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She Wore Every Country in Africa: How Beyoncé Slayed Global Citizen
How do you top a history-making appearance at Coachella, a couture-laden world tour, and a collaboration with Balmain? If you’re Beyoncé, you use a headlining appearance at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 on Sunday to make some major African-inspired fashion statements. Yes, we know the point of the festival this year, which is…
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Broadway Legend Ben Vereen Is Still Steppin’ Out With New Stage Gigs and Lee Daniels’ Star
Legendary song and dance man Ben Vereen is blessed, booked and busy. The award-winning showbiz vet has run the full gamut of the entertainment spectrum with a career spanning five decades. He has originated roles in the legendary Broadway musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Pippin, recorded for Motown Records and portrayed memorable parts in…
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The Problematic Playlist: Songs With Questionable Lyrics That We Can’t Let Go Of
Have you ever been singing along to a song and then suddenly realize it has lyrics that would get you dragged if you said them aloud on Twitter? I’m talking about songs that could be classified as rape-culture anthems, or that advocate violence against women or sex with underage girls, or all of the above.…
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At One Point, My Career Goal Was to Be a Backup Dancer for Usher
It was a clear, dark night, a clear, white moon. I was born by the river, in a little tent. About 15 years later, I remember seeing a video for “Can U Get Wit It” by the oldest-acting teenager of all time. Yes, that teenager would be Usher Raymond, under the tutelage of Sean “Puffy”…
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Usher Says There’s No Proof He Gave Accuser Herpes
Usher Raymond is now responding to a lawsuit from an anonymous Georgia woman suing him for $20 million, charging that he infected her with herpes, and he is bringing up her sexual habits. In July a Jane Doe filed a $10 million lawsuit against Usher, claiming that he exposed her to herpes, after it was…
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Judge of Characters: Is Being Fat Worse Than Spreading Herpes?
This week, we get all up in Usher’s sexual health with the revelation that he paid someone $1.1 million after she claimed that the singer allegedly knowingly passed along herpes. Since that suit became public knowledge, more alleged victims have surfaced. One victim, Quantasia Sharpton, has been fat-shamed since her press conference with high-profile attorney…
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NJ Hotel Employee Says Usher Did End Up at the Hotel With Quantasia Sharpton: Report
Last week, attorney Lisa Bloom held a news conference with a woman alleging that she had sex with Usher, but he didn’t disclose to her that he was infected with herpes. However, the moment Quantasia Sharpton appeared on-screen, jokes about her appearance and weight started rolling in. “How dare Quantasia, a plus-size black woman, spout…
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I, a Fat, Beautiful Black Woman, Get Lots of Sex. Why Does That Bother You?
Hi, guys. It’s me, the resident fat, beautiful black woman and writer from The Root coming to you with an important message about fat-shaming, sex and the supposed undesirability many of you impose on fat women because of your own insecurities. In a word: Stop that shit. I was browsing Twitter on Monday and caught…
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Attorney Lisa Bloom to Hold Press Conference With Usher Herpes Accuser
R&B singer Usher Raymond has new accusers coming forward and stating that they contracted herpes from the singer. On Monday their attorney, Lisa Bloom, will address the newest lawsuits filed against the singer. Bloom is holding a live conference at 9 a.m. to discuss her clients’ lawsuits against Usher. According to Bloom, Usher allegedly had…
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Usher’s Got It Bad: 2 Women and 1 Man Come Forward With Herpes Claims
Things seem to keep getting worse for Usher. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the world found out that he paid $1.1 million in 2012 to settle a lawsuit after a woman claimed to have contracted herpes from him, and there have been multimillon-dollar lawsuits since alleging that Usher’s been passing out herpes…