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Solange for Billboard: Speaks on Music, Fashion and More!

She is the younger sister of music icon Beyonce. And Solange Knowles recently revealed she's 'not interested in entertainment' while posing on the cover of the March issue of Billboard.

The 31-year-old singer said: 'I’m clear within myself that I’m not interested in entertainment at this moment,' when asked about her professional focus.

Solange continued her statement: 'That might change. There might be a moment where I decide, "Hey, I love the game." For right now, I’m not [there].'

The mother-of-one changed up her look by swapping her black gown for a turtleneck bodysuit, which highlighted her toned legs.

In 2016, Solange went straight to number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with A Seat at the Table.

The album was hailed by fans for it's politically-charged lyrics and nod to black womanhood, much like sister Beyonce's chart-topping Lemonade album.

The duo made history when they became the first sisters to have number one albums on the Billboard 200 during the same year.

Earlier this month, the talented artist was named Harvard Foundation artist of the year.

#RHoA: NeNe Leakes Calls Kim Zolciak ''A Big Fat Lie'' over her Racially Charged Lawsuit!

NeNe Leakes isn't holding back when it comes to Kim Zolciak-Biermann. During an interview with E!'s Daily Pop today, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star revealed that she has yet to hear from Zolciak-Biermann's lawyer regarding a supposed lawsuit.

In case you missed it, back in October Leakes called Zolciak-Biermann and her daughter Brielle Biermann "racist trash" after the 21-year-old shot a video allegedly taken inside Leakes' house of a bug crawling on the floor.

In which back then Zolciak-Biermann revealed, "I've hired a legal counsel at this point. I don't take this lightly. It's one thing like I said to kind of banter back and forth and have an opinion. This is far beyond just having an opinion."

"Listen. Every time Kim opens her mouth, it's most of the time, at least eighty percent of the time, a big fat lie," Leakes revealed today. "No lawyer has ever contacted me about a lawsuit dealing with Kim. She's gone out everywhere saying she has a lawsuit. Well, they need to contact me at some point, don't you think?"

When the show's co-host Morgan Stewart asked if Leakes has a place in her heart for Zolciak-Biermann despite their feud, she made her answer loud and clear.

"No, let me explain," she said. "I do have a golden heart, which is why I have agreed to be in situations with Kim so many times. This season when I came back to the show, my heart was very open to Kim. I wanted us to have a good time. Every time I was around her, I made sure to compliment her to make her comfortable. She never brought good energy, she was always very mean."

She continued, "I need everyone to understand, Kim does not want to be friends with me. She wants to be the bigger person and see, the two of us together, I get attention and you're never going to be bigger than me, child. Just go on somewhere."

"I harbor no bad feelings towards Kim," Leakes said. "I just have nothing to do with her. She's not going to be in my life, I don't even want to speak to her."

#EMPIRE: Gabby Sidibe slammed Hollywood for paying her male co-stars more than her

"The only difference is genitals."

Gabourey Sidibe has never backed down from a fight, and she's not going to start now. The actress is living proof that it's possible to initiate change in Hollywood, which is why she's speaking out about a major issue female stars are STILL dealing with.

Sidibe attended the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event where she discussed pay inequality in Hollywood.

"Oscar nominated or not, I'm paid less than my male co-stars, in the same way a lot of women are," she said.

According to a recent study, women have the "potential" to make just as much as their male counterparts on one condition.

The study explained women need an additional degree in order to earn as much as their male counterparts, even if the men only have a single degree. Sounds fair, right?

We can only hope that Hollywood will start listening to people like Sidibe and lasting change will come for all women.

#NEWMUSICVIDEO from Chris Brown – ‘Tempo’

Chris Brown takes us on a grungy yet futuristic dance voyage in his latest music video for “Tempo,” a song from his platinum-certified album, ‘Heartbreak On A Full Moon.’

In the clip, Brown and his crew of dancers deliver an apocalyptic vibe to what looks to be a peaceful neighborhood, specifically Temp St. The ragamuffin cliche don face paint like something out of a Zombie film, go on a dancing crime spree on top of a truck and in a bunch of houses before robbing the joints bats and nunchucks. They even got the local Paperboy to join the crew.

