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Brooklyn Nets small forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson realized that on his rookie salary of $1.3 million, living in New York City wouldn’t be easy. So instead of balling out and living a life of luxury, Hollis-Jefferson has cut down on his living expenses by living in New Jersey with two roommates: his brother, Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson, and…

Jimmy Kimmel shot a spoof of Spike Lee’s iconic Do the Right Thing, a film that captured the heart and soul of late-1980s Brooklyn, N.Y. But Kimmel’s spoof, “Do the Right Thing 2: Do the White Thing,” captures the heart and soul of Brooklyn today. A gentrified Brooklyn, that is, complete with hipsters and “green” concerns. …

Video of Pharrell Williams’ deposition for the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit trial was released Saturday by the Hollywood Reporter. Williams is clearly peeved during the exchange, especially since he and Robin Thicke maintained that they didn’t illegally infringe upon Marvin Gaye’s song “Got to Give It Up” when they created “Blurred Lines.” Williams and Thicke lost the…

Not only are the feds investigating the RushCard, but five users of the prepaid debit card filed a class action lawsuit in New York on Friday against Russell Simmons’ company and its partners, the Daily Mail reports. The suit claims fraud because thousands of users were not able to withdraw money from their accounts for…

Prince has had an interesting relationship with social media over the last couple of years, from deleting a Facebook page to randomly popping up on Twitter. Now the Purple One has launched an Instagram account. But don’t expect to see Prince posting pictures of his meals or lounging around his house. Prince’s new Instagram account…

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honored Stuart Scott Friday when it inducted the ESPN anchor into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame. Scott, a 1987 UNC alumnus, died in January after a long bout with cancer. Soccer player Mia Hamm, also a UNC graduate, presented Scott’s Hall of Fame award to Susan…

Halle Berry who? Beyoncé proved Saturday that she could actually be a superhero, too, when she dressed up as the X-Men’s weather-controlling Storm character. The “7/11” singer attended Ciara’s superhero-themed birthday party in Los Angeles and was captured in photos by comedian Jeff Dye. In crystal-blue contacts and Storm regalia, Beyoncé definitely got her cosplay on.  I…

When video snippets of Hillary Clinton being grilled at a congressional hearing about the 2012 militant attack in Benghazi, Libya, appeared on my Facebook and Twitter news feeds, I immediately thought that it was an old story that had resurfaced. But oh no, it was, in fact, new news. The presidential candidate was in the…

Comedian Mike Epps re-created Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video and posted the snippet on his Instagram page. Epps did it for the OGs, the grown folk, and said that he’s playing Drake’s uncle in his takeoff. “You used to call me on my flip phone,” Epps wrote in the video’s caption, referencing the smartphone’s ancient predecessor.…

Jay Z is finally free of a copyright-infringement lawsuit that was brought against him and mega hip-hop producer Timbaland in 2007.  A Los Angeles judge dismissed Osama Ahmed Fahmy’s case, which claimed that Timbaland and Jay Z illegally sampled the flute notes in his uncle’s song for their hit “Big Pimpin,’ ” the Associated Press…