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Travis Scott Takes Super Bowl Halftime’s Sloppy Seconds After Everybody Else and Their Mama Turned It Down
Travis Scott has gone full “Sicko Mode.” According to TMZ, the overly-manufactured and unseasoned band formerly known as Maroon 5 confirmed they’re adding Scott to their Super Bowl 2019 halftime show. When everyone says no, Travis says yes. The timing is both right and wrong for Kylie Jenner’s boo: He’s having a moment right now,…
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Joe Budden & Cyn Santana Are Engaged, Setting Up More Spinoffs in the Love & Hip Hop Cinematic Universe
Rejoice! Another set of birds are getting betrothed! It’s official, Joe Budden got down on one knee and proposed to Cyn Santana (real name: Cynthia Pacheco), his girlfriend and mother of his youngest son, Lexington Budden. The State of the Culture host presented her with a pump-pump-pump-pumped up diamond. Before asking Cyn the ultimate question,…
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More Tea For Us: Jordan Peele Reveals First-Look Photos And The Name of the Monster
It was May 2018 when Jordan Peele first dropped a teaser poster for an upcoming film entitled Us. Not a goddamn additional thing was revealed. And thus, the mystery-based marketing game began. Soon after, we had casting news: Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke would star, among others. Most recently, a reported synopsis leaked from an apparent…
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Disney Successfully Trademarks 'Hakuna Matata' From The Lion King. Yes, There Are Worries.
From the moment Simba plopped into the desert after running away from his silky weaved uncle, he was in for an adventure. After helping him narrowly escape being eaten by swarming vultures, a wayward meerkat and warthog memorably dropped a “problem free philosophy” on Simba called, “Hakuna Matata.” It’s apparently “a wonderful phrase.” As such,…
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OWN's Love Is ___ Canceled Amid Abuse Claims Against Salim Akil [Updated]
It’s official: Love Is… no more. According to Variety, the OWN television show from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, purportedly based on their epic love story, has been canceled amid allegations brought forth by Amber Dixon Brenner, Salim Akil’s alleged former mistress. Warner Bros. Television has completed its internal investigation and have found no…
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A Whole New WTF: First Look at Live-Action Aladdin Emerges—and So Do the Jokes
Aladdin can show you the world, but first we have an entertainment magazine’s first look at an overlord’s property remake. Disney shared movie stills with Entertainment Weekly from the upcoming live-action remake of its classic animated film, Aladdin, on Wednesday. And um, let’s just say folks were a bit… taken aback by the cover image.…
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This Is the End: Childish Gambino Honors Late Father at Concert Finale
The time has come. Childish Gambino told us he’d be retiring following his fourth studio album. However, after an RCA deal was announced in late January 2018, folks started side-eyeing the claim, according to Billboard. Shortly after winning his first-ever Grammy (Best Traditional R&B Performance for hit single “Redbone”), he reconfirmed his music moniker’s retirement,…
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Oprah's Black Panther Party: Ryan, Chadwick, Michael, and the Best Cake Stedman Ever Had
Remember when Forrest Gump said, “Sorry for ruining your Black Panther party” at the end of one of the most hilarious scenes of his titular film? Well, that line wouldn’t be uttered at Oprah’s party, because her party (for the film, not the organization) was apparently perfect. As Vulture reported, Oprah hosted an exclusive party…
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A Rosa Parks Feature Biopic May Be Coming to Theaters for the First Time
Rosa Parks’ legacy has been depicted in several forms, including the 2001 Academy Award-nominated documentary Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks, and the 2002 TV movie The Rosa Parks Story, starring Angela Bassett. Still, we have yet to see an epic feature biopic on the big screen about the iconic civil rights activist. Winter…
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Alfonso Ribeiro Sues Fortnite and NBA 2K for ‘Unfairly Profiting’ From His Carlton Dance
It’s not unusual for Fortnite to be taken to task for swiping everyone’s popular dances without remittance. This time, it’s the infamous Carlton dance from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Alfonso Ribeiro’s portrayal of the Banks’ son’s Tom Jones-enthused dance quickly gained popularity and etched itself into pop culture forever—including into popular video games. According…