WATCH HERE

The “tempo” visual follow brown’s recent collaborations: Blac Youngsta’s “Booty (Remix)” With Jeezy & Trey Songz and “Stranger Things” with Joyner Lucas.

#HIPHOPREWIND: De La Soul ‘Three Feeet and Rising’

1989: Three friends from New York decide to join up and form a rap group, then made a tremendous impact with their first album.

Dave, Posdnuos and Maceo originally formed the rap trio De La Soul in 1987. The group stuck out from the crowd, through their Afrocentric, yet off-kilter, style of dress and positive subject matter. They all met up in a Long Island high school, and after releasing some early music, caught the attention of legendary producer Prince Paul. This union would prove vital, as he would have a hand in every beat on De La Soul's debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, which dropped on this day in 1989.

De La Soul's first full-length album was a runaway success. 3 Feet High and Rising peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200, and led the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The singles before the album's release were "Plug Tunin,'" which is the song that won Prince Paul over, and "Potholes in My Lawn," which hit No. 22 on the 1988 Hot Rap Singles chart. After the album dropped, the timeless "Me, Myself and I" was the biggest single. The song hit No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and the Hot Rap Singles charts. It also peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

REMINISCE THE ENTIRE CD HERE

Outside of the accolades, 3 Feet High and Rising was the polar opposite of street rap, which was heating up at the time. De La Soul never aimed to be the antithesis to what was going on in rap, even though the media used them as such. They were three guys who loved rap, being themselves the best way they knew how.

The Independent Spirit Awards winners 2018: SEE THE FULL LIST!

No Sunken Place here – Get Out was crowned Best Feature at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday.

Jordan Peele’s social thriller picked up the top prize at the awards ceremony celebrating independent films, traditionally held on the eve of the Oscars. Peele also received the Best Director award earlier in the ceremony.

“I think it’s clear to everybody in this room and across the country and across the world that we are in the beginning of a renaissance right now where stories from the outsider, stories from the people in this room — the same stories that independent filmmakers have been telling for years — are being honored and recognized and celebrated,” Peele said, accepting the Best Feature prize. “I’m so proud to be here with this group of people receiving this.”

Frances McDormand also continued her streak of landing leading actress prizes for her role in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — but this time, she noted, she could curse during the IFC-aired telecast without having to worry about being bleeped. “Do you know how hard it’s been not to swear these past few months?” she asked. “Because this awards convention goes on for-f—ing-ever.”

I, Tonya’s Allison Janney and Three Billboards’ Sam Rockwell also shored up their status as supporting actress and actor frontrunners with wins in their respective Spirit Awards categories. Call Me By Your Name star Timothée Chalamet won the award for Best Male Lead, while Lady Bird writer-director Greta Gerwig won Best Screenplay.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards have correctly predicted the Oscars’ Best Picture winner the last four years running, including last year with Moonlight. Whether that streak holds will be revealed at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, where Get Out competes against presumed frontrunners The Shape of Water and Three Billboards — both of which were not nominated in the Spirits’ Best Feature category — as well as Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, Darkest Hour, Lady Bird, Phantom Thread, and The Post.

Check out the full list of Film Independent Spirit Awards winners below.

2018 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

BEST FEATURE

(Award given to the producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)

WINNER: Get Out

Producers: Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr., Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele

BEST FIRST FEATURE

(Award given to the director and producer.)

WINNER: Ingrid Goes West

Director: Matt Spicer

Producers: Jared Ian Goldman, Adam Mirels, Robert Mirels, Aubrey Plaza, Tim White, Trevor White

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – Given to the best feature made for under $500,000.

(Award given to the writer, director and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)

WINNER: Life and nothing more

Writer/Director: Antonio Méndez Esparza

Producers: Amadeo Hernández Bueno, Alvaro Portanet Hernández, Pedro Hernández Santos

BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER: Jordan Peele

Get Out

BEST SCREENPLAY

WINNER: Greta Gerwig

Lady Bird

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY

WINNER: Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani

The Big Sick  

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

Call Me by Your Name

BEST EDITING

WINNER: Tatiana S. Riegel

I, Tonya         

BEST FEMALE LEAD

WINNER: Frances McDormand

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

BEST MALE LEAD

WINNER: Timothée Chalamet

Call Me by Your Name

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE

WINNER: Allison Janney

I, Tonya

BEST SUPPORTING MALE

WINNER: Sam Rockwell

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD

(Given to one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.)

