It’s safe to say representation of the Middle Eastern community in the media is inaccurate at worst and scarce at best.

Fortunately, Bravo’s ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ now seems to be on course to fly the flag for diversity once again with the help of lawyer/ ‘Wife’ Phaedra Parks.

How?

The unconfirmed arrival of Maryam Aytac.

Details below…

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Welcome to another edition of Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature whipped up to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today we return to 1996 to revisit ‘The Rich Man’s Wife‘, starring Halle Berry.

Directed by Amy Holden Jones, ‘Wife’ tells the tale of a young impoverished African-American woman who finds love and financial security in a wealthy film director.

When the stress of work and alcoholism begins to take its toll on her occasionally cruel husband, Josie (Berry) plans a romantic trip to a cabin in the woods with hopes it will rescue their marriage.

She’s crushed when he leaves the vacation shortly after their arrival to return to work.

What happens next?

A tale of twists, turns, murder, betrayal and racism when Berry’s character meets a mysterious stranger in a bar and tells him that she often fantasises about what life would be like if he was dead.

It wouldn’t be long before her wish came true.

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Netflix continues to march at the forefront of cutting edge.

Following the successful launch of , the on the demand service has announced a straight-to-series order for a new comedy series based on 2014’s crowded-funded movie ‘Dear White People.’

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John Boyega‘s star continues to rise!

Details on his major new role below…

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Raven-Symone’s run on the informative show ‘The View‘ has been polarising to say the least.

Praised for offering a fresh perspective to its conversations while criticised by those who have noticed how little she knows/offers about/to political debates, Symone has now learned that her time on the show may be coming to an end.

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For years, African-American contributions to the field of science have been smudged out by historians.

This year, Oprah Winfrey has teamed up with HBO to tell the story of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, the black woman whose cells were stolen by doctors and used for medical research.

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The socialite Amber Rose is making a fresh move into the world of television…and she’s pulled Dr. Phil along the ride.

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It’s that time of year! The Tony Awards are back.

Billed as the biggest night on the Broadway calendar, the 2016 instalment of the extravaganza takes place June 12th and will salute the achievements of actors and actresses populated the world renown strip.

This morning brought with it the official nomination announcement, a reveal which ushered good news for stars of ‘The Color Purple.’

The latest incarnation of the Oprah Winfrey production featured Jennifer Hudson (until recently), ‘Orange Is The New Black’ actress Danielle Brookes, and British lead Cynthia Erivo.

Find out who scooped which nominations below…

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Congratulations are in order for ‘Scandal’ star Kerry Washington and husband Nnamdi Asomugha.

Rumors have been rife for weeks about the actress being pregnant and, in stylish fashion, she confirmed the news last night at the 2016 MET Gala.

Peep her reveal below…

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Feisty reality star Joseline Hernandez easily serves as one of the most recognisable faces from the ‘Love & Hip-Hop’ franchise.

Together with husband Stevie J, the self professed ‘Puerto Rican Princess’ has become a staple on the Atlanta branch of the hit VH1 show.

To promote the latest season, she stopped by The Wendy Williams Show for an interview that was gloriously awkward…the entire way through.

Beyond Wendy’s sprinkles of shade (much of which clearly went over Hernadez’s head), Joseline’s candidness about Stevie’s infidelity, her interactions with The Game and Rick Ross, and rival Mimi Faust made for TV gold.

Watch below…

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LeBron James is following in the footsteps of Michael Jordan.

How?

By gearing up to shoot and release a ‘Space Jam‘ reboot.

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The Chris Evans-fronted Marvel movie that is ‘Captain America: Civil War’ is making quite the splash at box offices overseas.

Good news (and spoilers via interviews) below…

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