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*Music and TV producer Russell Simmons has inked a two-year first-look deal with HBO, bringing him back to the premium cable network that ran his groundbreaking series “Def Comedy Jam.” Under the pact, Simmons will create and develop projects for the channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, which ran from 1992-97 [...]
*“CSI: Miami” alum Omar Miller is set to co-star opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in HBO’s untitled dramedy pilot Johnson executive produces with Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson, reports Deadline. Written by Levinson, the project chronicles the lives of athletes — some retired, some still active — living in Miami. Miller will play Charles, an [...]
*John Legend is flexing his producer muscles with a new HBO project, “Down Lo.” Before you go rolling your eyes and mumbling about how that sounds like a show about men on the down low, it’s not that, totally. Co-produced and directed by Tony Krantz, the series is set in Miami’s South Beach. It’s a [...]
*Dennis Rodman, who visited North Korea and leader Kim Jong Un in February, says he subsequently met with the FBI and was asked to help the agency with information amid rising international tensions surrounding the communist nation’s nuclear intentions, reports ESPN.com. “They wanted to know what went on and who’s really in charge in North [...]
*In his biggest series commitment to date, Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” as a new series regular for the drama’s upcoming fourth season reports Deadline.com. He will play Valentin Narcisse, Doctor of Divinity, philanthropist, student of culture and the man who runs Harlem. Season 4 is currently in production and [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Thursday he is excited about both a weekend fight he’s promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the Showtime cable network. Boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter signed a blockbuster six-fight deal with Showtime on Tuesday, ending a 23-fight affiliation with HBO Sports. The boxer, who was in Detroit for a [...]
*Lisa Lampanelli doesn’t care what anyone says or how they feel about the n-word because she’s going to keep using it. The comedian, known for her HBO show “Girls,” was bludgeoned with criticism for posting a picture of her and her friend with a caption that read, “Me with my n*gga @LenaDunham of @HBOGirls – [...]
*Beyonce pretty much owned cable TV on Saturday night. HBO’s documentary “Beyonce: Life Is but a Dream” pulled 1.8 million viewers during its 9 p.m. ET premiere. It’s the largest audience for a HBO doc since Nielsen revised its method of measuring viewership in 2004. The only other documentary to approach Beyonce’s haul was previous [...]
*Now that the HBO documentary “Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream” has made its debut, there’s been no shortage of comments from Bey’s fans and critics. But what about the celeb community? What are they saying? Leaveit to Rocsi from Entertainment Tonight to find out. Check out her report below:
*HBO has its standards, and according to the New York Daily News, the network had no interest in airing a documentary about Beyonce when her team first pitched it. In fact, it took six weeks for the singer’s management team to convince HBO officials to just sit down and watch her self-made debut, “Life Is [...]
*OWN has released a clip from Oprah Winfrey’s chat with Beyonce in advance of its airdate this Saturday at 8 p.m. [Scroll down to watch.] As previously reported, Oprah sits down with the 17-time Grammy winner to discuss the making of her documentary “Beyoncé: Life Is But A Dream,” which airs right after “Next Chapter” [...]
*Beyonce literally sparkled Tuesday night at the New York premiere of her HBO documentary, “Life Is But a Dream.” The singer wore a shimmering, sheer, greige, embellished Elie Saab gown with a floral applique. Oprah Winfrey also attended the screening. Earlier Tuesday, she interviewed Bey for an episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” that airs at [...]
*Who knew the HBO’s breakout hit “Girls” would pique the interest of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – so much that he wanted to share his conflicting thoughts on the series. The 65-year-old, 7-foot-2-inch NBA Hall of Famer posted an essay Thursday evening to The Huffington Post offering a thoughtful critique of a show that leaves him divided [...]
*In her upcoming HBO documentary, “Life Is But a Dream” – scheduled to air Feb. 16, Beyoncé confirms she suffered a miscarriage – and denies rumors she used a gestational surrogate to carry Blue Ivy, reports People.com. While her husband Jay-Z referenced the miscarriage in “Glory,” a track released shortly after the couple’s first child, [...]
*It’s Beyonce’s turn in the hot seat today at the Super Bowl. The singer is expected to take the podium this afternoon to preview her halftime show, but the focus will likely be on her performance at President Barack Obama’s Inauguration. Bey hasn’t spoken publicly since it was alleged that she lip-synched her rendition of [...]
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