Mudbound

Director: Dee Rees

Casting Directors: Billy Hopkins, Ashley Ingram

Ensemble Cast: Jonathan Banks, Mary J. Blige, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan, Carey Mulligan

BEST DOCUMENTARY

(Award given to the director and producer.)

WINNER: Faces Places

Directors: Agnés Varda, JR

Producer: Rosalie Varda

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

(Award given to the director.)

WINNER: A Fantastic Woman

Chile

Director: Sebastián Lelio

BONNIE AWARD – Bonnie Tiburzi Caputo joined American Airlines in 1973 at age 24, becoming the first female pilot to fly for a major U.S. airline. In her honor, the inaugural Bonnie Award will recognize a mid-career female director with a $50,000 unrestricted grant, sponsored by American Airlines.

WINNER: Chloé Zhao

JEEP TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – The 23rd annual Truer Than Fiction Award, funded by the Jeep brand, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by the Jeep brand.

WINNER: Jonathan Olshefski

Director of Quest

KIEHL’S SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – The 24th annual Someone to Watch Award, funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Kiehl’s Since 1851.

WINNER: Justin Chon

Director of Gook

PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – The 21st annual Producers Award, funded by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.

Giulia Caruso & Ki Jin Kim

Ben LeClair

Summer Shelton

Congrats to All!

Tiffany Haddish Responds To Beyoncé’s Non-Disclosure Agreement Lyrics In ‘Top Off’

A few folks accused me of reaching when I said Beyoncé put Tiffany Haddish on notice in her verse on DJ Khaled‘s “Top Off,” but apparently that isn’t the case.

The actress and comedian knows she innocently spilled the Carter’s tea.

After Tiffany heard the song, she took to social media to let everyone know she loves Beyoncé’s verse and she’d gladly sign a NDA to party with the Queen Bey.

Will Packer & Universal Pictures = A New Comedy ‘Fight Night’

Award winning film producer Will “Power” Packer is teaming up with Universal Pictures for a new comedy titled Fight Night.

According to Packer’s Instagram page, Fight Night is the story of Atlanta-based hustler Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams and Atlanta’s first black detective, JD Hudson. Set in 1970 on the eve of Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight in Atlanta, the film centers on a post-fight party thrown by Williams that was attended by the most dangerous gangsters in the country. They were all robbed at gunpoint of more than $1 million, making it to this day the largest heist in Georgia history.

S&A is reporting that the film will be written by Lars Jacobson along with Packer co-producing and lifestyle guru Kenny Burns serving as executive producer. He is credited with bringing the story to Packer’s attention.

We will will keep you posted as this project continues to develop.

Is Tiny's New Manager Causing Trouble in Xscap3?

Insiders claim Tiny's Harris' new manager is causing friction in Xscap3...

Snitch over at Rhymes with Snitch claims they recieved a tip this week claiming Tiny Harris' new manager is bumping heads with LaTocha Scott's husband/manager Rocky Bivens because he caught Tiny's manager trying to cut side deals behind the group's back and because of rumors she stole money from her former business partner Atlanta celebrity hair stylist Derek J.

The source claims Tiny has NO IDEA what her new manager is up to.

#DOGOODERS: Disney Donates $1 Million To Boys & Girls Club For STEM Programs!

Black Panther came out and set Black History Month on FIRE. And with all its success, Disney has decided to celebrate the incredible film in a MAJOR way.

The company imitates the ending of the film by donating $1 million to create STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Woot!

It's the perfect gift as it correlates with the technology theme in the film and how it empowered a group of people. Without giving TOO much of the movie away, Wakanda was the most technologically advanced country ran by a fictional metal called vibranium. Black Panther's sister Shuri, a 16-year-old female, was the one who invented and controlled much of the technology her brother used to fight evil. How cool is that?

Now, young students enrolled in STEM programs will be able to do the same.

“It’s fitting that we show our appreciation by helping advance STEM programs for youth, especially in underserved areas of the country, to give them the knowledge and tools to build the future they want,” Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, said in a statement.

