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Sherri Shepherd Loses Appeal in Court Battle Over Child Born via Surrogate
A Pennsylvania judge ruled that Sherri Shepherd is still obligated to pay her ex-husband Lamar Sally child support for a child the couple had via a surrogate. L.J. was born in August 2014, and Shepherd has been battling the courts since his birth over the fact that she didn’t feel obligated to pay her ex…
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Nina Simone’s Estate Claps Back at Zoe Saldana on Twitter
Nina Simone would probably roll over in her grave knowing that a movie about her life has been cloaked in facial prosthetics and Ben Nye theatrical stage makeup. For the last several days, there have been a plethora of think pieces about Zoe Saldana’s upcoming film, Nina. People were outraged after the movie’s poster was…
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President Obama and the First Lady Will Give Keynotes at SXSW
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to give keynote addresses at this year’s SXSW. The music, tech and film festival kicks off next week in Austin, Texas, and news of the president and first lady’s planned attendance is bound to bring out an even bigger crowd than usual. President Obama’s keynote…
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Public Enemy Members Take Issue With Oscars’ Use of ‘Fight the Power’
Members of Public Enemy aren’t happy with the use of “Fight the Power” during Sunday’s Oscars. The awards show started and ended with the song, with racism in Hollywood being the main subject of Chris Rock’s commentary as host. In a statement to TMZ, Professor Griff said, “The show can’t claim the blackness of Public Enemy’s…
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Russell Wilson Launches Clothing Line
The Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson has taken his love of fashion to another level with the launch of his new clothing line, the Good Man Brand. The menswear line, which launched Sunday, will include everything from pants, T-shirts and button-downs to sneakers, boots and blazers. The clothing line will also benefit Wilson’s Why Not You Foundation.…
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Katt Williams Arrested, Charged With Punching Pool-Supply Store Employee
Comedian Katt Williams was arrested and charged with battery Monday in Gainesville, Ga., after authorities say he punched a pool-store employee. Gainesville police say that they received an assault call from the pool-supply store and that when they arrived, Williams was already lying on the ground outside with his hands behind his back. According to…
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Delonte West Is on the Road to Recovery in New Treatment Facility: Report
Last month, Delonte West was photographed roaming a parking lot in clothes and a hospital gown. A “fan” posed for photos with West and posted them to social media, and TMZ grabbed ahold of them. Many assumed that West was strung out on drugs, but according to a friend, that wasn’t the case. In an interview…
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Raven-Symoné Vows to Move to Canada if Any Republican Gets ‘Nominated’
Raven-Symoné is moving. Raven-Symoné is moving to Canada. Clearly this is happening, because Raven-Symoné said so. During a recent episode of The View, Raven-Symoné had a few thoughts about the upcoming election. These thoughts, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt, especially after you hear what she had to say. “My confession for this election…
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Beauty Site Mistakes Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah Winfrey
Beauty site Total Beauty must have been playing the drinking game during Sunday night’s Oscars. I mean, how else would you mistake Whoopi Goldberg for Oprah Winfrey? Or do they think all full-figured black women look alike? Of course, the jokes followed: The site apologized: And even Winfrey was like, “WTF?”
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Chris Rock’s Hits and Misses as Host of the Oscars
Did people really tune into Sunday night’s Academy Awards to see if Leonardo DiCaprio would finally win an Oscar? Or did more tune in to watch Chris Rock skewer Hollywood and its lack of diversity? I’d bet it was the latter. And Rock did just that, even though there were a couple of bumps in…
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