#MIA is known to be controversial and outspoken, however she still hasn’t lived down her comments pertaining to #BlackLivesMatter.  Back in April, M.I.A did an interview with London’s Evening Standard. In the interview she discusses Black Lives Matters, and why black people aren’t speaking up for other lives.  “It’s interesting …

Basketball Wives LA has recruited a few new faces but one, especially, comes with an interesting past. January Gessert, one of the show’s newest cast members, is rumored to have been the woman involved in the inevitable break up between Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian back in 2010. Allegedly Reggie …

Everyone is awaiting the highly anticipated Benny Boom directed “All Eyez On Me” Tupac biopic, but the release has been pushed back a bit due to music problems. According to the Dogg Pound’s Daz Dillinger, he owns the rights to the infamous track, “Ambitionz Az A Ridah.” However, according to …

Baller Alert was live on the red carpet for the 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony, honoring Queen Latifah, Lil Kim, Missy Elliott and Salt-N-Pepa. Before the show took place, we decided to play a little game with the guests. In our latest game of ‘You Guessed It,’ we recite …

Baller Alert sat down with Amber Rose to discuss her brand new late night talk show, The Amber Rose Show (which airs Friday nights at 11pm), and what makes it different from any other venture she’s taken on. We also discussed her controversial stance on women’s sexuality, whether it coincides …

Let’s face it, the end of any romantic relationship sucks. Whether you’re the one who calls it quits or the one getting dumped, no one wants to be ill-prepared for a break-up. Here are a few quick tips to help you bounce back from a break-up before you even find …

Russell Wilson and Ciara had a low-key and private wedding ceremony in the UK just last week — a move many did not see coming. The couple’s celebrity friends were in attendance along with Earth, Wind and Fire,  who performed at the reception. Now, fresh off their honeymoon, Russell Wilson gushes …

Upon hearing that his BFF and girlfriend had called it quits, Bow Wow took to Instagram to let Omarion know that the Strippers and Insta-Models are abundant and the two will definitely be doing a lot of partying to make up for lost time.  Many wondered how one’s friend could …

Two bailiffs are dead after a an inmate pulled a gun from one of the officers while being escorted through a Michigan courthouse.  The incident occurred Monday afternoon at the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan. According to local reports, Larry Gordon, 44, was being transported from his holding cell when a fight occurred on …

Earlier this week, as those against police brutality protest in honor of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile in Dallas, Texas, shots rang out. Reportedly, 11 Dallas PD officers were injured, 5 killed. Within minutes, Dallas PD took to social media profiling Dallas resident Mark Hughes as a suspect in the …

It’s the day San Antonio Spurs fans never wanted to see. 15-time NBA All-Star, Tim Duncan,  has officially announced his retirement after 19 seasons with the organization.  Tim Duncan was selected by the San Antonio Spurs as the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. He’s lead the Spurs …

Wendy Williams came under fire after using a portion of her daytime talk show to criticize Jesse Williams, HBCU’s and the NAACP. In the episode, which aired earlier this week, Wendy said, ““I must say to you, he was on BET. His speech was very poignant. On the other hand, …

If you’ve been waiting anxiously for a response from Kim Kardashian regarding the tragic deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and more, the wait is over.  Kim Kardashian took to her personal blog to pen a response to all of the police brutality displayed this week. She titled it #BlackLivesMatter. …

The faces you see appearing on memes aren’t the cops that were involved in the fatal shooting of #AltonSterling. Meet #HowieLake and BlaneSalamoni, the two officers responsible for the death of #AltonSterling.  Lake ,29, is a three -year veteran officer. He was suspended in 2014 for the shooting of another …

Iggy Azalea heard about Nick Young’s baby mama, Keonna Green, and the recent interview she did with Us Weekly. When asked about it, Iggy was a woman of few words, but just enough gestures to get her point across.  Earlier this week Keonna told Us Weekly magazine that she did …

Cynthia Bailey recently announced that she and her husband Peter Thomas, who had every aspect of their marriage (including their wedding) documented on Real Housewives of Atlanta, were officially getting a divorce.  Peter sat down with Uptown Magazine to discuss Cynthia’s divorce announcement and what went wrong. Read his statement …

According to Bill O’Reilly, African Pride is scary and reminiscent of “Radical Islam”  — which we all know is the Fox News codeword for “terrorism.” On a recent episode of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, Bill shows a photograph of Barack Obama  taken in the 90’s.  O’Reilly uses the photo of Obama, …

Keonna Green, the mother of Nick Young’s 4 year old sone, does not feel any guilt over getting pregnant by Nick a second time.  If you have been a follower/reader of Baller Alert for a few years, you’ll know that we’ve covered Keonna and Nick’s relationship for quite some time …

Shortly after the BET Awards aired and Black people across America felt a boost of pride and moral in Jesse Williams’ Humanitarian Award acceptance speech, a petition to get Williams kicked off of Grey’s Anatomy was launched. According to the petition creator, who one could assume was not African American, Williams’ …

Love and Hip Hop Atlanta’s Karen King is facing three years behind bars while her son Scrap is serving a prison sentence of his own. You may recall Karen was arrested in Atlanta back in May. KK’s arrest stemmed from an incident where she charged up a $5,000 bill on …