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Creflo Dollar Is Still Whining About a Jet; Says Only Those Who Don’t Understand the Bible Have an Issue
Here’s a lesson in Prosperity Pimping 101: Gaslight your congregation. If you’re not familiar with the term “gaslighting,” it means to manipulate someone psychologically into questioning his or her own sanity or beliefs. And that’s exactly what Creflo Dollar seems to be doing with his congregation in his quest for a new jet. Dollar is…
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Columbus Short Arrested by Bounty Hunters During Album Release Party
It’s been months since we heard anything about Columbus Short, but it looks as though he’s back to his old ways. Tuesday night, during his album release party in Los Angeles, Short was picked up by several bounty hunters. According to TMZ, there was a warrant out for Short’s arrest stemming from his failure to…
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Watch: Jimmy Fallon and Taraji P. Henson Have a ‘Ball’ Playing Fast Family Feud
You can always expect shenanigans when Taraji P. Henson shows up on a late-night talk show. And on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, host Fallon got a little more than he bargained for. Henson and Fallon played a “fast” version of Family Feud, but unlike the television version, it was…
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Jennifer Hudson in Talks for Aretha Franklin Biopic
We all know Jennifer Hudson can sing, and she’s proved that acting is also part of her repertoire, but can she pull off being the “Queen of Soul”? According to The Wrap, the Oscar winner is currently in talks to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic produced by Scott Bernstein, producer of Straight Outta Compton.…
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Compton Residents Head Straight Outta Town to See Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton has its fair share of fans and critics, but there’s irony in the fact that Compton, Calif., residents who’d like to see the movie can’t do so in the city where they live. According to CBS Los Angeles, Compton doesn’t have any movie theaters. “It’s a low-income area, it’s been heavily disinvested…
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Jamaicans on Twitter Set BuzzFeed Straight About Jamaican Food With #BuzzFeedBeLike
Imagine someone trying to do you a solid and educate you on what “true” Jamaican food consists of. And then they offer you doctored recipes, and the photos of the dishes look nothing like you expected. That’s exactly what happened when BuzzFeed posted an article titled, “27 Essential Jamaican Recipes You Need in Your Life.”…
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College Athletes Are the New Indentured Servants
While I was standing in line at my local grocery store, in front of me stood a tall and burly black man. In front of him was a woman using a gift card to pay for groceries and attempting not to go over the $100 on the card. The cashier referred to both people by…
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Mike Epps’ Wife Busts Him on Twitter Trying to Sneak Into Another Woman’s DMs
The pure irony of Mike Epps’ being busted on Twitter goes back to some of Epps’ own jokes about his wife taking his cellphone away and going through it. So no one knows why Epps tried to sneak into the direct messages of some random woman on Twitter. Epps tweeted a woman after she complained…
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Terrence Howard’s Spousal-Support Court Proceedings Revealed Suicide Threats, Drug Use and Abuse
Just as season 2 of Empire is about to kick into gear, Terrence Howard is dealing with some real-life drama, which came to a head during court proceedings Monday. Howard’s second marriage, to Michelle Ghent, in January 2010 lasted only 13 months, but Ghent is attempting to get a judge to grant her spousal support,…
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Tracy Morgan Returning to SNL as Guest Host Oct. 17
Earlier this month, TMZ caught up with Tracy Morgan and asked about his return to comedy, and the comedian put the celebrity-gossip site in check. “I never left,” replied Morgan. And he’ll prove that when he returns to the stage that gave him his start. On Oct. 17, Morgan is returning to host Saturday Night…
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