Patti LuPone Apologizes After Being Canceled, But Here’s Why Black and White Folks Say it’s Too Late to Save Face
This is Why Ray J is Going Completely Off on Suge Knight… and it Involves Diddy
Jess Hilarious Responds to Backlash After Being Dragged for Transphobic Comments
Kendrick Lamar, Tupac and More Famous Black Geminis
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Kendrick Lamar Drops New Album on iTunes and Spotify a Week Early
There’s that saying about the early bird catching the worm. Well, if you were up late Sunday night into the wee hours of this morning, you may have caught the early release of Kendrick Lamar’s new album, To Pimp a Butterfly, which is the follow-up to his good kid, m.A.A.d city. Lamar’s new album was…
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Eddie Murphy to Play Richard Pryor’s Father in Biopic
Two of the world’s funniest men have joined forces for Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic. Last year it was announced that Mike Epps beat out Nick Cannon and Marlon Wayans for the role of Pryor in the much-anticipated film. Joining Epps in the movie is another man known for his comedy. Daniels announced on Instagram…
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Common and Oprah to Be on Season 2 of Empire
If you blinked, you probably missed Oprah Winfrey’s first appearance on Empire. Well, technically it was just a photo of Oprah and Lucious Lyon, but it may have been a bit of foreshadowing of next season. According to series co-creator and director Lee Daniels, Winfrey will make a guest appearance on the show in season…
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Iman Shumpert Denies Saying Empire Used His Likeness
Iman Shumpert is now backpedaling when it comes to recent comments he made about Empire using not only his likeness but also his girlfriend Teyana Taylor’s likeness. “They’re using my girl’s character, her style, her look, and she’s not getting anything for it,” Shumpert stated in an interview with sports reporter Chris Hayes. “They didn’t…
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Kerry Washington to Star as Anita Hill in HBO’s Confirmation
From portraying fictional political scandals on ABC’s Scandal to real-life Washington, D.C., scandals, Kerry Washington now has all of her bases covered. In her next role, she will tackle the Anita Hill story for HBO. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Washington will star in Confirmation, which will cover the hearings for Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme…
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TLC’s Strange Love Helps Woman With 48NN Bra Size and a Santa Claus Find Love
Once upon a time, TLC was all about learning. But now it’s all about subversive, reality-television programming. Case in point was this month’s premiere of Strange Love, a show that aims to help people who aren’t exactly ordinary find love, as well as explore “shocking and sometimes provocative relationships of some of America’s most surprising…
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Kerry Washington Stuns on Marie Claire’s April Cover
Last month the world gave InStyle a side eye for the abundance of photoshopping that was done to Kerry Washington’s cover photo. Some woman pretending to be Kerry Washington is on the cover of InStyle magazine. #Scandal pic.twitter.com/nBeqx8mr0Z — Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo) February 5, 2015 That definitely didn’t look like anyone we know who…
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Fired Univision Host Pens Apology to Michelle Obama, Says Network Humiliated Him
Rodner Figueroa was fired by Univision Wednesday after making an on-air joke comparing Michelle Obama to an ape from Planet of the Apes. Figueroa penned an open letter apologizing to Obama, but also aired his gripes about Univision. In the letter, the former host of Sal y Pimienta said that the only reason he was…
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Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally’s Court Battle Continues
It seemed as though there was going to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Lamar Sally and his court battle with Sherri Shepherd, but unfortunately, a Pennsylvania judge has prolonged the trial for another month. The judge in the case is trying to determine who should be the mother of the…
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President Obama Reads ‘Mean Tweets’ and Discusses Ferguson on Jimmy Kimmel Live
President Barack Obama has proved once again that he’s imperturbable when it comes to his haters. If he can deal with those in the Senate, the ones on Twitter are easy. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night, the president read some mean tweets during the show’s popular “Mean Tweets” segment. “Is there any way…