The money will create 12 new STEM centers in several cities across the country, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, Washington and Oakland, Calif. -- where Black Panther director Ryan Coogler was born and where some of the film takes place.

"The organization’s STEM curriculum gives young people the chance at an early age to have hands-on experiences, like building bridges and light bulbs and creating rock candy," Chrissy Booth, senior director of youth development programs for the Boys & Girls Club.

This is great! #WAKANDAFOREVER

Columbus Short Sentenced To A Year In Jail After Hitting His NEW Wife

Columbus Short is headed to the concrete motel for a year.

The actor appeared in a Los Angeles court on Friday to face charges from a November incident where he hit his new wife, Aida Abramyan, during an argument.

Columbus pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 36 months probation and domestic violence education.

Unfortunately, the new charges violated Columbus’ probation from 2014 when he mollywopped a man in a bar fight.

So, he was sentenced to a year in jail.

Philando Castile Charity Covers Entire School District’s Lunch Debt

Even in death He has done well!

(Via HuffPo) The cafeteria supervisor’s memory will live on in this charity by ensuring no student goes hungry.

Two years after he was fatally shot by a police officer in Minnesota, Philando Castile is still helping students afford lunch.

A charity created in Castile’s honor has paid off the lunch debt for every student in the 56 schools in the St. Paul Public School District, including the school where Castile worked as a cafeteria supervisor.

“That means no parent of the 37,000 kids who eat meals at school need worry about how to pay that overdue debt,” a charity organizer wrote on the “Philando Feeds the Children” fundraising page.

Castile had worked as a cafeteria supervisor at the J.J. Hill Montessori Magnet School in St. Paul for two years at the time he was killed.

Families said students at the school took his death especially hard.

In 2017, around the anniversary of Castile’s death, families of children at J.J. Hill told the Pioneer Press that Castile often high-fived students and helped them with their lunches.

“It’s one thing to say he was a good guy, and it’s another thing to know he was a good guy,” Eisen Ramgren, a student’s parent, told the St. Paul newspaper.

Pam Fergus, an educator who launched the charity, told CNN she delivered a $35,000 check to the St. Paul Public School District this week. The charity, which had an original goal of raising $5,000, now has more than $117,000 in donations, according to the YouCaring page. The funds will continue to pay for student lunches “for years to come,” Fergus wrote in a fundraising update.

Fergus told Fox 9 News that Castile was known at his school for paying for students’ lunches when they couldn’t afford it.

“Philando was famous for that,” she said. “His mother told me that every day he would call her after leaving his job at J.J. Hill and talk about the kids. Another kid didn’t have the money in his account, so Philando would take $3 out of his pocket and buy that kid’s lunch for the day.”

In July 2016, St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed Castile after pulling him over for a broken taillight in a St. Paul suburb.

Yanez maintained that he thought Castile was reaching for the weapon, while Diamond Reynolds, Castile’s girlfriend who filmed the traffic stop from the passenger seat, said he was reaching for his wallet.

Footage of the incident from a police dash cam and Reynolds’ camera shows Castile calmly telling Yanez he had a firearm. After the shooting, Reynolds said Yanez had just asked Castile for his license and registration, adding that Castile was licensed to carry.

Castile’s death sparked nationwide protests against police violence after the shooting and again after Yanez was found not guilty of manslaughter.

Now that the charity has reached well over its fundraising goal, Fergus hopes it can continue to raise money for more schools in Minnesota.

“I don’t know how much it would take to help the whole state of Minnesota,” Fergus told CNN. “There is no end goal. Basically, I want a million bucks in there.”

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Marvel’s New Iron Man is a Black Teenage Girl.

Meet Riri Williams. She’s a teen genius who attends MIT at the age of 15. She’s also Marvel’s new Iron Man. Williams attracts the attention of Tony Stark after building an Iron Man suit in her dorm.

According to TIME Magazine, Williams will likely operate under a different name, but is still working on it.

In an exclusive interview, Iron Man artist Stefano Caselli also touched on the ongoing issue of diversity in the Marvel universe.

Marvel Comics’ diverse new cast has stirred some controversy among a subset of fans.

