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  The Haves and The Have Nots star Tika Sumpter is now engaged! The new mom revealed her news when she was a recent guest on The Real.  Co-host Loni Love noticed the ring on Sumpter’s finger and wanted to know if the actress had plans to jump the broom. Sumpter replied laughing. “Yeah, I’m engaged!” The […]

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Believe it or not, actress Tika Sumpter’s mother, who lives in North Carolina, was arrested over an over-due library book. Tika took to twitter sharing her story, explaining that her mother incurred a $10 late fee which ultimately led to her arrest. Tika’s mother has since been released. CLICK HERE to read story source: BlackAmericaWeb.com

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Actress Tika Sumpter, who stars on the OWN soap opera The Haves And The Have Nots, recently became an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. And during the ceremony she revealed something else – that she’s several months pregnant! While there has been no announcement from Tika or her camp, the 36-year-old actress was shown […]

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Back before she became Michelle Obama, the First Lady trying to get kids to eat their vegetables, she was Michelle Robinson, a young, ambitious lawyer in Chicago. Tika Sumpter, whom you might recognize from Get On Up or Gossip Girl (never forget), will play Michelle Obama in Southside With You, a Before Sunset–style rendition of […]

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A feature film about President Barack Obama’s courtship of Michelle is in the works at producer Stephanie Allain’s (Hustle & Flow, Beyond the Lights) Homegrown Pictures. According to Deadline.com, Southside With You will follow the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States convinced his future First Lady to go on a date across Chicago’s […]

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Actress Tika Sumpter joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Friday to highlight some of the projects on which she’s currently working. From the sound of it,…

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Former Gossip Girl regular Tika Sumpter remembers well a chat she had with both director Tyler Perry and iconic talk show host Oprah Winfrey in which each insisted that people needed to see more young women with her look on television. Sumpter’s sky-high cheekbones, penetrating smile, and deep ebony skin tone make hers a unique face among […]