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We all know Jennifer Hudson can sing, and she’s proved that acting is also part of her repertoire, but can she pull off being the “Queen of Soul”? According to The Wrap, the Oscar winner is currently in talks to play Aretha Franklin in a biopic produced by Scott Bernstein, producer of Straight Outta Compton.…

Straight Outta Compton has its fair share of fans and critics, but there’s irony in the fact that Compton, Calif., residents who’d like to see the movie can’t do so in the city where they live. According to CBS Los Angeles, Compton doesn’t have any movie theaters. “It’s a low-income area, it’s been heavily disinvested…

Imagine someone trying to do you a solid and educate you on what “true” Jamaican food consists of. And then they offer you doctored recipes, and the photos of the dishes look nothing like you expected. That’s exactly what happened when BuzzFeed posted an article titled, “27 Essential Jamaican Recipes You Need in Your Life.”…

Nick Gordon’s tweets are now private, but a few screenshots circulating online reveal how he’s been coping with Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death. He’s going through it.  “I look at our pics sometimes it makes me smile sometime I cry @REALbkBrown #happymemories,” Gordon tweeted. “I’m so happy/blessed that I had @REALbkBrown in my life. i will always…

On Saturday, Jason Derulo and his entourage got kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight departing from Reno, Nev., and headed to Los Angeles.  As is often the case with these kinds of disputes, there are two versions circulating that describe what caused the altercation.  A source told People magazine that Derulo and his crew were upset…

Straight Outta Compton was a box-office hit over the weekend, but there may be a few gems involving Eazy-E about which many people may not be familiar. Eazy-E—the mastermind behind N.W.A—was instrumental in putting together the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Here’s another gem: The financial deal Eazy-E orchestrated that pissed off his N.W.A group members…

While I was standing in line at my local grocery store, in front of me stood a tall and burly black man. In front of him was a woman using a gift card to pay for groceries and attempting not to go over the $100 on the card. The cashier referred to both people by…

The pure irony of Mike Epps’ being busted on Twitter goes back to some of Epps’ own jokes about his wife taking his cellphone away and going through it. So no one knows why Epps tried to sneak into the direct messages of some random woman on Twitter. Epps tweeted a woman after she complained…

Just as season 2 of Empire is about to kick into gear, Terrence Howard is dealing with some real-life drama, which came to a head during court proceedings Monday. Howard’s second marriage, to Michelle Ghent, in January 2010 lasted only 13 months, but Ghent is attempting to get a judge to grant her spousal support,…

Earlier this month, TMZ caught up with Tracy Morgan and asked about his return to comedy, and the comedian put the celebrity-gossip site in check. “I never left,” replied Morgan. And he’ll prove that when he returns to the stage that gave him his start. On Oct. 17, Morgan is returning to host Saturday Night…