Some of the comments online, I don’t think people even realize how racist they sound. I’m not saying if you criticize you’re a racist, but if someone writes, “Why do we need Riri Williams we already have Miles?” that’s a weird thing to say. They’re individuals just like Captain America and Cyclops are individuals. All I can do is state my case for the character, and maybe they’ll realize over time that that’s not the most progressive thinking.

But increasingly we see less and less of that. Once Miles hit, and Kamala Khan hit and female Thor hit—there was a part of an audience crawling through the desert looking for an oasis when it came to representation, and now that it’s here, you’ll go online and be greeted with this wave of love.

I think what’s most important is that the character is created in an organic setting. We never had a meeting saying, “we need to create this character.” It’s inspired by the world around me and not seeing that represented enough in popular culture.

Riri Williams has technically already been introduced in the Iron Man comics series, but only in a vague manner. It will be definitely be exciting to see what’s next for the character.

Oh? Cynthia Bailey Dating Rumors: RHOA Star Moving On From Peter Thomas With Chef Roble?

According to the rumor mill, Cynthia Bailey has a new man, and fans will get to see him on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" season nine.

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” fans may see Cynthia Bailey with a new boo when the Bravo reality series returns for season nine.

As many fans are already aware, the model-turned-reality-star recently separated from her husband Peter Thomas after six years of marriage.

Throughout RHOA season eight, the couple’s relationship status had come into question numerous times after Cynthia’s estranged husband had been accused of being unfaithful by cast mate Porsha Williams. Only making matters worse, Cynthia caught wind of video footage of Peter being a little too friendly with an unknown woman at his new sports bar in Charlotte, N.C., which seemed to be the final straw for the couple.

In June, Cynthia announced her separation from Peter officially, revealing the bar owner now “lives in Charlotte” while she remains in Atlanta.

Despite their split, fans shouldn’t expect to see a sad Cynthia when RHOA returns with season nine, especially if the latest rumors about the reality star are true.

According to the rumor mill, Cynthia may have already moved on to someone new.

MediaTakeOut recently reported that the eyewear designer has taken a romantic-liking to her longtime friend Roble Ali, star of Bravo’s former “Chef Roble & Co.”

According to the site’s sources, Cynthia and Roble have “been fiends for years --and now that they are both single, they’re dating.”

The famous pastry chef is even rumored to appear in a few episodes of RHOA with Cynthia, which they’ve reportedly already filmed.

Neither Cynthia or Roble have confirmed the dating rumors. However, Roble did fuel speculation when he posted a picture of the duo on Instagram, which he ironically captioned, “Wife goals.”

RHOA season nine is currently in production, so it won’t be too much longer before we all find out the status of all of Cynthia's relationships.

Do you think Cynthia is dating Chef Roble?

‘Empire' season 3 spoilers: Cookie, Lucious Lyon's relationship to be put to the test

"Empire" season 3 will continue to put Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) and Lucious' (Terrence Howard) relationship to the test.

In the finale episode for season 2, Cookie decided to stay away from Lucious after the latter wed Anika Cookie was shocked with Lucious' decision especially since things have been going to well for them.

Even though Cookie previously denied still having feelings for her estranged husband, her son Jamal (Jussie Smollett) somewhat figured it out.

Due to this, it wasn't very surprising to know that Cookie reacted very indifferently towards Lucious.

In an interview with TV Guide, executive producer Sanaa Hamri explained the dynamics between Lucious and Cookie in the upcoming episodes.

"Remember, she has said to the kids that 'The love between me and your father, it runs deep.' There's a deep emotional connection, and you feel it when you see the flashbacks. They have children together; they have a bond. To her, the marriage to Anika is beyond symbolic, and she has to walk away. I don't know what she's going to do, but Cookie is always going to come back with a vengeance. It's going to be fun to go on her journey. She's still co-CEO of Empire. Does she give up Empire? Does she clap back? That'll be fun to watch," she explained.

Meanwhile, now that Lucious and Anika are now married, it seems that the latter will receive some kind of protection from what she did to Rhonda (Kaitlin Doubleday) in season 2.

According to Hamri, Anika will continue to be in huge trouble because even if Lucious will protect her, Andre (Trai Byers) will definitely find a way to destroy her.

