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Broadway Stars to Honor B. Smith and Raise Money to Help Fight Alzheimer’s
Last year B. Smith revealed to the world her battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The former model, TV host and restaurateur who was once hailed as a “Renaissance woman” by the New York Times first noticed symptoms five years ago. She was diagnosed after doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City performed a scan and…
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McDonald’s Has Given Hamburglar a Creepy Makeover
McDonald’s is undergoing a rebranding spree, since its financials have looked a bit bleak lately. First it added a new way to order your high-calorie-count Extra Value Meals. Then it put back on the menu its version of Angus-beef burgers. And now it’s given the Hamburglar a face-lift. A hipster face-lift. Look at your old…
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Prince Announces Rally 4 Peace Concert in Baltimore
Prince has announced plans to perform at a Rally 4 Peace concert in Baltimore Sunday at the Royal Farms Arena in support of the recent uprising in Baltimore. “In a spirit of healing, the event is meant to be a catalyst for pause and reflection following the outpouring of violence that has gripped Baltimore and…
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Report: Floyd Mayweather Being Sued by Mother of His 3 Children for $20 Million
Two weeks before fighting Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat down with Katie Couric for an interview. During that interview, Mayweather stated that his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris was high on drugs when he battered her. In December 2011, Mayweather was found guilty of domestic violence and a Las Vegas judged sentenced him to 90 days…
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Prince Will Release an Ode to Baltimore and Freddie Gray
Up until this past November, Prince was an active voice on social media via his Twitter account and Facebook page, but those profiles have been deactivated or deleted, so it’s hard keeping track of his comings and goings when it comes to music. But according to his publicist, the Purple One is gearing up to…
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Levar Burton and Will Packer Will Produce Roots Remake
When you run out of ideas, why not reinvent the wheel, says Hollywood. And that’s exactly what it’s doing with the critically acclaimed TV series Roots. According to a press release, Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man) and LeVar Burton (Kunta Kinte from Roots) will join forces to executive-produce a remake of the…
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Erick Sermon Says Transgender Rappers Aren’t Welcome in Hip-Hop
Hip-hop pioneer Erick Sermon has let his homophobia show once again. In an interview with TMZ, Sermon was asked about Bruce Jenner and his transition. Why? Who knows. But with his history of negative comments about the LGBT community, TMZ knew what it was doing. “Do you think something like that will ever be acceptable…
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Does Jay Z’s Tidal Twitter Rant Prove It’s Just a Ripple in the Sea of Streaming Services?
Maybe Jay Z is just a few years too late with his artist-owned music-streaming service. Or maybe people are just happy with the quality and prices offered by current companies like Spotify. Or just maybe people are tired of making the rich even richer. But whatever the case may be, Jay Z was in his…
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Mo’Nique Shares Emails to Prove Lee Daniels Offered Her Cookie Role on Empire
What do you do when you need to prove you’re right when people are side-eyeing you and saying you’re wrong? You bring solid proof and evidence to the table. And that’s exactly what Mo’Nique did during an interview on Sway in the Morning. Last month Mo’Nique shocked the world—well, only Empire fans—when she said she…
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Hunger Games Star Amandla Stenberg Has a Few Words for Culture Appropriators
Amandla Stenberg, 16, knows one or two things about racism and the entertainment industry. Several years ago, when Amandla was cast as Rue in the first installment of The Hunger Games, many people had issues with the fact that she’s black, even though, in the book series, the character was clearly written as black. The racist…
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