NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Washington Washington Football Team cornerback Josh Norman will be among the talent competing for a Mirrorball Trophy in ABC’s upcoming all-athlete version of “Dancing with the Stars.” The cast also includes ice skating villain Tanya Harding and Notre Dame women’s basketball national championship hero Arike Ogunbowale, whose game-winner at the […]
In the first ever Instagram Live from the International Space Station [ISS], Will Smith will virtually join NASA astronaut Drew Feustel for a discussion about space, music and more. Tune into National Geographic’s Instagram Live today (April 12), at 11:45 AM EST, to watch NASA’s Expedition 55 Flight Engineer Feustel chat from the ISS with Smith, who […]
A new drama inspired by the life of Don Cornelius is underway at BET. Titled, American Soul, the project is inspired by the personal trials and professional successes of a young, ambitious and troubled impresario, Don Cornelius. The 10-episode drama is an unflinching look at the entrepreneur, his Soul Train dancers, crew and musicians in a cutthroat Hollywood in the 1970s […]
Anika Noni Rose is returning to the stage for a musical theater performance. The Tony-award winning actress will be starring in the off-Broadway production of Carmen Jones. This will be her first musical performance since winning a Tony-award for her 2004 performance of Caroline or Change by Tony Kushner according to Deadline. John Doyle of the Classic Stage Company will be the artistic […]
Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé and Solange’s dad, recently appeared on The Wendy Williams Show, where he spoke on the infamous elevator fight between Solange and JAY-Z. Mathew spoke of his reaction and said, “I have to tell you, I laughed so hard. If you know Solange, that’s Solange.” He then called Solange a “firecracker” and added, “I don’t know where she […]
Whoopi Goldberg has just joined the cast of Tyler Perry’s The List starring Tika Sumpter and Tiffany Haddish. While promoting his new movie Acrimony, Tyler broke the news on a visit to The View. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The List follows Danica, played by Sumpter, who is forced to accept that she may be getting “catfished” by an online boyfriend whom she has never met when her […]
Black Panther continues to make history! This week Ryan Coogler’s hit film has made enough money in the box office that it’s officially the top- grossing superhero film in North America…of ALL TIME! According to The Hollywood Reporter, with $630.9 million in ticket sales since Sunday, Disney and Marvel achieved this major milestone after passing fellow Marvel title The Avengers, […]
Life is generally expensive, but have you ever wondered which year had or will have you feeling the financial strain the most? U.K.-based credit check site ClearScore crunched some numbers and determined age 31 is most expensive, costing about $60,058. In a poll of about 3,000 people, about 27 percent said the cost of getting […]
Bobby Brown has released a statement in response to Nick Gordon recently being arrested for domestic violence. According to The Jasmine Brand, Brown and his attorney said, “Domestic violence killed my daughter, and on March 4, 2018, the Bobbi Kristina Brown Serenity House held our first event to strike back at domestic violence. I personally would like to extend my hand […]
Nick Gordon, the man who was found civilly liable for the 2015 wrongful death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, was arrested on domestic violence charges for the second time in two years over the weekend. Gordon was arrested in Seminole, Florida, after allegedly getting into a physical confrontation with his girlfriend. TMZ.com reports that Gordon maintains that his girlfriend […]
Bobby Brown recently spoke with Rolling Stone on Whitney Houston, saying that drugs were far from the cause of her death. He said, “She was really working hard on herself to try to be a sober person and, um [pauses] she was a great woman.” When asked what he thinks attributed to Whitney’s death, Brown replied, “Just being broken-hearted.” Elsewhere in […]
Patti LaBelle has landed a recurring role on the OWN show, Greenleaf. According to The Jasmine Brand, LaBelle will play Maxine Patterson, “a famous Christian motivational speaker and the CEO of a global Christian self-help empire.” The show made the announcement via Twitter, saying, “Welcome to the #GREENLEAF family, Ms. Patti LaBelle! In the upcoming Season 3 Patti will play the […]