At the end of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s sixth season fans of cast member Porsha Williams learned that she may be booted from the series after she attacked her nemesis Kenya Moore on camera.

Fortunately for said fans she wasn’t, rescued by the show’s leading lady NeNe Leakes who fronted a media campaign (which included an interview at ‘The View’) launched to convince the show’s runners to keep the violent star on board.

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Alas, Leakes recently found herself on the cruel end of Williams’ sassy side when she made the mistake of advising her no to “put your hands on anybody else” following her physical altercation with Leakes’ friend turned foe turned find Cynthia Bailey.

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Hurt by what she now sees as a betrayal Leakes took to social media to weigh in on the matter before the show’s explosive reunion special kicks off next Sunday.

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Welcome to the latest edition of ‘Retro Rewind’, the TGJ original feature that takes our faithful readers on a journey to TV and film’s glorious past.

Today, we shine a light on the 1959 version of  ‘Imitation of Life’, a movie exploring self-hatred within the African-American community by way of a young black girl, portrayed by Susan Kohner, attempts to erase all traces of ethnicity when she learns that she “passes for a white” in a pre-Civil Rights society.

Drama ensues when her quest to pass as a Caucasian woman sees her find herself in dark and dangerous territory as her hatred for her black mother (Juanita Moore) intensifies.

Intrigued?

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‘Underground,’ a pre-Civil War-based series centered around a group of Georgia plantation slaves who embark on a 600-mile trek to freedom via the Underground Railroad, has been colored with controversy since its 2015 announcement.

Executive produced by Grammy & Academy Award winning singer John Legend, the WGN America program (starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell) has seen its fair share of criticism as some argue it supports the notion the only noteworthy roles available for black actors are those based on slavery or some dark area of the African Americans’ past in the America.

But, despite ongoing skepticism, the show – which made its premiere last night – set viewership records for its network home.  Get the details below:

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Few can throw shade grenades like the ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

Hence, it’s little surprise that the season 8 reunion of the Bravo hit looks set to be all sorts of explosive.

This Sunday brings the latest cycle of the show to a close, yet the fireworks fly from next week when the ladies reunite to dish and dissect on the happenings in ATL.

Get all the way into this first look trailer to see what NeNe, Kenya, Kandi, and co will be serving up this go round…

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‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kandi Burruss is renown for having her hands in many projects.

However, these days her primary priori is family – especially following the birth of her son Ace Wells in January.

The youngster is the first son for both Kandi and husband Todd Tucker, who both have teen daughters from previous relationships. They have been candid about their troubles conceiving and their option to conceive via IVF.

Having only shared concealed snaps of little Ace, today saw Burruss pose it up for PEOPLE in the first portrait of mother and son.

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Terrence J has come a long way since hosting ‘106 & Park.’

Following a lengthy stint at E!, the media personality is now pursuing a career in film in parallel to his presenting hustle.

The latest fruit of his labor is ‘The Perfect Match‘ – which he stars in and produced in partnership with Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit.

To plug the production, which hits US theaters on March 11th, Terrence stopped by The Wendy Williams Show this week.

In true ‘Wendy’ fashion, the interview skewed juicy with TJ quizzed on saucy love scenes with co-star Cassie, his rumored relationship with Brandy, and more.

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Kim Fields is swapping rumbles with Kenya Moore for the rumba on  the dance-floor.

‘The Facts of Life’ actress is cashing on the exposure from her role on ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ for it has been announced that she has signed on the latest season of ‘Dancing With The Stars.’

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‘Mean Girls‘ the musical is on the way.

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With changing times, comes changing attitudes.

However on the topic of masculinity, especially black masculinity, it appears there remains strong opinions that lean more towards the old skool.

Case in point the shot above of actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler.

The pair, who have collaborated on box office hits ‘Creed’ and ‘Fruitvale Station,’ came under fire from some Facebook users after the pic begun doing the rounds.

Taken at a Vanity Fair gala recently, the snap sees Jordan place his hand on Coogler’s head in a way some have chosen to interpret as homosexual. Ridiculous, right?!

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Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer are heading to space with Taraji P. Henson.

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While its poor ratings may suggest otherwise, enough people tuned in to hear Chris Rock slamming Jada Pinkett Smith’s boycott of the 88th Academy Awards and easily made it the “diss heard ’round the world.”

Taking aim at the actress during his ever-controversial opening monologue at this year’s Oscars, Rock rocked headlines for weeks after the showing – even getting the attention of Jada’s Academy Award-nominated husband, Will Smith.

While he kept mum when asked his thoughts on Chris’s diss, Mrs. Pinkett-Smith was a bit more vocal when quizzed.  Hear her response below:

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Madonna‘s brief relationship with the rapper Tupac is to feature in his forthcoming biopic.

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