Phylicia Rashad may be revered for being one of American television’s most iconic matriarchs, but it didn’t stop her from receiving an avalanche of critique for publicly supporting Bill Cosby. 

As reported, the actress celebrated the 83-year-old’s release from prison following the controversial overturning of his conviction for sexual assault.

Rashad’s comments came a day before she commenced her role as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.

Now, in a unique turn of events, the 73-year-old has issued a letter expressing her “most sincere apology” to students and their parents.

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Singer-turned-reality star Traci Braxton has made no secret of her battles with weight over the years as documented by her own commentary on the hit WeTV reality show, ‘Braxton Family Values.’

However, after the 50-year-old took to Instagram over the weekend to unveil photos that demonstrated a dramatic weight loss, fans began voicing concern about her overall health.

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Andra Day has new music on the way!

Fresh from nabbing a Golden Globe for her performance in ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday,’ the multihyphenate star was on-hand at the BET Awards 2021. There, she took home the Best Actress honor for the same role.

Following her win, she spoke EXCLUSIVELY with That Grape Juice and relayed that music is her immediate focus.

Per Day, a collaboration with Wale is incoming.

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Iggy Azalea has blasted claims that she “blackfished” in the video for her latest single ‘I Am The Strip Club.’

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Jennifer Lopez has new music coming imminently.

For, she has just announced the release of her latest single ‘Cambia El Paso.’

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Here at That Grape Juice, we love all things R&B! So, fittingly, we’ve teamed up with DJ Ace – one of the UK’s most revered R&B connoisseurs and host of BBC 1Xtra‘s weekly series Everything RNB (which airs Sundays at 10pm).

Each week he’ll be rounding up his latest show and previewing what’s upcoming on the next episode. Right here on That Grape Juice.

Without further ado, check out the latest installment with DJ Ace below…

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Readers of That Grape Juice know how passionate we are about music – whether that be past or present.

However, unlike our other segments – Retro Rewind, TGJ Replay, and From The Vault – The Pop Stop is the most in-depth look at Pop songs that may have flown under the radar over the last week that you should know, rather they be from music’s biggest stars or those on the rise.

This week, we want to highlight cuts from Luke Hemmings, Yola, Maisie Peters, and Gretta Ray.

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Though legions of viewers took to social media to express their concern over the content of Lil Nas X‘s ‘Call Me By Your Name’ performance at the 2021 BET Awards (which made headlines for featuring a same-sex smooch), Rap media mogul-turned-reality TV star Benzino set the Internet ablaze when he not only suggested the showing wasn’t safe for kids to watch but even went as far as to brand it as ‘satanic’ and ‘irresponsible.’

“That sh*t BET pulled was lame as fuck. It was too uncomfortable, too irresponsible, too forced and too irrelevant to the awards,” he said. “Homie ain’t even hot like that for music anymore anyway. It’s a shame what all this is coming too. I wish I has the backing to bring the Source Awards back.” 

Earning an unceremonious slamming for his now-deleted comments (deemed homophobic by many), word got back to LNX who re-tweeted a story about the 55-year-old’s criticism and said:

“I’m sorry but the thought of n*ggas sitting their kids down in the living room and telling them gay people exist is so hilarious to me,” Lil Nas X wrote in the tweet.

As the backlash against Benzino continued days after the BET Awards, he took to ‘Black News Tonight’ to elaborate with resident anchor Marc Lamont Hill about his true feelings on the controversy.

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Damson Idris is officially adding producer to his list of talents.

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Camila Cabello‘s big screen debut is just around the corner.

To mark the occasion, the first trailer has been shared for her role in ‘Cinderella.’ 

In the clip, Cinderella is shown going from the basement to the ball. Billy Porter‘s Fairy Godmother character is also introduced and he can be seen wearing a bedazzled, high-collared gown with a clavicle-covering brooch. During his appearance, he asks Cinderella if she would like to go to the ball.

‘Cinderella’ was written and directed by ‘Pitch Perfect’ screenwriter Kay Cannon. The film will debut on Amazon Prime on September 3.

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For many, Tamar Braxton is a polarizing figure in the LGBTQ+ community.

While some praise the GRAMMY-nominated songstress as an ally given her legion of gay fans as well as her adjacency to the culture evidenced by her mannerisms and vernacular, others have alleged her allyship is performative – citing her repeated history of using language that’s been deemed ‘insensitive’ and ‘homophobic.’

The latter was a term pelted the way of the R&B diva just this week as social media users clocked her response to anti-Lil Nas X commentary regarding his controversial BET Awards performance.

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In celebration of the release of his latest single, ‘Bad Habits,’ global superstar Ed Sheeran pulled in to and parked his promo train at ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ for a nearly weeklong residency that kicked off Monday (June 28).

As reported, the British hitmaker launched the 4-day affair with the first televised performance of ‘Habits’ and – in between skits showing off his comedy skills – carried out the rest of the week by revisiting his catalog of megahits with live performances of ‘A-Team’ and more.

To bring things home, the 30-year-old rocked the late night talk show with stirring renditions of fan favorites ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud.’

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