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The director is planning to make a post-slavery Black Western, likely because he hated “Django,” according to a report by The Root. “I was deeply hurt by the movie. I was deeply offended by the movie. The movie made me angry,” Daniels said. “[Quentin Tarantino] has no right to our word; he has no right […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Drummer-producer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the Roots is adding “author” to his resume. Thompson announced Wednesday that “Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove” will be released June 18 by Grand Central Publishing. The book includes the rap musician’s run-ins with “celebrities, idols and fellow artists,” including Stevie Wonder, KISS […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a settlement divvying up the multimillion-dollar estate of James Brown, saying a former attorney general didn’t follow the late soul singer’s wishes in putting together the deal. Attorney General Henry McMaster brokered a settlement in 2009 that split Brown’s estate, giving nearly half […]
DETROIT (AP) — A judge sentenced a member of gospel music’s Winans family to nearly 14 years in prison Wednesday for an $8 million financial scam that was promoted in church pulpits. Two of Michael Winans Jr.‘s victims spoke in federal court, telling a judge that the scheme to sell Saudi Arabian oil bonds robbed […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70. Street’s wife, Cindy, says her husband died early Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas after a short illness. Richard Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin […]
Lance Gross, who just picked up an NAACP Image Award for his role in “Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne,” has booked the lead in NBC’s untitled drama pilot from writer-executive producer Rand Ravich, reports Deadline.com. Described as an emotionally charged action thriller set in and around the world of Washington DC, the pilot follows Marcus […]
Sybil Wilkes interviews romance novelist Brenda Jackson, best-selling author of the book “Bachelor Unclaimed”. The author has been writing romance novels for 18 years and has been married for 40+ years. Click on the button above and listen as Jackson gives advice to those looking for love.
Omarosa Manigault is getting back to life after the tragic, unexpected passing of long time love, Michael Clarke Duncan. She’ll be back to reality on the new season of “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” but fans will see a softer side of the stone cold businesswoman. In an interview with ESSENCE.com, she chatted about her return to […]
NBC’s untitled Craig Robinson pilot has added two more cast members. As previously reported, the regular on NBC’s “The Office,” which ends its 9-season run this year, has lined up his own comedy series, playing a talented musician who adjusts to his new life as a middle-school music teacher, where he maneuvers precocious kids, teacher […]
According to several sources, “Jet Magazine” has treated Fantasia Barrino like a runway within the last week: they landed jokes all over her! “Jet” used an old image of her to put on their cover instead of the one that Barrino’s camp provided. The R&B Songstress took to social media to vent her frustrations: ‘This saddens Me!!! It is clear that […]
Rihanna has been granted a restraining order against an obsessed fan who tried to break into her house, reports TMZ. Steveland Barrow was arrested last Thursday after breaking into the home of Rihanna’s neighbor, thinking that the house was Rihanna’s, according to police. He told cops he was invited in, he stole property and he […]
Uh oh. Bad, bad news for bad boy Bobby Brown. He’s going to jail! It’s all because of his most recent and third, DUI arrest, according to TMZ. As we reported, Brown was arrested in October after cops pulled the singer over for driving erratically, and smelled alcohol in his ride. He was charged with […]
