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When director Spike Lee screened his latest joint, Red Hook Summer, at Sundance in January, some hoped the film would mark a triumphant return to his indie-moviemaking roots. But initial reaction to the self-financed effort was mixed at best. With an unexpected plot twist near its end, the film divided early audiences. This trailer, though, looks to be […]
(The Root) — R. Kelly’s past is hardly free of scandal. But if you’re looking for any juicy details about the singer-songwriter’s child-pornography trial (he was acquitted of all charges in 2008), his alleged marriage to singer Aaliyah when she was 15 orrecent tax troubles in his new memoir, Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me, you’ll be disappointed. […]
If the Essence Music Festival schedule had a time frame, no one told the Queen of Soul. Taking the stage at 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans, Aretha Franklin may not have been the closing Essence Music Festival 2012 act (Chaka Khan had that honor), but she delivered a set worthy of […]
Some things are more important than winning or feeling superior. For months, Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond have been involved in a vicious, mean-spirited and expensive custody battle over their two children, but now none of that seems relevant or worth arguing over. Over the weekend, eleven-year-old Kyle Glover, Tameka’s son and Usher’s step-son […]
Former CNN anchor and now BET host T.J. Holmes is speaking out on the n-word and revealing his frequent use of it. Holmes, who will be headlining a BET show this upcoming Fall, said he uses the word frequently in a column for TheGrio. Check out an excerpt below: At times, […]
via BBC News The singer is seeking damages against New York-based Berdon LLP and two of its staff, who have left the firm. She blames them for poor book-keeping, a failure to recommend she cut back on expenses when her tour in 2009 was losing money and an ongoing audit by the US tax authority. […]
Everyone has been gushing over how amazing Chaka Khan looks, especially after the singer dropped a reported 60 pounds this year, but she’s not trippin.’
Thisisrnb.com: D’Angelo returned to the U.S. stage a month earlier than expected when he made a surprise appearance during Questlove’s “Superjam” set at this years “Bonnaroo…
The Rev. Creflo Dollar Jr. took to the pulpit of his south Fulton County megachurch Sunday to proclaim his innocence of charges that he choked and beat his 15-year-old daughter, says AJC.com.
He’s the greatest to ever enter the ring, and Louis Vuitton has recognized his brilliance. Muhammad Ali is the new spokesperson for the luxury handbag designer.
For over two-hour performance the boy band we’ve all grown up to love New Edition performed in their truest form, all six members on stage at once:…
Good Morning America anchor Robin Robers beat cancer but now she’s dealing with another life threatening scare!