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Did people really tune into Sunday night’s Academy Awards to see if Leonardo DiCaprio would finally win an Oscar? Or did more tune in to watch Chris Rock skewer Hollywood and its lack of diversity? I’d bet it was the latter. And Rock did just that, even though there were a couple of bumps in…

Although T.I. and Tiny already have two daughters—each from a previous relationship—they don’t have a biological daughter together. So it’s a beautiful thing that their upcoming bundle of joy is indeed a girl. (They also have two sons together, and two from T.I.’s previous relationship.) T.I. revealed the gender of the baby during an interview…

Editor’s note: This post contains social media messages that some may find offensive. Black Twitter cleared its collective throat, let out a few Do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-tis and belted out its own renditions of songs sung by today’s biggest mainstream pop stars. The posters flagged their covers using the #TrapCover hashtag, since many of the songs were rapped…

Elton John doesn’t bite his tongue when it comes to voicing his opinion about music. Years ago he beefed with Madonna and eventually apologized for the harsh words he had for her, but now he’s on the attack again—but with a different focus. In a recent Rolling Stone interview, John had a few unkind words…

Gladys Knight’s Signature Chicken & Waffles restaurant in Atlanta scored a measly 57 out of 100 possible points during a recent health inspection, according to the Alanta Journal-Constitution. City officials found a cooler with a missing door, “heavy debris” on the ceilings and vents, and violations connected to handwashing, which leads to risks of foodborne…

Devon Still and his daughter, Leah, not only share a special father-daughter bond but have millions of people rooting for them. Now that Leah has successfully battled cancer, Still and his fiancee, Asha Joyce, are moving full steam ahead with their wedding plans. The couple’s plans were put on hold to deal with Leah’s medical…

Rocky actor Tony Burton has died at the age of 78, according to MLive.com. Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, tweeted about the news Thursday night, and Burton’s sister Loretta Kelley also confirmed the actor’s death. Burton, a native of Flint, Mich., was known for playing Duke, Apollo Creed’s trainer, in the first six…

Empire will be back on Fox at the end of March, and fans have been left out in the cold during the midseason break. But don’t fret; Fox has released a trailer of what’s to come this spring, and it looks like there’s going to be a lot of drama between Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) and Camilla…

Creed director Ryan Coogler is developing a TV drama focused on juvenile-detention facilities and the kids who grow up in the system. In Minors, Coogler will join forces with director Destin Daniel Cretton and playwright Chinaka Hodge.  According to Variety, the series will draw from the experiences of its creators, including Coogler’s life growing up in the East…

Meryl Streep is out to clear her name after the recent controversy over comments she made at the Berlin Film Festival. Streep wrote an article for the Huffington Post Thursday called, “Setting the Record Straight From Berlin.” As first reported by the Associated Press, and covered by other sites, including The Root, earlier this month Streep…