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Forest Whitaker Files for Divorce—Naturally, Social Media Believes It’s Because the Couple Didn’t See Eye to Eye
The strength of the black love has been stripped away: Forest Whitaker and his wife, Keisha Nash Whitaker are ending their longtime marriage. According to TMZ, the 57-year-old actor and filmmaker filed divorce papers on Thursday in Los Angeles. The citation: irreconcilable differences. The two married in 1996 and have two adult daughters together, according…
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Barack Obama Released His Favorite Songs, Movies and Books of 2018. Yes, It's Black as Hell
Barack Obama has spoken on his faves for 2018. Number 44 posted his favorite songs, movies and books of the year via all of his social media accounts on Friday morning. Let’s break it down by category. I request we take a moment to appreciate that Barack Obama appreciates “Apeshit” by the Carters. We already…
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The IRS Wants All of Its Money From Aretha Franklin, Who Reportedly Owed Millions in Back Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service is a goon when it comes to its money. The tax org gets its money in life…or in death. Sigh. Aretha Franklin’s estate reportedly owes $6.3 million in unpaid taxes and $1.5 million in penalties attributed to the late legendary singer from 2012 to 2018, according to TMZ. The huge tax…
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Instagram Changed Their Scrolling to Side-to-Side, Then Decided to Cha-Cha Back to Normal After Everyone Lost Their Shit
Two hops, two hops! Instagram is the master of changing shit no one asked them to change. Most notably, getting rid of chronological order in favor of a shitty algorithm that has fucked up engagement numbers and other analytics for countless bloggers, influencers, marketers and beyond. Or offering an option to share on its father…
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Tyler Perry Presents Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul—Starring Perry and Featuring SZA, John Legend, Common and More
The Queen of Soul is getting a night of honor, thanks to the Recording Academy. According to Deadline, Tyler Perry will be hosting Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul, a concert specially designed to honor the late Aretha Franklin. “Aretha Franklin’s reign as the ‘Queen of Soul’ is incomparable and undisputed,” Neil…
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Picasso Papi: Drake Says His Son Adonis Is the Greatest Artist of All Time
Drake has spoken: the latest artful genius is Adonis Mahbed Graham. Like most parents, the Scorpion rapper bragged about his son’s artwork on Wednesday, TMZ reports. The piece was an abstract amalgamation of blues, greens, yellows and reds. He captioned the Instagram photo with, “Adonis > Picasso don’t @ me.” To Drake, Adonis is the…
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'This Christmas' and the Next: Donny Hathaway to Receive Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
This Christmas season was a very special one for Donny Hathaway’s fans. According to Vibe, the Recording Academy will honor Hathaway with a Lifetime Achievement Award, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the late soul singer’s death. The Academy announced the recipients on Dec. 19. “Each year, the Recording Academy has the distinct…
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Salim Akil Accuser Amber Dixon Brenner Says Love Is ____ Cancellation is ‘A Bit of an Acknowledgement’ of What She’s Been Through
Hearts were broken when OWN announced the cancellation of its romantic drama, Love Is ___, supposedly inspired by the real life love story of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Now, the woman thrust smack-dab in the middle of the controversy is finally getting to speak her piece, thoroughly. Amber Dixon Brenner spoke with Deadline…
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One Sweet Day: Mariah Carey Broke a Global Spotify Record For Christmas
Mariah Carey is getting more for Christmas than “you” — she broke a whole global record on Spotify. The annually-regurgitated Christmas hit, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” has broken the streaming platform’s global record for most streams in a single day, according to The Fader. The hit considered to be the last original…
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Don't Worry, Cardi B Isn't Jet Skiing Back to Offset. She Just Wanted That D.
December has been wild within the Cardi B & Offset saga. Earlier in the month, Cardi announced she was breaking up with her husband of a year and father of daughter, Kulture. Then, Offset ambushed her at work in an awful attempt to win her back. She was visibly (and rightfully) annoyed. No dice. Soon after…
