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This Season Will Be America’s Next Top Model’s Last
America’s Next Top Model is nearing its end. This season, its 22nd, will be its last, Variety reports. Tyra Banks, the reality show’s mastermind, host and executive producer, tweeted about it Wednesday. https://twitter.com/tyrabanks/status/654382259852738560https://twitter.com/tyrabanks/status/654401524563480576 The series was one of the pioneers in the reality genre—pitting aspiring models against one another as they battled it out in…
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Whoopi Goldberg Disagrees With Viola Davis, Says There’s Plenty of Opportunity for Black Actresses
Every now and then, Whoopi Goldberg acts as if she’s beyond race, that she doesn’t understand why black people bring it up when explaining why they don’t have access to the same resources or opportunities as white people. Goldberg caught that case of amnesia when commenting on Viola Davis’ acceptance speech at this year’s Emmy…
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Watch: Taraji P. Henson Talks About the President and First Lady’s Love of Empire
Well, who knew that President Barack Obama and the first lady were hooked on Empire, just like the rest of the nation? The way Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon on the show, found out about the first couple’s stamp of approval made Henson drop her phone. During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on…
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Denzel Washington Is Directing an Episode of Grey’s Anatomy
Because he’s Denzel Washington, a brilliant actor, when he decided to add directing to his résumé, he skipped television and went straight to films (Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters). Now, though, according to TVLine, the Academy Award winner is circling back and will be directing an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Washington’s choice of the…
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Whoopi Goldberg’s Marriage Advice: Cheat With Reputable People, Tell Secrets 3-4 Years in and Sign a Prenup
Whoopi Goldberg has been married and divorced three times, so she knows a thing or two about what sends marriages to the graveyard. She’s putting all of the knowledge she’s picked up over the years in a no-holds-barred marital-advice book. And since this is Whoopi Goldberg we’re talking about, she’s not sugarcoating anything. The book…
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My Man Wants to Use Extra-Large Condoms, but He Doesn’t Really Measure Up
Me and my guy were out to have sex for the first time. He pulls out a Magnum condom. Not to sound “thotty,” but I’ve seen big ones before, and he’s not a gold member … at all. I asked if he had a regular-sized one and he seemed upset. My reasoning was for safety.…
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Social Activism That Makes a Difference and Makes Money
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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Lamar Odom Found Unconscious in Nev. Brothel, Rushed to Hospital
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward, and erstwhile reality-TV star, Lamar Odom is currently fighting for his life after being found unconscious at Dennis Hof’s Love Ranch South in Pahrump, Nev., TMZ reports. The 35-year-old Odom, whose battle with substance abuse has been heavily reported in recent years, had allegedly been partying with multiple women…
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T.I. Apologizes for Saying He Wouldn’t Vote for Hillary Clinton Because Women Make Rash Decisions
No, T.I. No. No. No. And to think you were my #MCM last week for telling everyone that being a social media activist isn’t enough. Now here you go this week, during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, arguing that you wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton, or any other woman, for president because women make…
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John Ridley Will Direct Movie About Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots
John Ridley is keeping the ball rolling with his career and is not letting that Academy Award he won for writing the screenplay for 12 Years a Slave make him complacent. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ridley will be directing a movie about the Rodney King beating that was caught on tape and the Los…

