Angela Bassett

This year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy has sparked a lot of conversation about actors and actresses (past and present) who should have received acknowledgement from the prestigious award show.

The NAACP Image Awards will air live this Friday at 9/8c on TV One and all this week on NewsOne Now, an expert panel will share our predictions on who will take home the trophies.

The Emmys are right around the corner and Hollywood's leading ladies want to discuss more than what they're wearing on the red carpet.

Roland Martin and HipHollywood’s Vanessa Barnett rundown which African American actors  received Emmy Award nominations and who was snubbed by the Emmy voting committee. Lee Daniels took to social media to voice his displeasure after learning that Empire was left out of the Emmy nominations. In an Instagram video post with actor Jussie Smollett, Daniels is seen […]

Alfre Woodard hosted her annual pre-Oscar party to celebrate African American women in film in the penthouse of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. HipHollywood was on hand to bring you an exclusive look at the festivities. This year guests included: Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Angela Bassett, Aisha Tyler, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana and Kerry Washington. Washington told HipHollywood, “This event […]

HipHollywood’s Jasmine Simpkins takes us down the Image Awards Red Carpet to showcase fashion at the NAACP Image Awards. Eva Marcille, Garcelle Beauvais, Demetria McKinney, Nikki Micheaux, Paula Jai Parker, Kerri Washington, Gabrielle Union, Angela Bassett, Tracee Ellis Ross and Sharon Leal all stunned on the red carpet. The fellas also rocked the Image Awards red carpet. Kem, Larenz Tate […]

HipHollywood reporter Jasmine Simpkins caught up with the stars of the highly anticipated Lifetime original movie “Whitney” and spoke with Angela Bassett about her directorial debut. SEE ALSO:  Whitney Houston’s Family Snubs Lifetime Biopic Premiere Bobbi Kristina Slams Angela Bassett Over Whitney Houston Biopic Whitney’s Brother Confesses: “Don’t Blame Bobby, I Introduced Her To Cocaine” […]

While friends and colleagues of the late-Whitney Houston gathered Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Calif., to a screening of the new telefilm, “Whitney,” the star’s family was conspicuously absent, according to the New York Post, citing a report from the Associated Press. RELATED: Bobbi Kristina Slams Angela Bassett Over Whitney Houston Biopic Whitney’s Brother Confesses: […]

  Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston, lashed out at Angela Bassett on Twitter for not casting her as her mother in an upcoming biopic. SEE ALSO: UPDATED: Dr. Ersula Ore On Police Brutality Incident: ‘I Did What I Was Supposed To Do’ [VIDEO] During an interview with Entertainment Weekly‘s Nina Terrero, Bassett, who […]

The  Lifetime Network has tapped Disney star Zendaya Coleman to bring the story of late R&B singer Aaliyah Haughton to life. The biopic, tentatively titled: Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, will air in the fall. According to Lifetime, the film “follows the beautiful and talented performer’s inspirational journey, from her debut on Star Search at the age of 10 to […]

Angela Bassett Set To Direct Whitney Houston Biopic On Lifetime Angela Bassett is set to direct an upcoming Whitney Houston biopic that will air as a Lifetime Original Movie. The new film will be the talented actress’s directorial debut. “I have such regard for both Whitney’s and Bobby’s amazing talents and accomplishments; and I feel a responsibility in […]