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Beyoncé and Jay Z Throw African-Themed ‘Carter Push Party’
The Carter twins will be here any day now, so it makes sense that Beyoncé and Jay Z threw a celebrity-filled, African-themed push party. Attendees of the party included Tina Lawson, LaLa Anthony, Serena Williams and, of course, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Lawson chronicled the party on her Instagram with videos of Williams and…
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Watch: Complex Premieres Documentary Before the Hashtag: Sean Bell
He was only 23 years old, and on the day of his wedding in 2006, Sean Bell was shot and killed by five undercover officers. The shooting took place shortly after a bachelor party in Queens, N.Y. According to the New York City police commissioner at the time, Raymond Kelly, a fight broke out outside…
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Judge Rules That Prince’s Siblings Will Inherit $200,000,000 Estate
No one will ever know what Prince wanted done with his estate after he passed away because he didn’t leave a will. But on Friday, a judge ruled that his siblings will inherit his $200 million estate. Minnesota’s County Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide said that the rightful heirs to the estate were Tyka…
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Ron Clark Academy Student Wins MasterChef Junior
MasterChef Junior crowned a new champion Thursday night, and she’s a 12-year-old student at Atlanta’s renowned Ron Clark Academy. Jasmine Stewart, a sixth-grader, took home the MasterChef trophy as well as a $100,000 grand prize. “This is the biggest moment of my entire life. Who would ever think a little girl from Milton, Ga., would…
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting Sells at Auction for Record $110,500,000
A skull painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, named Untitled, sold at auction Thursday for $110.5 million—the highest price ever paid for the work of an American artist, and also the sixth-highest auction price for any painting in world history. The Sotheby’s auction lasted only 10 minutes, and the artwork was purchased by Yusaku Maezawa, a Chinese-born…
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NYC Biggie Mural to Be Destroyed by Landlord
A Brooklyn, N.Y., landlord plans to remove a mural of Biggie Smalls to make room for windows and raise rent prices. Two years ago, the mural was placed on the side of an apartment building on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street in Biggie’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, but Samuel Berkowitz, the building’s landlord, said…
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Steve Harvey’s Ex-Wife Plans to Sue Him for $60,000,000
Steve Harvey’s ex-wife Mary Shackelford is planning to sue him for $60 million and says he ruined her life. Shackelford’s lawsuit includes allegations of child endangerment, torture, conspiracy against rights, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract and even “soul murder.” “Soul murder is achieved by a combination of torture, deprivation and brainwashing,” the…
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Solange Pens a Letter to Her Teenage Self, Talks Being a Teen Mom
Solange is gracing the cover of this month’s issue of Teen Vogue and penned a letter to her teenage self, describing life’s ups and downs and how to survive them. In the letter, which was printed in all lowercase, Solange talked about becoming a mom at 17 and how people would count her out: seventeen…
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Update: Tamera Mowry-Housley Denies Saying Women Should Be More Refined if They Want to Get a Man
Updated Thursday, May 18, 2017, 10:47 a.m. EDT: Editor’s note: According to Tamera Mowry-Housley, she did an interview with XoNecole (or Cocoa Fab) and was misquoted. We apologize for any confusion. Earlier: Tamera Mowry-Housley, half of the duo from Sister, Sister fame, has some interesting, and some may say archaic, views about dating and marriage.…
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Ice Cube Confirms Last Friday Movie
For the last several years, rumors have floated around about another Friday movie starring Ice Cube. The cult classic, which has spawned memes and “Bye, Felicia,” was released in 1995 and starred Cube and Chris Tucker. Although other sequels were released, Tucker didn’t reprise his role as Smokey. On a recent appearance on The Late…
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