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Remember the cute little kid who ran onto the basketball court to hug Carmelo Anthony during his game against the New Orleans Pelicans? Cute, right? Well, unfortunately, the incident has cost two people their jobs, according to the Times-Picayune. An usher lost her job and a New Orleans police officer will no longer be able to…

Janet Jackson and her husband, Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, want to start a family, and she’s ending her tour early. On Wednesday, the singer addressed her fans with a Facebook video explaining why she’s ending her Unbreakable World Tour. “Hey, you guys. On Aug. 31, as you probably know, I launched the Unbreakable World Tour. First,…

Chris Rock and Kevin Hart have a few things in common. They’re both funny and black. So I guess it makes sense for someone to confuse them? Especially since once is about 4’11 and the other close to 6’0? On Tuesday, Hart came across a woman who thought he was Rock. And of course it…

In theory, sure, rocking a “Feyoncé” T-shirt right after getting engaged may sound harmless and cute. But in legal theory, it may be infringing upon and diluting Beyoncé’s own brand, and the singer has just launched a lawsuit against the small e-commerce company to prove just that. According to Reuters, the lawsuit, filed in New York City,…

Kerry Washington is no stranger when it comes to dealing with magazines that use a heavy hand when they photoshop her cover photos. But you’d think by now, since Washington has previously spoken out about excessive photoshopping, that magazines would know not to do it. Unfortunately, that’s not the case with Adweek. Washington appears on…

Michelle Obama doesn’t mind joking around, especially if it helps kids make healthy food choices. And recently she enlisted the help of Stephen and Ayesha Curry to sing the praises of healthy eating with an oldie-but-goodie viral song. In 2014 the first lady’s “Turnip for What” song, promoting healthy lunches, immediately went viral. So why…

Who knew that a little exposure to how political campaigns get press would equip someone with the social media savvy to get a network-television show off the ground and trending? That’s what Kerry Washington said during a recent interview with Adweek. She’d been a surrogate for then-Sen. Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency and saw…

Beyoncé answered press questions that were likely prescreened, but hey, it’s a start after practically a three-year hiatus. Yep, she conducted a full-on interview with Elle magazine to promote her new “athleisure” collection, Ivy Park. The clothing line is a co-partnership deal with Topshop. We haven’t heard much from Queen Bey in a few years, so…

Duane Martin and Tisha Campbell-Martin—one of Hollywood’s most beloved black power couples since the 1990s—recently revealed that they filed for bankruptcy at the top of this year, Rolling Out reports. Their financial situation appears bleak. According to court papers, the Martins are a little over $15 million in debt, and the money they’ve got coming…

So we all know by now that Villanova beat the Tar Heels to win the NCAA championship. But what was even more impressive was the fact that Michael Jordan was in attendance, and that it was the perfect time for the photoshoppers of the world to put the Michael Jordan crying meme to good use.…