May 21, 2013

Nicole Richie Debuts Online Reality Series ‘Candidly Nicole’

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*Nicole Richie has returned to her reality show roots with the debut of her new online series “Candidly Nicole.” Lionel Richie’s daughter first stepped into the spotlight when she appeared on TV’s “ The Simple Life” with her socialite BFF Paris Hilton. Now, cameras are following her again for a new AOL digital mini-series. In [...]




Yahoo!Security Breach Spreads to Gmail, AOL and Others Affecting Over 400,000 Users

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*Online security seems to be a joke these days. The government gets hacked, the websites get hacked, Facebook is spamming up folks pages from hacks. What’s going on? The latest security breach that was set to shut down users Internet capability on Monday was bad enough, but now comes another one hitting the free e-mail [...]




Jay-Z Gives Press Taste of Kanye Collabo ‘Watch the Throne’

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*Below, writer Theo Spielberg of AOL’s The Boombox gives a detailed account of Jay-Z’s exclusive listening party for “Watch the Throne, his anticipated new album with one-time protégé Kanye West. Spielberg writes: The lobby of the Mercer Hotel was crowded with industry types on Thursday night (July 7): various members of the press, music journalists, [...]




Nick Cannon Addresses Baby Names Monroe and Moroccan

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*In an interview with AOL to plug his May 14th Showtime special “Mr. Showbiz,” Nick Cannon spoke candidly about the unusual names he and wife Mariah Carey chose for their twins, Monroe (the girl) and Moroccan (the boy). Here’s an excerpt: AOL: Congratulations on the babies — I feel like Mariah’s been pregnant forever. Nick [...]




Queen Latifah to Produce/Star in AOL Web Series

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*In an effort to revitalize AOL since he took over as CEO two years ago, Tim Armstrong is recruiting an army of Hollywood heavyweights. His latest acquisition: Queen Latifah, as the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter reports. Starting this spring, she will produce and star in AOL web series about sports, entertainment and entrepreneurialism, [...]




AOL Buys Huffington’s Post: Will Deal Affect Black Voices and Global Black?

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*The equivalent of an earthquake just rumbled through the online publishing world with the news that Arianna Huffington is selling the left leaning Huffington Post blog/Internet newspaper to AOL Inc. for $315 million in cash. The deal, which both parties announced Sunday evening, will move the co-founder of HuffPost to the position of president and [...]