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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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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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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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Welcome to another edition of TGJ’s ‘Retro Rewind’, the original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.

Today we stepped back in time and arrived in January 2001, the month and year the world was introduced to ‘Taina.’

Starring ‘Life with Mickey‘s Christina Vidal, the series followed the life of teenager Taina Morales, a student at the Manhattan School of the Performing Heights, who is determined to become a world renown superstar.

With the help of her best friend Renee Jones, the Latina musician juggles life, music, drama and culture as she navigates through life with her eyes on a platinum prize.

Before its cancellation the series pulled in ratings with guest appearances made by 3LW (who portrayed the group Blue Mascara), Kelly Rowland who played the controversial actress Nicole Burke who inspired what may be one of the strongest songs on the show’s Jive-backed soundtrack.

Ready to take that journey to the past?

Watch below….

 

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Lady Gaga is to return to ‘American Horror Story’ following her win at the Golden Globes.

Good news for the entertainer’s fans below…

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Today marks what would have been the 23rd birthday of Bobbi Kristina Brown – Whitney Houston‘s only child.

Yet, with her passing at the age of 22 last July, today has instead seen the final results from her autopsy unsealed – at the request of several media outlets.

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ABC have been riding high in recent times with their primetime programming – thanks largely to ‘Scandal’ and, more recently, ‘How To Get Away With Murder.’

The Shondaland shows, alongside ‘Greys Anatomy,’ form the network’s popular ‘Thank God It’s Thursday’ block of TV.

And while ratings haven’t been as sky-high as prior times, all three titles have gripped audiences enough to earn all-new new seasons.

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Sunday night saw the ‘#OscarsSoWhite’ debate explode to new decibels when Chris Rock hosted the 2016 Academy Awards.

The comic took a head-on approach to addressing the issue of racial diversity (or the lack-thereof) in Hollywood.

Similarly candid about the matter was Gabourey Sidibe, who we caught up with recently.

The actress, whose role in ‘Precious’ saw her become the 8th black female (ever) to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, vented her frustration but also seemed optimistic about the future.

Hit “PLAY” to watch Gabby wax honest with TGJ’s Jacqueline Shepherd above.

Your thoughts?

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“Cool story but please keep Nina’s name out of your mouth. For the rest of your life.”

That was the message the Nina Simone estate delivered to the actress Zoe Saldana after catching the trailer for the biopic she shot to celebrate the groundbreaking performer’s story.

The movie makes its way to the world on April 22nd and has already been slammed by the entertainer’s fans who, citing Hollywood’s history with colorism as their reason why, see an alarming link between the effort gone to darken Saldana’s skin for the movie and blackface.

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Will you enjoy the project?

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