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Magic Johnson is a businessman with intentions to grow. The former NBA star purchased the rights to “Soul Train,” and is now ready to make it happen with a Don Cornelius biopic. “We’re talking about a movie of Don Cornelius, a movie of his life,” Johnson shared as a guest on ”The Wendy Williams Show” […]
For one night only the nuisance of a traffic jam on the Bronx’s Grand Concourse was not the result of a Yankees game and could be forgiven for a good cause: Black Girls Rock. On Saturday, the glitterati sauntered across the red carpet and filled the borough’s landmark venue New York Loews Paradise Theater to […]
Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 19, is set to star in her own reality TV show titled “The Houstons On Our Own,” on Lifetime television on Oct. 24. The reality show will follow Bobbi Kristina’s life after Whitney’s sudden death of an accidental drowning earlier this year. Also appearing in the program is Bobbi K.’s […]
*TV One’s got a good thing going with its popular docu-series, “Unsung.” The network renewed the show for a sixth season for its stellar coverage of the artists that didn’t get the same love as those they supported along the way. “Unsung” is TV One’s longest running series, and has featured artists that have contributed greatly […]
Denzel Washington has been married to his wife Pauletta for 39 years, and in a recent interview he explained what helps make a marriage strong: space. He also doesn’t believe folks who sing songs about love at first sight. “People who say they knew [their spouse was the right one when they met] are lying! […]
Back in June, movie fans got their first look at the highly anticipated thriller, Alex Cross, starring Tyler Perry. Today, Summit Entertainment has released 3 new promotional clips from film, showing the actor famous for his Madea roles, taking on a serious character.Alex Cross opens Friday, October 19th and features a cast including Giancarlo Esposito, […]
The NAACP Beverly Hills/Hollywood Branch announced the complete list of honorees for the 22nd Annual NAACP Theatre Awards. The show will be held on Monday, November 5, 2012 at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood and will feature performances by Tichina Arnold (Everyone Hates Chris) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked). Celebrity presenters include Samuel L. […]
Wayne K. Brown, one of the most influential African-Americans in the radio business, lost his battle with liver cancer this past weekend. With more than…
*According to a report at Rhymes with Snitch, producers of a proposed Whitney Houston biopic are thinking Idris Elba and maybe Anthony Mackie when it comes to the Bobby Brown role. Other names being kicked around for the starring role include the usual suspects including Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry, among others. Meanwhile, Bobbi Kristina would […]
Cissy Houston is really afraid that her granddaughter, Bobbi Kristina, will go down the same path as her mother, Whitney Houston, and end up dead from drugs, which is why she wants to withhold Bobbi’s multi-million-dollar inheritance, sources tell TMZ. Sources close to Cissy tell us, Cissy feels Bobbi is currently surrounded by numerous negative influences […]
Actor/director/producer/writer Tyler Perry is in all measurable ways a success. The Atlanta-based Perry went from homeless to Hollywood with his gospel-influenced stage plays and then moved into movies and TV. But, like many successful people, he has critics. Industry veterans like Spike Lee and increasingly, some viewers, find his work stereotypical and his shows banal. […]
Actress Marla Gibbs, who rose to fame on the long running TV shows “The Jeffersons” as Florence Johnston and Mary Jenkins on ”227″ tells Chris Yandek of CYInterview.com that she and actor Sherman Hemsley, known to millions as George Jefferson, were always discussing new ideas for projects they could work on before his passing earlier this year. Marla […]