Empire star Taraji P. Henson, who plays the inimitable Cookie Lyon on the hit television show, reveals the violence she has suffered at the hands of the men she loved the most in her powerful new memoir. In Around the Way Girl: A Memoir , the Oscar-nominated actress describes how she was raised poor in […]
getty images: Actor Gene Wilder, the title character in “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and a co-star of Richard Pryorin four movies, died Monday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 83. His nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according toVariety. In addition to Willy Wonka, Wilder’s standout films […]
That Tyler Perry reign just won’t let up and rightfully so. The filmmaker is continuing his highly successful them of family, faith, and forgiveness in his newest show Too Close to Home. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the criticism he’s received from writing TLC’s first-ever scripted series with an all-white […]
Keke Palmer is what you call you triple threat, a singer, dancer and actress. And all before the age 18. The 22-year-old Scream Queens star (she returns to the small screen September 20 on Fox) tried her hand at a Whitney Houston classic and dare we say she might have done The Voice justice! What […]
Whether you’re a fan of her Emmy-winning role on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black, inspired by her dazzling red carpet style or enamored by her all-around awesomeness, chances are Uzo Aduba is on your radar in some form or fashion and she isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The actress is the […]
Serena has some impressive moves that she wants to show off. It goes without saying that Serena Williams is one of the greatest female athletes of all-time, but you may be surprised to know that she has other interesting talents and she is sharing one of them in a cute new video. To promote her […]
2016 has been quite the busy year so far for songbird and diva extraordinaire Mariah Carey and she is gearing up for the last half of the year to be just as spectacular with her E! docuseries that is scheduled to debut this fall. The newly engaged singer covers the new issue of Complex magazine, […]
Sheree Whitfield has been hit with another tax lien, the latest in a string dating back to at least 2011. According to Bossip.com, documents filed in Georgia on June 15, 2016, show that the IRS accuses her of owing $4,011.20 in back taxes for the year 2014. Her property and assets are at stake if […]
In a recent interview with Hollywood Unlocked, singer Tank admitted to once hooking up with Love and Hip Hop Los Angeles star Moniece Salughter (the baby’s mother of B2K’s Lil Fizz), even though he was warned that “she be tripping”. Tank is currently in a relationship with the mother of his two youngest children, Zena Foster. […]
Photo: Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images The BET Awards — or “The Prince Tribute Show” — featured emotional and energetic performances from Sheila E., Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson honoring the Purple One, along with political statements on issues ranging from racial injustice to the U.S. presidential election. Sheila E., jamming on the drums, singing and dancing […]
It’s been an eventful week for Black media, with outlets including Ebony, Jet and Grio all selling to new ownership. First up, Johnson Publishing sold Ebony (est. 1945) to a large Texas equity firm, Clear View Group according to an announcement Tuesday. Likewise, sister publication Jet magazine (est. 1951) has also been sold, although it has […]
Former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has been sentenced to a month in jail for violating probation stemming from a 2014 assault case. The embattled actor was also ordered by a judge Wednesday to spend six months in a live-in drug treatment program following a series of legal dramas that would be fitting plot lines for the Shondaland drama. Short’s latest […]