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50 Cent Responds to Bankruptcy Case With Slave Talk

*50 Cent is bringing the past into his bankruptcy case with claims that creditors are out to make him their slave. According to TMZ, 50...

On ‘The Talk,’ Julie Chen Refutes Rumors About Rihanna’s GRAMMY No-Show (WATCH)

*Rumors are swirling that Rihanna backed out of her GRAMMY performance because she had a diva meltdown at rehearsals, while another report says she...

Baltimore Gangster Who Inspired ‘The Wire’ Characters Dies in Prison

*Former Baltimore gangster Nathan “Bodie” Barksdale, who claimed to be the inspiration for the character Avon Barksdale in "The Wire," died in a federal...

‘People v. O.J.’ Author Jeffrey Toobin ‘Impressed’ by Show’s Details: ‘Down to the Fabric’ on the Courtroom Chairs

*FX’s breakout hit “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” is based on a book by author and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin,...

White-Girl Drug Dealer, 19, Called ‘Adorable’ and ‘Entrepreneurial’ in Media

*I always like to get this sh*t straight at the onset whenever the word "media" is referenced because... I AM MEDIA. So take this story...

Terence Nance Comments on #Oscarsowhite

* Terence  Nance is an acclaimed director, whose Oversimplification of 'Her Beauty' made a huge splash in 2012, and who has had a string...

Conflicting Stories Over Lauryn Hill’s Scrapped Grammy Performance

*Lauryn Hill was supposed to perform with The Weeknd at the Grammys on Monday, and the reason it never came to fruition is now...

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer to Play Mathematicians in ‘Hidden Figures’

*Octavia Spencer has signed on to co-star opposite Taraji P. Henson in Fox 2000’s “Hidden Figures.” The film is based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s book...

Apollonia Calls Vanity’s Death: ‘The End of an Era’

*Apollonia Kotero is also mourning the death of Denise “Vanity” Matthews. The two were protégés of Prince and had become friends, despite Apollonia replacing...

ABC Has A Black President! Channing Dungey Makes TV History

*Television history and black history have crossed paths today. Channing Dungey, executive VP of drama at ABC, was today named entertainment president of ABC, replacing Paul...

Prince Pays Tribute to Vanity During Australia Concert

*Prince was in Australia for his "Piano and A Microphone Tour" on Monday when he heard about the death of his former protégé Denise Matthews,...

Dondre Whitfield, Tina Lifford Join OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’

*The cast continues to grow for “Queen Sugar,” director Ava DuVernay’s new drama series for OWN. Tina Lifford (“Parenthood”), Dondré Whitfield (“Mistresses”), Timon Kyle Durrett...

Djimon Hounsou Joins Fox’s ‘Wayward Pines’ for Season 2

*Djimon Hounsou is headed to the small screen this summer. The two-time Academy Award nominee has been cast as a series regular on Fox’s “Wayward...

Bishop Charles E. Blake Wins Dismissal
 Against Minister Earl Carter

*(Los Angeles, CA)  -  Bishop Charles Blake, Presiding Bishop of the fifth largest Christian denomination, and an Obama appointee to the Advisory Council of...

Airline Apologizes for Calling Kanye West a ‘Douche’ In Tweet

*Virgin Australia is blaming a hacked account for its recent tweet in which it called Kanye West a “douche” and told him to “eat...

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