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Bill Cosby Accused of Sexual Assault by 3 New Women
Three new women have come forward to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault. During a press conference on Wednesday with attorney Gloria Allred, the women shared similar stories of having their drinks spiked and being assaulted. According to the New York Daily News, the incidents occurred in the early 1980s and the 1990s. One woman,…
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NYC Students Will Be Able to See Selma for Free
Thanks to the generosity of several movers and shakers in the entertainment industry, seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders in New York City will be able to see the movie Selma for free. According to Variety, people including BET Networks Chairman Debra Lee, American Express Chairman Ken Chenault, power broker Vernon Jordan and former Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons teamed up to offer…
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Phylicia Rashad Now Denies Dismissing Cosby’s Accusers
Updated Wednesday, Jan. 7, 9:33 p.m.: In an interview with ABC’s Nightline, Phylicia Rashad now denies ever saying “forget these women” when asked by a Hollywood website about Bill Cosby’s accusers. To Nightline she said, “I am a woman. I would never say such a thing. I would never think such a thing,” she said.…
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Keshia Knight Pulliam Defends Bill Cosby: ‘That’s Just Not the Man I Know’
Keshia Knight Pulliam was the first contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice to receive the infamous “You’re fired” from Donald Trump, but the former Cosby Show kid is now speaking out in support of her TV father. During Pulliam’s board meeting with Trump, the hotel tycoon’s main complaint was that she didn’t ask Bill Cosby for help…
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Keshia Knight Pulliam Fired From Celebrity Apprentice Because She Didn’t Ask for Bill Cosby’s Help
It’s always hardest when you’re the first contestant to be fired from Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, but it’s even harder when you’re fired and it’s shrouded in controversy that you have nothing to do with. On Sunday night, Keshia Knight Pulliam was axed from Trump’s show because she failed to ask for help during one…
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Q-Tip Gave Iggy Azalea a Much-Needed Hip-Hop History Lesson, but He Forgot About T.I.
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. For the last week, hip-hop’s white savior with an Australian accent, better known as Iggy Azalea, has been feeling fellow rapper Azealia Banks’ fire and brimstone on social media because of her continued appropriation of hip-hop. During a recent interview with Hot 97, Banks…
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Advertisers Pull Out Over Backlash Against Sorority Sisters
The power of Twitter is strong. Especially when people band together to complain about a television show that’s not to their liking and deemed unacceptable. On Monday, VH1 premiered its newest reality-TV show, Sorority Sisters, and the reception didn’t go too well at all. Sorority Sisters, in the same vein as Love & Hip Hop and Basketball…
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Sony Execs Were Warned Not to Cast Denzel Washington Because Black Leads Flop Overseas
For the last two weeks, Sony has been dealing with the backlash that’s occurred since the emails of high-level executives were hacked and released. From emails calling Kevin Hart a whore to racist comments regarding President Barack Obama’s movie tastes, it’s safe to say that some of these executives are having the worst month ever. But…
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Selma Cast and Director Wore ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-Shirts at NYC Premiere
Amid New York City protests over police brutality and grand jury verdicts surrounding Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Hollywood made an appearance in New York City last night. Ava DuVernay’s premiere of Selma took place, and the director and her amazing cast stood in solidarity with protesters across the country and donned “I Can’t Breathe”…
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Miss Jessie’s Co-Founder Titi Branch Dead at 45
According to an obituary by NV Magazine, the natural-hair community suffered a loss this month. Titi Branch, one of the co-founders of the natural-hair-care line Miss Jessie’s, died Dec. 4. The magazine says that Branch died from an apparent suicide. Titi Branch, along with her sister, Miko Branch, ran the ever-popular Miss Jessie’s salon in New…