Season 9 of ‘The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ has reached its climax, but the fireworks continue during its historic four-part reunion.
Following the explosive third installment, the final part promises more, more, and well…more.
The gathering sees Kandi‘s feud with Porsha and Phaedra reach boiling point, while Kenya comes under scrutiny for her suspect relationships. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The hacker who threatened to leak episodes from ‘Orange is the New Black’s new season has fulfilled his “promise” by doing just that.
Netflix learned that a hacker named The Dark Overlord had gained access to its systems and pulled ‘Orange’s latest season from them.
His or her mission? To force the company to cough up cash in exchange for the episodes they had stolen. Alas, “negotiations” either fell through or didn’t happen at all prompting the hacker to upload his stolen goods online.
Who is next on the list? FOX, IFC, NAT GEO, and ABC. Oh, what fun we’re all going to have. We’re not playing any games anymore.
There may be trouble ahead for the revolutionary service Netflix if it doesn’t agree to demands set by a hacker who claims to have stolen the latest season of ‘Orange is the new Black‘!
Operating under the name The Dark Overlord, the hacker has asked for an unspecified amount from the company and has already uploaded the first episode of ‘Orange’s new season on an illegal file-sharing site.
Netflix said that a small production vendor that works with several major TV studios had suffered a breach. The Los Gatos, Calif., company described it as an “active situation” that’s being investigated by the FBI and other authorities.
In the ransom note, The Dark Overlord claimed to have stolen series from other studios, too, by breaking into a single company. The purported hacker promised to also release those titles unless “modest” ransoms are paid.
When the AP contacted The Dark Overlord in February, the hacker said the purloined video wouldn’t be made publicly available after all, making the far-fetched claim that “no one really [cares] about unreleased movies and TV show episodes.”
Why Netflix and ‘Orange’?
‘Orange’ is a Netflix original series and can only be viewed by TV lovers who pay to subscribe to the show and service. If placed online, Netflix’s profit-pushing unique selling point comes under threat.
Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature launched to unearth some of entertainment’s best (and worst) hidden secrets.
Today, as Aretha Franklin reignites her lengthy feud with Dionne Warwick, we revisit another R&B spat often overlooked / forgotten by the masses.
Who it involved? Luther Vandross and En Vogue.
In 1993, En Vogue were enlisted to support Luther’s ‘Never Let Me Go‘ tour as it hit the U.S. to boost sales of the album of the same name.
Alas, it wasn’t long before the Funky Divas cut themselves loose from the live show citing member Cindy Herron‘s pregnancy as their reason for doing so.
The truth? A raging feud between the group’s members and the ‘Busy Body‘ belter.
Cindy confessed:
We’ve been having a lot of problems with Luther. Our nickname for him is Lucifer.
Entertainment Weekly added at the time:
Herron, who is married to baseball’s Glenn Braggs, thinks the friction stems from the group’s request to have their band moved off stage during their set. Audience members, she says, were complaining that the band blocked the foursome. Vandross’ camp vetoed the idea, and from then on, says Herron, he stopped talking to them, ordered that the two camps eat separately while on the road, and instructed his crew to hang drapes so he wouldn’t have to see the group backstage. “We heard he could be difficult,” says Herron, who adds that she was also having difficulty sleeping on the bus and eating properly. “We feel sorry for him. This reflects an unhappy person.” Vandross’ representatives had no comment.
Eleven years would pass before the world would discover how high (or low) the pair’s spat went.
‘Luther: The Life and Longing Of Luther Vandross by Craig Seymour’ reveals that while in Miami Luther discovered that one of the group’s members had wandered into his side of the drawn curtain.
His response?
His temper hit full-tilt and he “actually” called the Miami police to demand the group be charged with trespassing.
After Lifetime hit a ratings high note with its Angela Bassett-directed biographical film that chronicled the tumultuous relationship of her superstar parents Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown (click here to read more about that), TV One is looking to follow suit by unveiling an in-depth look at the life of Bobbi Kristina.
Simply titled ‘Bobbi Kristina,’ the made-for-TV flick will reportedly lend an “intimate look at the highs and lows of parental, familial and romantic love complicated by fame through the eyes of a sensitive, vulnerable young woman.”
Over 100,000 members of the social media community unfollowed Kim Kardashian in less than 24 hours as she faced claims that her paparazzi images are heavily edited before they are released to the public.
The drama kicked off when Kardashian, who has denied that she owns a surgically enhanced behind, was caught on a beach sporting a body which stood as a far cry from the one she often flaunts on social media.
Natural Kim Kardashian photos on the beach will hopefully stop the butt implant craze! Not the brawest #justsayno#naturalisbest
Unedited pictures of Kim Kardashian on a beach in Mexico this weekend have surfaced & they’re hugely different to her Snapchat…. pic.twitter.com/57l3YHERKR
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 13, titled ‘The Box,’ below…
Nick Cannon co-hosted the Wendy Williams Show today and got ‘wild n out’ for the entire hour.
Never one to hold his tongue, the media mogul made jaws drop when asked whether he’d date Nicki Minaj – longtime foe of his ex wife Mariah Carey.
In still being close friends with Mimi, it’s little surprise that he’s clearly Team Mariah. But it’s the way in which he answered the Hot Seat question put to him that has the Barbz buzzing.
Viola Davis‘ JuVee production company has announced the birth of a brand new TV series named ‘Two Sides of the Truth’.
The series, which is yet to bag a premiere date, seeks unearth the truth behind high profile cases linked to the Black community and law enforcement in America.
Davis shares..
Every other week we hear about these horrific incidences and many of them go unsolved and unresolved. We hope that this show can take those headlines and humanize them.
The visionary announced news of the project’s arrival as she set her sights on the next season of the TV thriller ‘How to Get Away with Murder’.
Aaron Hernandez murdered Odin Lloyd because he discovered that the athlete was gay.
For thousands of sporting fans across the globe the position above has found itself at the forefront of their worlds following Hernandez’ suicide last week and now, as they seek answers, news has surfaced which claims to support it.
Before his death, Hernandez penned three suicide notes.
One of them, according to reports, was sent to a man named Kyle Kennedy.
Aaron’s legal camp denied this allegation (and the rumours of a romance between the friends that came attached to it) but now find themselves forced to put out a fire ignited by Kennedy’s attorneys.
My client is obviously saddened by the loss of his friend, Aaron Hernandez.A letter was left to my client but neither I, nor my client, have seen the letter. We will be requesting that the letter be turned over to my client as soon as possible.
Now, with hopes of concealing the content of the letter, Aaron’s team have now attempted to block an order made by a judge which would see all three letters delivered to their respective recipients.
Problematic, as Kennedy would then be free to release his, and confirm (or deny) that it was romantic.
Hernandez’s lawyer Jose Baez had this to say about it:
Rumours of letters to a gay lover, in or out of prison, are false.These are malicious leaks used to tarnish somebody who is dead.
Madonna and Mariah Carey have a well documented history of throwing jabs at each other. Hence, it’s oh so ironic that Madge’s upcoming biopic is being produced in part by Mimi’s former fiance James Packer.
And the project is gathering steam.
News of its existence hit the wire earlier this year, but now its beeline for the big screen has been legitimised.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Blond Ambition’ has officially been picked up by Universal Pictures.
Produced by Packer and Carey’s friend Brett Ratner, under their RatPack production company, the film is set in early 1980s New York. It’ll tell the tale of how Madonna Louise Ciccone worked on her debut album, struggled in a business that treated women badly, while also dealing with a blossoming love life and the first taste of fame.
No word yet on casting or a release date. But it’s happening
