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Sunny Hostin Calls Ariana Grande’s Silence On ‘Quiet On Set’ Docuseries ‘Not True Allyship’ And Implies ‘Complicity”

As if Ariana Grande didn’t have enough public scrutiny to worry about, there’s something else. The “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” singer’s latest album, Eternal Sunshine, was supposed to kick off a new peaceful era for Grande, but things haven’t gone to plan. Following the explosive docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark […]

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What Black Celebs Have Said About Ozempic and Other Semaglutides

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 16: Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage during the 55th Annual NAACP Awards at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Oprah Winfrey’s weight has been a topic of conversation for decades. The Queen of Talk, who has recently been showing […]

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HBCU Gets Recognition, Sunny Hostin’s Slavery Connection, Bob Marley’s Biopic, And More Surprising Black History News

Photo: Brent Hofacker, MSPhotographic, Joshua Resnick (Shutterstock) We’re all pretending we’re excited about the Super Bowl LVIII showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, but let’s be honest: We’re really just looking forward to the food and Usher’s halftime show performance of course. Whether you prefer an actual meal or a […]

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Damn. Sunny Hostin Wasn’t Ready for What She Learned About Her Slavery Past

Photo: Jamie McCarthy (Getty Images) The View co-host Sunny Hostin is the latest celebrity to be blown away by a surprise from their origin story. The attorney and author appeared on the February 6 episode of PBS’s ‘Finding Your Roots,” where host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. shared some shocking news about her family tree. ‘Law […]

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Is Whoopi Goldberg Right About Beyoncé’s Grammys Snubs?

Photo: ABC/Lou Rocco Jay-Z’s brutally honest speech at The 66th Annual Grammys on Sunday still has everyone talking. While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, the hip-hop legend dropped several truth bombs on The Recording Academy. Calling them out for never awarding his wife, Beyoncé, the Album of the Year Grammy, even though she […]

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LeVar Burton Gets Emotional After Learning This Surprise About His Past

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: LeVar Burton (L) and Henry Louis Gates Jr. attend the 16th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala at Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: David Livingston (Getty Images) From his portrayal of Kunta Kinte in the 1977 ABC miniseries […]

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Nikki Haley Isn’t Racist. She Said She Knows Plenty About … Well, ‘You Know.’

Nikki Haley has run out of excuses for her widely mocked response to a question about what caused the Civil War. So the Republican presidential candidate is going for a tried and true method for avoiding accusations of racism, I have a Black friend! The Roots’ Black Thought On Befriending Questlove & Classmates Boyz II […]

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Nikki Haley Isn’t Racist. She Said She Knows Plenty … Well, ‘You Know.’

Nikki Haley has run out of excuses for her widely mocked response to a question about what caused the Civil War. So the Republican presidential candidate is going for a tried and true method for avoiding accusations of racism, I have a Black friend! Craig Robinson Shares What’s Most Memorable About Seth Rogen, New Show […]

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Don’t Play With Her! Whoopi Goldberg Slams Those Jeffrey Epstein List Rumors on ‘The View’

Don’t play with Whoopi Goldberg. From her beginnings as a stand up comedian to Oscar-winning movie star, and now co-host of “The View,” Goldberg deserves her flowers. She has also always been forthright about what she likes and what she loves to do in her personal life: nothing. The Roots’ Black Thought On Befriending Questlove […]

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Don’t Play With Her! Whoopi Goldberg Slams “The List” Rumors on ‘The View’

Don’t play with Whoopi Goldberg. From her beginnings as a stand up comedian to Oscar-winning movie star, and now co-host of “The View,” Goldberg deserves her flowers. She has also always been forthright about what she likes and what she loves to do in her personal life: nothing. The Roots’ Black Thought On Befriending Questlove […]

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Wait, Ciara and Derek Jeter Are Cousins? And Whoopi is Related to Who?

Family reunions should be a lot more interesting this summer as the new year brings new revelations about celebrity relatives. We all know R&B star Ciara has some major NFL muscle in her family with husband, quarterback Russell Wilson. But on a recent episode of the hit PBS genealogy series, Finding Your Roots, she was […]

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Here’s What Whoopi Goldberg Said to Dolly Parton’s Haters

Photo: Jamie McCarthy, Richard Rodriguez (Getty Images) Dolly Parton is one of those rare people who is universally loved and admired. However, this far into her career, she’s still dealing with people commenting on her looks. The legend performed during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day 45-10 blowout of the Washington Commanders and everyone […]

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‘The View’ Dismantled Ivanka Trump’s ‘Mother Of The Year’ Excuse To Get Out Of Testifying In Her Dad’s Manhattan Fraud Trial

The ladies of The View were not buying Ivanka Trump‘s latest attempt to get out of testifying in her father’s Manhattan fraud trial, and neither did the judge. Ivanka attempted to delay her testimony by claiming that traveling from Florida to New York would be an “undue hardship” in the “middle of a school week.” […]

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Sherri Shepherd, Tamron Hall, Whoopi Goldberg Bring Delightful Halloween Spirit to Daytime TV

Sherri Shepherd as Beyonce from her Renaissance Tour during the Halloween episode of her eponymous talk show on October 31, 2023.Screenshot: YouTube/Sherri Ahhh, Halloween a.k.a. spooky season. It seems no matter who you are or what level of fame you ascertain, no one can resist the urge to play dress up. If you needed proof […]

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The Ladies Of ‘The View’ Expressed Some Genuine Sympathy For… Lauren Boebert?

It’s not controversial to say the ladies on The View and Lauren Boebert have very different politics. Even the show’s resident conservatives, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin, are not devoted to all things Donald Trump like Boebert. However, the panel had a surprising amount of sympathy for the Colorado congresswoman as she finalized her […]

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‘The View’s Sunny Hostin Is Not A Fan Of ‘The Golden Bachelor’ And His ‘Corny’ Tears: ‘I Need Intense Therapy’

The Golden Bachelor has been a smash hit for both ABC and Hulu, but there’s one person who’s not feeling the senior citizen edition of the dating show: Sunny Hostin. During Friday morning’s episode of The View, Hostin didn’t hold back her thoughts on the latest episode of the reality series which saw its star, […]

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‘The View’s Alyssa Farah Griffin Has Accused John Fetterman Of Acting Like Marjorie Taylor Greene

For the second time this week, John Fetterman made it into the Hot Topics section of The View, and once again, the ladies are divided on the Pennsylvania senator. Fetterman has been a prominent target for the right thanks Majority Leader Chuck Schumer loosening the Senate dress code to accommodate Fetterman’s penchant for wearing hoodies […]

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