attends Mob Wives "The Last Stand" Season 6 Viewing Party at Funky Monkey Lounge on January 13, 2016 in Staten Island, New York.

After an “official report” about the death of VH1 ‘Mob Wives’ star Angela Raiola (better known as “Big Ang”) landed on Entertainment Tonight moments ago, an outpouring of support for the reality star’s family followed.

However, as the story made its round to media outlets, Raiola’s family – in a shocking move – are offering a report of their own.  While not specifically stating the mob wife is still living, they do inform the public that no official confirmation about her current health status has been provided.

See their official statement below:

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Kerry Washington sets her sights on April 16th 2016 for the release of ‘Confirmation‘, the movie based on the 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings.

Click here to read all about them.

Washington portrays Anita Hill, a young woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment and was accused of fabricating the claim to support a bid to sabotage his career.

Jennifer Hudson also stars in the project.

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‘Empire‘s Taraji P. Henson has reportedly joined forces with the talkshow host Wendy Williams to star in a brand new Christmas movie.

Surprising news below…

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Tyra Banks wears many things well — including motherhood.

The supermodel turned super mogul surprised the masses last month when she revealed that she and boyfriend Erik Asla had welcomed a son named York.

Banks has been open about her struggles to conceive, as such she was equally candid about the fact that their son (while biologically theirs) was born using a surrogate.

Moments ago, the star seized on the Valentine’s celebrations to reveal the first snap of her bundle of joy.

Check it out below…

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to take our readers on a journey back to TV and Film’s glorious past.

Before Disney made stars out of Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, the actress Melissa Joan Hart stood tall as one of television’s most sought after players.

Following her successful run on Nickelodeon’s ‘Clarissa Explains It All‘, the thespian was called on to lead a TV movie named ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch.’

Produced by Viacom, the ‘Bewitched’-inspired series told the tale of a girl named Sabrina who learns that she is a witch on her sixteen birthday and moves in with her aunts and their talking cat Salem who guide her as she juggles school, romance and all the weird and wonderful of magic has to throw at her.

Its run came to an end of April 24th 2003, but not before pulling in ratings that made it one of the highest-rated shows in television (its premiere picked up 17 million viewers) and cement itself in the memories of many a 90s baby.

Ready to take a walk down memory lane?

Watch below…

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‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Kenya Moore has shared fresh thoughts on her co-star Kim Fields…and they aren’t complimentary.

Responsible for throwing rumours that the actress’ husband was gay into the zeitgeist, Moore recently caught up with ‘US Weekly’ to discuss her feelings towards the show’s eighth season before its latest episode airs on Sunday night.

There, she revealed that she has rekindled her friendship with NeNe Leakes (with whom she shares an eerily similar past) and that she believes Fields is jealous of her success on ‘Housewives.’

She didn’t stop there.

Tax-related insults below…

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‘How To Get Away With Murder’s Kendrick Sampson is saying no to stereotypical roles.

Currently the celebrating the adulation he’s received for the part he plays in the ABC thriller, the actor recently returned to his hometown of Houston to share his secrets to success with natives and reveal that he is taking a stand against roles that present African-Americans innacurately.

Will you agree with what he has to say in his new spoiler-filled interview?

Press play and weigh in on the controversial matter below…

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Tonight will bring with it the return of ABC’s ‘How To Get Away With Murder‘, back for more bloody action to complete its second season.

Starring Viola Davis, the series tells the tale of a lawyer who finds herself in dangerous waters when her most promising students, led by a character portrayed by Alfred Enoch (above), murders her husband.

Now watch as Enoch spills interesting new details on the show’s epic new direction below!

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It seems ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ is on its way to delivering its grandest season thus far.

Why?

Its mother network, Bravo, is so impressed by the direction of storylines that is yet to pull the plug on its taping…despite being weeks away from airing its three-part reunion special.

Exclusive news (and spoilers)  below…

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After a brief hiatus, ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ blazes back onto ABC tonight.

To plug its return, one of the central stars of the show, Alfred Enoch, stopped by ‘Wendy Williams’ to dish on the second season of the Emmy winning drama.

Hilarity ensued, though, when the talkshow diva couldn’t get over different how different his British accent was to that of his character on the Viola Davis led series.

Fun times await after the jump…

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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond. 

In today’s instalment, we chat candidly with Carlos King – producer of television smashes such as ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ and ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta.’

A force in the realm of Reality TV, King has upped the levels by launching his own production company (Kingdom Reign Entertainment), which has birthed the likes of ‘Hollywood Divas’ and TV One’s newest addition ’The Next 15.’

With the latter launching tonight (at 10/9c), the producer asserts that the show, which stars the likes of Tiffany ’New York’ Pollard and Claudia Jordan, will relay to viewers what really happens behind the scenes in the Reality realm. 

Join us after the jump, where a King recounts his journey and provides detailed advice to those wanting to break into the TV arena. He also spills delicious tea on new seasons of ’The Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ ‘Hollywood Divas,’ and more.
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After a one-week hiatus, The Real Housewives of Atlanta returns to the box this week and will be bringing a whole lot of island spice.

The ladies are still in Jamaica and it appears the episode (which airs on Bravo at 8pm ET) will center on the husband of newcomer Kim Fields.

In a freshly released trailer, Kenya Moore is seen leading a catty charge against Chris Morgan – questioning the sexuality of the actor.

The move comes after the multiple clashes Moore has had with Fields.

Peep the preview below…

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