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Nick Gordon Enters Rehab After Dr. Phil Appearance
Nick Gordon thought he was going to sit down with Dr. Phil and air his dirty laundry about Bobbi Kristina Brown and their relationship, but he thought wrong. Reports of Gordon’s appearance on Dr. Phil were absolutely true, but it turns out the appearance was a staged intervention by his mother, Michelle. According to the…
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TV Reporter Was Called ‘the Hamburglar’ on Air by Colleague
April Simpson will probably never wear stripes live on the air again after being called “the Hamburglar” by her colleague Tim Ezell. The St. Louis news crew kept it funny during their exchange, and it has since gone viral. Ezell was throwing the show back to Simpson and decided to clown her shirt. If you…
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Nick Gordon May Appear on Dr. Phil to Discuss Bobbi Kristina Brown
Earlier this week, Bobby Brown celebrated Bobbi Kristina’s 22nd birthday at an Atlanta hospital. For over a month and a half, Bobbi Kristina has been in a medically induced coma after being found unconscious in a bathtub by Nick Gordon and a friend. Brown stated from the beginning that Gordon and his daughter were not…
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Malik Yoba Says He Was Misquoted, Denies Outing Empire Co-Star
Last week during Empire, Jussie Smollett’s character, Jamal Lyon, came out during a musical performance, and although his character is out and proud, many people feel that Smollett’s own sexuality is up for discussion. However, Smollett has been mum on his sexuality, refusing to address it, and that’s definitely his prerogative. But fans and viewers…
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Chris Brown’s Said to Be a Dad, and Karrueche Tran Says She’s Not Sticking Around
Someone pull out the congratulations cards, because it’s being reported that Chris Brown is a father. On Tuesday night, TMZ broke the story that Brown is the father to a 9-month-old daughter. Not too many details exist about the mother, Nia, besides the fact that she and Brown are friends and she’s a former “model.”…
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This Grandmother’s Version of ‘CoCo’ Is Better Than the Original
When I first heard O.T. Genasis’ song “CoCo,” I thought to myself, “Why is someone singing about baking?” But then I realized, sure, it was about baking, but not the Pillsbury kind. More like illegal narcotics. Then I stopped singing the song. But that’s not to say the song isn’t catchy as hell. Just, um,…
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Mike Epps and Nia Long Join ABC Comedy Pilot Uncle Buck
In 1989 John Hughes’ film Uncle Buck, starring John Candy, shot to box-office fame after its release. The film centered on a character named Buck Russell, who was asked to take care of his nieces and nephews. A classic Hughes film, Uncle Buck is still bringing in numbers with DVD sales. Since its release, it’s…
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Mo’Nique Claims Lee Daniels Was the Blackballer; Gabourey Sidibe Has Her Say
Mo’Nique has been on a media blitz since writing her essay for the Hollywood Reporter about being blackballed. The story has evolved from Mo’Nique’s being told by Precious director Lee Daniels that she was blackballed to her actually saying she was lowballed, and now saying it was Daniels who actually blackballed her. In an interview…
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Malik Yoba Outs Empire Co-Star, Says Jussie Smollett Is Gay
Jussie Smollett’s career has skyrocketed since Empire’s premiere. Although Smollett’s character, Jamal Lyon, is gay, Smollett has never mentioned his own sexual orientation publicly—he has even gone so far as not to answer when he’s been asked about it—but his co-star did it for him. Malik Yoba, who plays Vernon Turner on Empire, recently put…
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The Top 6 Things Black Women Have That Other Women Want
In the world of co-opting, appropriation, Iggy Azaleas and Kardashians, it seems as though, in the words of the great Paul Mooney, everyone wants to be a black woman until it’s time to actually “be a black woman.” I get it. Black women are the s—t. And we have been since the beginning of time.…
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