Season 24 of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ came to climax last night and proved bittersweet for Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei.

For, on the one hand she and partner Val Chmerkovskiy lasted the distance and reached the finale after many weeks of achieving full scores.

However, Kordei was denied the coveted disco ball after dramatically placing 3rd.

A firm favorite throughout the competition, many were surprised at her snub, believing deliberate judge sabotage.

A view shared by a host of Kordei’s industry peers.

Zendaya tweeted…

They just Me’d my baby girl @NormaniKordei nah….

— Zendaya (@Zendaya) May 24, 2017

Dawn Richard chimed in with…

even when you consistent it’s not enough. ?. but let me sip my tea quietly.

— D∆WN (@DawnRichard) May 24, 2017

Tamar Braxton added…

My nerves are bad goodnight ??‍♀️ congrats to the winner ??‍♀️ I’m biased obviously #dwtsfinale ??

— TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) May 24, 2017

While Lady Gaga liked the following…

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We too were perplexed that Normani didn’t win. However, the exposure has been great and all signs point to Fifth Harmony dropping their new single next week. So we’re sure she’ll ultimately have the last laugh.

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‘America’s Got Talent’ has been sued after one of its judges Tyra Banks was accused of mocking, teasing and assaulting a young girl on set.

A 18-page lawsuit filed on Tuesday claims tells the tale. On March 19th, a couple made their merry way to the show to audition with a song they penned about their daughter’s birth.

Alas, the couple says thing took a turn for the horrific when the judges are said to have laughed at the performance and Tyra sunk her claws into the daughter (named “Mary” in the suit).

‘Deadline’ adds:

The suit claims that during the performance, Banks, “an individual acting as an agent of Defendants (AGT), physically manipulated and verbally abused Mary. Banks shook Mary’s shoulder, pulled Mary’s hair back and physically manipulated Mary. … Mary did not stop Banks’ conduct because Mary was fearful. Banks also insinuated that Mary was accidentally conceived, made fun of the performance and ridiculed [the song] in front of Mary, all in front of active cameras that were filming Mary. After the performance, Banks asked Mary to describe, in front of active and filming cameras, her opinion about Jane and her husband after they were publicly ridiculed by AGT.

Banks alleged assault is said to have flung the young girl into a deep depression prompting her guardians to seek justice via a jury trial.

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‘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.

Details inside:

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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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