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The Internet has no doubt given people the ability to air their gripes on just about anything they want. Some choose to do this anonymously, while others choose to attach their name to said gripes. Gripers can range from unsatisfied customers to just people airing their issues about a musical artist they’re currently not feeling.…

In 2015, when Gabby Douglas competed for the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, she came in fifth place. But what a difference a year makes.  With a score of 59.65, Douglas won her second all-around gold in 2016 at Jesolo, on the heels of her win at the AT&T American Cup two weeks…

Jeff L. Lieberman is not the director of the Nina Simone documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, which was recently nominated for an Academy Award; he’s the director of the 2015 documentary The Amazing Nina Simone. Although Lieberman’s documentary wasn’t met with much fanfare, he’s speaking out against the upcoming biopic starring Zoe Saldana. In an op-ed…

Before Serena Williams stepped on the court at Indian Wells, Calif., in the final of the BNP Paribas Open, the event’s CEO, Raymond Moore, made a few sexist comments at the tournament’s press conference. According to Moore, male players have carried the sport of tennis, and the “lady players” of the Women’s Tennis Association ride…

Gayle King took to Instagram to clear up those rumors that Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry aren’t on good terms because they’re not working well together. A source said that Winfrey has been sending Perry critiques about his three shows on OWN and he isn’t taking the criticism too well.  King said no such thing…

Black Americans are thought to be on the fringes of American society, so when they’re auditioning for roles in mainstream films and TV shows, they’re often asked to play the supporting role of the best friend or the sidekick. The roles are rarely substantive or meaty—just peripheral characters that come in and out of white…

R&B singer Ashanti had to sit in court and entertain the shenanigans of a man who has allegedly been stalking her for at least three long, long years, TMZ reports. Devar Hurd is on trial a third time for stalking her (the first trial, in 2014, ended in a mistrial because a juror got sick,…

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are helping New York University’s undergrad film students follow their dreams. The couple have donated $30,000 to NYU’s undergraduate film program. The donation will help support female filmmakers and other student television projects. “Will and Jada Smith have a strong desire and commitment to the education of tomorrow’s storytellers, and we’re thrilled that…

Rapper 50 Cent is taking his talents and personality to the A&E network. The mogul, who’s already at the helm of the hit show Power on Starz, is now getting a variety show. A&E’s 50 Cent Presents aims to “reinvent the variety series,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. The show will consist of sketches, celebrity guests and what’s being referred…

Apparently, Universal Pictures has put a new twist on #OscarsSoWhite and invented #TrailersSoWhite in the marketing of Straight Outta Compton.  At a South by Southwest panel, Universal’s executive vice president of digital marketing, Doug Neil, said that different people saw different trailers for the movie on Facebook.  According to Business Insider, if you weren’t black…