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Denzel Washington has broken his silence and spoken publicly about the Will Smith/Chris Rock slap heard around the world. On Saturday, the Oscar-winning actor appeared with author and pastor T.D. Jakes as part of his International Leadership Summit. While discussing Washington’s career and faith, T. D. Jakes said, “You stepped in the middle of World […]
Jerrod Carmichael came out as gay in his newest HBO comedy special Rothaniel, which premiered on Friday, April 1st. During Carmichael’s funny, vulnerable and brilliant special, that was taped in February at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Manhattan, he opened up about how this secret has deeply affected his life. After telling a story […]
Taylour Paige is set to star in the upcoming dark comedy The Trainer, opposite Vito Schnabel, Julia Fox, and Steven Van Zandt. American History X’s Tony Kaye is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon. The project has been in development for more than a decade and is based on an original story […]
Bruce Willis is stepping away from his lengthy and distinguished acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia. His family made the announcement on their social media accounts. READ: The Wendy Williams Show is Ending — Sherri Shepherd’s New Talk Show to Take Over Time Slot “To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to […]
Amin Joseph, Karen Obilom, and more have joined the cast of AllBlk’s upcoming dark comedy series Send Help from co-creators Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo. Karina Bonnefil, Catfish Jean, Courtney Taylor, Kimiko Singer, and newcomer Ana Bowen have also been previously cast. READ: Terror Lake Drive: Pascale Armand, Yolonda Ross and More Join Second Season […]
You are….canceled. The show that gave us infamous paternity test results, sprinting guests, and iconic camera work is coming to an end. After 31 years NBC has canceled the Maury TV Show. According to People, the long-running daytime talk show hosted by Maury Povich, 83, will end production on original episodes this Spring when Povich […]
La La Anthony is going from recurring to a series regular on 50 Cent’s Starz’s drama series BMF for its second season. Also the show will introduce two new cast members as Kelly Hu and Christine Horn join the series. Hu will join as a regular while Horn will recur on the series. Black Mafia […]
Things just got really real at The Real. According to The Jasmine Brand, after eight seasons The Real talk show is being canceled. There wasn’t a specific reason as to way the all-female talk show was cut but it’s speculated that ratings played a part in its demise. READ: The Wendy Williams Show is Ending […]
After only one season, Nick Cannon’s syndicated daytime talk show is over. The show’s producer-distributor, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, is expected to tell the crew that the two episodes filming today will be the talker’s last ones. READ: Guy Torry’s Docuseries on Famed Comedy Event Phat Tuesdays Gets Amazon Premiere Date [TRAILER] According to Deadline, the original […]
Mary J Blige’s hit song Real Love is inspiring Lifetime’s next movie. Blige is re-teaming with Lifetime to executive produce Real Love, a new original film inspired by her hit ’90s song of the same name. READ: Cynthia Bailey, Kelcey Mawema Cast in Lifetime’s Cruel Instruction Sonja Warfield and Rachel Ingram penned the coming-of-age romantic […]