TV & Film

FX has picked up a new untitled sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence as mismatched Chicago lawyers who develop an unlikely friendship, reports TV Guide. The network acquired it in a “10/90” deal, which means it has initially ordered 10 episodes — but if the show hits a certain ratings benchmark, the network will […]

Entertainment

Martin Lawrence is selling his extravagant $26.5 million mansion a year after splitting with his wife. The actor’s Beverly Hills mansion is immaculate and lush. Prior to listing it on the market, the star was renting the spot for $200,000 monthly. See photos below. It’s a 7-bedroom, 10-bathroom property, amassing over 15,000 square feet. The […]

Commentary

Boy, it didn’t take long for haters of “Django Unchained” to get cranked up, did it? If I read between the lines correctly, some people were even hating the film BEFORE it was released on Christmas Day. Enter author, television talk show host and commentator Tavis Smiley, who admits that he hasn’t seen the film. […]

Entertainment

Some actresses want to be stars. Some just want to work. In Tichina Arnold’s case, it’s a little bit of both. She may not have the highest profile of a Black Hollywood actress, but she’s rarely without a paycheck. Arnold has starred on three successful sitcoms – “Martin,” “Everybody Loves Chris” and now “Happily Divorced” […]

Gossip

Martin Lawrence hasn’t had the best luck lately. There’s the recent announcement that he filed for divorce from his wife, Shamicka Lawrence, and reports that the pilot he recently show for CBS wasn’t picked up. Needless to say, he may not be in the best of moods. Is he so down that he has sunken […]

TV & Film

So much for the actor/comedian’s plans to return to network TV. At least for now. In February, CBS ordered a pilot of Lawrence’s project, a comedy about a single-dad, who at 46, loses his construction job and embarks on a new career as a police offer. Former “Wonder Years” star Fred Savage had signed on […]

Gossip

Court records show Martin Lawrence has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly two years. The actor-comedian cited irreconcilable differences in his filing Wednesday. He and Shamicka Lawrence married in July 2010. The couple dated for years and have two daughters together, ages 9 and 11. The 47-year-old star of “Big Momma’s House” and […]

After more than a month of voting and sitcom upsets such as The Jeffersons and Good Times being voted out of the competition, we’re happy…