"Anika is in so much trouble. And of course she still has feelings for Lucious. They shared a relationship. But everybody is out for self trying to preserve his and herself, and that's what's tragic about parts of her character - she has to go to such lengths to protect herself," she explained.

When the series returns to FOX this fall, Hakeem will also most likely find revenge against his own father.

"Empire" season 3 will premiere on FOX sometime this September.

Video: PJ Morton – Sticking To My Guns

PJ Morton brings us that real deep south soul with the music video for, “Sticking To My Guns,” the title track from his newly-released maxi single. The five-track maxi-single is the prelude to his upcoming studio album, which will be released in early 2017. This will be Morton’s first full-length solo release since returning to New Orleans and forming his record label, Morton Records.

The music video for “Sticking To My Guns” was filmed, directed and edited in New Orleans by Allendra “Cinemadona” Freeman, who recently worked with Morton filming and directing the video for “I Need Your Love,” and served as a cinematographer on Beyoncé’s Lemonade film and single, “Formation.” Beginning with an idea to film a concept based on the Black Lives Matter Movement, Cinemadona brought her vision to life using real-world experiences of both her and Morton’s culture of growing up in New Orleans and the church, being immersed in gospel, jazz and blues.

Check out the video HERE

Sticking to My Guns (maxi single) is available on iTunes and all digital retailers.

New Hip Hop: Ace Hood feat. Rick Ross – ‘Go Mode’

Ace Hood and Rick Ross are in “Go Mode.” The Floridian duo teams up on a new slapper that allows them to get into “beast mode” over a high-powered beat.

Following last month’s “4th Quarter,” Ace uses this track to show his loyalty for Renzel by repurposing a famous Future line. “My ni**a Fat Boy don’t trust you,” he raps. “I’ma squeeze clips.” From there, Rozay follows up by rhyming about everything from the death of his friend in 1994 to making a Tupac reference.

Hood, who’s gearing up to drop StarVation, said he wanted to deliver something strong on this new banger. “Wrote this record from a show and prove perspective,” he told Complex. “‘Go Mode’ to me is the equivalent of being in beast mode, just going after whatever it is you want by any means necessary.”

Listen to “Go Mode” HERE.

Ace and Ross are frequent collaborators who’ve teamed up on a slew of tracks throughout the years, including “Bugatti,” “Out Here Grindin’,” and “I Ain’t Worried.”

‘Single Ladies’ Actor Harold House Moore Guilty of Molestation

Harold “House” Moore is going to prison for child molestation, according to Gwinnett Daily Post. The actor was convicted Friday of violating a 15-year-old girl in Gwinnett County. Moore, who had reportedly been playing Dr. Dre in a forthcoming Tupac Shakur biopic, is facing five to 20 years in prison. According to the site,

"the jury returned its verdict after more than nine hours of deliberation, finding him guilty of sneaking into the girl’s bedroom and touching her early in the morning on Nov. 25, 2012, according to a news release from the Gwinnett district attorney’s office."

"Defense attorney Shannon Briley-Holmes has already prepared a motion for a new trial. The document is critical of Judge Timothy Hamil’s decisions on the bench."

"One point she said she took exception to was Hamil allowing the state to refer to the victim as a “victim” in court."

"“The Court stated words to the effect of, ‘The State will call the victim whatever it wants to,’” Briley-Holmes wrote in the motion. “Really? Could the State call the victim Mother Teresa?”"

"Moore testified during the trial, which was prosecuted by Nigel Lush, and maintained his innocence, but the defendant couldn’t explain why the girl would falsely accuse him, said Dan Mayfield, chief assistant DA."

"The victim, whose connection to the defendant wasn’t released, made an outcry to a friend immediately after the crime. Gwinnett police Cpl. Ben Ervin of the special victim’s unit interviewed the victim and Moore."

Moore is known for his appearance on “Single Ladies,” “CSI” and Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne”.

THE VH1“Hip Hop Honors” Photoshoot is out but Lil Kim but the skintone is quite GHOSTLY!

Lil Kim Does it AGAIN!

We’re days away before the premiere of VH1’s "Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens" show. And before the show airs live, the female Hip Hop pioneers got dressed up for a promo photoshoot.

