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‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s seventh season may be weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped some of its stars weighing in on some of the drama set to rock its audience this month.

For, after her former pal NeNe Leakes took to numerous outlets to accuse the model of being more of a follower than a leader, Cynthia Bailey has been billed a “lap dog” by their costar Phaedra Parks.

How Parks attacked Bailey’s supposedly “wishy-washy” nature?

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Rochelle Humes of Brit-Pop group The Saturdays has been enlisted to present this year’s ‘Children in Need‘ TV special, enlisted by the British Broadcasting Corporation to do so before the release of her group’s sixth studio album.

Details on her good news below…

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‘Scandal’ never looked so good!

The hit ABC drama, which is fronted by the award-winning actress Kerry Washington, has blazed back onto the small screen for a fourth outing.

We’ve been hooked, and by the looks of this season 4 /episode 5 teaser, Olivia Pope and co are set to serve up one corker of a season.

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Forget Friday’s, it appears all the action takes place Thursday nights on ABC.

For, joining the established hits that are ‘Scandal’ and ‘Greys Anatomy’ is Shonda’s Rhimes’ new freshman series ‘How To Get Away With Murder’.

The legal drama, which stars Viola Davis, follows a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defence professor; the group become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives. 

It all makes for a riveting watch. We’re already hooked!

Peep the preview of episode 5 of season 1 below…

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As “real” goes, few come realer than NeNe Leakes.

It’s apt, then, that the reality star stopped by ‘The Real’ today to dish on the upcoming seventh season of ‘The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’.

Ever on a hustle, feisty NeNe also plugged her new Home Shopping Network clothing line, which she bills as “affordable luxury.”

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Controversy has been stalking Phaedra Parks ever since husband Apollo Nida was convicted for fraud. And yet, even during his sentencing (which saw him locked away for eight years), the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ star has maintained a measured silence.

Until now.

The mother-of-two stopped by the Ellen today and effectively spilled all.

She finally upped the volume on her reaction to Nida’s dealing and the effect on their children. Most potently, Parks confirmed that she is indeed divorcing her hubby.

Details below…

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Being Mary Jane is back. Well, almost.

The Mara Brock Akil drama is readying a return to BET for a second season (which was commissioned before its first even premiered). And, so as to warm up the masses, the network have unwrapped a new promo trailer.

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November 3rd brings with it the premiere of K. Michelle‘s eagerly anticipated new VH1 reality show ‘K. Michelle: My Life’.

Aptly titled, the series will follow the R&B songbird as she navigates through her new beginnings in New York City.

The show will also have an explicit focus on the recording of the singer’s new album, the follow-up to last year’s debut effort ‘Rebellious Soul’.

Already buzzed, our anticipation levels were sent sky-high when we peeped the newly released teaser. Check out the sneak peek below…

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R&B singer Teairra Mari may have been enlisted to pull in viewing figures, but it would seem the lesser known ladies that are Masika Kalysha (above) and Nikki Mudarris have done a far better job at doing that for the show in which she stars in…’Love & Hip Hop Hollywood.’

For, after losing 190,000 viewers between the second and fourth episode of its first season, its fifth episode pulled in 2.39 million viewers when it touched on Monday night, making it the second highest viewed episode since its season premiere enjoyed the benefit of 2.80 million spectators on September 15th!

What changed? A shift in focus from a story line led by Mari and ‘Sexy Can I’ singer Ray J to Kalysha and Mudarris’ feud over fellow cast mate Jamal ‘Mally Mall’ Rashid, brought onto the Reality TV series as part of its recurring cast.

Will its episode six  fare just as well when it arrives on October 20th?

Weigh in below…

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One year after slavery movie ‘12 Years a Slave‘captivated movie goers and made a star out of actress Lupita Nyong’o, Black Entertainment Television (BET) have revealed that they are to launch a TV series named ‘The Book of Negroes‘,set to tell a story just as bittersweet.

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Porsha Williams is no longer holding a peach.

As previously reported, the reality star is no longer part of the main cast on Bravo hit ‘The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ and will instead serve as an official “Friend Of The Housewives”.

Speculation has been rife, especially after Williams revealed that she was blindsided by the decision (and its subsequent announcement).

Clearing up the confusion, the creator of the Housewives franchise Andy Cohen has elaborated on the rationale.

His words below…

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Urban Hollywood is set to hit the big screen in a major way today – new movie ‘Addicted’ lands in cinemas and is serving up dizzying degrees of heat.

Boris Kodjoe joins the likes of Tasha Smith and Tyson Beckford in the movie adaptation of the Zane novel, which follows the lives of the sex-addicted.

Critics have praised the flick for sandwiching great acting performances between the ample amounts of skin and sensuality, rendering it a must-see for fans of its stars and beyond.

That Grape Juice caught up with Kodjoe and quizzed him about his role in the movie, as well as his own “addictions” – which interestingly include Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Jennifer Lopez.

Peep the interview above and…

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