Entertainment

In a video shot heard around the world, Al Roker was not trying to hear any defense of Ryan Lochte, the Olympic swimmer who apparently made up a fantastical story of being robbed at gunpoint in Brazil, starting a series of events now dubbed #Lochtegate. Roker, who was sitting on a beach in Ipanema covering…

A couple of months ago, high-powered attorney Monique Pressley helped Bill Cosby into a courtroom. But now it seems as though Pressley has had a change of heart when it comes to representing the man charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania woman. Earlier this week, Pressley removed herself from Cosby’s legal team, making her…

Frank Ocean started off his Thursday night by live-streaming the construction of some steps and new music. His fans quickly pointed their web browsers here. And after about an hour, the much anticipated album was released on Apple Music. Endless is a 45-minute visual album that people assumed would be named Boys Don’t Cry. And…

Zendaya Coleman just landed a huge role in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film! Coleman will play Peter Parker’s longtime love interest, Mary Jane Watson, according to The Wrap. Coleman will star along with British actor Tom Holland, who’ll play a young Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. This will be the first time in Spider-Man history that…

Someone is clearly proud of her daughter and wants everyone to know it. Tracee Ellis Ross was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on the hit comedy show Black-ish, and her mama could not be more excited. The legendary Diana Ross gave her daughter…

Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case in which he was accused of drugging and raping women in four different states. Sharper was arrested in 2014 on rape charges in Louisiana, Nevada, Arizona and California. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo in New Orleans handed down the sentence…

Ryan Lochte is a dumbass. Let’s get that out of the way first. From the dyed-gray hair to the stupid look that he constantly wears on his face, it’s no wonder he came up with some fake story about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro, along with his band of merry swimmers. But let’s dissect…

I mean, we can’t all be rappers, right? That’s why some are NBA stars like Dwyane Wade. The basketball player decided to throw his hat into the #SoGoneChallenge and dropped a few bars to Monica’s classic song. Wade rapped about his mother being an addict, and even gave telephone psychic Miss Cleo a shout-out at the…

LeBron James has big goals after he retires from basketball, and one of them is to follow in the footsteps of Michael Jordan. In a new podcast hosted by Jesse Williams (yes, that Jesse Williams—is there anything this man can’t do?) and Stefan Marolachakis, James spoke of his postretirement goals. The hosts of Open Run…

To put it bluntly, Bob Costas has been doing a crappy job when it comes to his Olympic reporting and interviews. And the pièce de résistance came when he interviewed five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles and six-time medalist Aly Raisman. During the interview, Costas didn’t focus so much on their athleticism as on Biles’ crush…