After a six-year hiatus, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lil Kim and Salt-N-Pepa will be honored at this year’s all female show to celebrate their rise to the top of a male-dominated genre.

Brooklyn raptress Lil Kim has us scratching our heads with her new promo shot. The “Crush On You” rapper got made up in white make up and a winter white wig for the shoot seemingly channeling X-Men character Storm.  Interestingly, no one else in the shoot was in costume.  So...

She flossed her curves in a black lace corset paired with black lace stockings. While we're feeling Kimmy's ensemble for the shoot, we can't say we're feeling whatever the hell is going on here. Like, why is this photo happening?  WHAT is happening here?  Never before have we wanted this badly for someone to go buy some Fashion Fair and Iman Cosmetics and go to town on that face.

Meanwhile, Queen, Missy and Salt-N-Pepa slayed their pics for the promo shoot:

Get it ladies!

VH1's "Hip Hop Honors: All Hail The Queens" airs Monday July 11th at 9/8c with performances by Common, Pharrell, Timbaland, Naughty by Nature and Da Brat.

Dwyane Wade Leaves Miami; Heads Home to Chicago

Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat watches on against the Charlotte Hornets during game four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2016 NBA Playoffs at Time Warner Cable Arena on April 25, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

*If you haven’t heard, Dwyane Wade has decided to book up outta Miami and take his talents to his hometown of Chicago and play for the Bulls. And we thought he might head to Cleveland and hook up with his boy, LeBron James, but we was wrong!

“This was not an easy decision, but I feel I have made the right choice,” Wade said in a letter released to The Associated Press:

Dear Miami,

This has been an extremely emotional and tough decision to come to. After 13 years, I have decided to embark on a new journey with the Chicago Bulls. This was not an easy decision, but I feel I have made the right choice for myself and my family.

I started my NBA career with the Miami Heat in 2003 and it has been an honor to have played with them and help build a winning franchise with three NBA championships. I look back with pride and amazement at all we have accomplished together. I want to express my gratitude to the Arison family, Pat Riley, Coach Erik Spoelstra, the coaching staff, and the entire Miami Heat organization.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the Miami community and especially (hash)HEATNATION for all of their love and support over the years. It has been truly incredible. I am deeply moved and appreciative of the positive messages from my fans expressing that they want what’s best for me and I know they will support my decision. The memories including championship parades and five conference titles are incredible moments we have shared that will always remain close to my heart as I begin the next chapter of my life.

Growing up in Robbins, Ill., I never dreamed that an NBA career could have even been possible and that one day I would wear a Chicago Bulls jersey. Watching the Bulls growing up inspired me at an early age to pursue my dream of becoming a basketball player. My most treasured memories were watching my dad play basketball on the courts of Fermi Elementary School and developing my game at the Blue Island Recreation Center. I have never forgotten where I came from and I am thankful to have an opportunity to play for the team that first fueled my love of the game. Many of my family members still live in Chicago and I am excited to return home to a city very close to my heart.

I look forward to returning to my roots and to what lies ahead.

Much Love and Respect,

D. Wade

As far as the arrangement with Chicago is concerned, Wade has agreed to a two-year deal worth $47 million, according to the AP. The Miami Heat, Wade’s team for his entire 13-year career, had a two-year, $40 million offer on the table for him.

“He’s home,” one source close to Wade said of the Chicago native.

Acrimony had been building between Wade and the Heat over the past week. Wade met with Heat owner Micky Arison in New York on Monday, but obviously he didn’t get what he wanted.

“Miami dared a very proud man to go home, and that man’s best friend [LeBron James] just won a title by going home,” a source close to the process told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne.

Tamar Braxton’s awkward run-in with ‘The Real’ execs

There’s still bad blood between “The Real” and its former co-host Tamar Braxton, who was blindsided when the show gave her a pink slip this summer.

Braxton and her former colleagues were all booked at the same hotel in New Orleans for the Essence Festival, but Braxton bolted for new lodging.

