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The image below shows how many people have been spending their Wednesday nights since the season finale of Empire: Going through withdrawal. But don’t fret, Empire fans. The Fox drama returns Wednesday, Sept. 23, and will include 18 episodes. Taraji P. Henson and the Empire writers tweeted the good news today: https://twitter.com/TherealTaraji/status/604312411114373120https://twitter.com/EmpireWriters/status/604341547639812096 And now we…

NBC is doing things a little bit differently as it casts the role of Dorothy for The Wiz Live! When the network announced the live show, many people had their own ideas as to who should capture the coveted role. In a poll done by The Root, 740 people cast their votes, and the results…

Tidal seems to have 99 problems, and Beyoncé and ownership are one and two. There are those who want to see the music-streaming service fail, and then there are those who praise the ground Jay Z walks on, as well as those who really don’t care either way. But most importantly, there are those who want…

The Daily Show will soon have a new host sitting in Jon Stewart’s old seat. Comedy Central announced on Twitter that Trevor Noah’s first show will air Sept. 28. In March the network announced that the South African comic would replace Stewart after 16 years. Noah, who was a correspondent on the show, felt backlash…

Actor and comedian Reynaldo Rey passed away Thursday at the age of 75 as a result of complications from a stroke. Rey, who was born Harry Reynolds in Sequoyah County, Okla., was known for his roles in movies such as Friday, White Men Can’t Jump and Harlem Nights, as well as TV shows like BET’s Comic View, The…

A lot of things have been said about Stephen Curry’s daughter, Riley. The 2-year-old has pretty much taken over the postgame press conferences, but apparently a lot of people in the world aren’t used to children. Many have criticized Curry for bringing his daughter to the microphone during the press conferences, and some have even…

While most of us were either watching the NBA semifinals or catching z’s early Thursday, a Twitter beef was brewing. No, it wasn’t Chris Brown going at Tyson Beckford. Or about whether LeBron James is or isn’t the greatest player of all time. This time, it was an R&B squabble. Cheryl Lynn, best known for her song “Got…

Fifteen years before standing in front of reporters announcing the indictment of six Baltimore cops charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was standing in front of Judge Judith Sheindlin. The then-20-year-old college student appeared on Judge Judy after her Tuskegee, Ala., apartment was ransacked by neighbor Ryan Johnson…

Suge Knight was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a hearing stemming from an October robbery during which he allegedly snatched a woman’s camera. But Knight refused to leave his cell, according to the Associated Press. Knight allegedly was too sick to leave his cell. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald Coen said he was…

Tracy Morgan and Wal-Mart have announced that a settlement has been reached regarding an accident that occurred last June in New Jersey. Morgan and several other people were riding in a limo bus when a Wal-Mart tractor trailer, driven by Kevin Roper, collided with the limo. Morgan was critically injured during the accident, and comedian…