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It seems nowadays that people are willing to do just about anything to go viral, even if it includes scaring your girlfriend to death with a marriage proposal. One Mobile, Ala., man thought it would be a good idea to involve the local police department to help him propose to his girlfriend. But for some…

As award season gets into full bloom, Sunday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards honored those in television and film over the last 12 months who were voted on by members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. Winners from some of our favorite movies and films included Donald Glover taking home the…

John Legend is no stranger to using his celebrity status to bring awareness to social and political issues. And in a recent open letter to President Barack Obama, the singer had one request that could help thousands of prisoners. In addition to the recent sentences Obama has already commuted, Legend is asking him to commute…

Atlanta’s Lakeith Stanfield, who plays Darius on the Donald Glover-created show, was channeling Kanye West’s infamous stage crashing when he went up to accept the Best Comedy Series award for Silicon Valley during the Critics Choice Awards. Not only did the move catch Silicon Valley Executive Producer Tom Lassally by surprise—especially since he said he had no idea…

Bill Cosby may try to get out of doing time in jail for his alleged 2004 sexual assault incident involving a former Temple University student named Andrea Constand. According to the New York Post, the comedian wants to cop a plea deal for the three felony accounts. “He and his family, including his wife, Camille,…

Defending NBA champions the Cleveland Cavaliers gave their fans a chuckle-worthy surprise before their game against the Miami Heat on Friday night. It was ’80s night in the Quicken Loans Arena, and before the LeBron James-led squad hit the floor, they changed up their introduction video with a slickly produced film—one  featuring James, Kyrie Irving,…

Shirley Caesar, best known these days for a 2010 sermon spawning the ubiquitous “U Name It Challenge,” is suing for at least $5 million over what her attorney said is an unauthorized use of her sermon and song. CBS 46 Atlanta reports that Caesar, a Grammy Award-winning gospel artist and preacher, says that the video in question…

During Dave Chappelle’s brilliant opening monologue as host of Saturday Night Live in November, he used the n-word at least a couple of times, sticking to his brand of unapologetically black-centered humor and vernacular. However, according to a Freedom of Information Act request posted on MuckRock.com, the much-missed comedian yielded more than a dozen complaints from…

Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga want to make history at the 2018 Winter Olympics by representing Nigeria in the bobsled competition. The three women, who are based in Texas, not only are attempting to qualify but are also starting a bobsled federation in Africa. In an interview with Okay Africa, the three women…

Kanye West made his first public appearance since being hospitalized Nov. 21 for exhaustion and sleep deprivation. And it looks as though he’s back working on art. The rapper made an appearance at the MOCA Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday to visit the “Rick Owens: Furniture” exhibition. https://www.instagram.com/p/BNx008dD5f3/ West is now sporting a…