Judge Tammy Kemp has gotten more media attention than she could have ever imagined thanks to the ‘hug seen around the world.’

While some have applauded the public official for her unique display of compassion for Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer who had just been convicted of killing her innocent Black neighbor in his home, Kemp says most of the commentary has been overwhelmingly negative as her office has been flooded with hate mail (e-mails and letters), phone calls, and fiery social media posts for what critics and legal experts alike are branding ‘unprofessional’ and ‘unethical’ courtroom behavior.

Nearly a week after the guilty verdict was handed down, the judge is on a media blitz to respond to the ongoing backlash and clear her name.  In addition to speaking with local Texas outlets, she sat down for an interview with CNN where she was reduced to tears recounting Guyger’s remorse over the unfortunate incident.

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As reported, Rihanna covers the newest issue of US Vogue.

Beyond posing for stunning snaps and spilling on her new album(s), the superstar drew on the feature to set the record straight about those Super Bowl rumors.

For, it’s been long touted that Rih turned down an offer to headline the coveted Halftime Show due to the treatment of benched quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who hasn’t played in years since commencing his Black Lives Matter kneeling protest.

Prior to now, one of the most telling signs Ms. Fenty wasn’t down with organizers was her publicly liking an Instagram post criticising her boss Jay-Z for signing a mega deal with the NFL – for charity work and to co-produce the Halftime Show.

Now, she’s explicitly making her stance on the situation unequivocally clear.

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This week brought with it the reunion of the ‘Girlfriends’ cast on ABC’s ‘black-ish’ and, in turn, ushered in a fresh wave of excitement about a possible reunion.

During a new interview with Charlamagne Tha God, Tracee Ellis-Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, and Jill Marie Jones, opened up about the abrupt end of the show’s initial run on The CW. 

Revealing that it’s the first time they’ve collectively sat with each other and dialogued about the axing of the show, the ladies detailed how specific changes at the network was a key contributor to its dismantlement.

Jill Marie Jones also waxed honest about the circumstances surrounding the early departure of her character Joan, revealing the things she’d do differently if she could.

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Rihanna is the November cover star of Vogue Magazine. 

Rocking one of her own Fenty ensembles, the Bajan belle glows a-front of the fashion bible.

Within her interview feature, the entrepreneur seizes the moment to spill on her hotly anticipated ninth studio album – a set she’s billed as being rooted in Reggae.

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As we reported here, Lil Kim has been blazing the streets of New York in support of her forthcoming studio effort, ‘9’ (her first in 14 years).

First spotted working the talk show circuit over at ‘Strahan, Sara, and Keke,’ she followed up with a lengthy sit down with our friends at ‘BUILD’ series.  There, she dished on the creation process of the project, why she waited so long to put out an official body of work, and more.

When quizzed on today’s leading divas and what an updated version of her 2001 #1 hit, ‘Lady Marmalade,’ would look like in 2019, Kim sang the praises chart-topping rapstress Cardi B – even proclaiming the 26-year-old is who she’s passed the torch to.

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Viewers of VH1’s ‘Basketball Wives’ are putting pressure on the show’s sponsors to wash its hands of the show and its maltreatment of the Nigerian entrepreneur OG Chijidu.

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In addition to being on hand to receive the coveted ‘I Am Hip Hop’ award (as we previously reported here), Lil Kim was one of many big names in Hip Hop that blazed the Atlanta Cobb Energy Center stage for the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards.

The outing – which aired Tuesday (October 8) on BET and its affiilates – which was taped earlier this month and saw names like Megan Thee Stallion, Chance The Rapper, Rick Ross, Offset and Lil Jon, DaBaby, T-Pain, Rapsody, YBN Cordae Ft. Anderson .Paak., Saweetie, and more line its performance roster.

Hosted by comedian Lil Duval, look below to see the hottest performances from Hip Hop’s biggest night:

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Drake‘s private life seldom hits the headlines, given the rapper’s professional wins serving as his lead narrative.

However, today saw the star spar somewhat with his own father.

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A month ago, City Girls star Yung Miami promised fans her groupmate, JT (born JaTavia Johnson), would be freed from jail after serving time since 2018 stemming from an aggravated identity theft charge (click here to read more).

Now, not only has JaTavia bid prison adieu but she’s set to celebrate her release with the release of a new track – the aptly titled ‘First Day Out.’

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Expect to see and hear much of Lil Kim this week as she celebrates the release of ‘9’ – her first album in 14 years.

The project – her fifth studio effort – is set to hit shelves October 11 and is preceded to chart battle by tunes ‘Go Awff,’ ‘I Found You,’ and the recently released ‘Pray For Me’ (featuring Rick Ross and Musiq Soulchild).

As fans continue to get acquainted with new jams from the Hip Hop diva, she’s strutting her stuff on the promo trail to build awareness.  Most recently stopping by ‘Strahan, Sara, and Keke’ (October 8), Kim let her hair down in a fun-filled interview to discuss her new LP, an all female headlined tour she says is ‘definitely in the works,’ and remembering Biggie Smalls’ legacy.

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It’s Summer Walker‘s season, that’s for sure.

The R&B newcomer, whose debut album ‘Over It’ (released October 4) is reportedly set to leap over Post Malone and Da Baby‘s sales to capture the top of the Billboard 200 next week (click here to read more about that), is keeping the momentum going by releasing a video to the LP’s cut, ‘Playing Games.’

A fan favorite from the star-studded project, ‘Games’ – which features Bryson Tiller – comes as a sultry, slow jam that hears its performers trade verses on a love gone awry.  Featuring lyrical interpolations of Destiny’s Child‘s 2000 hit, ‘Say My Name,’ the song’s Christine Yuan-directed accompanying music video was delivered moments ago.

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Mariah Carey may be regarded as one of Pop music’s most empowering female voices, but – as she recently revealed in a telling interview with ‘Variety’ – it hasn’t always been that way.

Selected as one of the mag’s 2019 ‘Power of Women’ honorees (click here to read more), the diva not only graced the cover of the ‘Power of Women’ issue but also featured inside and reflected on how the beginning of her career was predominantly shaped by powerful men.  Praising present day champions of the #MeToo movement and similar initiatives for gender equality, the songbird opened up about her personal experiences related to sexual misconduct in the industry and how those incidents helped encourage her to lift her voice in the fight for women’s rights.

“I’m so proud of the women who have come to tell their stories, because I didn’t do it, and I should have done it,” she said. That’s an incredible accomplishment.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Mimi fondly remembered her friend and fellow Pop icon, Whitney Houston, and so much more.  Look inside to watch the moving chat:

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