Actor Lamman Rucker to Kick-off FAMU’s Presidential Lecture Series Monday (Feb 23)
*TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., will launch her Presidential Lecture Series on Monday, Feb. 23 with a master class for theatre students and other related majors. The master class will feature actor, educator, activist, and entrepreneur Lamman Rucker. The event will begin at 10 a.m. in the […]
‘Selma’ Snubs Do Not Prove Oscar Bias
The L.A. arm of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network will protest this Sunday’s Academy Awards because of the lack of diversity among the major nominees. Although “Selma” is in the running for best picture, and “Birdman” filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu is up for best director and screenplay, critics are outraged that most of the current […]
Kandi Burruss Regrets Being too Open with Marriage on TV
*Kandi Burruss has been very open about her marriage to Todd Tucker on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” But now she’s regrets sharing too much in front of the cameras, she revealed in her Bravo blog. During this season, there has been plenty of drama with the couple. Recently, they had gone on a trip to […]
New Zealand Fans Are Upset with Ciara for 10-Minute Concert; Demand Refunds
*Fans are furious at Ciara and are demanding refunds for a skeet 10-minute performance at Ilam Fields in Christchurch, New Zealand. The “Goodies” singer performed a few of her hits before walking offstage. Fans paid between $45 and $55 to see her. The VIP meet-and-greet cost some concert-goers $110.
49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick Claps Back at Twitter Critic
*49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick fired back at Twitter critic who blasted him, and he didn’t let up — putting the user in his place, according to NY Daily News. “1000 abs…. arm workout….. 10 min straight on the jump rope…. 2 hour study session in February….. that’s what we call a recovery day!” Kaepernick tweeted.
Finally! Floyd Mayweather Agrees to Pacquiao Fight May 2 in Las Vegas
*Lord have mercy. Finally, finally it’s about to be on. On Friday after years of delay, Floyd Mayweather confirms that he has agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight bout May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, according to Yahoo Sports. “I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give […]
Craig Robinson on Recreating Lisa Loeb’s ‘Stay’ for ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
*So how will the hot tub be used for ill gotten gains this time? In the first “Hot Tub Time Machine,” a Russian energy drink (Chernobly) is accidentally spilled on the controls of a hot tub being enjoyed by four friends, and suddenly the guys find themselves in 1986. Craig Robinson was failed musician Nick, who seized upon the […]
Amber Rose Mocks Kanye’s ‘30 Showers’ with Shot at Kim Kardashian
*Another shot has just been fired in the Amber Rose / Kanye West / Kim Kardashian / Khloe Kardashian drama. Rose just addressed Kanye earlier comments against her by bringing up a certain moment that took place in his infamous wife’s sex tape with Ray J. To recap, West went on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club this morning […]
Morris Chestnut to Star in Untitled Drama Project for Fox
*Morris Chestnut has been cast as the lead in Fox’s untitled Todd Harthan drama pilot. Formerly titled “Rosewood,” the close-ended procedural centers on Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. (Chestnut), a gifted, charismatic private pathologist who can read living and dead bodies like a book. The project, produced by 20th TV, is written and executive produced by […]
Kanye West on Kylie Jenner and Tyga: ‘I Think They’re In Love’ (Leaked Audio)
*Kanye West slipped during his interview on Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” Friday. After Tyga, 25, went on the same radio show earlier this week to deny having an inappropriate romantic relationship with 17-year-old Kylie Jenner, Kanye said of the pair, “I think they’re in love.” That portion was edited out of the prerecorded interview, […]
Lee Daniels Confirms Mo’Nique was Blackballed after Oscar Win
*Lee Daniels doubles down on his “Precious” star Mo’Nique’s claim that he informed her of a Hollywood conspiracy afoot, preventing her from getting work following her Oscar win. “Mo’nique is a creative force to be reckoned with,” the director said, according to Ace Showbiz. “Her demands through ‘Precious’ were not always in line with the campaign. This soured her […]
Kanye Responds to Fashion Week Creator’s ‘I’m Over Him’ Remark
*Add Fern Mallis to the list of New York’s fashion elite who have ripped Kanye West in the wake of his Adidas show at the annual event she created – New York Fashion Week. “I’m kind of over Kanye,” Mallis told the New York Post. And in addition to not liking his music, she says […]
First Look: Jason Momoa as Aquaman (Photo)
*Jason Momoa’s first cinematic appearance as Aquaman won’t happen until March 25, 2016 – but fans got an early look at the actor in full character. Director Zack Snyder tweeted the below pic of Momoa as the DC Comics superhero on Thursday night. Momoa, ex-star of “Game of Thrones,” will appear in Snyder’s upcoming film […]
Watch: 5-Year-Old Boy Claims He Lived Past Life As a Black Woman (Woman Known to Have Died in Fire!)
*Well, he doesn’t look crazy. But what would a 5-year-old crazy kid look like anyway? Still even the strongest believers in reincarnation might raise a brow at this healthy boy saying he was once Pam Robinson, an African-American woman who died in a fire at the Paxton Hotel in Chicago in 1993. Luke Ruehlman made this claim in […]
Samuel L. Jackson on Bill Cosby: ‘I Wish He Would Say Something’ (Watch)
*Samuel L. Jackson, who once worked as a stand-in for Bill Cosby on “The Cosby Show,” was asked during an appearance on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” to weigh in on the comedian’s recent wave of rape allegations . “I can’t make a judgment about it,” he told host Andy Cohen, but added, “I wish […]
