Category: Celebrity News

Vanessa Williams Joins TNT’s ‘The Librarians’

Vanessa Williams Joins TNT’s ‘The Librarians’

Vanessa Williams is joining the third season of TNT’s “The Librarians,” Variety has learned. Williams joins in a recurring role, playing General Rockwell, the tough, brilliant head of the top secret, black ops secret government agency, known as D.O.S.A. Investigating “Statistical Anomalies,” Williams’ character sets her sights on apprehending the Librarians and obtaining the magical…

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Bobby Shmurda Transferred To Another Jail

Bobby Shmurda Transferred To Another Jail

Ackquille Pollard aka Bobby Shmurda has been in jail since December 2014. According to XXL Mag, the charges brought against the rapper include two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy to commit murder in the second degree, reckless endangerment, and one count of using drug paraphernalia. Shmurda’s bail was set at two million…

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Tupac’s Mother, Afeni Shakur, Dead

Tupac’s Mother, Afeni Shakur, Dead

The Marin County Sheriff’s office reported on Tuesday morning (May 3) that Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur, died on Monday night at age 69. A series of follow-up tweets reported that the Sheriff’s Coroners Office will lead the investigation to determine the “exact cause & manner of Afeni Shakur’s death.”…

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Bobby Shmurda Sues NYPD for False Arrest

Bobby Shmurda Sues NYPD for False Arrest

Nearly two weeks to the day in which he is tried on an assortment of charges that could keep him in prison for 8-25 years, Bobby Shmurda, 21, filed a federal lawsuit against the NYPD, for false arrest pertaining to an unrelated case on Friday (April 29). Shmurda, born Ackquille Pollard, is suing over what…

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Diddy Announces He’s Retiring

Diddy Announces He’s Retiring

After 26 years of developing some of the world’s biggest artists and producing platinum hit-records, Sean Combs has announced that he is retiring from the music business. The 46-year-old father of six went public about his farewell in an interview with Cigar Aficionado Magazine, stating that he intends to shift his focus towards doing films…

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HBO Will Submit Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ for Emmy Consideration

HBO Will Submit Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ for Emmy Consideration

Like many people, we still haven’t recovered from Lemonade. Ever since h HBO special debuted on Saturday, the visual album is all anyone can talk about and now there’s more info to add to the discussion because HBO plans to submit the special for Emmy consideration. Variety reports that HBO is working out the details,…

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Lil’ Kim Looks Unrecognizable

Lil’ Kim Looks Unrecognizable

Iconic female rapper Lil’ Kim has undergone dramatic physical changes since debuting her first single, “Crush On You” in 1996. In fact, many original fans of the rapper may find it hard to recognize her now that her facial features appear altered and her skin tone appears much lighter. On Sunday (April 24th) the Queen…

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New Details on Kodak Black’s Arrest

New Details on Kodak Black’s Arrest

Upcoming South Florida rapper Kodak Black was arrested on Thursday in Hallandale Beach, and new details have become available about the incident. 18-year old Kodak Black, whose real name is Dieuson Octave, and a passenger were parked at a building known for drug dealing just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Hallandale Police. Police say…

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Aretha Franklin Speculates on Prince’s Death

Aretha Franklin Speculates on Prince’s Death

The cause of death has yet been established in the sudden passing of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince, early Thursday (April 21). Most news outlets have stopped short of supposing a motive, saying only that Prince was found unconscious in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in Minneapolis, and pronounced dead shortly…

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Lil Wayne Receives Key to the City

Lil Wayne Receives Key to the City

Lil Wayne was gifted a key to the city of Lafayette in his home state of Louisiana, and Mayor-President Joel Robideaux made sure the key was made into a one-of-a-kind gold chain. Robideaux told the New Orleans rapper, “We want to present to you a very special key to the city that we made specifically for you.…

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