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The Absence of a Criminal Case Doesn’t Mean Adam Venit Didn’t Sexually Assault Terry Crews
There will be no criminal charges filed against William Morris Endeavor’s Adam Venit. Venit has been accused of sexually assaulting Terry Crews at a Hollywood party in February 2016. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has determined that Venit’s deplorable behavior does not rise to the level of a felony, so it rejected the case…
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A Beyoncé and Jay-Z Joint Tour Is Almost Definitely Going to Happen
On Monday—after recovering from their huge Oscars after-party organized in honor of Mary J. Blige at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles—Beyoncé and Jay-Z accidentally teased a joint tour. Bey’s Facebook and Ticketmaster pages revealed a concert date for a previously unannounced stadium stint: Monday, July 30, at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Press caught it,…
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Why Are WME’s Lawyers Asking Terry Crews to Take a Mental Health Examination?
Terry Crews did a brave thing in October when he took to Twitter to describe a sexual assault he endured during a Hollywood party. He stood in solidarity with the many women in Hollywood who have endured the same type of abuse from the white men who hold the power in the industry. He then…
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Michelle Obama Meets Little Girl Who Thought She Was a Queen and They Have a Dance Party, Naturally
What happens when royalty meets royalty? Well, you have to throw a little dance party, of course, as is only fitting. Queen Michelle Obama and Princess Parker Curry—the little girl who thought that Obama was a queen upon viewing her portrait at the National Portrait Gallery—got to meet each other Tuesday. The first lady shared…
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Netflix Announces Season 2 Premiere Date of Marvel’s Luke Cage
The indestructible Luke Cage is back for season 2 on Netflix. When we last left the bulletproof superhero, he cleared his name and was a neighborhood celebrity in Harlem. But with a new season comes a new foe—Cage has some tough decisions to make, and it all goes down June 22. Watch the trailer below:…
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Sade’s ‘Flower of the Universe’ Dropped, and It’s Everything We Hoped For
In a surprise treat just days before the release of the highly anticipated Disney flick A Wrinkle in Time, producer No I.D. released Sade’s new single from the film, “Flower of the Universe,” on Twitter Monday night, to the collective swoon of us all. Yes, the woman who has soundtracked the love stories of so…
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé Threw a Secret Black Oscars After-Party and I’m Sure They Meant to Invite Me
Jay-Z and Beyoncé hosted a huge bash for Mary J. Blige after the 2018 Oscars, and apparently, my invitation was lost in the mail … or maybe it was the huge snowstorm that hit the East Coast this weekend that caused the delay. It was a balmy 69 degrees where I live, but there must…
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Tiffany Haddish Secures Role in Tyler Perry’s The List
Just in case you have not had enough Tiffany Haddish (when will we ever?), you’ll see the hilarious star next in Tyler Perry’s latest flick, The List, where she’ll star alongside Tika Sumpter and Omari Hardwick. According to Deadline, Perry wrote and is, of course, directing and producing the film, which is in the works…
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Black Panther Inspires Black Brazilians to Occupy White-Dominant Spaces
Black Panther has inspired the Diaspora in myriad ways. The film has been applauded by black people across the world for touching on the complex relationships between Africans and African Americans, for serving up positive images of African culture for global audiences, and for providing a vehicle that allows black people throughout the world to…