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Every now and then, Whoopi Goldberg acts as if she’s beyond race, that she doesn’t understand why black people bring it up when explaining why they don’t have access to the same resources or opportunities as white people. Goldberg caught that case of amnesia when commenting on Viola Davis’ acceptance speech at this year’s Emmy…

Warrick Dunn was a star running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but since his retirement he’s found a way to give back to those in need. Dunn, through Warren Dunn Charities, has given 145 homes and counting to single-parent families. Congratulations to Recipient #145. She has worked so hard to achieve her dream of homeownership.…

Master P and Lamar Odom have been friends for almost 15 years, and when a TMZ camera crew caught up with the rapper Wednesday, he had a few words to say about the people rushing to Odom’s side now that he’s in the hospital. “So many phony and fake people out here now,” the rapper…

Nevada officials held a press conference Wednesday night to update the press on the status of Lamar Odom and the investigation surrounding his hospitalization. On Tuesday, Odom was found unconscious at a legal brothel in Nevada and was rushed to a local hospital. In the 911 call released Wednesday, a woman from the Love Ranch…

Well, who knew that President Barack Obama and the first lady were hooked on Empire, just like the rest of the nation? The way Taraji P. Henson, who plays Cookie Lyon on the show, found out about the first couple’s stamp of approval made Henson drop her phone. During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel on…

Because he’s Denzel Washington, a brilliant actor, when he decided to add directing to his résumé, he skipped television and went straight to films (Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters). Now, though, according to TVLine, the Academy Award winner is circling back and will be directing an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.  Washington’s choice of the…

Whoopi Goldberg has been married and divorced three times, so she knows a thing or two about what sends marriages to the graveyard. She’s putting all of the knowledge she’s picked up over the years in a no-holds-barred marital-advice book.  And since this is Whoopi Goldberg we’re talking about, she’s not sugarcoating anything. The book…

Lamar Odom’s relationship with his father received a lot of attention during the former NBA player’s stint on reality television. Odom’s father, Joe, who was an admitted drug abuser, is now shocked to hear that his son was found unconscious in Nevada. “Somebody drugged my son. There’s no way he’s down there partying crazy like…

NBC definitely gave people something to talk about and look forward to when the network revealed the costumes for the cast of its upcoming The Wiz Live! broadcast. And the costumes have caught a lot of people’s eyes. The high-fashion costumes worn by Shanice Williams as Dorothy, David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion, Elijah…

The Los Angeles Lakers were in Las Vegas playing a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings when news that Lamar Odom had been hospitalized surfaced. During the game, Kobe Bryant left the arena, and some thought it was because of a possible leg injury, but according to Fox Sports, Bryant left the game to head…