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Quincy Jones’ Daughters Told Him to STFU
We’ve all heard the saying “Loose lips sink ships,” and apparently Quincy Jones’ daughters had enough of him running his lips and airing people’s business in order to promote himself. Earlier this month, in various interviews, Jones alleged that Michael Jackson stole music and that Richard Pryor and Marlon Brando had sex with each other,…
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Chris Tucker Presses Gas on Rush Hour 4
For the past seven years, neither Chris Tucker nor Jackie Chan has been in any rush to dust off the Rush Hour franchise. In a radio interview from October 2017, Chan said that he and Tucker turned down script after script before finally finding one they liked. As Complex reports, Chan told The Cruz Show…
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White Powder Sent to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Sparking Anthrax Scare
Scotland Yard is investigating after a letter containing white powder that was claimed to be anthrax was sent to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Kensington Palace in London. According to the London Evening Standard, because of security measures, the couple never saw the letter, but it did spark a full-on security scare. Analysis of the…
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Lupita Nyong’o to Produce, Star in Film Adaptation of Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
This has already been the blackest Black History Month in all of history, but 2018 may very well turn out to be the blackest year ever, because black people everywhere are flourishing, shining and creating magic everywhere they go. It’s a beautiful thing. An example of that is Lupita Nyong’o, who already has everyone buzzing…
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Wendy Williams Puts Talk Show on Hiatus to Deal With Graves’ Disease
In sickness or in health, Wendy Williams is gon’ be Wendy Williams. When the 53-year-old talk show host announced to her audience Wednesday that she has Graves’ disease and that doctors have ordered her to go on hiatus for three weeks to deal with the medical crisis, she responded in typical Williams fashion. “My doctor…
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Donald Glover Talks About His Assist With the Black Panther Script
If, during one of the three times you caught Black Panther this weekend, you stayed through the end of the credits, you may have noticed a special shoutout to Donald Glover and his brother Stephen in the “Special Thanks” section. The Glovers earned the acknowledgment by providing director Ryan Coogler with script notes on the…
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Oprah Brought SuperSoul Conversations to the Apollo and Aligned All of Harlem's Chakras
When Oprah builds it, we all come. She’s got this undeniable Midas touch, which is why we want her to save America by running for president, but we don’t deserve the precious soul that is Oprah as the leader of the free world. In fact, in order for her to keep her limitless effervescence, it’s…
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Wanna Fly to Wakanda? The Atlanta Airport Is Offering Nonstop Flights
If, after seeing Black Panther in theaters, you have found yourself wanting to vacation—perhaps permanently—in the country of Wakanda, now is your chance. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport tweeted a picture Tuesday afternoon that showed a flight to Wakanda leaving that evening on an unknown airline. The caption read simply, “The bags are packed” and included…
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#MuteRKelly: Activists Plan a Protest at Singer’s Detroit Show
As the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements wage on, the time when any accused sexual predator could get a pass is long gone. Any and everyone is being called out, including those who may have once been allowed to slide because of the love people have for their music. You know, like R. Kelly. The Detroit…
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Black Panther Beats Out Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the Biggest Monday Ever at the Box Office
Wakanda now, Wakanda FOREVER. Black Panther cleaned up on Monday at the box office, raking in a huge $40.2 million in ticket sales. That means that the superhero film just snagged the title for the biggest Monday ever and also brought its four-day box-office total to a smooth $242 million. As ABC News notes, that…