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Mo’Nique Shares Emails to Prove Lee Daniels Offered Her Cookie Role on Empire
What do you do when you need to prove you’re right when people are side-eyeing you and saying you’re wrong? You bring solid proof and evidence to the table. And that’s exactly what Mo’Nique did during an interview on Sway in the Morning. Last month Mo’Nique shocked the world—well, only Empire fans—when she said she…
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Waka Flocka Flame 2016?
Move over, Hillary Clinton; there’s a new candidate planning to blaze the campaign trail. And when I say “blaze,” I mean it in the literal sense. Rapper Waka Flocka Flame announced that he plans to run for president during the 2016 elections. The Atlanta rapper signed his official paperwork on April 20, 2015—4/20 Day for those…
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Sherri Shepherd Loses Court Battle, Judge Officially Lists Her as Mother of Baby Born Via Surrogate
Who’s the mommy? Well, according to a Pennsylvania judge, actress Sherri Shepherd is officially listed as the mother of the child born via a surrogate. Lamar Sally, Shepherd’s estranged husband, and the former talk show host have been battling it out in court over the last year to determine who should be listed as the…
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Damon Dash Loses Custody to Ex-Wife Rachel Roy
Damon Dash and his ex-wife, fashion designer Rachel Roy, have been involved in a bitter custody dispute for the last couple of months, but it all came to an end Monday. A judge granted Roy sole legal and physical custody of 15-year-old Ava and 6-year-old Tallulah. Dash had been fighting for full custody. Both Dash and Roy accused…
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Bobbi Kristina Remains on Life Support; Bobby Brown’s Lawyer Says She’s Improving
Apparently Bobby Brown was an emotional mess Saturday when he belted out to a concert crowd that daughter Bobbi Kristina was awake. In a statement to the New York Daily News, both Brown’s wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, and his attorney, Christopher Brown, said that Bobbi Kristina has improved but is still on life support. “He is encouraged…
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Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Aunt Says She’s ‘No Longer on Life Support’
Just a day after Bobby Brown declared that Bobbi Kristina Brown is awake, another family member is speaking out about her condition. According to E!, Tina Brown, Bobby’s sister, made a shocking announcement on Facebook late Sunday night: “So many messages,sorry can’t answer them all right now but I will get to them later..just allow…
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Bobby Brown Tells Concert Attendees Bobbi Kristina Is Awake
Bobby Brown told concertgoers in Dallas Saturday that Bobbi Kristina Brown is awake. Three months ago, Bobbi Kristina was found unconscious, facedown, in her bathtub. Since then she has been in a medically induced coma—at least until Brown’s announcement Saturday night. “Bobbi is awake,” Brown told concert attendees. The video was immediately posted to Instagram.…
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Good Times Actor Ben Powers Dies at 64
Ben Powers, the actor who played Thelma’s husband on Good Times, has died at the age of 64. According to Powers’ family, the former actor died April 6 in Bedford, Mass. The cause of death wasn’t stated. During his stint on Good Times, Powers’ character, Keith Anderson, was a professional football player who had to leave…
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R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55
Updated Friday, April 17, 7:25 p.m. EDT: According to the Associated Press, Jamaica police said Kemp was found floating at a beach in Montego Bay on Thursday morning. Updated Friday, April 17, 4:58 p.m. EDT: Reach Media, the company responsible for the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage, has issued the following statement: “We have received…
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Chicago’s Mayor Wants Spike Lee to Change Chiraq Movie Title
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel isn’t too pleased with the title of Spike Lee’s upcoming Amazon Studios movie, Chiraq. During a meeting on Wednesday, Emanuel said that he spoke with Lee about the movie, and Lee told him it was about the violence in Chicago’s Englewood section. The city was given the nickname “Chiraq” after people…

