Keeping up with celebrity relationships can be more dizzying than watching a spinning dreidel. Things only become more confusing as exes become the new flame of industry colleagues. The latter is something with which GRAMMY Award-winning producer Dallas Austin has experience. “Yeah, this industry is small. It’s like a high school when you get in…… MORE
Spinderella Says She Was ‘Wrongfully Excluded’ from Salt-N-Pepa Biopic, Expresses ‘Disappointment’
DJ Spinderella was with Salt-N-Pepa from 1987 until her termination in 2019 Spinderella is speaking out about Lifetime’s Salt-N-Pepa biopic and claiming she was not involved in any “aspect of development and production.” The 50-year-old DJ, who was with the pioneering all-female hip hop group from 1987 until her termination in 2019, shared a series…… MORE
TREY SONGZ VIOLENT ALTERCATION WITH COP AT CHIEFS GAME
9:56 PM PT — A law enforcement source tells us … Songz was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest — both misdemeanors — and for assaulting a police officer … a low-grade felony. We’re told he’s on a 24-hour hold, and will likely be released Monday night. Trey Songz found himself in the middle of a…… MORE
Shaquille O’Neal Joins Law Enforcement In Georgia
The NBA icon wants to improve police and community relations. Shaquille O’Neal rarely turns down a job and now he has a new gig as the Director of Community Relations at the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia. There aren’t many details but according to WSB-TV, Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said O’Neal will help bridge “the…… MORE
Delonte West Now Working at Rehab Center That Helped Get Him Back On His Feet
Former NBA player Delonte West is living proof that the comeback is always greater than the setback. For years, we’ve heard disturbing reports about the personal struggles that derailed his NBA career and they’ve only seemed to magnify since. Whether it was being unhoused, experiencing a brutal assault at the hands of an unidentified assailant,…… MORE
LIL’ KIM WANTS TEYANA TAYLOR TO PORTRAY HER IN BIOPIC: ‘THERE’S NOBODY ELSE IN THE INDUSTRY AT ALL’ (VIDEO)
Although Teyana Taylor announced that she’s retiring from the music industry, opportunities keep knocking on her door. Lil’ Kim handpicked Teyana Taylor to portray her in an upcoming project. In a recent interview with Essence, the Hip-Hop icon said that she’s working on a forthcoming project about her life. “It’s dealing with me and my…… MORE
Ledisi To Star In ‘Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story,’ Columbus Short Will Be MLK Jr.
Singer Ledisi portrayed Mahalia Jackson in Ava DuVernay’s Selma in 2014, and she’ll reprise her role as the legendary gospel singer in biopic Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Deadline announced the casting Wednesday, adding that Columbus Short will play Martin Luther King Jr. King and Jackson had a close friendship, with Jackson often acting…… MORE
Pelosi says Trump could be accessory to murder after Capitol riot
“Presidents’ words are important. They weigh a ton,” the House speaker said, addressing the deadly violence. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump could be an accessory to murder after this month’s deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol. In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid that aired Tuesday night, Pelosi repeatedly decried Trump’s role…… MORE
Biden to sign executive orders on Covid vaccinations, pandemic response on 2nd day
Biden has set an ambitious goal of giving 100 million shots in 100 days — ramping up the pace from the 17 million shots the Trump administration oversaw. WASHINGTON — On his second day in office, President Joe Biden will sign 10 executive orders to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations, expand testing and reopen schools as…… MORE
Biden’s @POTUS Twitter Account Followed Chrissy Teigen After Trump Blocked Her For Years
Of the 12 people @POTUS was following on inauguration night, most of them were White House accounts — and Teigen after she made an appeal on Twitter. After being blocked by @POTUS on Twitter for years during Donald Trump’s presidency, Chrissy Teigen was officially refollowed now that Joe Biden has been inaugurated and assumed control…… MORE
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MUSIC CITY ICON GAIL MASONDO PASSES ON
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…
JELLY ROLL IS GOING TO THE WWE
Jelly Roll is about to become a professional wrestler. The artist will compete at WWE Summer Slam in a tag team match. Jelly Roll is teaming up with WWE legend Randy Orton to face social media sensation and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Logan Paul and WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre. The match came about after Jelly…
CONGRATULATIONS TO COCO JONES ON HER ENGAGEMENT
Singer Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell are engaged. Jones posted an Instagram photo of herself and Mitchell, where she showed off her ring. The couple had been dating for about a year, but both of them kept things quiet. Jones revealed that she and Mitchell were dating on Club Shay Shay in March.
AKON’S CITY IS A BUST
Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal is not happening. The country has taken back the land for the multi-billion-dollar project, which was going to be called Akon City.Senegal will use the land for a resort built with private funding.Last year, Akon was given two weeks to start construction. After there was no movement, and Akon missed…