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All of a sudden, Gary Dourdan is back on television. The former “CSI” star, who made headlines in recent years for domestic battery and drug use, has landed two huge acting gigs: a recurring role on BET’s “Being Mary Jane” and a guest starring role on Fox’s “Glee,” reports Deadline.com. On the BET drama, he’ll […]

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WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — Four-year-old Lily Quintus loved princesses, ranch dressing — on everything — and “Star Wars,” said her mother, whose pleas and those of others were answered when a driver police say caused the crash that killed the girl at her Florida day care surrendered to authorities. A manhunt across Florida ended […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert is replacing David Letterman as CBS’ late-night host. CBS announced Thursday that “The Colbert Report” host will replace Letterman when he retires next year. Colbert is signed for five years. Letterman has hosted “Late Show with David Letterman” since 1993. He turns 67 Saturday. “I never dreamed that I […]

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It’s no secret, secular folk aren’t the only ones ‘winning’ in the reality TV game. With the help of shows like ‘Preachers of LA‘ and ‘The Sisterhood’ and ‘The Sheards’, Christians seem to be carving out their own lane with non-scripted TV. Media partner theJasmineBRAND.com recently chatted with two very opinionated reality TV stars who […]

Looks as if we’ll see more religious reality antics coming soon. Former Destiny Child’s member Michelle Williams, “Preachers Of LA” star, Deitrick Haddon and gospel sensation Tye Tribbett, are set to star in a new reality show for Oxygen entitled, “Fix My Choir”. The trio will seek out church, community, and school choirs who are in desperate need of some fine tuning. Michelle shared […]

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The bidding war to buy Fuse TV turned into a battle between ex lovers Jennifer Lopez and Sean “Diddy” Combs. According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources say that J.Lo and her NuvoTV outbid Diddy and his Revolt channel to acquire the music channel, which was previously owned by the Madison Square Garden company. MSG has […]

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The Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that Toni Braxton is set to star as Darlene Love in the network’s first scripted TV film “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story.” Executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (“Twenty Feet From Stardom”), “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story” features […]

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Rickey Smiley talks the third season of his television show and new characters he’ll debut this season. Spoiler Alert, one is white and the other two are lesbians. Listen inside to find out more exclusive details!

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“Single Ladies” may have run its course on VH1, but could the show find a new life at BET? AlwaysAList.com says: “Single Ladies” producers have put out feelers with other networks to see if there is any interest in picking up the show. When asked about possibly acquiring “Single Ladies,” a publicist with BET was […]

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A lawyer for the ten former “American Idol” contestants suing over alleged discrimination on the show has filed a new brief in the case that attempts to use statistics to prove racial disparity among disqualified contestants. Per The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner: The original complaint filed in New York was 429 pages long and covered […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Talk show host and former football star Michael Strahan is expected to soon join the cast of ABC’s “Good Morning America,” at least on a part-time basis. A person with knowledge of the negotiations who requested anonymity because the deal hasn’t been completed said Tuesday that Strahan will work semi-regularly during […]

“Dancing With the Stars” saw the loss of one of the most talked about contestants. Billy Dee Williams announced he’d been leaving the show due to a back problem. “I’ve had a wonderful, brilliant, fantastic, blast of a time,” said the actor, 76, adding that working with pro Emma Slater was “pure joy.” No one was […]