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*What would Turtle, Drama, Vince and E think of Steve Harvey’s book “Think Like a Man?” “I think similar to the movie, the guys in ‘Entourage’ would’ve been horrified that this book exists and would’ve looked at [Harvey] like a traitor,” says Jerry Ferrara, who starred as Turtle in the Showtime series and currently portrays [...]
*Actress Dawnn Lewis, perhaps best known as the college coed Julissa on “A Different World,” has been quietly keeping busy with voice over work in multiple television roles. But next month, viewers will get to see her on screen in the Disney Channel movie “Let it Shine.” The gospel-themed musical stars Tyler James Williams (Everybody [...]
*Viewers of “The Voice” may be puzzled at times as to why the judges boot contestants that appear to be far better singers than the contestants they keep around. This question, at some point, exists for all of the various singing competition shows, but “The Voice” may be the first to offer some kind of explanation. [...]
*Kim Zolciak’s “Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding” spinoff drew an average of 1.55 million viewers during its one-hour premiere on Thursday, which means enough people are interested in her relationship with NFL player Kroy Biermann to make the show a hit for Bravo. Perhaps the strong viewership makes up for a tough shooting schedule [...]
*The disturbing 911 call placed by the sister of Jennifer Hudson moments after finding her mother’s body was released to the news media today. “Oh my God…. Somebody’s killed my mother,” Julia Hudson says, while a dispatcher attempts to get her to calm down and repeat her address. “She’s on the floor and I see [...]
Scene depicting Williams dancing over hurt Reginald Denny in 1992 *LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Damien “Football” Williams, 38, the infamous member of the L.A. Four and the most recognized participant of L.A. riots due to the live news broadcast of his attack on white truck driver Reginald Denny and because of his memorable nickname which was repeated frequently [...]
*As the lone “American Idol” judge who has been with the show since day one, Thursdays for Randy Jackson still haven’t gotten any easier. “I hate it. Every Thursday is such a sad day because now every one of these kids is so talented,” he said backstage after Thursday’s results show, which saw rock-flavored singer [...]
Former L.A. Councilmember Mike Woo and 1992 Korean Militia President James Jong Min Kang on the state of Asian and African-American relations in Los Angeles post Latasha Harlins and the 1992 Civil Unrest Born of out the L.A. 1992 Civil Unrest, KJLH-FM’s Front Page Show Celebrates 20 Years on Air and as Where Black Los [...]
*Since we last checked in with LMFAO, group members RedFoo and Sky Blu – the son and grandson of Motown founder Berry Gordy, respectively – took their “party rock” shuffle all the way to the Super Bowl alongside Madonna, and last week made a stop on the results show of “American Idol.” Next for the duo? [...]
West Coast hip-hop pioneers to discuss the role of gangsta rap on the 1992 civil unrest and over the past twenty years Born of out the L.A. 1992 Civil Unrest, KJLH-FM’s Front Page Show Celebrates 20 Years on Air and as Where Black Los Angeles Comes to Talk *Inglewood, Calif. – Continuing its coverage and [...]
*In June, Style network will premiere its African American answer to “Jerseylicious.” From the same producers comes “Chicagolicious,” a reality series that follows Chicago’s famed celebrity hair stylist and makeup artist AJ Johnson and his nine-member team at AJ’s Salon, which counts Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson and Iman among its regulars. “It’s just the lifestyle [...]
*Nick Cannon, recently plagued by multiple health problems that forced him to ease his workload and clean up his diet, says he’s “doing great” so far during the current audition phase of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” which premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. Before he suffered kidney failure in January, blood clots in his lungs [...]
*“Saturday Night Live” alum Jon Lovitz is not happy with President Obama’s view on taxes, and who should pay more. During a profanity-laced interview hosted by actor-director Kevin Smith, the actor took issue with the president’s notion that the wealthy don’t pay enough taxes. “This whole thing with Obama saying the rich don’t pay their [...]
*Tanisha Thomas says she’ll always have a can of whupass in her back pocket at the ready, but the standout reality star claims she has certainly calmed down since the days she acted a complete fool on Oxygen’s “The Bad Girls Club.” “There’s a lot more to me now. I’m grown, I’ve experienced so much, I’ve [...]
*It’s no coincidence that “Marley,” the critically-acclaimed new Bob Marley documentary, wafts into theaters (and On Demand) on April 20 – the unofficial holiday celebrating marijuana. Director Kevin Macdonald said it was the studio’s idea to release the biopic on this day as a marketing tool. The film itself, however, delves much deeper than the [...]
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