The multifaceted comedian, actor, executive producer, CP, stopped by The Sam Sylk Show, to give Sam Sylk the 411 about life after season one of FOX Empire, having actor Malik Yoba as a mentor and wanting to follow in Eddie Murphy’s foot steps, but not just for comedy. He also shared which shocking episode of Empire […]
Octavia Spencer is up for her second Academy Award this year, but the star of “Hidden Figures” said Monday that she has even bigger plans. “The role I’m destined to play is to be one of the biggest producers in Hollywood,” Spencer said at the 3rd annual Makers Conference, a women’s empowerment event sponsored by […]
The TV and film industry has lost a legend responsible for some of the most iconic TV shows and movies of our time. Garry Marshall, a writer, director, producer and actor, died Tuesday due to complications from pneumonia following a stroke. He was 81. Marshall created several hit TV shows, including “The Odd Couple,” “Happy Days,” “Laverne […]
As countless police officers continue to negatively objectify Black men, the case of prominent Hollywood producer Charles Belk (pictured) is a shining example of how out of control the situation has become. Belk was reportedly leaving an L.A. eatery last Friday, when he was suddenly swarmed by six Beverly Hills police cruisers and the then […]
Famous producer and composer Quincy Jones finds it a little difficult to get used to the music that is considered pop. Jones, who’s worked with almost every Black music icon since the 1950s, had a lot to say when he was asked how the pop artists of today compare to the ones of his time. […]
*Paramount is in final talks to acquire domestic distribution rights to “Selma,” the long in-the-works feature drama about Martin Luther King‘s 1965 landmark voting rights campaign regarded as the peak of the civil rights movement, and Oprah Winfrey has boarded the project as producer. Ava DuVernay, who came aboard the project in July, rewrote […]
Popular producer Timbaland may be riding high off the success of producing two of the biggest albums of the year-”Magna Carta Holy Grail” and…
*Deadline.com is reporting that producer Jimmy Iovine will end his duty as in-house mentor on “American Idol,” and will be replaced by former judge Randy Jackson. Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M, joined “Idol” in Season 10, the first without original judge Simon Cowell. With his music executive/producer experience […]
Jay-Z reached out to a number of producers while creating Magna Carta Holy Grail, his 12th studio album. The usual suspects — Timbaland, Pharrell, and Swizz Beats — were there, but a budding 16-year-old producer from Canada, Ebony Oshunrinde, a.k.a. WondaGurl (pictured), also made her mark on the album, according to The Star.com. SEE ALSO: Lauryn Hill Checks Into […]
“Buckwild” may have been canceled, but the producer J.P. Williams is determined to keep the MTV reality show alive. “This is the network that has shows about teen pregnancy. They’ll stick by a show that allows you to abandon a child, but a kid dies by accident doing what he does for a living [mudding] […]
Jodie Foster ended years of rampant media speculation when she casually came out of the closet while accepting her Cecil B. Demille award at the Golden Globes Sunday night. After being introduced by Robert Downey Jr., Foster coyly said, “While I’m here being all confessional, I just have the sudden urge to say something I’ve […]
George Lucas Says All-Black Cast of “Red Tails” Scared Hollywood Away