends for a recent “Keep it 100” segment on “The Nightly Show” which found him asking his panel of guests if black women are too “bossy” to marry. The Comedy Central host weighed in on the furor caused by the segment by reminding viewers that the segment should not be taken […]
KeKe Palmer is set to sing the National Anthem before the celebrity NBA All-Star game on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, according to Essence. The 2015 Super Bowl is over, and now folks are talking about the NBA All-Star game. Besides Palmer singing the National Anthem, celebrity players and coaches have been announced for the game. […]
Uh-oh! Teddy Riley is in trouble. The music producer and artist is accused of scamming investors out of hundreds of thousands. Now he’s being sued for $1.9. million for conspiracy and fraud. The Receivables Exchange, an online investment company, is an electronic marketplace. Sellers can auction off eligible receivables for sale to investors. The investment […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Veteran producer Mannie Fresh says Lil Wayne may have outgrown his record label. The rapper filed a lawsuit against Cash Money Records in New York last week, claiming the label owes him $8 million and seeking to nullify his contracts. Fresh, Cash Money’s resident producer until 2005, says Wayne is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce gave a resplendent rendition of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the Grammys but it was Ledisi who gave the song revived attention with her performance of it for “Selma.” Ledisi plays Mahalia Jackson in the Oscar-nominated film and sings the song on the movie’s soundtrack, so some of her […]
Roland Martin talks to one of Hollywood’s hardest-working actors, Samuel L. Jackson. He’s starring in the new movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, where he plays a uber cool villain of sorts. “I get to be the guy with a different idea,” Jackson says. “You can call him a villain if you’d like.” Kingsman is about a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled NBC News anchor Brian Williams is backing out of scheduled appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Thursday. That news from NBC came Sunday, a day after Williams said he was stepping away from NBC’s “Nightly News” as the network looks into the anchor’s admission that he had told a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Jenner was not texting while driving when he got into a chain- reaction crash in Malibu that left a woman dead, and he will provide cellphone records if requested by investigators looking into the cause of the weekend accident, a publicist for the Olympic gold medalist said. “The evidence will […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge says former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight should stay behind bars until his next court hearing in March related to a deadly hit-and-run. A prosecutor and Knight’s attorney asked for a delay in a bail-review hearing Monday, with both sides stating they needed more time to prepare. Knight is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Smith was the king of the Grammys, taking home three of the top four awards, including song and record of the year for “Stay With Me,” and best new artist, while Beck won album of the year. “I want to thank the man who this record is about … Thank […]
BOSTON (AP) — A former fashion model and actress who appeared on one episode of “The Cosby Show” in 1988 is the latest of several women to accuse Bill Cosby of making unwanted sexual advances toward them. Helen Gumpel, formerly known as Helen Selby, said Sunday that Cosby made sexual advances and lewd gestures toward […]
Tyler Perry has been a strong supporter of the Brown family as Bobbi Kristina remains in an Atlanta hospital a week after she was found unresponsive in the bathtub at her Atlanta home. On Sunday, the entertainment mogul paid a visit to Emory University Hospital where Bobbi Kristina is hospitalized on life support, People reported. In fact, […]
