The reason Jada Pinkett Smith has maintained her slim body for more than 20 years: “I don’t eat for pleasure,” she tells Essence. Pinkett Smith, 40, explains that she “had the only West Indian grandmother that could not cook. She was an awful cook, and she taught me that you don’t eat for taste, you […]

First Lady Michelle Obama took a turn on David Letterman’s “Late Show” on Tuesday to give us a few Top 10 “fun facts” about gardening. The list includes: “No. 7: In his lifetime, the average American will eat half a radish.” “No. 6: The largest zucchini ever grown contained a Starbucks.” “No. 5: Later this […]

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Chrishaun “CeCe” McDonald admitted that an inner rage brewed long before an exchange of words that ended with the deadly stabbing of Dean Schmitz outside a bar in south Minneapolis last year. The pressures of being transgendered — namely, fear of rejection and of hostile reactions from others — resulted in spite and hatefulness, said […]

June 05, 2012 – Style Network personality Kimora Lee Simmons and her actor-model hubby Djimon Hounsou have supposedly decided to end their four year marriage. E! News reports, sources claim the couple told the New York Daily News that Lee Simmons and Hounsou got into a “big fight over money,” which prompted the split. “Djimon […]

In a resignation announcement brimming with indignation, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2012 said she feels compelled to turn in her crown. “Effective immediately I have voluntarily, completely, and utterly removed myself from the Miss Universe Organization,” beauty queen Sheena Monnin posted on Facebook. “In good conscience I can no longer be affiliated in any way with […]

Rapper/Actress Queen Latifah recently ignited a new wave of speculation when she performed at a gay pride event in California last month. Latifah is now setting the record straight about her sexuality, saying that it’s nobody’s business but hers. “That definitely wasn’t the case,” Latifah tells Entertainment Weekly of rumors that she came out as […]

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Pizza is one of my favorite foods. Even though, some of the best pizza I’ve ever eaten was in Italy… Americans eat half of the world’s pizza.

King of Pop Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, talks about her late father in an interview with Oprah Winfrey airing Sunday. Paris Jackson, 14, will be featured on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” and will discuss how she is faring three years after the 2009 death of her pop star father. “It never gets easier,” Paris says in […]

Singer Mary J. Blige is planning to add to the list of celeb fashion lines. WWD reports that the singer is “brainstorming” a fashion collection that will initially include shoes and boots and then hopefully move into apparel to include some “great-fitting jeans.” Aside from releasing her fragrances, My Life and Blossom, Blige also collaborated […]

For now, Louisville and Cincinnati will miss out on The Jackson’s Unity Tour. The Jacksons say they don’t want to jump the gun, so they’ve has cancelled their first two concerts saying they’ve been busy recording their new album. Shows in Louisville and Cincinnati are being skipped and called “scheduling conflicts.” TMZ reports, a source […]

May 01, 2012 – Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, met with publishers in New York this week to shop a book about her daughter, several people who were in the meetings said. According to the New York Times, Cissy Houston, 78, described the book in meetings as the real and […]

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I must admit, I am a bit of a speed demon. I love to drive fast and my mom says I have a lead foot. I don’t think I would’ve been happy driving a car before the 1900s… The speed limit in New York City was 8 miles per hour in 1895.