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Weekend Entertainment Roundup March 16, 2024

Photo: WWD/Penske Media (Getty Images) We guess making music runs in the family. Not only was North West present for the listening party of her Kanye West’s upcoming album, “Vultures 2,” but she also announced some news of her own. – Noah A. McGee Read More

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Oprah Dispels ‘Ridiculous’ Rumors While Casually Flexing Her Wealth On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Between promoting “The Color Purple,” making the awards rounds and her new TV special, Oprah Winfrey has been outside more than usual lately. On Thursday, she was recognized with the Vanguard Award at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards. Before she returns to staying at home with her books, she was a guest on “Jimmy […]

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Before Katt Williams, Shannon Sharpe’s ‘Club Shay Shay’ Spilled Tea in These Memorable Moments

The success of the Katt Williams interview has catapulted “Club Shay Shay” into the mainstream. The podcast hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe isn’t specifically a sports show—he’s booked more entertainers lately—but that doesn’t seem to matter to the iHeartPodcast Awards. According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Monday, “Club Shay Shay” took home […]

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Angela Bassett Explains the ‘Angela Bassett Face’ After Losing 2023 Oscar

We haven’t stopped smiling since watching Da’Vine Joy Randolph accept her well-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards. But it’s not lost on us that it was just one year ago that the Internet came for Angela Bassett for her reaction to losing in the same category – something she’s talking about […]

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Black Celebrity Entrepreneurs Who Make More From Their Side Hustles

Photo: Harry How (Getty Images) Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has spent most of retirement investing in real estate development around L.A., specifically in Black communities. Of course, he can’t stay away from the sports world, acquiring stakes in MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers, the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, MLS’s Los Angeles FC and the […]

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Rumor: Aretha Franklin Only Wanted to Hear This Artist During Photo Shoots. Can You Guess Who?

With a career that spanned nearly 60 years in the music industry, it’s no secret that Aretha Franklin had millions of devoted fans worldwide. And if you know anything about the “Respect” singer, you already know that when it came to those fans, no one loved her music the way she loved her music—a fact […]

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Fans Think Rihanna is hiding a Baby bump, Peek Inside the House Billy Porter had to Sale, Oprah Wants to Discuss Ozempic and More News for The Culture

Lloyd Dong Jr. and Ron Dong stand in front of their childhood home. Screenshot: Facebook Just across the bay from San Diego, Coronado, California, is a community known for beautiful beaches. But in the 1930s, it was also known as a community that wasn’t exactly welcoming to families of color. The Dongs, a Chinese American […]

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Weekend Culture Roundup March 09, 2024

Lloyd Dong Jr. and Ron Dong stand in front of their childhood home. Screenshot: Facebook Just across the bay from San Diego, Coronado, California, is a community known for beautiful beaches. But in the 1930s, it was also known as a community that wasn’t exactly welcoming to families of color. The Dongs, a Chinese American […]

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Done With Weight Watchers, Auntie Oprah Now Wants to Teach Us About Ozempic? Who Will Tell Her to Sit down?

In 1988, while revealing her shocking weight loss on her talk show, Oprah Winfrey famously wheeled out a wagon containing 67 pounds of fat. She explained how she’d been on a “medically supervised” liquid protein fast. This was the beginning of a decades-long emotional roller coaster involving Oprah’s weight. Her popularity and influence meant that […]

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Black Girl Magic! Our Favorite Black Movie Heroines

Start Slideshow (First row L-R) Lashana Lynch, Viola Davis,Shelia Atim (Second row L-R ) Sisipho Mbopa , Lone Motsomi ,Chioma UmealaPhoto: Ilze Kitshoff To kick off Women’s History Month, we’re exploring some of film’s most inspiring and heroic female characters. From warriors to queens to single mothers to trailblazing scientists to superheroes, we’ve got love […]

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Saving the Movie industry, Leaving Weight Watchers Trembling, Beyoncé and Oprah Are Ballers

What better time to acknowledge the business acumen of two Black women than the start of Women’s history month and the end of our Black history celebration. Black Designers At NYFW AfroFuturism Event Pay Homage To Fashion Icons Of The Past Through Today’s Fashion Off English This week proved who really does run the world. […]

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Could Mo’Nique Sue Tyler Perry for the Millions She Said He Cost Her?

Mo’Nique has spent the last few years coming for the necks of Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels and Tyler Perry in interviews, blaming them for her perceived Hollywood blackballing to the point that it’s now expected of her every time she lands an interview. Carla Hall Related To Danny Glover? Maybe. The Chef Shares Her Roots […]

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British Vogue’s First Black Editor’s Final Cover Will Blow Your Mind

After spending over six years as British Vogue’s first Black and gay editor, Edward Enninful is going out with a bang. We just got a glimpse of his star-studded final cover, which features some of the most influential women in music, movies, television and more. Carla Hall Related To Danny Glover? Maybe. The Chef Shares […]

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First Katt Williams, Then Jay-Z at the Grammys. Now, Mo’Nique Comes For Everyone on ‘Club Shay Shay’

It’s the Year of Truth. Between Katt Williams opening 2024 with his 58 million-views-and-counting “Club Shay Shay” interview with Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith verbally kneecapping everyone’s least favorite portly critic and Jay-Z keeping it a band at the Grammys, Black celebrities have gone thermonuclear with the messiness, and winter is barely half over. ‘Law […]

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2024 Grammys: Black Stars’ Best Red Carpet Looks

Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) The Grammys are always one of the most interesting red carpets of the year. Fashion choices range from traditional gowns and tuxedos, to much more bold statements. There are no rules when it comes to music’s biggest night. With stars like SZA, Jon Batiste, Oprah Winfrey, Fantasia Barrino and Victoria […]

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Hold Up: Did You Know Sheryl Lee Ralph and Diana Ross Had Beef Back In the Day?

