Kimye Win Over $400K Settlement Against YouTube Co-Founder
*Back in 2013, Kanye West proposed to Kim Kardashian at a private party held at AT&K Park in San Francisco. The staged moment was filmed for an episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” but an unauthorized video of the stunt made its way to several media outlets and websites such as YouTube, and the […]
VH1 Orders Stevie J, Joseline Spin-Off; Season 2 of K. Michelle Confirmed
*Fans of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” get ready for a spin-off featuring music producer Stevie J and his bully-loud mouth “wife” Joseline Hernandez. VH1 ordered eight, half-hour episodes of the spin-off, created by Mona Scott-Young’s Monami Entertainment. The show will follow the typical dysfunctional shenanigans of the couple as they make the move to […]
Emayatzy Corinealdi Talks Role in New Amazon Series ‘Hand of God’
*Before she arrives in theaters opposite Don Cheadle in “Miles Ahead” later this year, folks who have paid for Amazon Prime can get to know the work of Emayatzy Corinealdi in “Hand of God,” a drama series from Amazon Studios to begin streaming on the site next week. Ron Perlman stars as Pernell Harris, a […]
Amended Lawsuit Mentions ‘White Girl’ Present When Bobbi Kristina Was Found Unconscious
*RadarOnline.com is reporting that a third person was present when Nick Gordon allegedly battered his girlfriend Bobbi Kristina Brown during a life-ending fight on Jan. 31. The new information is included in an amended wrongful death lawsuit filed against Gordon by Brown’s conservator about what Nick may still be trying to keep from investigators, Radar […]
Tom Joyner: Hurricane Katrina, A Personal Memoir
*The 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina being upon us, folks far and wide are recalling how one of the USA’s worst natural disasters affected them. Today, radio legend Tom Joyner wrote an essay/blog that we thought we’d share with you: It was so different back then. No Twitter, no Facebook, there weren’t even any smart […]
Trump Called Miley Cyrus to Say He ‘Loved’ Her Twerk-Filled VMA Performance
*While promoting her gig hosting the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Miley Cyrus says GOP candidate Donald Trump “loved” her controversial 2013 VMA performanc, in which she twerked and gyrated all over Robin Thicke. The singer tells The New York Times that she was staying at the Trump Hotel in New York immediately following […]
Al Sharpton Trying to Put Positive Spin on MSNBC Timeslot Demotion
*In an interview with the Daily Beast, Rev. Al Sharpton says he’s fine with MSNBC moving his high profile, 6 p.m. weekday “Politics Nation” to just one hour a week on Sunday mornings. “I was very comfortable with the fact that I was going to do a Sunday show,” Sharpton said, putting a positive spin […]
Misty Copeland Dishes on Broadway Debut After Just Six Rehearsals (Video)
*Ballet superstar Misty Copeland made her Broadway debut this week in the song-and-dance musical “On the Town” at the Lyric Theatre – and she dished to the Associated Press about her experience. “It’s an incredible feeling,” she said. “I felt nervous that I was going to forget stuff, which I don’t typically feel. We rehearse […]
TN Councilman Threatens to Kill ‘Black N****r’ in 911 Call; Swears He’s Not Racist (Listen)
*A city council member in Loudon, Tennessee was caught using the N-word and threatening to kill a man during a 911 call earlier this month that was recently made public. According to the police report, Johnny James, who also owns a wrecker service, called 911 because a man wouldn’t pay what he owed. The report says when James […]
Tamar Braxton: ‘Ariana Grande Can Sing Her Face Off,’ But She Ain’t No Mariah
*Hot on the promo trail for her new album “Calling All Lovers,” (in stores Sept. 11), Tamar Braxton made a pit stop at Us Weekly to play The Name Game. In the video below, the Grammy-nominated singer and reality TV star shares her love for her oldest sister, Toni Braxton, and knowledge of celebrity gossip. And when […]
Watch Obama Meet Woman Named Weezy and Break Into ‘Jeffersons’ Theme Song
*President Barack Obama was walking around New Orleans on Thursday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina when he came across a local resident named Weezy. “Weezy? Really? Like, Weezy? Like in ‘Sanford & Son?’” Obama said. Oops. Weezy corrected the president, who should’ve referred to “The Jeffersons,” (as in Louise “Weezy” Jefferson), but […]
Queen Latifah Moved By Her Own ‘Bessie’ Performance: I ‘Made Myself Cry’
*Queen Latifah will vie for her first Emmy Award next month. The actress is nominated for her lead performance in the HBO film “Bessie,” but her portrayal of blues legend Bessie Smith has already had its own personal rewards. “It was the first time I ever watched a movie with me in it and made […]
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to Ronda Rousey: ‘Big Bank Take Little Bank’
*The back and forth between boxer Floyd Mayweather and the UFC’s Ronda Rousey continued Thursday, when Mayweather responded to comments Rousey had directed at him a day earlier. On Wednesday, Rousey attempted to one-up Mayweather’s challenge to “call me” when her earnings match his, telling TMZ Sports she actually earns more per second than he […]
Beautiful Diversity of Redheads of African Descent Documented
*When I was a kid, hanging out in metro Detroit with my maternal grandmother was always a hoot. Her very arrival at our house always caused a stir — mainly because of her chalky skin and Lucille Ball-red hair. I was born red-headed, and always loved the story of my dad, upon seeing me in […]
Zendaya Checks Twitter Hater Who Called her Parents ‘Ugly’
*Zendaya had to light up a Twitter user who called her parents “ugly” in a recent post. Someone going by @DARRI_MINNIE7 shared a photo of the actress with her mom and dad, Claire Stoermer and Kazembe, along with the words, “her parents really ugly I really would cry.” “While you’re so concerned about what my parents look like, […]
