Today’s King of Comedy Kevin Hart stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning and, as ever, made for a memorable guest.

The funnyman was in the house to promote new autobiography ‘I Can’t Make This Up,’ but spoke on a range of topics.

Included in the candid chat were his thoughts on Bill Cosby‘s current rape case, Bill Maher‘s controversial use of the “N” word, his wife’s pregnancy, and much more.

Check out Hart chop it up with Charlamage, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee below…

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In 1998 Oprah Winfrey led the film adaptation of Toni Morrison‘s horror ‘Beloved’.

In it, with support from Kimberly Elise and Thandie Newton, Winfrey told the tale of an enslaved African woman who- after escaping the horrific plantation she was enslaved in- murders her baby to stop the child from being enslaved when she is close to being captured.

This year, Winfrey and Newton reunited for ‘Actors on Actors’ to discuss the craft of acting, their history and their respective careers.

Watch below…

In the troubled years following the Civil War, the spirit of a murdered child haunts the Ohio home of a former slave. This angry, destructive ghost breaks mirrors, leaves its fingerprints in cake icing, and generally makes life difficult for Sethe and her family; nevertheless, the woman finds the haunting oddly comforting for the spirit is that of her own dead baby, never named, thought of only as Beloved.

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As the breakout star of Oxygen’s ‘Bad Girls Club‘ empire Natalie Nunn‘s hilarious, witty and endearing personality sees her stand as one of reality television’s more sought-after stars.

Now it seems that ‘Love & Hip Hop’ maitre’ d’ Mona Scott-Young hopes to welcome Nunn to the fray by placing her in its Hollywood edition.

Alas, she’s been rejected.

Why?

Natalie explains it all below…

News of Natalie’s meeting comes after fans of ‘Love’s ‘Atlanta’ offering learned that its leading lady Joseline Hernandez had left the show following a long-running feud with Mona who used to manage Missy Elliott.

Quite interestingly, a YouTube channel housing key moments from ‘Love and Hip Hop’ lore began to post clips unveiling Mona’s supposedly problematic history with the show’s cast.


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When she isn’t guiding a new generation of aspiring models to glory via ‘America’s Next Top Model‘, Tyra Banks can be found standing tall as the host of the hit series ‘America’s Got Talent’.

As we all know, her time on the series got off to a rocky start when she was accused of assaulting the daughter of two contestants weeks ago.

How she feels about the role and its demands?

Find out below…

Banks replaced Nick Cannon as the show’s host and shares the screen alongside Mel B, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.

As for the next season of ‘Top Model’?

Hit this link to learn all about it.

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‘Wonder Woman‘ is scorching the box office and shaming the critics!

Following talk of on-set drama, reshoots and bombing fears, the Gal Gadot-fronted movie has risen above the flames and is expected to generate $101.4 million by the end of the weekend.

Patty Jenkins directed the action offering on a budget of $149 million and celebrates its success the latest version of the Wonder Woman character was introduced in the critically-panned ‘Batman vs Superman‘.

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This summer will see Will Smith make his way to the U.K. to start work on Guy Ritchie‘s ‘Aladdin‘ for Disney.

Click here to learn more. 

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Sans Orlando Brown, Disney will revive its hit series ‘That’s So Raven’ this year much to the delight of TV buffs everywhere!

This time around, the show revolves around Raven’s son as he learns, that like his mother, he has psychic abilities.

Hilarious mayhem ensues as he learns to deal with his newfound power with the help from old and new faces.

Your first look at ‘Raven’s Home‘ below!

Catch its opening episode when spins into homes on July 21st!

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Demetrius Shipp, the rising star employed to portray Tupac in Benny Boom‘s ‘All Eyez on Me’ can be found on the cover of ‘Rolling Out’ magazine this month.

Set for release on June 30th, the movie tells one side of the Tupac story with help from the writers Jeremy Haft and Danny Gonzalez and will introduce Shipp to the millions expected to fly into theatres to catch it when it drops.

‘Eyez’ tells the true and untold story of prolific rapper, actor, poet and activist Tupac Shakur. The film follows Shakur from his early days in New York City to his evolution into being one of the world’s most recognized and influential voices before his untimely death at the age of 25. Against all odds, Shakur’s raw talent, powerful lyrics and revolutionary mind-set propelled him into becoming a cultural icon whose legacy continues to grow long after his passing.

 

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Wendy Williams’ permeation of Pop culture often goes unnoticed by those who only met her via her widely successful talkshow.

For those who are familiar with her journey, her story is the stuff of Lifetime biopics are made of, filled to the brim with scandal, near-death experiences, heartbreak and alleged murder attempts.

With this in mind, Williams and her husband Kevin Hunter set out to tell said story by way of a biopic starring Robin Givens.

Its name? ‘Queen of Media‘.

For reasons you’ll understand once you see the clip below the full movie new saw the light of the day.

Ready to peep a piece of Wendy’s story?

Press play…

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Joseline Hernandez has never been one to hide her feelings, as such it was only a matter of time before her beef with ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ creator Mona Scott Young became public knowledge.

It’s anyone’s guess what specifically led to the fall-out, but the outspoken reality took to Instagram in the midnight hour to announce that she had quit the Atlanta branch of the controversial VH1 franchise:

The move comes after Hernandez spent several days goading Young online and pushing for a sit-down with Oprah (yes, you read right) to settle their (financial?) differences:

As expected, Young has remained mum. She did, however, throw a gentle jab by posting this Oprah speech:

#Oprah

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Yikes.

‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ has – and continues to be – built on the foundation of the Joseline/Stevie/Mimi dynamic. So, it does beg the question of what will happen moving forward.

Word on the curb is that a lot of the cast have refused to tape with Jos this season (after multiple fall-outs), something viewers have both noticed and complained about.

Should she indeed be “done,” where does it leave the show more broadly? Are the remaining cast strong enough to command high viewership?

What’s more, is Joseline’s established enough to go it alone? She has proven popular guest-hosting on ‘The Real,’ but public meltdowns such as this are hardly likely to make her an enticing prospect to networks that are traditionally more conservative.

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Digital missiles aimed at the fashion house Gucci have forced them to thank the African-American designer Dapper Dan for inspiring one of their latest “creations”.

Slammed after introducing the image on the left as part of their ‘Gucci Cruise’ collection, the company were accused of stealing the artists work to do so when members of the digital community pointed out that it was identical to his work (which appears on the right).

What they have to say about their supposed theft?

The internet wins again!

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It may have earned a raised eyebrow or two from fans and family upon its announcement, but if ratings are anything to judge by,  it appears a number of those claiming to be opposed to Lifetime’s unauthorized biographical film of King of Pop Michael Jackson still found time to tune in.

The made-for-TV-movie, titled ‘Searching for Neverland,’ aired on Memorial Day (May 29th) and was the highest rated scripted programming for its timeslot.  In fact, for its timeslot, it came in second overall – blocked from the top spot by WWE Entertainment.

Curious to see just how many viewers the film raked in? Look below:

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Jennifer Lopez continues to prove a winning force for NBC.

The media maven saw her new show ‘World Of Dance’ debut Tuesday night on the network – and it performed well out of the gate.

Benefiting from an ‘America’s Got Talent’ lead-in, the show – which awards the eventual winner $1 million – drew 9.75 million viewers. It also generated a 2.4 rating in the key 18-49 demographic.

The figure makes the show the highest rated premiere for a summer alternative series in five years and the most watched in nine.

Lopez, who executive produces the show, also stars on it as a judge alongside Ne-Yo and Derek Hough. 

The 47-year-old presently anchors ‘Shades Of Blue’ for NBC too.

Slaying all round.

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