During a Thursday appearance on The View, Viola Davis fired back at the New York Times writer who recently said she was “less classically beautiful.” Last week, in an article that received plenty of backlash, Times writer Alessandra Stanley not only critiqued Davis’ looks but also referred to Shonda Rhimes as an angry black woman. In response to…

Thursday night was a huge night for prime-time television, with season premieres of Shonda Rhimes’ Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. With both shows proving to be hits on social media, various media outlets live-tweeted the premieres. But People magazine didn’t exactly win over the crowd with some of its tweets. Apparently the person…

All across America, gladiators will be perched in front of their televisions watching the season 4 premiere of Scandal. But of course there will be one person missing from the show: Columbus Short. Short, who played Harrison, Olivia Pope’s right-hand man, was fired from the award-winning series at the end of the third season after…

Apollos Hester is a senior football player for the East View Patriots of Georgetown, Texas, and over the weekend his team got a 42-41 victory over Vandegrift High School. During his postgame interview with TWC News in Austin, Texas, Hester gave the reporter a little bit more than she expected. Take a look at his…

Rappers Young Jeezy and Kendrick Lamar recently dropped a remix called “Holy Ghost,” but one minister isn’t shouting praises to the duo, saying they used his sermon without authorization. Bishop T.D. Jakes says he never gave the rappers permission to use his sound bite, and he plans on taking legal action. Earlier this week, Jakes…

On the heels of finishing up the first season of his Starz series, Power, Omari Hardwick faced a bit of a backlash on Twitter after a photo of his wife appeared online. Hardwick, who has been married to publicist Jennifer Pfautch since 2012, defended her when people on Twitter referred to Pfautch as ugly and looking…

The New York Times’ public editor, Margaret Sullivan, isn’t mincing words when it comes to her colleague’s recent article about Shonda Rhimes. Last week Alessandra Stanley’s article on the award-winning producer—in which Stanley referred to Rhimes as an “angry black woman” and stated that Viola Davis was “less classically beautiful” than lighter-skinned black actresses—caused an uproar. The…

Last Monday a new talk show debuted on Fox, and it’s aiming to change the face of daytime television. Unlike other shows that are hosted by multiple women, The Real stars five women in various stages of their lives and is full of diversity. Hosted by Tamar Braxton, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and…

Jada Pinkett Smith will soon be surrounded by a bunch of naked men. The Gotham actress revealed on a recent visit to Queen Latifah’s talk show that she’s joining the cast of Magic Mike XXL. Magic Mike XXL is the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster hit starring Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer. Although…

Meagan Good took to her Instagram account to respond to becoming the most recent victim of hackers who post celebrities’ nude photos. The Anchorman 2 actress, who is married to Sony executive DeVon Franklin, confirmed that the photos leaked to 4chan and Reddit were authentic. “I’m definitely in shock [and] saddened for every one who…