Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to revisit entertainment’s often shocking past.

Today, as their biopic continues to enthral fans home and away, the members of New Edition stand as the subject of today’s class.

Why?

Their unforgettable clash on live television!

Watch below…

Fighting within the force eventually saw them disband and projects as solo acts and duos before finally reuniting to share their story with the world via BET.

Bobby had this to say about it:

I’m amazed. These talented young guys did a great job at being us as young kids and then brought it all the way home. Chris [Robinson, the film’s director] brought everything out of all these actors to make it special. I was sitting in the chair over here and got a little crying on. Watching and being alive to be able to see what my life was and has become and where my life is going from this point on? It’s special, man. These kids put their hearts and souls into this, just like we put our hearts and souls into our lives.

Yet to see the movie?

Click here.

Your thoughts?

This Sunday brings with it the dramatic finale of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ season 9 – and it appears Bravo have saved the full-on fireworks ’til last.

Viewers have watched on as private talk about lady ponds and dungeons has descended into public chaos.

The rumor mill has put Phaedra Parks in the middle of the madness, with suggestion that she is the puppet-master. Allegedly.

And while the answer will arrive in a mere matter of days, a newly released preview shows Porsha Williams and Kandi Burruss cry tears (both of the angry and sad variety) in the aftermath of the “reveal.”

See what we mean below…

Looks like must-see TV. We’ll be tuning in this Sunday. Will you?

Your thoughts?

Frank Ocean has found a fan and potential friend in Brad Pitt.

Rocking this month’s edition of GQ, the actor- who is divorcing his wife Angelina Jolie– set out to share his newfound admiration for Ocean and R&B music.

When asked on his time playing characters in pain, he shared:

Yeah, I’m kind of done playing those. I think it was more pain tourism. It was still an avoidance in some way. I’ve never heard anyone laugh bigger than an African mother who’s lost nine family members. What is that? I just got R&B for the first time. R&B comes from great pain, but it’s a celebration. To me, it’s embracing what’s left. It’s that African woman being able to laugh much more boisterously than I’ve ever been able to.

How he came to this profound conclusion?

I’ve been listening to a lot of Frank Ocean. I find this young man so special. Talk about getting to the raw truth. He’s painfully honest. He’s very, very special. I can’t find a bad one.

Your thoughts?

‘Scandal’ is back!

Following a longer than planned hiatus (to accommodate Kerry Washington‘s pregnancy), the show picks up right where it left off – with fireworks!

Forming a central part of the revived TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) block of programming, the political drama promises (and is already delivering) many an explosive twist and turn for its sixth season. Election, anyone?!

Watch a sneak peek preview of episode 14, titled ‘Head Games,’ below…

Your thoughts?

[Photo credit: ABC]

Whoopi Goldberg is on course to bag a salary of $3.5 million should she hold onto her role as a moderator on the successful TV series ‘The View‘.

$1.5 million higher than the $2 million she received last season, the amount- if coughed up by ABC– would see her retain her position after she announced that she was to part ways with the show at the end of its current season.

Seems straight forward? Well…it isn’t. For, Goldberg’s request also comes with a number of conditions.

Sources close to the show reveal:

She wants this one ABC executive off the show. She blames this person for trying to turn The View into Good Morning America with the rotating hosts and contributors and doesn’t want that exec involved in the show any more.

She is tired of having to answer to people that she doesn’t feel like are worthy of their positions.

So she wants to be an executive producer of the show so that she has a seat at the decision-making table and can have more control over the things going on. 

She’s asking for no less than $3.5 million a year to return. She feels that she helped this show turn the corner again in the ratings and knows she plays a huge factor in its success.

She wants them to pay her what she thinks she’s worth, despite the fact the network is crying budget concerns.

Goldberg is credited with retaining the show’s viewership following a confusing casting period which saw her forced to watch nine different co-hosts come and go since Barbara Walters‘ departure in 2014.

The source adds:

Now that the core five have good chemistry and the ratings are going back up, Whoopi has been less grumpy.

‘She keeps telling the producers behind the scene: “See, this could work if they don’t start f***ing with us again!

