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Is Jamie Foxx Bulking Up to Portray Mike Tyson in a Biopic? 'It's a Definitive Yes'
Throughout his comedy career, Jamie Foxx gained a reputation as a master impersonator. However, with his Oscar-winning performance in 2004’s Ray, Foxx proved he had acting chops far beyond bit impersonations. According to CNN, it looks like the 52-year-old actor will be bringing that same energy to another famous figure he once impersonated—Mike Tyson. On…
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Marsha Ambrosius Reminded Everyone She Sang the Ad-Libs in 'Cry Me a River,' Not Justin Timberlake
Marsha Ambrosius is the shit, in case y’all forgot. While she may be best known for being one-half of the English R&B duo known as Floetry (along with Natalie Stewart) and her subsequent solo career, she also has a string of amazing songwriting credits (such as Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies”) and has made guest appearances on…
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Sundance 2020: A List of Black Movies to Watch While You’re in the White Mountains
It’s a brand new decade, but we have a familiar festival season! Like last year, I’m going to give you the scoop on some black-ass films I’m looking forward to. The mountains may be white, but we are going to stay black, always. I, along with most of Hollywood, will be lollygagging in Park City,…
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Billy Dee Williams Opens Up About Gender Fluid Identity, Sees Himself as ‘Feminine as Well as Masculine’
At 82 years old, Billy Dee Williams is not only making moves as an iconic actor but as an iconic person. In his recent feature interview for Esquire, Williams opened up about the ways in which he expresses his own gender identity. “And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself…
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Nigeria's First Oscars Submission Disqualified For Having Too Much English, Which Is the Country's Official Language
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has some explaining to do. According to The Wrap, Nigeria’s Lionheart has been disqualified from the 92nd Academy Awards race. The film, directed by and starring Genevieve Nnaji, was vying for a spot in the Best International Feature Film category. Nnaji portrays Adaeze Obiagu, who “tries to…
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First Look: Inside The Boomerang Writers' Room
Beloved film Boomerang is the latest modern classic to be slated for a reboot as a series. But ahead of its premiere, the overarching question in the writers’ room is: How do you tell an age-old tale of romance and dating in a fresh new-age world? From BET.com: Boomerang is a half-hour subversive, smart, serialized…
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2019 Grammys: Kendrick Lamar Leads With All the Nominations
Awards season’s momentum is still going strong and this time it’s chugging along to the sound of music. The nominations for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards are here! A major thing to note before we get there: Cardi B wasn’t snubbed for Best New Artist. Though most people were expecting it, Cardi B isn’t eligible…
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'Y'all Won': Cardi B Says She and Offset Aren't Together Anymore. He Seems Salty.
The tumultuous rollercoaster known as Cardi B & Offset (did they have a cutesy couple’s name? Coffset?) has come to a screeching halt. The two had been awash in cheating rumors, with the Migos member constantly being accused of stepping out on his wife while she was pregnant. The rappers-in-romance secretly wed in September 2017…
