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MTV is bringing back “Fear Factor” with Ludacris set to host and executive produce. The network’s 12-episode reboot will premiere Tuesday, May 30 at 10 p.m., according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s the first fruit from a new overall deal MTV inked with the entertainer. The new version will have challenges geared toward the network’s […]

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Willow Smith’s MSFTS Production is partnering with Cartel Entertainment on a pair of female-led projects for young adults. The two companies have acquired film rights to Alwyn Hamilton’s YA trilogy Rebel Of The Sands, and will also develop “Menencholy,” an animated series based on Smith’s original book proposal, reports Deadline. “Rebel of the Sands,” a […]

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ET got hold of Nick Cannon on Monday and grilled him about the reported breakup of his ex-wife Mariah Carey, 47 and her background dancer Bryan Tanaka, 33. “I know nothing about this,” Cannon tells ET. “I got too many of my own relationship issues to be worried about an old relationship.” A source tells […]

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Troy Carter has been chosen to serve as entertainment advisor for Prince’s estate, Billboard reports. Carter, the former manager for Lady Gaga and Meghan Trainor and founder/CEO of the Atom Factory, joined Spotify last June as the streaming service’s global head of creative services, and confirmed to Billboard that he continue on in that position […]

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50 Cent hauled off and punched a woman who had a death grip on his arm during a Saturday gig in Baltimore. According to video posted by TMZ, the rapper was performing with the Lox at Baltimore Soundstage when he reached down to shake hands with members of the crowd. That’s when a woman grabbed […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — A celebrity once beloved among young people now finds himself on a list of books parents and other community members most wish to see removed from libraries: Bill Cosby. Cosby’s “Little Bill Books” series is among those making the American Library Association’s annual top 10 “challenged books.” The reason is unique […]

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Jay Z, the co-owner of streaming music site Tidal, has made the inevitable move of taking his music off of rival service Spotify, reports Billboard. As of April 7, a search showed only two collaborative albums with R Kelly listed: “Unfinished Business” (2004) and “Best of Both Worlds” (2002). There are now also only five […]

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Israel Houghton, Adrienne Bailon’s preacher/musician husband, is reportedly facing foreclosure of his family home over a $90K debt. The home, located in a suburb of Houston, is where Houghton lived with his ex-wife Meleasa and their kids, and is now in default after the former mega-church preacher stopped paying the mortgage for almost a year, […]

The legendary Johnny Gill‘s return to music in 2014 has been iconic with four songs in the top 10 off the amazing Game Changer album. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his new music with another R&B heavy hitter and confirms that a New Edition tour is on the way! How did he and […]

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WE Tv has unleashed a 20-second teaser for its new series “Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta” ahead of its spring premiere. Bow Wow, Shaniah Mauldin, Ayana Fite, Reginae Carter, Brandon Barnes, and Zonnique Pullins are in the cast. Mauldin is the daughter of Jermaine Dupri; Fite is the daughter of DJ Hurricane, who was most […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — MTV has scrapped gender specific categories for its upcoming Movie & TV Awards. In place of the Best Actress and Best Actor categories, this year’s awards will honor a non-gendered Best Actor in a Movie and Best Actor in a Show. The move follows the Grammy Awards’ decision in 2011 to […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge on Thursday said the murder trial of former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight will begin in January without any further delays, a move that was welcomed by Knight. The Death Row Records co-founder has changed attorneys several times since he was arrested in early 2015 after he ran […]