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Sure you probably know which African-Americans won themselves an Oscar but do you know how many Black people were nominated for an Academy Award? African-Americans have increasingly been nominated more and more over the years .
NEW YORK-Rapper G-Dep, real name, Trevell Coleman has pleaded not guilty to murder in an Manhattan courtroom yesterday. Coleman had previously confessed to the murder of John Henkel in 1993. AllHipHop reports: According to his lawyer Anthony Ricco, the not-guilty plea was a procedural step, so that G-Dep’s confession to police could be scrutinized, because […]
LOS ANGELES — An Ohio homeless man whose silky voice made him a web phenomenon is headed to rehab for alcohol and drug dependency after an appearance on “Dr. Phil,” show representatives said Wednesday.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ailing R&B singer Etta James is gravely ill and her husband of 41 years is seeking a California court order to control more than $1 million of her money.
NEW YORK– Oprah Winfrey says her worst career moment was the box-office failure of her movie “Beloved.” It sent her into what she calls a “macaroni-and-cheese-eating tailspin.”
New York– Tyler Perry’s name is all over the place as the NAACP announced the nominees for its 42nd Image Awards on Wednesday. Perry’s “For Colored Girls” topped the feature film field with seven nominations and his “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?” picked up four. He’s also got mentions in TV categories […]
Los Angeles– At a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, a judge ordered Michael Jackson’s personal doctor to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter.
New York– Camille Grammer, ex-wife of producer Kelsey Grammer (“Girlfriends”, “The Game”) has been publicly airing out the couples dirty laundry. On the Howard Stern Radio Show, Camille took a jab at her ex-husband’s interest in woman’s clothing.
LOS ANGELES — The coroner who performed the autopsy on Michael Jackson testified Tuesday that the pop star’s death would have been classified a homicide even if the singer gave himself the final dose of the anesthetic propofol.
Rapper 50 Cent, real name Curtis Jackson has taken to his Twitter account to sell penny stocks. He has been advertising H & H Imports(HNHI) which the New York Observer claims is a “sketchy penny stock.” Later 50 Cent would Tweet “I own HNHI stock thoughts on it are my opinion. Talk to financial advisor […]
LOS ANGELES — For nearly three hours, the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death told police about his final hours with the superstar who was so desperate for sleep that he was getting anesthetic injections in his bedroom six nights a week.
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT has learned the man dubbed “the golden-voiced homeless internet sensation,” Ted Williams, and a woman identified as his daughter were briefly detained by the Los Angeles Police Department following an alleged altercation Monday night in Hollywood, CA.