Serena Williams said “I do” this week!

The tennis icon wed longtime beau Alex Ohanian in an elaborate ceremony in New Orleans this Thursday – and now pics have surfaced!

Watched on by family such as sister Venus and mom Oracene, the grand slam champion also brought out her superstar friendship circle including Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Ciara, Kim Kardashian, and Anna Wintour. 

Also in attendance was her newborn daughter Alexis Olympia, who she and her Reddit founder hubby welcomed in September.

Interestingly, the nuptials took place on the birthday of Ohanian’s beloved mother Anke, who passed away nine years ago.

More pics below…

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Olympian Gabby Douglas is the latest star to learn the hard way that careers can be crucified at the touch of a keystroke.

The 21-year-old  gymnast is being dragged all over social media over comments made following another sport star’s revelation of sexual assault.

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Dwayne Johnson isn’t Hollywood’s highest paid star without reason.

For, his steady flow of box office smashes shows no signs of drying up.

Case in point, ‘Rampage’ – the trailer for which was unleashed today.

Due in theaters April 20th 2018, the action flick sees Johnson play primatologist Davis Okoye – a man who keeps people at a distance.

He shares an unshakable bond with George, an intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. However chaos unfolds when a rival experiments on his gentle ape causing a mutation that transforms him into a raging monster of giant size. Worse still, it becomes clear that other animals have been compromised too.

The film sees Johnson’s character strive to end the catastrophe with an antidote.

Peep the high-octane trailer below…

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Kim Kardashian just made bank.

How?

Details on her unbelievably good financial news below…

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Gabrielle Union wants moviegoers to be aware that a film’s success is often determined by the budget it receives from it studio…not by the performances delivered by its actors.

How she’s highlighting this issue?

By spotlighting the way in which movies which are led by African-American actors exceed expectations despite being given “slim” budgets by movie studios who then use cash earned by said actors to fund projects they are shut out of.

How it works?

Watch below…

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The family man Terry Crews seeks to inspire victims of sexual abuse to step forward with a new interview this week.

In it, he details the moment a Hollywood power player named Adam Venit tried to seduce him at a party and clawed at his his genitals in front of his wife.

He’s basically staring at me and he’s sticking his tongue out and, you know, it’s overtly sexual kind of tongue move… it’s a party. It’s packed… I’m looking, is this a joke? I don’t understand. It was actually so bizarre. He keeps coming over to me. He comes over to me. I stick my hand out and he takes his hand and puts it and squeezes my genitals and I jump back like hey, hey and he’s like — he still is sticking his tongue out and all this stuff.

Watch Crews tell his harrowing story below…

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Rihanna rocked the cosmetics industry with the Fall launch of her Fenty Beauty line.

Ever since its arrival, the range – which has been flying off shelves globally – has amassed support from both every day women and celebrities too.

One of the latter is actress Viola Davis, who gushed about RiRi’s latest venture in a new interview.

Her words await after the jump…

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Taraji P. Henson continues to make strides on the big and small screen.

The actress’ latest venture sees her team with Paramount to lead a remake of hit comedy ‘What Women Want.’

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For many, the box-office smashing ‘Get Out’ offered the world an innovative and pungent look into the commodification of black people and their bodies.

Alas, after spending the last year receiving praise for raising the public’s consciousness on the matter and standing tall as the year’s most profitable release, the movie now finds itself at the heart of Golden Globe-related drama.

Why?

Find out below…

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‘Paper’ Magazine sure knows how to get tongues wagging.

After stopping traffic and a few hearts with their now infamous 2014 Kim Kardashian shoot and following that with a full frontal spread of an eagle-spread ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star Milan Christopher, the mag looks to break the internet again with none other than self-proclaimed Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj.

Featured with “herself” in a “minaj a trois,” the Grammy nominated star – who involuntarily dominated headlines over the weekend after her brother was found guilty of child rape – has certainly redirected that unwanted attention in a big way.

Posing ever so seductively for the publication’s ‘winter issue,’ fans of the Harajuku Barbie saw her sliding down their social media timelines like never before just moments ago when the mag cover was released.  Giving new meaning to the TGJ phrase “hot shot,” tuck in below to see the cover in full:

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Eve has worn many hats over the course of her career – including artist and actress. Now, the star adds talkshow host to her list of many talents.

For, the she’s just been revealed as the new permanent panelist on CBS show ‘The Talk.’

Details below…

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Cop a gander of Kofi Siriboe!

The dapper actor covers the December/January issue of ESSENCE magazine.

2017 has been a year of major success for the rising star, who has received ample praise for his roles as Ralph Angel on hit OWN drama ‘Queen Sugar’ and Malik in summer smash ‘Girls Trip.’

The latter proved to be one of the year’s great successes, generating $130 million at the worldwide box office ($100 million of which was accrued domestically).

Needless to say, the future is looking all sorts of bright for the 23-year-old.

Check out a behind the scenes look at his full shoot below…

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