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Lee Daniels is well aware that when his newest Fox series, Star, premieres Wednesday, Dec. 14, many comparisons will be made to his hit show, Empire. But that is expected. When news hit about the series, which stars three young newcomers, it was billed as an Empire spinoff, but that’s definitely not the case. Star tells the…

When 22-month-old Ashton Howell’s mother saw a meme of her son, she didn’t know what to think. But she wanted to track down the person who posted her son’s image to the internet. Ariel Griggs, 29, of Mobile, Ala., had no clue that her brother, 18-year-old Steven Small, a freshman at University of California, Berkeley, had posted…

When 22-month-old Ashton Howell’s mother saw a meme of her son, she didn’t know what to think. But she wanted to track down the person who posted her son’s image to the internet. Ariel Griggs, 29, of Mobile, Ala., had no clue that her brother, 18-year-old Steven Small, a freshman at University of California, Berkeley, had posted…

Jamie Foxx is making behind-the-camera moves. The actor is currently slated to executive-produce a limited series about Marvin Gaye. Foxx is teaming up with Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones of de Passe Jones Entertainment for the series, and it will be shopped to digital and network outlets. “I’ve been a huge fan my whole…

Tomi Lahren, who some call the second coming of Ann Coulter—just more racist and annoying—appeared on The Daily Show Wednesday night and got into a heated debate with Trevor Noah over topics like Black Lives Matter and Colin Kaepernick. Noah brought up not only the fact that Lahren is considered a racist but also her…

Viola Davis is 51 years old, and she’s not ashamed of her body. In an interview with Tom Hanks on Variety’s Actors on Actors, the actress says that she’s got nothing to hide when it comes to sex scenes. “I’m not a woman who’s a size 2,” Davis said. “If I’m in a sex scene, I want…

Beyoncé is still serving Lemonade with the release of her newest standalone video, “All Night.” The six-minute video, produced by Diplo, features footage of a pregnant Beyoncé, as well as clips of herself and Jay Z throughout their marriage, in home movies and spending time with Blue Ivy. Other standalone videos for Lemonade include “Hold Up,” “Sorry” and…

Celebrities are infamous when it comes to attempting to be profound and funny on Twitter. But what’s even funnier is when other celebrities try to figure out who tweeted what. In GQ’s “The Year’s Funniest Tweets Read by the Year’s Best Actors,” Sterling K. Brown, Donald Glover, Cuba Gooding Jr. and others try to figure out…

Kanye West checked out of UCLA Medical Center Wednesday, one week after being admitted for exhaustion. As previously reported on The Root, during a show in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 19, Kanye performed just three songs before going on a 17-minute rant about Jay Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, MTV and a host of other topics…

On Wednesday, the Reed for Hope Foundation (RFHF) is partnering for the third year with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) for the “Keep the Promise” concert in Hollywood. This year, Robi Reed, Reed for Hope Foundation founder and leading casting director, will be presenting the Sunshine Award to Common. The award honors the work he’s done…