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via: rickeysmileymorningshow “I’ve come a long way. Im grateful for every break in my heart,” said K. Michelle after being honored in Houston with ‘K. Michelle Day’ The singer posted the clip of her receiving the honor in Houston on Instagram today saying: “I am definitely honored to have my very own Kmichelle day in Houston. So many amazing things have […]
via BlackAmericaWeb Jenifer Lewis received a healthy settlement from LA Fitness. Lewis sued LA Fitness earlier this year accusing them of hiring a con-man who took $50k. When she started going to the West Hollywood location, she met a manager who worked there. They developed a relationship outside of the gym when 3 months into he asked her for […]
via VIbe: In the forthcoming Showtime documentary “Can I Be Me?’ performance footage and interviews from those who worked closely with Houston, as well as the singer herself are all featured. In the trailer released Wednesday (June 14) a narrator expresses the intentional marketing that was used to make the New Jersey native a star. […]
via BlackAmericaWeb.com Scheduled to be taped in early August, BET is capping off the summer by bringing back its fan-favorite awards show Black Girls Rock!. The awards, which celebrates the contributions of black women in the fields of music, entertainment, medicine, entrepreneurship and visionary aspects, is now in its 9th year and this year’s ceremony promises to […]
via getupmornings: Tyler Perry is changing things up when it comes to his creative home. According to The Grio, the mogul has just signed a long-term deal with media conglomerate Viacom The deal has Perry set to produce 90 episodes annually of original drama and comedy series. The projects would be geared towards BET and other Viacom […]
via: BlackAmericaWeb.com: Cookie Lyon ain’t got nothing on Proud Mary. Sony/Screen Gems has released the first trailer for it action film starring Empire’s Taraji P. Henson’s as a hit woman for a mob family in Boston. Her life is completely turned around by a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad. Directed by Babak Najafi, […]
via gospelflava: Snoop Dogg’s gospel project is shaping up. Drummer Chris Johnson, shared this artwork on Instagram apparently revealing the album title and maybe the cover art. Johnson has been the percussive backbone to artists like Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, and is also a member of contemporary quartet The Gospel Wonders. Johnson […]
via FirstLadyB: Columbus Short discussed being fired from Scandal and being addicted to drugs on the Wendy Williams show. Watch Short who was on the show to promote his latest movie “True To The Game” with Vivica A. Fox, walked out with a bouquet of flowers for Wendy for her birthday. The talk show host, who turned 53 on yesterday, […]
via: BlackAmericaWeb: The Fox network says Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on “Empire” this fall. Whitaker will play “Uncle Eddie,” a charismatic music mogul who long ago gave an unknown Lucious Lyon (series star Terrence Howard) his first radio airplay. Now, decades later, Eddie steps up for Lucious at a critical moment […]
via: fox8cleveland/TMZ Singer R. Kelly is denying allegations he’s the mastermind behind an “abusive cult” that subjects women to sex slavery, TMZ reported. “Mr. Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed by the recent revelations attributed to him,” a representative for the singer told TMZ. “Mr. Kelly unequivocally denies such accusations and will work diligently and forcibly […]
via BCNN1/FirstLadyB Being Mary Jane returns to BET Tuesday, July 18th! The show’s star, Gabrielle Union is in full promotion mode, making a stop by the Conan show recently. Gabrielle revealed to Conan that her mother doesn’t like how sexual her character Mary Jane Paul is on the highly rated BET show. Gabrielle shared with Conan that her mother, who […]
getty image: The first trailer for director Ava DuVernay‘s A Wrinkle in Time debuted on Saturday, and there’s no better word to describe it except EPIC! The film is an adaptation of the1963 children’s classic by Madeleine L’Engle. The star of the movie is the young Storm Reid as Meg Murry, a young girl whose scientist father (played by Chris Pine) has been […]