Actor and comedienne Mo’Nique Imes-Jackson made headlines in February when various outlets reported she had been blackballed from Hollywood after a perceived rift with Precious director and Empire co-creator Lee Daniels. One revelation to come from their respective interviews was Mo’Nique taking what seemed to be a low salary of $50,000 for a part that […]
Despite what his label’s founder, CEO, and executive producer chalked up to a botched release, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly is now a gold album. In roughly a month since surprisingly being available on iTunes at 12:00 am on March 15, Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan report the album has sold 513,000 copies, which push […]
Both The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly report ABC and John Ridley are scheduled to team up on an upcoming reboot of a currently unnamed Marvel Comics superhero. Ridley is best known for the Academy Award-winning 2013 film 12 Years A Slave, as well as the ABC drama “American Crime,” and the films Redtails and […]
From his latest tour a whirlwind courtship with Nicki Minaj, there has been no shortage of Meek Mill headlines since the Philadelphia-bred rapper was released from jail in December 2014. In an exclusive Q&A with XXL magazine, Meek touched on losing his freedom for five months, and he was incredibly candid about his outlook on […]
In a recent interview with Vice’s Noisey blog, Madonna playfully flirted with the idea of dating Drake by telling interviewer Kim Taylor Bennett, “He’s cute…maybe we could double date him.” The chart-topping pop star and actress has made a career of being provocative and pushing the envelope. And Drake thought highly enough to name a […]
Fans of George R.R. Martin’s original books and early “Game Of Thrones” viewers revealing plot lines via Twitter and Facebook have been notorious for spoiling episodes. That doesn’t appear to be a threat for the show’s fifth season, as nearly half the episodes leaked to torrent sites and peer-to-peer networks late Saturday night. While the […]
After two years of speculation, Hillary Clinton announced she will run for President of the United States in 2016 via a YouTube video. “I’m getting ready to do something too,” Clinton announced in a YouTube video entitled “Getting Started.” “I’m running for President. Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion. […]
After Nelly’s Saturday arrest in Tennessee on charges of felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, his lawyer tells TMZ, “Nelly will not be associated with the contraband that was allegedly discovered.” Nelly’s attorney, Scott Rosenblum, attributes the alleged discovery of methamphetamines on the multiplatinum rapper’s tour bus as […]
In his first public appearance and performance since his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home, Bobby Brown gave an impassioned speech to an L.A. crowd about his emotional well being. TMZ was on hand to capture video at the Soul Food Festival, where Brown addressed the crowd […]
After Friday’s news of Lil Wayne sending a subliminal shot at Young Thug, it appears the Atlanta rapper has a quick response to Wayne. Young Thug uploaded a video to Instagram stating the following: “I understand that Lil Wayne is frustrated about his career, and I feel him on that. But this is my idol. […]
A 30-year-old black man and a 60-year-old white man primarily helm the country’s top-selling album for the week of April 5, 2015. One raps, while the other is a stand up comic and actor. They’re not exactly the perfect match at first glance, and as it turns out, a third party is responsible for the […]
One of the underlying themes of Furious 7 has been the cast and crew continually paying tribute to the late Paul Walker. After Walker died during the 2012 filming of the franchise’s latest installment, his co-stars have given heartfelt tributes, named children after him, and spoken on his legacy. Amid jokes about Walker’s death at […]