The Lifetime network is heating up this Summer…thanks to ‘Devious Maids’. 

Created Marc Cherry (the brain behind Desperate Housewives), and executive produced by Eva Longoria, the show follows five Latina maids who work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Each lady has ambitions and dreams of her own, while one of them has a much darker reason for working the circuit.

Having debuted in June, the show’s first season boasts 13 episodes. Check out a preview for episode 2 of the first series below…

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The week just gets worse and worse for embattled kitchen queen Paula Deen.  Many, presumably including Deen herself, thought they’d seen the end of her endorsement woes after Wal-mart and a host of others backed out of pushing her products earlier this week.

Hoping to do damage control by lending an emotional interview with Matt Lauer via ‘The Today Show’, it appears Deen’s tearful apology for reported racist remarks were not enough as even more top names are dropping her products from their inventory.

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With fans still buzzing over last week’s drama-filled, season 2 finale of parent show ‘R&B Divas: Atlanta’, highly anticipated spinoff ‘R&B Divas:  LA’ is looking to capitalize by unveiling an extended preview of its first episode.

Indeed, the cast – comprised of R&B beauties Chante Moore, Kelly Price, Dawn Robinson, Lil’ Mo, Michel’le and Claudette Ortiz – are all vying for an overdue reintroduction to music audiences via the soon to be hit series.

But, you can  say your “hellos” now by pressing play on the clip above before the July 10 at 10/9 C premiere only on TV One.

Things just seem to get worse for former Food Network darling Paula Deen.  After admitting use of “racial slurs” in the past, the kitchen queen has been the recipient of a royal backlash – one that saw her dropped from Food Network (her TV home of over a decade) and other endorsement deals.

Now, retail giant Wal-mart adds their name to that growing list (via HuffPost):

“Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is announcing that it has ended its relationship with Paula Deen a week after the Southern celebrity chef admitted using racial slurs in the past.  The world’s largest retailer said it will not place ‘any new orders beyond what’s already committed.’  The discounter says it will work with suppliers on existing inventories.’

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The announcement was accompanied by news that Caesar Entertainment – the restaurant brand behind many of Deen’s well-known buffets inside casinos – will also be ending their relationship with the cooking starlet.  Read more about that here.

All of this comes just hours after Deen’s tearful apology on ABC’s ‘Today Show’ regarding the matter.  See it here.

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Embattled southern chef Paula Deen has cooked up quite the controversy after her admission of using racial slurs in the past.  Though quickly cancelling a scheduled appearance on the ‘Today Show‘ last week, Deen did visit the award-winning talk series today to once again offer an apology concerning the matter, discuss being dropped from Food Network and other endorsements, and more.

See this morning’s tear-filled apology from the kitchen queen above.

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This week saw R&B soulstress India.Arie emerge from a 4 year hiatus from the spotlight with ‘Songversation’ – her fifth studio album.  With promo gears in full swing, the ‘Brown Skin’ beauty took to OWN TV’s ‘Super Soul Sunday’ (hosted by Oprah Winfrey) to dish on her absence, as well as recent rumors of skin bleaching, new album, and so much more.

Set to air Sunday, June 30th, see previews of the forthcoming sit down with the talk show queen in the clips above.

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Contemporary gospel’s brightest newcomers Livre’ will make their network television debut aboard tonight’s episode of VH1’s hit reality series ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ .

The Alicia Keys-founded group will see their visit to the VH1 docu-soap serve as yet another triumph as their newest single ‘I Will Be Alright’ has blasted back onto Billboard’s Top Gospel Singles Chart‘s top 20!

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Sunday, June 23rd will see a specially themed episode of ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’ air to tackle the topic of “dark girls in Hollywood”.  With top African American actresses Gabrielle Union, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, and Viola Davis amongst a panel assembled by host Oprah Winfrey, the ladies dish in detail about the obstacles many actresses of color face in the industry.

See clips above:

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8-time Grammy winner Usher may still be in the middle of taping his first season of NBC‘s top rated singing competition ‘The Voice’, but that didn’t stop him from dropping by ‘Ellen’ today with the official announcement of his return to the show for another season.

While there, Ush also dished on his protege Justin Bieber – who has won his fair share of unfavorable reviews in the media as of late.  See the singer weigh in on these topics and more above:

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12 years have passed since John Schulian‘s ‘Xena Warrior Princess‘ came to an end after a lengthy six seasons.

Now, after its star Lucy Lawless took DeKnight’s ‘Spartacus‘ to ratings heaven, she has hinted at a possible revival of the hit show.

She shared:

Had an interesting call from a chap who wants to re-invigorate the #Xena brand. You guys may have started something.

— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) May 23, 2013

But there’s a lot of red tape around #XWP so don’t get your knickers in a twist. It may come back in a different form.

— Lucy Lawless (@RealLucyLawless) May 23, 2013

 

As long time fans of the show, here’s hoping serious plans are in place to resurrect the series with well executed new seasons…strong enough to pull back its old audience while winning over those glued  to the likes of ‘Game Of Thrones‘.

If not, it’d be better if the whole thing was left to rest.

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May 28th is the day ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ fans have been waiting for since its season finale.

Indeed, the full cast – including Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, J.B. Smoov, Duane Martin, Robin Thicke, Nelly, and Nick Cannon – are set to reunite via a Lala Anthony-hosted reunion show.

Airing out dirty laundry and giving us a sneak peek of what’s to come, 10/9c is the time to tune into BET for the madness.  Beforehand, look above for a sneak peek of tomorrow’s action:

Late 2012 saw ‘Confessions‘ crooner Usher invite unveil just that in an intimate, tell-all interview with Oprah for OWN TV’s hit ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’.

Now, it seems the two are reuniting for a redo – this time with Ush and his fellow ‘The Voice’ castmates Shakira, Blake Shelton, Adam Levin, Carson Daly, and Christina Milian.  O goes behind the scenes of NBC‘s juggernaut reality talent show to get the scoop on each of the judge’s professional and personal lives.

Looks like you won’t want to miss this one! Peep the teaser below…

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