Via: NewsOne.com // Michael Eric Dyson, professor of African American studies at Georgetown, addressed the Harry Reid “negro dialect” controversy last night on MSNBC. He criticized Obama for avoiding racial issue. You ain’t talking about civil rights, you ain’t talking bout affirmative action, you’re not pressing the issue.” He also said that Barack Obama does […]
Via: PopEater.com Simon Cowell, the lovably cantankerous music expert, is officially leaving ‘American Idol’ after this season. The biggest star on TV’s biggest show will depart in 2011 to begin his role as the face of ‘The X Factor,’ the show he created in Britain that he has plans to make a hit in the […]
Via: NewsOne.com // From the Hollywood Reporter: Martin Lawrence is returning to TV, executive producing an African-American comedy for cable network TV One. The project is the latest effort by independent producers to serve an audience on cable that’s been largely neglected by studios and broadcasters since the merger of the WB and UPN. http://cdn1.newsone.com/external/js/gallery/320547/ […]
Via: HipHopWired.com ½ of the 80’s rap sensation Salt and Pepa is set to return to network television for a new reality show. Sandra “Pepa” Denton will star in a VH1 original series titled “Let’s Talk About Pep.” Co-starring with the veteran MC is TV personality and journalist Jacque Reid, journalist Joumana Kidd the ex-wife […]
Via: MSNBC.com The people have chosen vampires. “The Twilight Saga,” “True Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries” all sucked up trophies Wednesday at the 36th annual People’s Choice Awards. “Twilight” won four trophies, including favorite movie, franchise and on-screen team for the dreamy trio of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, who also picked up […]
// UPDATE: After accepting an award at last night’s People’s Choice awards, Mariah took time to explain her speech the night before at the Palm Springs International Film Festival: Mariah Carey started celebrating her “Breakthrough Actress Performance” award at Tuesday’s Palm Springs International Film Festival awards before she even was brought on stage to accept […]
Via: RadarOnline.com Gary Coleman was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning. Los Angeles City Fire Department paramedics rolled up at 8:03am Wednesday morning to the Custom Hotel located near LAX. Coleman was taken from the hotel, where he was staying while conducting interviews to promote his new movie. Coleman’s rep, Robert Malcom tells RadarOnline.com “Gary […]
// When your name is Beautifulpeople.com, I guess that you have a standard to uphold, therefore we should not be shocked because this site’s members voted to kick 5,000 people off because they gained weight during the holiday season. OMG, as if big girls don’t have it hard enough when trying to date! The dating […]
// Mike Tyson had a run-in with a photog at LAX earlier this month and it may have exposed a lapse in security at one of the biggest airports in the world. Sources tell TMZ, Tyson’s fight with the pap was not recorded by any camera other the one the photog had — not a […]
// Model Vanessa Lopez has hired lawyer Gloria Allred to represent her in a harassment case against Shaquille O’Neal. According to RadarOnline, following a five year torrid on-again, off-again affair with NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal, Vanessa Lopez thought she was pregnant with the basketball player’s child, which prompted O’Neal to allegedly begin harassing her. According […]
Via: HelloBeautiful.com // Start off the new year on the right foot and get organized! Here are a few tips to help you on your way to a more orderly 2010 from the folks at ehow.com: GET PACKED UP. The first thing you should do in the new year is to pack away all your […]
Via: www.newsone.com Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year’s Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don’t expect it to be blue – the name has nothing to do […]