‘Black Panther‘ actor Michael B. Jordan is the latest celebrity to be targeted by thieves this year after his home was burgled recently.

Located in San Fernando, his property was broken into by unscrupulous villains who made away with cash and jewellery.

Fortunately, nobody was home at the time.

The crime came after Nicki Minaj, Drake, Chris Brown and Scott Disick all faced similar drama when their properties (all based in and around the Los Angeles area) were targeted by thieves.

Quite interestingly, police are said to believe that Michael’s break-in was a random hit.

On a lighter note, production on the aforementioned ‘Panther’ continues to yield sweet results for its cast and crew before its release in the February of 2018.

Set to star in the epic cinematic adventure? Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’O, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira and…Michael.

Learn more about the release here.

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‘Queen Sugar‘ is gearing up for a super juicy second season/

After a spellbinding season 1, the New Orleans-based series (powered by Oprah and Ava DuVernay) returns for its sophomore session in a two-night affair that’ll see the Bordelon trio engaging in high stake dramatics.

The season 2 trailer begins with a prayer for the departed patriarch of the family, but then makes a swift turn to the farming family’s new business venture. I

n addition to the romantic entanglements and different oppositions weaving their way into the Queen Sugar plant, it appears Charley (Dawn-Lyen Gardner), Nova (Rutina Wesley), and Ralph-Angel (Kofi Siriboe) will continue to go head-to-head on how to best run things.

Check out the gripping preview below…

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Hilarious might be one word to describe the situation over at the VH1 series ‘Basketball Wives LA‘.

Introduced as the sister show of the series ‘Basketball Wives Miami’, the series’ cast was shaken up by the arrival of ‘Miami’ wives Shaunie O’Neal and Tami Roman during its fourth season.

Why they were forced to abandon their own ship?

The departure of its leading lady and ratings-puller Evelyn Lozada.

This season, with Lozada back in the mix, the aforementioned Roman and O’Neal front a revamped version of the LA-based series sans some of the ladies who carried it prior to their intrusion.

So, why has the situation become hilarious? The ratings boost brought about by Brandi Maxiell, a ‘Wife’ O’Neal has spent three seasons trying to fire.

On April 17th, the show’s season six premiere pulled in 2.61 million viewers who tuned in to catch Lozada’s long-awaited return to the lowbrow fray.

However, by May 7th (only four episodes into the cycle) that number slipped to a worryingly low 650,000 as storylines fronted by O’Neal and the gang failed to sustain its high.

This is where things get interesting.

For, the following episode saw the show soar to the 1.8 million viewers point followed by another which swam to the 1.9 million mark.

What (or who) saved it from its slump?

Undoubtedly unimpressed by her “dismissal”, a total of 3,790,000 viewers tuned in to catch Maxiell’s comeback episodes between May 8th and May 15th.

Hilarious, as she is only credited as a recurring character on the show.

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Janelle Monae‘s flight into film has seen her bag another major role!

Following her award-winning performances in the movies ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Moonlight‘, the ‘Electric Lady’ has earned a leading part in the project ‘Marwencol‘.

In it, Monae joins Steve Carrell to tell the story of a man who builds a miniature toy town in his garden as he recovers from a coma. Directing the moving story? Robert Zemeckis.

Want more from Monae?

Click here to learn about her thriving Wondaland  and here for details on her aforementioned big screen debuts.

As for her new music?

Her supporters will be delighted to discover that her new album will drop this year!

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A sensational meme of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o set Twitter alight so much it has inspired an entire screenplay to be written starring, you guessed it, Rihanna and Lupita.

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Mo’Nique has been lodged in the headlines over the last week, thanks to no holds barred comments she made about Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey, and Tyler Perry. 

In each instance, she stressed a different issue with the power players: Daniels over her “blackballed” drama dating back to her promotional practices for ‘Precious,’ Winfrey in relation to the alleged exploitation of her sexual abuse for TV ratings, and Perry for some unspecified reason.

Unapologetic, the Oscar winning actress has continued to lash the trio during her stand-up comedy tour.

Case in point her show at the 29 Palms Casino last night.

Talking to the capacity crowd, the former star of ‘The Parkers’ revealed that Perry called her. And while seemingly welcoming of his reach out, she wasn’t here for his “Billionaire” antics. She also continued to lay into Winfrey and Daniels.

