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Lee Daniels Presents Unofficial Statement on Jussie Smollett, Says Empire Team Feels 'Anger' and 'Sadness'
The saga surrounding Jussie Smollett is ongoing, and Empire co-creator Lee Daniels has a bit more to say, outside of polished official statements on behalf of the executive team. In early March, Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report in connection with the alleged hate attack…
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R. Kelly Can’t Leave Illinois, but Wants to Travel to Dubai to Perform in Order to Pay Child Support
Robert “R.” Kelly doesn’t see nothin’ wrong with a little Dubai trip, but a Cook County judge might. As R. Kelly awaits trial, where he faces 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, the 52-year-old is seeking the Cook County judge’s permission to travel to Dubai so he can perform a few concerts in order to…
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Wendy Williams Confirms She's Been Living in a Sober House Due to Past Cocaine Issues
The woman who made “How you doin’?” famous hasn’t been doing so well, unfortunately. But it looks like she is on the road to intentional recovery. Wendy Williams recently returned to lead her The Wendy Williams Show after an over-month-long hiatus, due to a fractured shoulder and her continued battle with Grave’s Disease. There’s been…
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In Living Color, 25 Years Later: Pilot Screening and Panel with the OGs to be Featured at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
You can do what you wanna dooooo… Full disclosure: I was about six years old when In Living Color premiered. I may or may not have had any business watching the program that would become my first introduction to sketch comedy with black talent at the lead. Tiny Tonja immediately fell in love with the…
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Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to All 16 Counts of Disorderly Conduct
It’s official: Jussie Smollett says he’s not guilty. According to Deadline, on Thursday, the 36-year-old Empire actor pled not guilty to all 16 disorderly conduct counts via his attorney, Tina Glandian. After an Illinois grand jury indicted Smollett on the 16 felony counts, some experts believed he would enter a plea deal to entirely avoid…
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Samuel L. Jackson Keeps It Real: Trump Is ‘Ruining the Planet’ and If You’re Silent About it, ‘You’re Complicit’
Samuel L. Jackson is a motherfucking treasure, motherfucker. Looking dapper on the cover of Esquire’s April issue, Jackson spoke with the magazine about his robust career (over 120 films and counting, y’all), his all-time favorite scene (the diner, in Pulp Fiction), what he’s learned in life (how to open up), and that glass of Tang…
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From 'Suicide Pacts' to R. Kelly Tats, Disturbing New Stories from His Girlfriends Arise
To be labeled Robert “R.” Kelly’s “girlfriend” is to be tangled in a highly disturbing web, it seems. Following Kelly’s first interview since his arrest on multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, Gayle King also interviewed two of the self-proclaimed “Pied Piper’s” girlfriends, Azriel Clary, 21, and Joycelyn Savage, 23, in an explosive discussion that…
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R. Kelly Accuser Claims He ‘Confided’ in Her About His ‘Sexual’ Relationship With Aaliyah’s Mother
The saga around the resurfacing of Robert “R.” Kelly’s alleged victims’ claims and his pending aggravated sexual assault case has reached an extra alarming chapter. In a recent interview, R. Kelly accuser Lisa Van Allen dropped a whammy in relation to Kelly’s alleged relationship with the late singer Aaliyah. Well, more specifically, with her mother,…
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They Good! Beyoncé and Jay-Z to Be Honored With GLAAD's Vanguard Award
Everything is love, and love wins. The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards is coming up, and the LGBTQ-centered organization has announced the recipients of one of their biggest honors. Beyoncé and Jay-Z will be honored with the Vanguard Award, which is awarded to allies who have made a significant difference in promoting and supporting the…
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Report: R. Kelly Is Bounce, Bounce, Bouncing Back to Jail—This Time, for Unpaid Child Support
Life comes at you fast. Imagine appearing on national television in the a.m., then appearing behind bars in the p.m. Wow. Such is the case for Robert “R.” Kelly, who has been arrested and taken into custody in relation to unpaid child support to ex-wife Andrea Kelly and the children the two share together, the…
