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ACTRESS-TURNED AUTHOR TARAJI P. HENSON
Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson is best known for playing the sassy and brassy Cookie Lyon on Fox’s Empire, but she’s channeled a less-well-known part of her life — her slow climb to the top — in a deeply personal memoir. Around the Way Girl: A Memoir is a candid and brutally honest account of her life, she explained on Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts on Tuesday, because, “we need each other as humans. If my life experiences can help someone else in life, why not?” She continued, “That’s what we’re here for as humans,” she said. We make the world go ‘round. We inspire each other as humans.…
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“ATLANTA” DONALD GLOVER’S BEST EFFORT YET
Donald Glover is not your average human being. He is a multi-talented wunderkind and possibly the most creative person to come about in the last decade. His career path is one that I have personally been following since he was a writer and occasional guest star on “30 Rock.” As a big fan of his work, I always felt that the way that he was portrayed on television was what other people thought of him: a nerdy black guy beloved by both black and white people. Glover as a musician is far from that. His music work as Childish Gambino is much darker, and feels like a more authentic version…
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YUNG JOC TAKES MANAGER ON JUDGE FAITH JENKINS
In a video clip for a new episode of Judge Faith Jenkin’s court show, the ATL rapper is suing his booking manager, Polo Hammond for $6,000 for a booking deposit and defamation of character. He argues that he never received the full amount owed to him for doing the event. “I’mma keep it all the way 100,”Joc says in a clip for the upcoming episode. “I had to come here today in front of the honorable Judge Faith Jenkins because my supposed-to-be manager back here done took this money, but I came here today to get it back.” Welp, Polo is countersuing Joc for $1,000 because apparently he forgot to pay…
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Mary J. Blige To Guest Star On ‘How To Get Away With Murder’
She may sing “No More Drama,” but Mary J. Blige is taking a stab at one of television’s most dramatic series. The Grammy-winning artist is set to guest star on the next season of “How to Get Away with Murder,” Deadline reports. Details of her role have not been released, but the gig serves as another significant get for the 45-year-old crooner in her burgeoning acting career. She portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in NBC’s acclaimed made-for-TV musical “The Wiz Live!” last December, and she recently wrapped up production for next year’s drama film “Mudbound.” She has experience acting on TV shows, too, as she guest starred on…
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Snoop Dogg To Produce New Weed Comedy
An upcoming marijuana comedy series is fetching the help of Snoop Dogg. The “Gin and Juice” rapper is set to executive produce and perform the theme song for a new MTV show called “Mary + Jane,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The hip-hop icon will also guest star at some point in the first season of the show, though network execs say he won’t play himself. “You don’t know when he’s going to appear,” executive producer Deborah Kaplan said. “You have to watch all the way to an end to see him.” The new series centers on a pair of millennial girls who lead an all-female pot delivery service in…
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50 Cent Interviews For Role In ‘Predator’ Sequel
From Get Rich Or Die Trying to the Starz show, Power, 50 Cent has been actively involved in the world acting, movie and television for years. Now the Jamaica Queens bred rapper is reportedly in talks to be part of a new movie in thePredator series. In an interview with 99 Jamz, South Florida’s TRU home for Hip-Hop and R&B, 50 Cent revealed that he may have a role in the upcoming film “You heard of the movie Predator? I might be a part of that project this Summer.” The movie companies don’t seem to be keeping this under wraps for the time being, as 50 again commented on the movie…
