As her recently unveiled memoir shows off her newly slimming figure, ‘Empire’ actress Gabourey Sidibe continues to pour on the fierce with a new ‘Nylon’ magazine spread.

Inside, the Academy Award nominated star dishes on her weight loss surgery, self confidence, strained relationship with her father, and colorism in the industry.

A compelling read with even more compelling sights, tuck in below to see Nylon’s April 2017 cover girl work the lens and read some keen quotes lifted from the feature:

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Fans of HBO smash ‘Insecure’ ought to mark their calendars!

The Issa Rae production was wildly popular – both critically and commercially – with its first season and the drama is confirmed to continue in its second season.

Find out when the show returns after the jump…

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In 2015 the US Census Bureau estimated that there are 46,282,080 African Americans living  in the United States.

Quite interestingly, as proponents of racial diversity within entertainment celebrate the arrivals of a new batch of “melanated” Hollywood stars, some industry insiders have made an interesting observation.

Most of them are British.

This week, after Samuel L. Jackson took to Hot 97 to reveal why he believes movie studios are overlooking African-American actors to hire Black British actors when casting, the debate surrounding why this may be continues to heat up online.

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‘Get Out‘ has been a box office smash, surpassing the $100 million mark and scoring a 99 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the flick and its British lead Daniel Kaluuya have been critique by Samuel L. Jackson.

The ‘Kong: Skull Island‘ star criticized the decision to cast the British actor over an African American actor in the lead role.

Seemingly bothered by Jackson’s problematic comments, Kaluuya, who was born in London to Ugandan parents, makes his voice heard with having to prove his ‘blackness in an interview with GQ. 

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Jordan Peele‘s ‘Get Out‘ continues to scorch its rivals with epic numbers at the box office!

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back for its 9th season. And despite almost a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its sassy steam.

Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest outing of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Phaedra, Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Sheree will be serving up on episode 17 / season 9?

Watch a sneak peek below to find out out below…

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Tyra Banks has snagged another major TV role.

For, the supermodel turned super-mogul has just been announced as the new host of America’s Got Talent. 

Details below…

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The response to Rihanna‘s latest PUMA collection has been stellar to say the very least.

In fact, its garnered so much positive attention that it’s been endorsed by Karrueche Tran, the singer’s former romantic rival.

Snaps below…

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Poor reviews garnered by DC Comics’ ‘Batman vs Superman’ threatened to derail its follow-up movie ‘Wonder Woman.’

This week, following murmurs of reshoots and on-set drama, the movie’s producers have unleashed its official trailer and will undoubtedly be elated to observe the phenomenal response it has garnered.

Ready to see why ‘Woman’ is set to rock the box office when it drops on June 2nd 2017?

Watch below…

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature designed to honour TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today, we return to June 8th 1998, the date on which the talkshow ‘Forgive or Forget’ was introduced to American audiences.

Hosted by the inspirational and motivational writer Mother Love, the show welcomed those who have wronged their loved ones to tell their stories and present their cases to those they’d slighted.

Then, the “victim” would be asked if they were willing to…”forgive or forget.”

Ready to take that journey to the past?

Watch below…

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As if dominating box offices upon its November 2016 release was not enough, 2017 saw music aboard its official accompanying soundtrack nominated for Academy and Grammy Awards (the latter granted to Justin Timberlake for the film’s chart-topping hit ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling‘).

Now, as the animated flick nears the $350 million mark in revenue generated, Universal and DreamWorks Animation announces it will be getting a follow-up…

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After promising fans a March 2017 release for his long-awaited album, ‘Ransom 2,’ producer extraordinaire Mike Will Made It gives his followers another taste from the forthcoming opus via the star-studded single, ‘Gucci On My.’

Featuring chart-topping trio Migos and rappers YG and 21 Savage, the visual shows off the sextet of emcees toasting to the good life while parading around video heauxs.

Coming as one of many gems found on ‘R2’ (including appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Rae Sremmurd, Gucci Mane, and more), tuck in below to catch the action:

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