14 Musicians Who Told Trump To Stop Playing Their Music, Drake Drops 100 Gigs of Unreleased Content, Serena Williams Get Turned Away From Paris Restaurant, Amber Rose Says Kamala Harris Panders To Black People And More

A roundup of the Root’s best entertainment stories of the week.

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You Won’t Believe the Real Reason Serena Williams Was Turned Away From a Paris Restaurant

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Serena Williams has delivered some memorable Olympics moments during her spectacular tennis career. However, she may want to forget a recent incident at the 2024 Paris Olympics. – Stephanie Holland Read More

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‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Dish on What It Takes to be True Bad Boys

The Feds Gave Ben Affleck Scandalous J.Lo Footage Obtained From Diddy Raids, According to Suge Knight

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Even from a prison cell, Suge Knight, the former CEO of Death Row Records, is shaking the tables once again by revealing his theory regarding the apparent breakdown of Jennifer Lopez’s marriage to Ben Affleck in 2022. – Phenix S Halley Read More

14 Musicians Who Told Donald Trump To Quit Playing Their Music

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Campaign songs are important, and former President Donald Trump has had to find new ones after many, many artists have objected to him using their songs. Beyoncé recently gave Vice President Kamala Harris her stamp of approval to use her song “Freedom” for her campaign, but it seems like Trump isn’t having the same luck. – Phenix S Halley Read More

The Irony! Amber Rose Accuses Kamala Harris Of Using Megan Thee Stallion To Pander To Black Folks

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Well isn’t this the pot calling the kettle Black? Amber Rose decided to share her thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta last month, accusing the politician of pandering to Black people during an interview on Adin Ross’ livestream Saturday (August 3). – Candace McDuffie Read More

Kenya Moore, NeNe Leakes and Reality Television’s Most Notorious Black Stars

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Whether you love them or love to hate them, reality TV stars have certainly made their impact on pop culture over the last two decades. Many of the stars of these shows, from “The Apprentice” and “Big Brother” to “The Real Housewives,” have carved out their own celebrity — as well as some degree of notoriety. – Jared Alexander Read More

Internet Reacts to Drake Dropping 100 Gigs of Unreleased Content

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Drake was the talk of social media on Tuesday, and not for the reasons he’s been for most of the summer: Randomly, in the middle of the afternoon, the Toronto MC shared more than 100GB of unreleased content from his past 15 years of making music, titling it, “100GIGSFORYOURHEADTOP.” – Noah A. McGee Read More

Black Twitter Throw Tomatoes at Ben Stiller’s “I Wish I was Black” Joke

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Some people have found the support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in her presidential campaign to be a bit forced or “cringe.” However, nothing gets as cringey as Ben Stiller’s signal of support during a comedians-for-Kamala roundtable. – Kalyn Womack Read More

The Real Reason Nelly Was Arrested in Missouri?

Rapper Nelly attends the YWCA-GLA 2022 Phenomenal Women Award celebration honoring first responders at SoFi Stadium on June 14, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Photo: Getty Images Paul Archuleta

It seems as if rapper Nelly is facing quite the “Dilemma” thanks to his recent arrest in Missouri, but conflicting details are making his story murky. We’ll explain. – Shanelle Genai Read More

Andra Day on Working with Lee Daniels and Her Favorite Spicy Snacks

Andra Day talks ‘The Deliverance’ and being part of a legendary female-led cast

Director Lee Daniels on Upcoming Film ‘The Deliverance’ and Why ‘Precious’ Was So Important

Daniels looks back at ‘Precious’ and shares what it was like working with Hollywood legend Glenn Close.

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