June 19, 2013

Meagan Good and Devon Franklin Weigh in on Celibacy Before Marriage

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*As everybody knows, actress Meagan Good and her husband, minister and film executive Devon Franklin were celibate during their courtship. It’s something most couples just don’t have the power to do. In June it’ll be a year since they got married. Recently, Meagan and Devon were part of a discussion about their faith and how [...]




Laz Alonso Explains Why he Took ‘Deception’ Gig

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*Laz Alonso is stirring things up on NBC’s “Deception” (Mondays at 10) as a federal agent who has his ex-girlfriend cop going undercover in the family home of her childhood best friend – who died under shady circumstances in the pilot episode. Viewers have been few and far between, with ratings below NBC’s expectations and [...]




Sony Nabs Film About Rise of NFL’s Jesse Holley

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*Sony Pictures has acquired a film based on the unlikely rise of wide receiver Jesse Holley, who entered the NFL after winning a reality show. Holley overcame a poverty-ridden upbringing and multiple personal obstacles and went from working as a security guard to being an NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. That gridiron career [...]




Meagan Good Joins Cast of ‘Anchorman’ Sequel

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*“Deception‘s” Meagan Good is the latest to join Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Christina Applegate, David Koechner, and new cast members Kristen Wiig and James Marsden in the Paramount sequel to “Anchorman.” According to Deadline.com, Good has been cast as Ron Burgundy’s boss in the pic, which hits theaters Dec. 20. Good graced the [...]




DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good Share their Love Story

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*With the spirit of Valentine’s Day in the air Pastor Touré Roberts and One Church International celebrated “Kingdom Love” with Hollywood newlyweds DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good. The couple shared their love story and how their alignment with God brought them together. They encouraged the packed audience of mostly single people to “wait upon the Lord” when it comes to [...]




NBC’s ‘Deception’ Not Dead Yet – But Gasping for Air

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*The fat lady is warming up her pipes for NBC’s Meagan Good drama “Deception,” with poor viewership for the freshman series contributing to the peacock’s overall record-low midseason ratings. But with Monday’s episode came a sliver of hope. The show had been more or less shedding viewers since premiering to 5.62 million on Jan 7. [...]




J-Hud Enhanced ‘Smash’ Premiere Hits Ratings Low

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*Not even the addition of Jennifer Hudson could lift NBC’s sophomore drama “Smash” to comfortable ratings. Tuesday’s second-season premiere set series lows with 4.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That marked a 61% plummet from last February’s series opener, which aired behind “The Voice,” and a 25% from May’s finale, which drew 6 million. Among [...]




Meagan Good: The ‘Deception’ Interview with Kam Williams

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*Meagan Good stars in NBC’s midseason drama “Deception” as Joanna Padget Locasto, a San Francisco narcotics detective with childhood ties to a notoriously secretive and powerful New York family, the Bowers. When her childhood best friend, Vivian Bowers, is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Joanna is enlisted by the FBI to help to find the [...]




Common Struggles to Guide 11-Year-Old Nephew in ‘LUV’ (Audio)

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*Common returns to the big screen this weekend in “LUV,” a drama set in Baltimore’s inner-city featuring the rapper/actor as an ex-convict uncle who is idolized by his newly-orphaned 11-year-old nephew. Woody (Michael Rainey, Jr.) gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with his Uncle [...]




Meagan Good Talks Husband, New Show and Eyebrows with Wendy

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*Meagan Good has finally landed a serious role. She shared the good news of marriage and career movement recently on the Wendy Williams show. From being a single hot mama to being a celibate fiancée to finally married, the actress shared how they got through it and what it took to make it happen. “We [...]




Meagan Good’s ‘Deception’ Helps NBC Win First Monday of 2013

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*NBC was a ratings winner on Monday due to “The Biggest Loser” and the series premiere of Meagan Good’s new drama “Deception.” “Loser” averaged 6.3 million viewers and a 2.4 in the 18-to-49 demographic, down 17 percent from Sunday’s premiere, while “Deception” followed with a so-so 5.6 million viewers and a 2.0. “Deception” did manage [...]




Meagan Good Calls ‘Deception’ Role ‘Victory’ over Haters (Audio)

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*The issue of race inevitably came up during a Q&A panel for “Deception,” NBC’s anticipated new drama that follows the bold footsteps of “Scandal” by featuring a black actress, Meagan Good, in the lead role. “One thing that I thought was really cool is when I read the script, the characters were not specified [by] [...]




Meagan Good Still Wants to Play Whitney! (Video Interview)

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*We love Meagan Good. The beautiful and popular actress of movies such as “Jumping the Broom,” “Think Like A Man,” “Stomp the Yard,” and “Eve’s Bayou” was set to star in a Whitney Houston biopic in February 2012. She had even talked with Whitney about the film shortly before her death. Good tells theGrio she still wants to bring the [...]




Meagan Good’s Intense Pilot for ‘Deception’ is Online (Watch)

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*We’ve been hearing a lot about NBC’s new crime investigation show, “Deception,” that stars Meagan Good. The show, that supposedly has a real intense vibe to it, is scheduled to premiere January 7. In the meantime, the network has put a pilot episode online to create some buzz. Scroll down to check it out. If [...]




S. Epatha Merkerson to Play Meagan Good’s Mom on ‘Deception’

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*S. Epatha Merkerson is returning to NBC with a recurring role on the network’s upcoming Meagan Good drama “Deception.” As previously reported, the show is described as an opulent soap in which detective Joanna Padget (Good) returns undercover to the wealthy and troubled Bower family she grew up in — as the maid’s daughter — [...]