“Tamar lasted one night in that hotel. She and her husband Vince [Herbert] kept running into executives from Warner Bros. and Tamar was very uncomfortable. She even walked through the lobby with dark black ‘Jackie O’ sunglasses. They were booked into a new hotel room first thing the next morning. Everyone was talking about how they demanded to leave,” a source told Page Six.

Billboards of the show featuring remaining hosts Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon and Jeannie Mai were plastered all over the city to promote special live episodes from the Big Easy. The ladies also posted shots with Oprah and several other stars while at the weekend fest.

Meanwhile, Braxton was there to fête sister Toni Braxton at McDonald’s 365Black Awards. Tamar has another talk show in the works with Steve Harvey. Reps did not comment.

Second Black Man, Philando Castille, Fatally Shot By Police This Week

A second man has been shot and killed by police this week. Philando Castille, 32, was shot and killed during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Falcon Heights, MN.

Castille and girlfriend Lavish Reynolds were stopped for a broken tail light. Reynolds, who captured the aftermath of the shooting, said her Castille had a permit for his weapon and informed the officer he was armed. Reynolds said Castille was reaching for his ID upon the request of the officer when he was shot.

The video shows the officer pointing a gun at the couple from outside the car. The officer can be heard saying, “I told him not to reach for it. I told him to get his hand out.”

WATCH HERE!

Castille was transferred to Hennepin County Medical Center was he died.

Castille worked as a cafeteria worker at J.J. Hill School for over a decade.

Duchess Kate in a £1,580 Barbara Casasola in London: sexy, pretty or blah?

Here are some photos of the Duchess of Cambridge Wednesday evening in London. Kate attended an event at the Natural History Museum to present the Art Fund Museum of the Year prize. BTW,Kate is patron to the Natural History museum, but here she is. She’s also patron of the National Portrait Gallery. She attends events at the Natural History museum a few times a year, almost always for some glamorous event. She is, after all, an art history major.

For Wednesday’s event, Kate wore this £1,580 Barbara Casasola dress which I actually like. I like it a lot. It’s a rare thing for Kate – she looks like a sexy and pretty 30-something woman, not a twee college girl or a matronly 50-something. One thing though – this is an off-the-shoulder dress and people could barely tell because of her Wall of Hair.

Kate is also expected to attend at least one of the final games at Wimbledon this week, perhaps Andy Murray’s semifinal match against Tomas Berdych on Friday, or Roger Federer’s Friday match against Milos Raonic. The Wimbledon final could be Murray vs Federer, which would be a very happy occasion. Kate might wait until the final.

YIKES! Uncle Buck Canceled at ABC

Uncle Buck's stay is over, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.

The ABC comedy starring Mike Epps will not return for a second season, as Tuesday night's episode will serve as the series finale.

Originally ordered to series in May 2015, Uncle Buck, based on the 1989 John Hughes film starring John Candy, was held on the bench throughout the entire traditional 2015–16 TV season and didn't launch until June.

Disappointed. No more @ABCUncleBuck. Cancelled.Thankful to have worked with @ABCNetwork.Proud of what we've done. Thx 4 let us entertain u.

— James Lesure (@JamesLesure) July 6, 2016

James Lesure, one of the show's stars, broke the news Wednesday on Twitter.

"Disappointed," he tweeted. "No more @ABCUncleBuck. Cancelled. Thankful."

He continued, "Proud of what we've done. Thx 4 let us entertain u."

Jaden Smith & Jasmine Sanders Do Glamour Mag

Cool kid Jaden Smith and model Jasmine Sanders (who’s rumored to be dating Terrence J) are heating up the magazine circuit. And they're bringing young, fresh and fun vibes for Glamour magazine’s August 2016 issue.

The twosome rocked fall/winter threads for a stylish, edgy spread:

We're not ready to even THINK about fall yet, but we're loving the vibes of this shoot.

Nice!  By the way, Jaden is gearing up for the premiere of his new Netflix original series "The Get Down," premiering August 12th.

#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Ed!

Meet Ed, He wants some Netflix and chill!  And you can see more when you GO HERE TO SEE THE PICS!! And remember they’re NSFW!

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Enjoy

AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES

Courtesy of P.o.WM

‘Sweaty Teddy’

Guess he’s letting it hang out to air dry. Probably gonna take a few hours to dry that sweaty a$$ though.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

EFREM