In news that can only be described as “girl, what you mean!?” news, Emmy-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph revealed that she and fellow icon Diana Ross had beef way back in the day. ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star On Being Biracial On & Off Screen: “You Never Feel Like You’re Enough” Off English Speaking to Oprah […]

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Who Tiktok Blames For The Color Purple’s Failure Will Surprise The Hell Out Of You

Talk about a nosedive. After pulling in $18 million and landing in the top spot on its Christmas Day release—the largest Christmas Day opening in 14 years and second-biggest ever for that holiday, according to Variety—The Color Purple sank like Black folks in the swimming pool (don’t get salty; y’all know a lot of us […]

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Who Black Internet Blames For The Color Purple’s Failure Will Surprise You

Talk about a nosedive. After pulling in $18 million and landing in the top spot on its Christmas Day release—the largest Christmas Day opening in 14 years and second-biggest ever for that holiday, according to Variety—The Color Purple sank like Black folks in the swimming pool (don’t get salty; y’all know a lot of us […]

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Katt Williams Got Everybody Upset About Black Male Comedians Wearing Dresses But Wait…

Katt Williams’ multiverse-shattering Jan. 3 “Club Shay Shay” podcast interview has beget more threads of discussion than most folks can keep up with. Among them is the revived discourse around famous Black men in dresses. Ava DuVernay Is “A Freedom Fighter Posing As A Director”, Says ‘Origin’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Off English Williams made the […]

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Why Y’all Need to Stop Arguing About Black Male Comics Wearing Dresses

Katt Williams’ multiverse-shattering Jan. 3 “Club Shay Shay” podcast interview has beget more threads of discussion than most folks can keep up with. Among them is the revived discourse around famous Black men in dresses. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English Williams made […]

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Why You’re Upset About Black Male Comics Wearing Dresses but Shouldn’t be

Katt Williams’ multiverse-shattering Jan. 3 “Club Shay Shay” podcast interview has beget more threads of discussion than most folks can keep up with. Among them is the revived discourse around famous Black men in dresses. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English Williams made […]

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Taraji Has Something to Tell Us About All That Negative ‘The Color Purple’ Gossip

Taraji P. Henson at the 14th Governors Awards held at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood on January 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Christopher Polk/WWD (Getty Images) “The Color Purple” star Taraji P. Henson has had enough of the rumors about a feud between her and Oprah, and she’s finally speaking out about […]

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Hold Up: What Did Jillian Michaels Accuse Oprah of Doing??

Fitness expert Jillian Michaels is throwing shade at Oprah Winfrey, accusing her of benefiting financially from using Ozempic to drop pounds. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English The Queen of Talk has slayed red carpets lately, showing off a new, slimmed-down physique. After […]

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Mess! Watch Fantasia Hilariously React to the Bagged Food at the Critics Choice Awards

Fantasia Barrino attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Celebrities, they’re just like us. And Fantasia Barrino-Taylor’s hilarious and very relatable reaction to the food at the Critics Choice Awards has now gone viral. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects […]

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Mo’Nique Finally Speaks On Oprah, Taraji and That Color Purple Mess

After Taraji P. Henson made headlines regarding the poor conditions that she and her Black woman co-stars experienced on the set of the Winfrey-co-produced film “The Color Purple,” it evolved into a wider conversation about Black women in Hollywood and how they’ve never been paid their worth. “Obey Your Crazy”: ‘The Book of Clarence’ Cast […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Mo’Nique Finally Speaks On Oprah, Taraji and That ‘Color Purple’ Mess

After Taraji P. Henson made headlines regarding the poor conditions that she and her Black woman co-stars experienced on the set of the Winfrey-co-produced film “The Color Purple,” it evolved into a wider conversation about Black women in Hollywood and how they’ve never been paid their worth. “Obey Your Crazy”: ‘The Book of Clarence’ Cast […]

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Amid Discourse Around Taraji, Oprah, Why Are Women Constantly Pitted Against One Another?

As “The Color Purple” continues its awards season campaign, a lot has been made about the behind the scenes drama, especially a possible feud between producer Oprah Winfrey and star Taraji P. Henson. However, why is there even drama to obsess over? According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Wednesday, Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, along with […]

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Is the Behind-the-Scenes Drama Hurting ‘The Color Purple’ During Movie Award Season?

This should be a glorious time for “The Color Purple’s” cast and crew. They should be taking a well-deserved victory lap through awards season. Instead, the film’s producer, Oprah Winfrey, has to address rumors of a feud between her and Taraji P. Henson and address the cast’s shocking on-set mistreatment by Warner Bros. How To Wrap […]

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