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*Last week Sean “Diddy” Combs caused quite the stir when he tweeted that he was joining the cast of “Downton Abbey.” Of course a lot of folks weren’t quite sure what to make of it because, let’s face it, the Diddy Man isn’t exactly “Downton Abbey” material as an actor. But on the other hand, [...]
*Oxygen has brought back 14 standouts from its “Bad Girls Club” franchise to battle each other in a series of over-the-top challenges – to test both brain and braun – for a $100,000 prize and the title of “Baddest Bad Girl of All Time.” All this – with Ray J serving as the host. “You [...]
*After her name was called as the winner of “American Idol,” Candice Glover headed to the backstage press area and faced a swarm of reporters. According to Billboard, the South Carolina native took the podium to discuss overcoming her nerves of singing with Jennifer Hudson, performing her new single in tears, and her plans for [...]
*Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network hosted a preview party for Tyler Perry’s newest series,’The Haves and The Have Nots’ and ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ at Peter Thomas’ (at RHOA) restaurant Bar One in Atlanta. Various cast members from both shows including Tika Sumpter, Patrice Lovely and Palmer Williams represented the shows, premiering later this month. The attendees were treated to a sneak preview and [...]
*In his latest rant, Kanye West said he wasn’t doing an skits on the “Saturday Night Live” season finale this weekend, where he is the musical guest, but he showed that he definitely has a sense of humor in spots promoting the show. Ye cracked a few jokes alongside this week’s host Ben Affleck and [...]
*Aretha Franklin provided an awkward moment during Thursday’s “American Idol” finale when she referred to finalist Candice Glover as “a winner,” before she was officially announced. “Candice, you’re a winner,” the legend said from a huge screen in LA’s Nokia Theater. The Queen of Soul immediately followed it up with, “Win or lose – you’re [...]
*Haven’t watched one episode of “Scandal,” but don’t want to be left out of tonight’s season finale hype? ABC today released a season two recap, just in time for tonight’s 10 p.m. episode – which star Kerry Washington said was so “shocking” that she had a hard time just speaking the last line of the [...]
*Although Naomi Campbell and Vladimir Doronin have yet to confirm a split, the billionaire businessman was spotted getting cozy on his yacht with a new black model, Jazzma Kendrick. The 23-year-old Miami native, who has worked the runway for Diane Von Furstenberg and Tracy Reese, was dressed in a purple two-piece as she giggled and [...]
*Allure editors received backlash from readers this week over its June 2013 cover girl Zoe Saldana – not because she’s completely nude in the editorial spread, but because her weight – all of 115 pounds – was mentioned in the cover tease of her article. The headline reads, “Zoe Saldana: 115 pounds of grit and [...]
*Choreographer Wade Robson went on the “Today” show this morning to discuss claims that he was sexually abused by Michael Jackson and his request for compensation from the King of Pop’s estate. Wade said he “was scared psychologically and emotionally completely unable and unwilling to understand that it was sexual abuse.” “This is not [...]
*Beyonce said she defied doctors’ orders to return to the stage in Belgium on Wednesday night (May 15), just one day after she scrapped a gig in the same country due to illness The singer axed her concert in Antwerp on Tuesday citing dehydration and exhaustion, but she promised to be back onstage Wednesday. She [...]
*Kanye West delivered a paparazzi rant during a “secret show” in New York’s Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday night – an event that turned out to be Adult Swim’s upfront presentation (where a network unveils its new programming slate to advertisers). [Scroll down to watch.] According to the Huffington Post, he appeared in the middle of [...]
*Codeblack Films has picked up US distribution for “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” co-executive produced by Alicia Keys, directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Jeffrey Wright, Jordin Sparks, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson and Anthony Mackie. The film, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 25, is about two [...]
*The third and final film in the “Hangover” franchise will arrive in theaters this month looking a bit different from its predecessors. The Wolfpack is back – Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha). But this time, they’re not spending the whole movie trying to figure out how they [...]
*Poor Kanye. First he walked into a signpost in front of all the paps during a house-hunting trip in Beverly Hills over the weekend. Then, on Tuesday (May 14), his new Lamborghini Aventador – which retails between $387,000 and $750,000 – got crushed between the gates of his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s home, according to TMZ. [...]
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