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Another day, another docuseries about a legendary athlete is being announced. Following the recently aired #MichaelJordan and #ChicagoBulls ‘#TheLastDance’ docuseries, the golf legend becomes the latest celebrity to score a series that will highlight the rise & fall of his career as well as and his return, Deadline reports. The …

Back in November 2017, Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons was accused of sexual abuse. Since then, several other women have come forward with allegations, forcing the business mogul to step down from his businesses and retreat to Bali to find peace. But now, one of his victims have stepped forward …

It looks like a federal judge is siding with Michael Jackson’s estate in their ongoing dispute over the documentary “Leaving Neverland,” which resulted in their mission to take HBO to arbitration. The judge ended up tentatively declining HBO’s request to throw out the case Thursday. The four-hour documentary on the …

– Blogged By @DanielleBTV HBO has ordered a pilot for a new scripted drama based on Jeff Pearlman’s non-fiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.” The 2014 book recounts in detail all of the drama and action that happened on and off …

The $100 Million legal battle between Michael Jackson’s estate and HBO has been ongoing since the release of Dan Reed’s ‘Leaving Neverland’ documentary earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed in February, takes aim at the network for what the estate believes is a “reprehensible disparagement” of the late singer and …

On the latest episode of HBO’s ‘The Shop,’ host NBA superstar LeBron James tackled many topics with his array of special guests Jarrod Carmichael, Jamie Foxx, Antonio Brown and more. The conversation began with the question of whether some celebrities feel pressured to become “civil rights leaders” because of #DonaldTrump. …

The film adaptation of Richard Wright’s classic novel “Native Son” is set to debut on HBO in April. “Native Son” was first published in 1940 and told the story of “Bigger Thomas,” a young Black America man from Chicago who was jailed for the rape and murder of a woman. …

The ongoing battle between HBO and the estate of late #MichaelJackson over the #LeavingNeverland doc has come down to a lawsuit, in which the estate is seeking $100 million in damages. According to an injunction filed by the Jackson Estate and obtained by Deadline, “The Jackson Estate will seek all …

Have you seen the 2011 clip from the HBO special ”Talking Funny,” of Chris Rock sitting with Jerry Seinfeld, Ricky Gervais and Louis CK discussing the infamous “N” word? It seems like every year there’s a need to address this topic and while it’s been answered numerous times already, let’s …

The hits just keep on coming for Drake. Aside from his latest single “In My Feelings” pushing him past Rihanna as the only artist this decade to land the most weeks on top of Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, he also added a new television show to his production credits. Deadline …

“Girls Trip” break out star Tiffany Haddish has inked a two-year, first-look deal with HBO to develop new projects. Recently Haddish won New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress award for her role in “Girls Trip”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ In addition to starting some new projects with the premium cable …

Actress and creator Issa Rae took a hit recently when a recent episode of the HBO show ‘Insecure’ suggested that white women are more interested in oral sex than black women.   “We were referencing something in the past that had been said and thought,” Rae, the series creator, told …

  Donald Trump may be making his way back to the little screen, as HBO has announced that they will be releasing a miniseries recounting the events of the 2016 presidential election.   According to the Hollywood Reporter, similar to the 2012 film Game Change which chronicled John McCain’s unsuccessful …