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Azealia Banks ‘in Tears’ Over Wendy Williams’ Comments About Alleged ‘Vaginal Rejuvenation’ Procedure
When you cross two habitual, shit-talking line steppers, someone’s bound to get their feelings hurt. In this case, talk show host Wendy Williams seemed to get the better of Azealia Banks last week, bringing the controversial 26-year-old rapper to tears by implying that she was a prostitute. Williams made the offending comments during the “Hot…
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Watch: Will Smith, Cast of Bright Discuss Upcoming Netflix Film
’Twas the week before Christmas, and stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton and Noomi Rapace were getting ready to bring explosive action to the world this Friday, Dec. 22, with the Netflix film Bright. In this brand-new featurette, the fearless cast discuss shooting the movie’s mind-blowing action sequences, including an exciting gas station scene; working with director…
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Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Says He’s Seriously Considering a Presidential Run … in 2024
Less than 20 years ago, back when when Erykah Badu was still the love of Common’s life, it would have seemed crazy—ridiculous, even—that an actor (especially an action actor) would go on record talking about seriously running for president. But since we’ve had Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of the country’s biggest state (and let’s be…
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Terry Crews Signs With New Talent Agency After Dropping WME
Actor Terry Crews has found a new talent agency to represent him after dropping William Morris Endeavor amid allegations that one of its employees, Adam Venit, sexually assaulted him at a Hollywood party last year. Deadline reports that Crews has now signed with United Talent Agency. Crews filed a lawsuit against WME, Venit and 25…
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Light-Skinned Black Actress Thinks Black Folks’ Criticism of Colorism Is Racism
Actress Alexandra Shipp had a rough day yesterday. A reply to a fan who tweeted to her about a possible movie pairing of her X-Men character Storm with fellow Marvel Comic character Thor led to a discussion on colorism in Hollywood in which Shipp said that 90 percent of the “racism” she experiences is from…
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Tony Rock on All Def Comedy, Sexual Assault Jokes and Why He Won’t Shy Away From Any Topic
Tony Rock’s name is synonymous with comedy. In fact, the Rock family name represents a small chunk of black comedy; two of his brothers, Chris Rock and Jordan Rock, also have the kind of humor that’s made them famous. And while they all chose the same career, each of their brands of comedy is different,…
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Save the Date: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Have a May Wedding
The race for the perfect crazy-ass royal-wedding hat is on. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to be wed on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Friday. CNN reports that the ceremony will be held at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Being a nosy-ass busybody, I Googled the location for y’all, and while…
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Black Lightning Forecast for Special Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Premiere
Black Lightning is headed to the nation’s capital on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. The trailblazing superhero—the first black DC Comics character to have his own stand-alone comic title—will have his own TV series in 2018, but some fans can catch the premiere on Jan. 13 at the National Museum of African American History and…
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Meet the Kids of Showtime’s The Chi Series in Rules of the South Side Webisodes
As Showtime gears up for its long-awaited premiere of the Lena Waithe executive-produced series The Chi, the network is offering a sneak peak at some of the characters you’ll grow to love on the series. The Chi is a coming-of-age story centering on a group of Chicago South Side residents who become linked by coincidence.…