Your thoughts?

Former ‘Real Housewife of Atlanta‘ Kim Zolciak shocked, stunned and disgusted social media hours ago when she made a joke related to John Legend, oral sex…and her own daughter.

Peep the nastiness below…

Teigen responded with…

Nauseated, members of the social media community chimed in with…

@Kimzolciak @chrissyteigen This broad is straight tripping ? WTF ??#pimping out daughter #oral #blowjob my any means necessary #classy NOTTTT!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/vW5BmnoTie

— Mz. Chitown ⚾️ (@UBigMadLilMad) May 4, 2017

@Kimzolciak @chrissyteigen Yikes. If this is your “sense of humor” on Twitter, I don’t want to know what kind of family jokes you keep private! ?

— HARIVANDI (@sharivandi) May 4, 2017

@Kimzolciak @chrissyteigen How horrible! What parent does this?

— Jewel Henry (@jlh48047) May 4, 2017

@jaxsoldnose @Kimzolciak @chrissyteigen Omg I just thinking the same idc if she’s joking or not to speak of your child that way is disgusting.. nvr thought she wld sink that low

— linds (@Lkan77) May 4, 2017

@Kimzolciak @chrissyteigen I Love you Kim & always defend you, But Seriously??? Who in their right mind can think this is funny?

— Sandra (@sansi82) May 4, 2017

Your thoughts?

Terry Crews has a question.

Why is it considered perfectly fine to be transgender, but deemed totally unacceptable to be TRANSRACIAL?

Posed on Instagram hours ago, the question sparked a debate on the true meaning of self-identification on social media as society still struggles to understand the world view of Rachel Dolezal, the Caucasian woman who believes that she is Black.

Why is it considered perfectly fine to be transgender, but deemed totally unacceptable to be TRANSRACIAL?

A post shared by Terry Crews (@terrycrews) on Apr 29, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT

Do you have an answer to his question?

Weigh in below…

We’ve all seen them.

Sticking out like glittered thumbs on the social media pages of influencers are posts touting ‘Flat Tummy Tea’, a product which promises to offer its patrons a flatter and fitter gut within days.

Alas, it appears that the fun may be over for stars who push the highly recommended product and products like it to their fans in exchange for easy cash.

Don’t let that smile fool you, bloat. Our girl @biabrasileiro1 is about to take you down. #watchout #backtoflat

A post shared by FLAT TUMMY TEA (@flattummytea) on Apr 11, 2017 at 6:00pm PDT

#ad Morning 🙂 My flat tummy secret is my @lyfe_tea teatox! We need all the help we can get to keep off the holiday pounds. So keeping my @lyfe_tea with me keeps my waistline slim!  Get yours here at  http://bit.ly/kylielyfe #lyfetea #thanksgiving

A post shared by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Nov 24, 2015 at 8:57am PST

Ladies…AND gentleman…week 2…since I started my @flatbellytea_ and lemme tell you… It works!! It taste good and it’s giving me energy while I’m out here working. Getting my stomach nice and flat for summer. ?. Get your pack NOW | use discount code Cardi for 15% off | ? by @ksrgrouppromo

A post shared by Cardi B Official IG (@iamcardib) on Feb 17, 2016 at 12:58pm PST

Why?

The Federal Trade Commission, which seeks to “eliminate and prevent anticompetitive business practices”, feels consumers are being fooled into purchasing products recommended to them by cash-hungry stars with large social media followings.

In response to the supposed bamboozlement, it penned letters to 90 influencers which “advises” them to disclose the compensation they receive in exchange for pushing products.

A portion of the letter reads:

Many consumers will not understand a disclosure like “#sp,” “Thanks [Brand],” or “#partner” in an Instagram post to mean that the post is sponsored.

Consumers should be able to notice the disclosure easily, and not have to look for it. For example, consumers viewing posts in their Instagram streams on mobile devices typically see only the first three lines of a longer post unless they click ‘more,’ and many consumers may not click ‘more.’ Therefore, you should disclose any material connection above the ‘more’ button.

