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Styles P Reveals Daughter’s Suicide, Advises People to Prioritize Love and Family Over Career and Success
People wondered why Styles P wasn’t onstage with his rap group, the Lox, during the Bad Boy anniversary performance at the BET Awards last month. The Bronx, N.Y., rapper revealed in an Instagram post Sunday that his daughter committed suicide last month. “I rarely speak on my personal issues and i usually express my pain…
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Medical Examiner: Interpreting Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Autopsy Will Be ‘Challenging’
Now that Bobbi Kristina Brown has died, an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of her death. A Georgia medical examiner, however, says that the procedure will likely be “challenging” because of how much time has passed since Brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub. According to the Associated Press, the Fulton…
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Report: Michael and Janet Jackson’s Father, Joe Jackson, Suffers a Stroke in Brazil
Joe Jackson was in Sao Paulo to celebrate his 87th birthday, but instead of being at his party, he was in a hospital recovering from a stroke, local Brazilian media have reported. The patriarch of the Jackson family—who helped produce megastar acts like Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and the Jackson 5—was reportedly admitted to the…
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Nicki Minaj: ‘We Can’t Have Only 1 Type of Body Being Glorified in the Media’
Nicki Minaj was probably already scheduled to appear on Good Morning America Friday, but since she’s embroiled in a conversation about feminism and racism with Taylor Swift and MTV’s Video Music Awards, she was given the opportunity to open up more about the point she was trying to make in her recent tweets. And this time,…
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Watch: Janet Jackson Gives a Nod to Her Dad and Childhood in New Music Video
If you’re a decor addict like me, then you’ll have a decor-asm or two while watching Janet Jackson’s new music video, “No Sleeep” (sic), which debuted Friday on the Today show. The word “plush” is written in a window’s fog when the video starts, and plush is exactly what describes the look of the mansion…
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50 Cent’s Accountant Is Apparently in the Dark About a Lot of His Income
With all the stuff that 50 Cent’s accountant, Mai Pho, apparently doesn’t know, or doesn’t remember, about 50 Cent’s income, it makes you wonder who exactly is keeping a watchful eye over the rapper’s finances. In a court session Thursday to determine the punitive damages in a “sex tape” trial in which 50 Cent has…
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Jennifer Hudson Is the Face of a New Jeans Campaign at New York & Co.
Jennifer Hudson doesn’t need to sing karaoke—the girl’s got a set of pipes on her—but she still hosted a swanky karaoke party in New York City Wednesday to introduce the world to a new jeans campaign that she’s the face of over at New York & Co. She wore a full-on denim look and was…
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Marvin Gaye’s Ex-Wife on ‘Blurred Lines’ Lawsuit: We Did What Marvin Would Have Done
Contrary to what some people may think, a lot of thought went into the decision to sue Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for copyright infringement, Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife Janis Gaye told ABC News Radio. It was not made lightly. For one, Janis Gaye explained, she didn’t want to alienate Marvin Gaye’s estate from the music…
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Empire’s Season 2 Teaser Is Here, and the Tables Have Turned
Enemies today. Friends tomorrow. Anything can happen when money is involved. A new 30-second snippet featuring some scenes from the upcoming season of Empire reveals some of the developments taking place with the Lyon family. In one scene, we see that Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) seems to have buried the hatchet with Lucious Lyon’s…
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Black Is Beautiful: W Magazine’s Fall Fashion Spread Features All Black Models With Natural Hair
They’re gorgeous photos. Not that we’re depending on mainstream magazines to validate or show love to natural hair and chocolate-complexioned models, but W magazine did a great job including an all-black model ensemble for a photo spread in its August 2015 edition. Six models—Ajak Deng, Amilna Estevao, Anais Mali, Aya Jones, Binx Walton and Tami…
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