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Kanye West is being sued by the parents to Natalie Green, the then 4-year-old girl who the rapper used as a sample at the beginning of his album “Life of Pablo.” If you’ve listened to West’s album, you’ll hear the voice of a little girl in the intro song “Ultralight …

Kevin Hart is putting on the teacher hat in his latest project. “Guide to Black History” is the show you’ll wish you had in school, rather than textbooks. Kevin hosts the series with Saniyya Sidney, who plays his daughter. The two will take you on a colorful and fun trip …

ABC is cheffing up two new pilots, one of which will be brought to life by media mogul #50Cent and director-screenwriter George TillmanJr. ABC is set to have nine dramas and six comedies this upcoming season. One of those projects will be produced by new partners “The Last Ship” co-creator/executive …

HBO plans to move forward with the release of its controversial documentary “Leaving Neverland.” “Leaving Neverland” is HBO’s newest documentary that will focus on late singer Michael Jackson and the allegations against him that claim he sexually abused children during his career. The project will center around two men; Wade …

Mykelti Williamson, best known for his roles in “Forrest Gump,” “Con Air,” “ATL,” “The Final Destination,” and “The Purge: Election Year,” will be taking his talents to NBC for a new legal drama, titled, “Prism.”  According to Deadline, Williamson has been tapped to co-star in the pilot, alongside Malin Akerman, …

Kanye West is now the victim of some serious identity fraud, and the costs are upwards of $1 million. Exclusive sources told The Blast that Kanye’s “friend” Malik Yusuf secretly contacted designer Phillipp Plein, misrepresented himself as a rep for Kanye and negotiated a Yeezy performance for close to $1 …

Dina Lohan, mother to actress Lindsay Lohan, has been seeing someone special for the past five years and she shared her excitement about their relationship with her Celebrity Big Brother housemates this week on the show. While she gushed about her long-distance boyfriend, her roommates tried to give her a …

Within the first week of Black History Month, Liam Neeson revealed his past urge to kill “some black bastard,” Michelle Rodriguez defended Neeson’s statement, claiming an interracial kiss eliminates racism, and Gucci promoted and apologized for a sweater that resembled blackface; and quite frankly, we are tired.  In fact, amid …

Last month, singer, songwriter and producer R. Kelly was hit with over 60 building code violations, due in part to Kelly’s unauthorized built-in sauna, steam room, bar and other residential amenities inside his controversial Chicago recording studio.  However, despite the violations and subsequent fines over the residential structure of the …

Police have arrested the wife of a University of Central Florida faculty member after she allegedly stabbed her 65-year-old husband to death and tried to cover up the murder by claiming he committed suicide. On Wednesday, authorities arrested 45-year-old Danielle Justine Redlick on charges of second-degree murder and tampering with …

Amid the longstanding confusion surrounding Wendy Williams’ extended hiatus from her popular namesake talk show, sources say the gossip queen is “super scared” about losing it all.  ”She’s super scared and anxious,” an insider told Page Six, highlighting the success of her stand-ins. “Watching Nick Cannon being a huge hit …

Everyone has seen the documentaries, now here comes the lawsuits! #JaRule and #BillyMcFarland have been hit with a lawsuit for almost $3 Million,  as an investment company claims they got screwed when the Fyre Festival fell apart. TMZ is reporting that EHL Funding has sued the Fyre Fest dynamic duo for …

Guard officials for The Georgia Air National Guard announced this week that they will be deploying its first black female pilot, 1st Lt. Andrea Lewis.  Lewis is an E-8C Joint STARS copilot with the 116th Air Control Wing. Her profession uses side-looking radar to locate and track moving objects behind …

Michael B. Jordan is gearing up to produce the adaptation of epic African fantasy novel, ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ written by Marlon James. James will also be an executive producer on the adaptation which will be the first release from the first-look partnership signed by Jordan’s Outlier Society Productions company …

At age 14, actress Marsai Martin has just signed off on a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.  The “Black-ish” star’s Genius Productions will be teaming up with Universal Pictures to develop scripted projects. Working alongside Martin includes her Genius Productions co-founder, Joshua Martin, VP, Carol Martin, and head of creative, …

Dan Gatsby‘s daughter is not here for Whoopi Goldberg or anyone else critiquing her father’s new relationship. The family fell under censure after her father opened up about moving his new girlfriend into the home where his wife, B. Smith, struggled with Alzheimer’s disease. On the latest episode of The …

In between becoming one of the biggest music artists of our generation, Rihanna has also successfully launched a non-profit organization in honor of her grandparents, a shoe and apparel line via PUMA, a lingerie line under her Fenty trademark and a massive cosmetics line that is on its way to …

A video of security guards brutally manhandling a Pennsylvania student has caused an uproar after a clip surfaced online. This past Monday, two female students at Hazleton Area High School broke into a fight in the school’s cafeteria, which quickly turned into a mob-like brawl. In the video that was …

Law enforcement in Georgia have arrested Quality Control artist Lil Baby for alleged failure to signal, eluding police and reckless driving. The arrest was caught on camera by a witness and posted on social media, showing a police officer forcibly holding the rapper on the ground with his hands behind …

“Love & Hip Hop” star Moniece Slaughter has just been granted a restraining order against a man she claims broke into her home. However, she’s also been hit with a restraining order, filed by the same man in question – though the nature of their relationship remains unclear.  In legal …