Marion Ramsey, ‘Police Academy’ and Broadway star, dies at 73

Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that…MORE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Blue Ivy Carter – Beyoncé’s Mini-Me

Blue Ivy celebrated her eighth birthday on Tuesday, January 7. In November, Blue Ivy won her first songwriting award at age 7, and we learned that she often teases Beyoncé for her jokes. It’s hard to believe that Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s eldest child, Blue Ivy, is 8 years old.MORE

Elon Musk Close to Surpassing Jeff Bezos as World’s Richest Person

Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, kicked off the new year by homing in on a characteristically audacious title: the richest person on the planet. A 2.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Wednesday boosted Musk to within $3 billion of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, who currently occupies the…MORE

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Jon Ossoff Wins Georgia Runoff, Handing Democrats Senate Control

Democrat Jon Ossoff has defeated Republican David Perdue in the Georgia runoff, The Associated Press said Wednesday, giving Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. “It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia for electing me to serve you in the United States Senate,” Ossoff said earlier Wednesday. Perdue, whose Senate term expired…MORE

Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly…MORE

Update: Dr. Dre in Intensive Care After Suffering Brain Aneurysm

The rapper was rushed to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Monday Dr. Dre is in the intensive care unit after suffering a brain aneurysm. The rapper, 55, is hospitalized at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, TMZ reported Tuesday. The musician was taken to the hospital by ambulance on Monday after suffering the aneurysm, according…MORE

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Nick Cannon said the reason for having 12 children with six women in 14 years is trauma-based. Cannon attributed his behavior to childhood trauma. He said, “If I would have did the work and the healing … I probably would have took my time in a lot of other scenarios.” Cannon said his 2016 divorce…

CLIPSE IS THE FIRST TO PERFORM AT THE VATICAN

CLIPSE IS THE FIRST TO PERFORM AT THE VATICAN

Over the weekend, Clipse became the first rap group to perform at the Vatican. Pusha T and No Malice took the stage with John Legend at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday during the Grace for the World concert. Clipse performed the emotional “The Birds Don’t Sing” off Let God Sort Em Out. Pharrell Williams was…

MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS

MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS

Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…

TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY

TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY

Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…