French President Francois Hollande condemned the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that killed 80 and injured 50 more, saying the country is “under the threat of Islamist terrorism” but that it will prevail. “Horror again has struck France,” Hollande said in a Friday morning speech carried with an English translation on CNN. “France has […]

*President Obama just spoke publicly for the first time about the multitude of sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby. During a press conference that largely focused on the president’s recent nuclear arms deal with Iran, White House correspondent April Ryan asked about the probability of revoking Cosby’s Medal of Freedom in light of his admission in a […]

Selma director Ava DuVernay delivered a keynote speech at the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival, where she discussed her Oscar experience when she went the 87th Academy Awards ceremony this year. Although Ava’s film was shut out by the academy’s voting panel for directing and acting, Variety is reporting she admitted when she attended the event, she […]

For the last six months, we’ve seen Bill Cosby go from legendary comedian, to alleged rapist. The embattled star hasn’t publicly refuted any of the claims made by more than three dozen women. Many of the women have all shared an eerily similar story, which sheds an incredibly damaging light on the Templealumnus. But it seems […]

  *Oprah Winfrey insists she wasn’t “robbed” of an Academy Award nomination yesterday after failing to secure a Best Supporting Actress nod for “The Butler.” Oscar buzz had surrounded the TV titan for her role in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” however, she didn’t make the cut when the nominations were announced yesterday. Oprah says she […]

  Porsha Williams says she’s “happy” to see her ex-husband moving on and dating other women. During a recent visit on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” the newly-divorced “RHOA” star spoke out about Kordell Stewart’s rumored relationship with fellow reality TV star Towanda Braxton. “I think that’s great! I love Towonda,” she shared. “I watch […]

  *It’s not what he would have preferred, but Jay Z, under relentless pressure to end his association with luxury retailer Barneys New York, which is accused of racial profiling, has finally spoken out. Basically Jay Z says he was waiting to respond after he got the full understanding of what went down. Saturday, in […]

A Chicago mother who was shot, along with her daughter, while sleeping in their bedroom in West Pullman is speaking out about the incident. Tonishia Allen, 24, was released from the hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, but her 1-year-old daughter Jaliyah remains in intensive care after being shot in […]