Maya Rudolph will return to Saturday Night Live to play Kamala Harris. According to Deadline, she’ll reprise her role as the vice president up to the November 5th presidential election. Rudolph first played Harris in September 2019 and won an Emmy in 2020 as guest actress in a comedy for the role. The new season…… MORE
ATTORNEYS SAY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS NOT GUILTY
Justin Timberlake was not drunk at the time of his arrest. Ed Burke, Timberlake’s lawyer, made the comments after a court hearing on Friday. JT was busted for drunk driving last month after partying with friends in the Hamptons. Cops say he blew a stop sign and swerved as he was following some friends. He…… MORE
OPRAH AND GAYLE DISPEL RUMORS
Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King have set the record straight on gay rumors. The two women have been friends for decades. On Melinda French Gates’ Moments That Make Us interview series, Oprah said, “You know, for years, people used to say we were gay, and listen, we were up against that forever. And people still…… MORE
MISSY ELLIOTT IS IN SPACE
Missy Elliott has the honor of being the first rapper in space…sort of. Her song, “Super Dupa Fly (The Rain),” is the first rap track to be beamed into deep space. The transmission took place last week. NASA’s Deep Space Network was able to broadcast the song 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at…… MORE
DOCUMENTARY FOR PRINCE IS A NO-GO
Prince’s estate will not give approval to Netflix for a nine-hour documentary on the late superstar. The original deal was for a six-hour feature. Director Ezra Edelman’s completed version is three hours longer. Prince’s estate said the extra content violates the initial agreement made in 2018. Page Six reports that Netflix feels “confident a compromise…… MORE
CHRIS BROWN DOES IT AGAIN
Chris Brown’s success continues to impress. The singer recently hit a mark that no other singer has. Breezy became the first artist to have 50 top ten songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The song that pushed Brown to the mark was Jeremih’s “Wait On It,” with features from Breezy and Bryson Tiller.… MORE
SHAY SHAY APOLOGIZES TO MEGAN THEE STALLION
An epic moment occurred on the latest Club Shay Shay podcast. Shannon Sharpe invited Megan Thee Stallion on the show for a conversation, but the Pro Football Hall of Famer wanted to make his peace. Last November, during his Nightcap show with Chad Ochocinco, Sharpe said he would have Meg “stretched out like a quarter…… MORE
TUPAC’S ACCUSED KILLER DENIED BAIL
The man believed to be Tupac Shakur’s killer has been denied bond once more. Although Duane “Keefe D” Davis reportedly put together the $750,000 he needed through a deal with Wack 100, the judge rejected the proposal, questioning the source of the three-quarters of a million dollars. Lawyer Carl Arnold says, “We are disappointed with…… MORE
NAS IS BRINGING BEAT STREET TO BROADWAY
Nas is doing his best to keep the culture alive. He’s adapting the 1984 culture classic film Beat Street into a Broadway musical. Nas and his team plan on expanding on the original film’s soundtrack, which featured Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic.In an…… MORE
MIKE TYSON FIGHT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
The Jake Paul-Mike Tyson match, which was postponed last week when Tyson had an “ulcer flare-up,” has been rescheduled for November 15th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight was originally planned for July 20th, but was postponed after Tyson’s ulcer forced him to take a break from training. Most Valuable Promotions, which Paul…… MORE
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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
SNOOP AND NBC
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…