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  • Solange Knowles Addresses Elevator Fight in Lucky Magazine

    Solange Knowles has moved on from what she refers to as “that thing,” which we all remember as that time she had a fight with Jay Z in an elevator at New York City’s Standard Hotel. Knowles is gracing the cover of the August issue of Lucky, and sort of addresses the now infamous elevator…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    July 7, 2014
  • Variety Claims Rock and Roll Was Invented by Elvis but Gets a Lesson From Twitter 

    There are a lot of things Elvis Presley may have “invented,” like that little shimmy with his hips for which he became popular, although there are some who don’t even want to give him credit for that. But who would have thought that Presley was responsible for inventing rock and roll? According to a recent…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    July 7, 2014
  • ‘Things Tim Howard Could Save’ Meme Stars Team USA’s World Cup Goalie

    Who cares about a LeBron James meme when it’s Tim Howard’s time to shine? Although Team USA failed to defeat Belgium during yesterday’s World Cup match, Howard has become the talk of the world. Howard, the goalie for Team USA, is not only still trending nationwide but has also been memorialized in a meme. Twitter’s #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave is…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    July 2, 2014
  • Bobbi Kristina Brown Blasts Angela Bassett Over Whitney Biopic

    Bobbi Kristina Brown is all in her feelings after getting wind of an interview Angela Bassett had with Entertainment Weekly. In the interview, Bassett spoke about the direction the biopic was going in. Bassett touched on the fact that Houston’s death and other negative aspects about her life would not be a part of the…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    July 1, 2014
  • Zendaya Coleman No Longer Involved in Lifetime Network’s Aaliyah Biopic

    Two weeks, ago Lifetime announced that Disney star Zendaya Coleman would play the lead role in its biopic chronicling the life of R&B star Aaliyah Haughton. The new Lifetime movie is supposed to be based on the best-seller Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, by former Time magazine music editor Christopher Farley. So far it has a working…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 30, 2014
  • Beyoncé and Jay Z Share Private Video Moments as On the Run Tour Opens in Miami

    On Wednesday night, Miami’s Sun Life Stadium was all about Jay Z and Beyoncé’s On the Run Tour. The husband-and-wife duo launched their 16-date tour in Miami to a sold-out crowd—a crowd that burst into excitement as Beyoncé and Jay Z ran through a cloud of smoke and hit the stage for their performance of…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 26, 2014
  • Kanye West’s Community Service Involves Giving Advice to Los Angeles Fashion Students

    If there’s one thing Kanye West thinks he knows, it’s fashion. As part of his recent photographer-assault conviction, West was sentenced to 250 hours of community service. But he’s not out there cleaning up the highways of Los Angeles. According to TMZ, West is speaking to fashion students about his personal experience in the fashion…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 25, 2014
  • Zendaya Coleman Responds to Critics About Aaliyah Role: ‘Half-Black Is Just Enough’ 

    Earlier this month, Lifetime announced its upcoming Aaliyah: Princess of R&B biopic, which will be based on the best-seller Aaliyah: More Than a Woman by former Time magazine music editor Christopher Farley. According to Lifetime, the movie “follows the beautiful and talented performer’s inspirational journey, from her debut on Star Search at the age of 10…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 23, 2014
  • Aaliyah’s Family Threatens to Sue Lifetime Over Biopic

    It looks as though Lifetime has two unhappy families on its hands when it comes to its upcoming R&B-singer biopics. Earlier this week it was announced that Disney actress and singer Zendaya Coleman would portray Aaliyah in the Lifetime-produced biopic based on the best-seller Aaliyah: More Than a Woman by former Time magazine music editor Christopher Farley. Lifetime said…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 19, 2014
  • Ellen DeGeneres Doesn’t Know Geography and Delta Air Lines Thinks Giraffes Are Everywhere in African Countries

    If you’re not keeping up with the World Cup, you may have missed last night’s match between the U.S. and Ghana. In what could be described as a jaw-clenching match, the U.S. team avenged its 2006 and 2010 losses to Ghana, and pulled out a 2-1 victory over Ghana’s Black Stars. During the game, and…

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    Yesha Callahan






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    June 17, 2014
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