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Updated Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at 9:15 a.m. ET: George Michael died of heart failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep, according to his longtime manager. “I’m devastated,” Michael Lippman said Sunday, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He said that he received a call Christmas morning notifying him that Michael had been found “in bed,…

It looks as if 2016 has been the same for Nick Cannon as it has been for many of us: a series of emotional ups and downs; some real highs and lows. On the upside, the 36-year-old has mucho gigs, including executive positions at Teen Nick and Radio Shack and hosting Wild ’N Out and America’s…

The A&E network has pulled the plug on its controversial Ku Klux Klan show, Escaping the KKK, a docuseries that was going to follow people attempting to extricate themselves from the KKK. Although the series received massive criticism, it was canceled only because the network discovered that participants were paid, a violation of the network’s policies. The…

Long before African-American Santa appeared at the Mall of America, there was “Chocolate Santa.” And chances are if you are black and from New Orleans, you’ve trekked to the 7th Ward and taken a photo with him. Born Fred Parker, black Santa drove a school bus in New Orleans for years and was known for…

Fresh off of her widely discussed interview with first lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey is keeping her momentum going with a recently announced documentary on some of the young women from her Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. On Jan. 15, Fusion will premiere O Girls, a documentary special on five of the…

State Farm just wanted to remind people when they’re getting down on one knee during their proposal that they should protect their investments with insurance. But what they failed to realize is that in 2016, there are still people who have issues with interracial couples. Even if it’s just a stock photo. On Dec. 21,…

Embattled sports star Tiger Woods blessed Donald Trump with a round of golf at the president-elect’s West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course Friday. Woods and Trump teed off at Trump International Golf Club along with unidentified two club members, according to Golf Digest, which tweeted a photo of Woods sporting a substantial salt-and-pepper beard. ESPN…

Valerie Fairman, 23 and a star of the reality-TV show 16 and Pregnant, has died, TMZ reports. Fairman’s family said that the cause of her death appears to be an overdose, according to the site; however, the cause and manner of her death is still being investigated by police in Coatesville, Pa. The coroner is conducting a…

Chance the Rapper and Jeremih snuck in like Santa and dropped a surprise holiday-themed mixtape early Thursday morning, just in time for Christmas. Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama features nine holiday tracks and guest appearances from comedian Hannibal Buress and rappers Noname and Lud Foe. Chance and Jeremih, both from Chicago, have worked together previously. This…

Lawyers representing women who say that a L’Oreal hair relaxer burned their scalps and made them go bald are now demanding an urgent recall of the product, TMZ reports. A class action suit against the company was filed in September, demanding more than $5 million, TMZ noted in an earlier report. The suit includes a…