See what we mean below…

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Sigh.

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Guy Ritchie‘s live action ‘Aladdin‘ remake is said to have ushered Will Smith into its casting fold before shooting kicks off in the United Kingdom this summer.

Today, fans of the stellar Pop force Little Mix will be elated to learn that the group’s Jade is in talks to portray its leading lady Princess Jasmine.

A reliable source told ‘The Sun’:

Jasmine is Jade’s perfect role, so she’s delighted to have got this far in the process. The talks have been going on for some time now.

And the longer they go on, the better her chances are looking. All of the girls have their fingers crossed for her, as they always support each other. But they also know that it would be a huge commitment.

Jade would need to film for months, and that’s before promotion for the movie began.

So this week they sat down in a break from their tour dance rehearsals and talked about what they might do if Disney did decide to cast her.

It was quite an emotional conversation. But they all agreed that they would try to make it work for her around Little Mix commitments.

“It wouldn’t be easy, but as far as it’s possible, that’s what they want.”

Here’s hoping she gets the part.

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Vanity Fair and Chopyard welcomed Naomi Campbell, Kendall Jenner and Clint Eastwood to the party it threw to celebrate the Cannes Film Festival last night.

Leading the night’s festivities? The legends who are Will Smith, Mary J. Blige and the fashion designer Ozwald Boateng (pictured above).

The trio rubbed shoulders and enjoyed the company of Billy Zane and Viola Davis‘ husband Julius Tennon as Mary celebrates the release of her new album ‘The Strength of a Woman‘.

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The actress Monique inspired thousands survivors of sexual abuse around the world when she revealed that her older brother had molested her when she was a child.

Shortly after, her good friend Oprah Winfrey invited her family onto her talkshow to quiz them on how the abuse started and how and why Monique’s parents had been able to maintain a relationship with their son even after hearing their daughter’s story.

This month, Monique took to the net to blast Winfrey and her ‘Precious’ collaborator Lee Daniels after learning of their supposed decision to blackball her.

Today, she has revealed that she feels Oprah manipulated a personal moment they shared for ratings.

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Watch her full explanation below…

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Set to be slammed is the documentary ‘Can I Be Me’, a project which seeks to expose the ugly truth behind the late vocalist’s career.

Showtime will serve as the project’s home and will join its producers to share what they say is an accurate, and occasionally uncomfortable, look into Whitney’s rise to fame, her peak and untimely decline.

That isn’t all.

For, it will also barge its way into murmurs that the performer was once in a same-sex love affair.

Ready to see its trailer?

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Filled to the brim with fashion-forward creativity, Jamaica’s infamous venerable Dancehall Queens often stand uncredited for their impact on American Pop culture and couture.

So, in honour of the innovative dancers whose unique sense of style often finds itself inspiring many a world renowned fashion designer, today’s Retro Rewind revisits the cult classic of the same name.

The movie was released in 1997 and followed the colourful life of a young woman named Marcia who finds herself caught in a web of lies, deceit, murder and danger following the slaying of her friend.

With a family to protect, she does what she must to escape a lifestyle which threatens to destroy those she loves.

How she does it?

Press play below to find out…

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Jennifer Lopez has found a new rival and potential foe in Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Why?

Well, after Lopez announced plans to portray the drug dealer Griselda Blanco in a HBO TV movie, Catherine has revealed that she intends to release exactly the same movie…playing exactly the same role.

Zeta’s version is named ‘Cocaine Godmother’ and will premiere in 2018 via Lifetime while Lopez’ story is yet to nab a release date.

Unfamiliar with Blanco’s story?

Living in Queens with her three sons, Blanco quickly became embroiled with local drug runners and masterminded the use of beautiful women, the elderly and children as drug mules and created false-bottom suitcases to smuggle cocaine from Colombia.

In the wake of her newfound wealth, her sons abandoned school and entered the family business instead. She then moved to Miami to expand her empire. However, the move also led to the death of her second husband, giving her the nickname, The Black Widow. Her willingness to use violence against her competition pushed her rivals to make repeated unsuccessful attempts to kill her.

Who do you think will soar higher in the role?