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Tracy Morgan Says He Contemplated Suicide After Surviving Tragic Accident
After being in a coma for eight days following a 2014 accident involving a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer, Tracy Morgan reveals to Rolling Stone that he contemplated suicide. Morgan said it was emotionally difficult to struggle with the death of his friend and fellow comedian James McNair in the accident, because he was the reason McNair was in…
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Kevin Hart to Publish Memoir
Kevin Hart is trading in the jokes and movies to take a stab at writing. The actor announced that he’s working on his memoir, From the Hart, with 37 Ink, an Atria Publishing Group imprint. According to the New York Times, the memoir will focus on Hart’s Philly upbringing, along with some of the bumps in the…
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Watch: Tracee ‘T-Murda’ Ellis Ross and Regina Hall Rap to ‘Jumpman’
It’s been some time since Tracee Ellis Ross graced us with a YouTube video of her attempting to rap. Previously she’s tried to figure out the difference between Tyga and Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, but now she’s attempting to decipher and rap to the lyrics of Future and Drake’s “Jumpman.” Joining Ross was fellow actress…
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Madame Tussauds Unveils Stephen Curry Wax Figure
The looks on the Currys’ faces were priceless during the unveiling of Stephen Curry’s wax figure at San Francisco’s Madame Tussauds museum Thursday. According to CBS Sports, it took almost four months for a team of sculptors and artists to construct the $350,000 wax figure, and no detail was left out. “That is crazy,” Curry…
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Watch: The View Hosts Tear Into Ben Carson for Endorsing Donald Trump
The hosts of The View had a few words for Ben Carson during his Thursday visit to the show. Carson, who hyped up his appearance on Twitter, was apparently unprepared to handle the wrath of the hosts. I will be LIVE on @TheView at 11am ET. This is an episode you won't want to miss,…
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Katt Williams: I Punched Kid Because He Threatened Me During Soccer Game
So Katt Williams was out playing soccer with a bunch of kids in Gainesville, Ga., and everything seemed to be going well. Until it wasn’t. After a video was released Wednesday that showed Williams getting beaten up by a seventh-grader, people wondered how in the world a grown-ass man ends up in a fight with…
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Ronda Rousey’s Great-Grandfather Was Dr. Alfred E. Waddell, One of North America’s 1st Black Physicians
Sometimes you never know who people have in their family trees. And Ronda Rousey’s mother was proud to let TMZ camera people know that her grandfather was one of the first black physicians in North America. TMZ caught up with Rousey and her mother, AnnMaria De Mars, a world-renowned judo competitor and Native American activist.…
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Amandla Stenberg to Star in Black Lives Matter Young-Adult Novel Film Adaptation
The Hate U Give is a soon-to-be released young-adult novel written by Angela Thomas and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2011 Thomas used Twitter to pitch the idea to a book agent, and the rest is literary history. On Wednesday it was announced that the movie adaptation was sold to Fox 2000, Temple Hill and State…
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Watch: President Obama Dances the Tango During State Dinner in Argentina
President Barack Obama put on his tango-dancing shoes Wednesday night at the Argentinian state dinner held at the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the Associated Press, the president politely declined a female dancer’s hand a couple of times, but eventually he joined her on the dance floor with first lady Michelle…
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Underground Recap: ‘The Lord’s Day’ or Finding the Right Moment to Run
Wednesday night’s episode of WGN’s Underground focused on finding the right moment to run. Episode 3, “The Lord’s Day,” opens with Moses (Mykelti Williamson) holding Sunday service and preaching to his fellow field slaves by the side of a stream while the white people and the house slaves attend church. The only two who don’t…
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