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?

If NeNe Leakes is to return to ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ she may have to readjust her attitude towards its new fun loving star Porsha Williams.

For, today has seen the Reality TV royal blasted by fans after she tore into Williams during an appearance on ‘Watch What Happens Live’.

Why they’re annoyed with her?

Her supposed habit of bashing, bullying and berating one half of the show’s cast when she reconciles with other half.

@NeNeLeakes Girl so your friendship with porsha & phae was just an alliance/Fake aswell huh ….You are such a flip flopper nene …50 & wack

— QUEENBEE_KIM™ (@queenola12) May 1, 2017

Nene is officially the biggest flip flopper ,You was just team Porsha & Phaedra season8 , they were the only girls who had your back #Rhoa

— QUEENBEE_KIM™ (@queenola12) May 1, 2017

#WWHL nene is such a flip flopper.. with all cast members.. 1 season their her friends next she hates them…

— sonia nunez (@scanttununez) May 1, 2017

So now Nene has a problem with Phaedra and Porsha ? y’all say cynthia is a flip flopper but it’s really Nene #RHOA #RHOAReunion #WWHL

— Cinthia (@0_lala) May 1, 2017

Nene is a serial flip flopper. She just picks the side of an argument she thinks will cause the most drama. #WWHL #RHOA

— Ben (@_jblnr) May 1, 2017

@jjmcphatter @BravoWWHL @NeNeLeakes @Andy I agree with you? Porsha is the show, Nene is jealous and needs attention. Nene is the real fraud! Acting all brand new,looking a gool

— OCHUSTLER (@OCHUSTLER) May 1, 2017

As the show’s ratings have fared well without Leakes, several fans believe that she may be threatened by Williams’ undeniable rise to the top of the show’s pecking order on a popularity front.

Nene, don’t forget when no one liked you in season 7, Phaedra & Porsha were the ONLY ones that were loyal & would film with you. #rhoa #wwhl

— Kene (@KenechukwuKene) May 1, 2017

Nene, but you had an alliance with Phaedra & Porsha when you amped up Porsha to attack Kenya at that reunion #RHOA #WWHL

— rosechocglam (@MBApioneerz) May 1, 2017

@NeNeLeakes Girl so your friendship with porsha & phae was just an alliance/Fake aswell huh ….You are such a flip flopper nene …50 & wack

— QUEENBEE_KIM™ (@queenola12) May 1, 2017

Here’s hoping the usually endearing Leakes returns to the series packing more humour than hate when it returns for a tenth season this November.

Your thoughts?

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.

Check out a sneak peek of the fourth part below…

#RHOA Reunion, Part 4 preview! pic.twitter.com/ZOymKvqPFt

— JoeyBGCBlogger (@_JoeyBGCBlogger) April 29, 2017

Your thoughts?

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.

— thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) April 29, 2017

The industry is now on high alert as the character has now threatened to leak even more shows in the coming weeks.

Your thoughts?

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.

The Hollywood Reporter adds:

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.

Your thoughts?

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.

Fortunately, nothing came of his request.

Your thoughts?

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.”

More details inside:

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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

— *Molly Ferguson* (@mollyfergie) April 24, 2017

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

— Pixie Tenenbaum (@PixieTenenbaum) April 24, 2017

In response to the supposed “treachery”, over 100,000 people pulled their support of her social media platforms by unfollowing her.

Her follower count on Instagram now sit at the 98.8 million point.

Why do you think the public responded in the way they did?

‘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 13, titled ‘The Box,’ below…

Your thoughts?

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Kim Kardashian is peddling the promo trail for the latest season of ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians.’

Her latest stop was the ‘Ellen’ show, where she opened up in earnest about her burglary ordeal in Paris last year.

As widely reported, Mrs Kanye West was was the target of an elaborate jewelry heist; one that quite literally threatened her life.

The aftermath of the drama is playing out on the current season of ‘The Kardashians’ (no comment), hence her discussing the matter with Ellen.

Hear the reality staple, who tears up, explain what went down in her own words…

While we’re not here for the brand of banal that the entire Kardashian clan represent, we definitely empathise when it comes to this.

Safety is no joke.

Your thoughts?

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.

See what we mean….

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Nick may be a comic, but that was a shade grenade if we’ve ever seen one. Yikes!

Your thoughts?

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’.

Unfamiliar with the series?

Your thoughts?

[Photo Credit: Brian Bowen Smith]