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which fears young children are put at risk by careless and cunning commercials, issued this statement in response to the FTC’s letter.

We’re glad the FTC is encouraging influencer’s on Instagram to be more forthright, but we hope they expand that
initiative to include YouTube and other social media, which reach millions of children and we hope the FTC will take strong action against any influences who refuse to comply with the rules.

Source.

Detoxing with @fittea ❤ @kimkardashian tastes amazing and all natural ingredients! Order today! Link in the bio @fittea #ad

A post shared by FitTea (@fittea) on Apr 27, 2017 at 8:02am PDT

Your thoughts?

As the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s fun loving leading lady, Porsha Williams has amassed a following which often keeps a close on the platforms she uses to communicate with it.

What they discovered today? That she is no longer following her former friend NeNe Leakes after the ‘Fashion Police‘ player tore into her during a recent appearance on ‘Watch What Happens Live’.

Leakes’ poorly-received appearance on the show saw her slammed on social media for taking aim at Williams and, if the latter’s Instagram account is anything to go by, lose a friend.

Leakes’, whose success at home and away from the ‘Housewives’ turned her into a household name, still follows Williams.

Do you think NeNe was wrong for bashing Porsha?

In numerology, seven is said to signal perfection and for Fifth Harmony star Normani Kordei that proved true last night.

Last night was week 7 of the current season of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ and saw the starlet earn 10s across the board for her take on the Argentine Tango.

In scoring full marks, Kordei and partner Val Chmerkovskiy won immunity for this week’s elimination and edge closer to the semi-final.

Deservingly.

Check out the show-stopping performance below…

Though initially skeptical about Normani’s participation in the show, she’s showing and proving. Crucially, she’s also growing in popularity each week. Thus upping her profile and that of her band in the process.

In some ways, it’s creating the right storm of momentum for 5H’s return.

A single come the climax of the show would be right on time.

Your thoughts?

Here’s your very first look at the brand new version of Disney‘s hit show ‘That’s So Raven‘!

Now named ‘Raven’s Home!‘, the show will kick off at the end of the year after being green lit by Disney last month and will welcome the arrival of the new faces posing in the on-set snap above!

• Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter: Mother of twins Nia and Booker who has psychic abilities.
• Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels: Raven’s best friend and mother of Levi.
• Navia Robinson as Nia: Raven’s 11-year old daughter and Booker’s twin sister, who exhibits the same psychic abilities as her mother.
• Isaac Brown as Booker: Raven’s 11-year old son and Nia’s twin brother.
• Jason Maybaum as Levi: Chelsea’s son.
• Sky Katz as Tess: Nia’s best friend.

Orlando Brown, who played Eddie, will not appear in the series as a result of his feud with Symone.

Click here to learn more.

Your thoughts?

Remember the new Prince EP we told you about – ‘Deliverance’? Well, it appears it won’t be hitting retail anytime soon and the reason has many side-eyeing.

Why? Because a reality show about the fiercely private star is in the works.

According to TMZ, the late legend’s Estate were successful in pulling every legal string possible to block the release of ‘Deliverance.’

At the time, the belief was that the set – recorded in 2004 while the Purple One was an indie act in between contracts – somehow conflicted with the high-profile deals inked to release his music posthumously. Hence, why his team went guns blazing at the man behind the EP, George Ian Boxill.

However, it’s now being reported that Prince’s team do have plans for the music – but want its release to coincide with a new reality show centered around Prince’s family.

Though in early stage of development, it’s being said that a production company is on-board for the as-yet-unnamed show. It’ll allegedly chronicle how they’re dealing with the aftermath of his death.

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Eww.

As seen with similar shows about Whitney Houston and the like, this very rarely ends well and absolutely sounds like milking the cow.

Surely, there’s enough buzz around Prince, his vaulted material, and legacy to sell new product via more premium mediums? The handling of Michael Jackson posthumous career has proven that success can be extended by well calculated moves.

Above all, there’s approximately zero need to thrust folk into the spotlight that we didn’t (care to) know while Prince was alive.

Just no.

Your thoughts?