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Lionel Richie Says He and Adele Are Going to Collaborate Very Soon
Lionel Richie’s name has been mentioned in the same breath as Adele’s ever since she released her hit song “Hello,” which has people reminiscing about Richie’s hit song “Hello” from 1983. The two songs have been meshed together in funny memes on social media. Richie even reposted one a few months ago, and now he…
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Jussie Smollett Wants Viewers to Hang in There With Empire
Jussie Smollett knows that things went off the rails a little bit in Empire, but he’s asking the show’s fan base to hang in there because things will come full circle at the end of the season. “I understand the backlash,” Smollett said during an interview with Essence. He was referring to how the ratings…
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Tyra Banks: The Fashion Industry Swagger-Jacked Ideas From America’s Next Top Model
Tyra Banks is tooting her own horn a bit and doling out a few I-told-ya-so’s in the process. During an interview with USA Today, she vaguely remembers the flak she caught for putting aspiring models through the wringer on her reality show, America’s Next Top Model. Critics said that the challenges were unrealistic and too…
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Former NBA Player Chris Duhon Suspended From His Coaching Gig Because of a DUI Arrest
Chris Duhon was suspended from his basketball-coaching gig at Marshall University after getting arrested for a DUI, ESPN reports. Duhon was arrested early Monday morning and charged with one count of aggravated DUI. He played for nine seasons in the NBA on banner teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. He is…
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Transformation Tuesday: Philly MC Beanie Sigel Is Looking Really Svelte These Days
Beanie Sigel no longer looks like the “Broad Street Bully” that hip-hop fans have grown accustomed to. Take a look at his Instagram page, and you’ll see that the Philly MC has lost a ton of weight and is looking quite slim these days. “Health is wealth. I feel like a million bucks,” Beanie says…
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Farrah Franklin: I Was the 3rd Member to Leave in 6 Months, so Destiny’s Child Lied on Me
Remember when Beyoncé gave that live interview to MTV back in the day, announcing Farrah Franklin’s dismissal from Destiny’s Child? Beyoncé said that it was a group decision, not management’s decision, and it was a result of Franklin having missed three major promotional tours. Franklin revisited that ordeal in a recent interview with VLAD TV.…
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NBA Rookie Jahlil Okafor Swings At a Heckler and Then Tweets About Not Being Proud of His Behavior
We all know that some people push the wrong buttons and are the kings and queens of getting underneath people’s skin. Moneyed individuals, like Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor especially, have way too much to lose to mix up with these folks. And yet … Okafor got into an altercation with a few hecklers Wednesday…
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Erykah Badu Took a Jab at Iggy Azalea’s ‘Rap’ Career at the Soul Train Awards
I’d bet everything in my wallet that T.I. got on the phone with Iggy Azalea last night and warned her that she did not want to clap back at Erykah Badu. Iggy would be well within her rights, though. Erykah Badu hosted the Soul Train Awards, which aired Sunday night on BET, and during her…
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Patti LaBelle Says Her Pie’s Success Is a Testament to the Power of the Black Dollar
Patti LaBelle caught some flak for insinuating that her sweet potato pies’ success was a result of her own hard work and not the hilarious viral video made by a YouTube food critic. During an interview with the Huffington Post, LaBelle backpedaled and reassured fans that she knew that she owed her pie’s success to James…
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Spike Lee Thinks College Students Will Start Using Sex Strikes as a Way to Protest
Spike Lee thinks that his new film, Chi-raq, is infectious and that it’ll inspire college students to withhold sex from their partners as a way to denounce sexual assault incidents on college campuses nationwide. He described all of this during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. “I think that a sex strike could really work…
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