Nene Leakes has been a hot topic since announcing her departure from the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

Now, just a mere weeks after sharing her “difficult decision” to leave the show, she claims that she was actually “forced” out.

Aldis Hodge (“Leverage,” “Underground”) is set to take flight opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in DC and New Line’s highly anticipated forthcoming superhero flick, “Black Adam.”

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After a lengthy rest on the bench, Bryson Tiller‘s back and laying it on thick for his fans.

In addition to cranking out new songs ‘Inhale,’ ‘Always Forever,’ and more (as we reported here), the GRAMMY nominee has revisited his debut album, ‘Trapsoul,’ by unveiling the set’s deluxe edition.

Now, he’s unleashed a music video for the LP’s standout track – ‘Right My Wrongs.’

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From ‘Grown-ish’ to fairy-ish, TV star Yara Shahidi is the latest name signing on to sprinkle a little magic on Disney’s forthcoming live action adaptation of ‘Peter Pan.’

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This week marked 15 years since the premiere of ‘Everybody Hates Chris,’ the beloved American sitcom based on the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock.

Debuted September 22, 2005, the EMMY and Golden Globe-nominated series – which aired 4 seasons across 2005-2009 – starred Tyler James Williams (“Chris”) as well as Tichina Arnold and Terry Crews as his parents “Rochelle” and “Julius.”

Taking to Twitter to celebrate the milestone anniversary, Williams celebrated the show that kickstarted his career and dished on the possibility of a reboot.

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For many, Rick James was a GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter whose timeless hits ‘Fire & Desire,’ ‘Mary Jane,’ ‘Super Freak,’ and others are some of the greatest pieces the genre’s ever produced.

For others, the late R&B icon’s talent and discography – despite selling millions of records and earning GOLD and Platinum plaques along the way – remains relatively unsung among his legendary peers, a predicament a forthcoming biographical project looks to remedy.

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While the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired live Sunday night (September 20), set a record for handing out the most golden statuettes to Black performers in the ceremony’s history (as we reported here), it will also be penciled in record books for another historic feat: poor ratings.

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Amanda Seales is calling out ‘The Real’ once again.

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‘Power Book II: Ghost’ is off to such a strong start that it’s already been picked up for another run.

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As reported by the staggering list of nominees, the Television Academy had already set a record with the 2020 EMMY Awards as the ceremony – its 72nd annual – nominated its most Black acts ever with over 34% of the nominations.

It should not come as no surprise then that the actual event, which aired Sunday (September 20), saw the most trophies handed out to Black performers – especially in major categories.

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Ellen DeGeneres has now publicly addressed the reports of mistreatment and misconduct that occurred behind the scenes on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ 

She addressed the reports in a seven-minute monologue to open the show.

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As we reported here, the Issa Rae-helmed ‘Insecure’ secured a whopping 8 nominations at the 72nd annual Primetime EMMY Awards.

Nabbing mention in top categories like ‘Outstanding Comedy Series,’ ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy’ (Rae), and ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy’ (Yvonne Orji as ‘Molly’), fans of the top-rated HBO show were sure the television academy was aiming to redeem itself for the many times the series had gone nominated yet unawarded in the past.

For Rae, a win would’ve been particularly noteworthy as she stood to enter history books as the first Black female creator of a premium cable show to receive the ‘Lead Actress’ award as well as the second Black woman to take home a Lead Actress trophy ever (the first handed in 1981 to ‘The Jeffersons’ star Isabel Sanfordb who portrayed ‘Weezie’).

Sunday night (September 20), the television academy left those dreams dashed as the series walked away with no victories in the major categories.

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