Ciara continues to make her presence felt across a multitude of mediums.

Because the superstar has signed on to return as co-host of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ on ABC. 

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Academy & EMMY-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson leads an all-star cast aboard the next live musical event to grace TV screens courtesy of NBC: the 7-time TONY Award-winning musical,  ‘Annie.’

While Henson’s heading the classic story as the ‘Queen of Mean’ (Miss Hannigan), rising starlet Celina Smith takes the titular role of the orphan Annie.  Elsewhere on the roster, GRAMMY & EMMY Award-winning singer-actor Harry Connick Jr. puts a spin on Daddy Warbucks, EMMY-nominated actor-singer Tituss Burgess portrays Rooster Hannigan, and GRAMMY-nominated Pop diva Nicole Scherzinger shines as Grace.

Ahead of the December 2 arrival of the Robert Greenblatt-executive produced feature, look inside to see its official trailer.

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EMMY Award-winning singer-actress KeKe Palmer hosts one of Disney’s most ‘larger than life’ experiences yet via its forthcoming global competition series, ‘Foodtastic.’

Calling on highly skilled artists from all over the world to recreate famous Disney movie and television show scenes with sculptures made entirely out of food, the 7-episode venture – executive produced by Palmer alongside Josh Silberman and Sarah Happel Jackson (as well as Endemol Shine North America’s Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Michael Heyerman) – is set to be served on Disney+ starting December 15.

Ahead of its arrival on the streamer, look inside to see its out-of-this-world trailer.

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Aunjanue Ellis is renowned for illuminating screens with her transformative performances. And her stunning portrayal of Oracene ‘Brandy’ Price in ‘King Richard’ serves as yet another reminder of why.

The Warner Bros. production chronicles the narrative of Richard Williams – the father of tennis megastars Venus & Serena Williams. Ellis plays their mom.

Pushing past the obstacles of humble and harsh beginnings, Richard (played by Will Smith) and Oracene steer their family to the highest heights and etch their names in history.

With praise raining in by the day for the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed film, Oscar buzz is gaining volume.

That Grape Juice‘s Lettija Lee sat down with Emmy-nominated Ellis ahead of the film’s release.

During the EXCLUSIVE interview, she opened up about what drew her to the role, working with Will Smith, and Beyonce‘s critically-acclaimed theme song for the movie, ‘Be Alive.’

Watch above and be sure to check out ‘King Richard,’ which is out in theaters now.

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With its January 9 premiere date fastly approaching, the wait for season 2 of HBO’s breakout hit series, ‘Euphoria,’ is nearing its close!

Over a year after Zendaya nabbed a history-making win at the 72nd annual Primetime EMMYs for her portrayal as “Rue Bennett” on the critically acclaimed drama (as we reported here), the 25-year-old leads the sophomore return of series regulars Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Hunter Schafer, and more.

The network’s official synopsis reads:

“Amidst the intertwining lives in the town of East Highland, 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya) must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.”

Watch the official “Euphoria” Season 2 teaser trailer inside.

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Much like its ‘Framing Britney Spears’ documentary, the New York Times’ “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson” – which premiered via FX/HULU Friday (November 19) – explored the who’s, what’s, and why’s that led to the career damage of one of Pop music’s most revered female acts.

Also like the Spears flick before it, ‘Malfunction’ is inciting its subject’s fans to take action – this time in a movement to right the wrongs that followed the fallout of Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl incident.

Chief among those in the sights of the #JusticeforJanet movement is EMMY-winning news anchor and TV producer Mark S. Allen.  See why inside:

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Halle Berry fans may be excited for her directorial debut via the forthcoming Netflix film, ‘Bruised’ (as we reported here), but the Academy Award winner isn’t waiting until its November 24 premiere to move on to announcing her next project.

Joining forces with EMMY, TONY, & Golden Globe-nominated actor Patrick Wilson for the sci-fi thriller ‘Moonfall,’ Berry portrays a NASA astronaut tasked with saving Earth after the Moon is knocked off its orbit and is weeks away from colliding with the planet.

Ahead of the Lionsgate movie’s February 4, 2022 premiere, look inside for its first captivating teaser.

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Jada Pinkett Smith believes it’s a low down dirty shame how her words regarding her sex life with Academy Award-nominated husband Will Smith have been twisted to vilify her.

As fans of her EMMY-winning Facebook Watch series, ‘Red Table Talk,’ know, the 50-year-old dished with her Academy Award-winning friend Gwyneth Paltrow about the challenges of maintaining a long-term marriage – especially related to the bedroom.

“The thing Will and I talk about a lot is the journey. We started in this at a very young age, 22 years old… I think you expect your partner to know [what you need], especially when it comes to sex,” she said. “It’s like, ‘Well, if you love me, you should know. If you love me, you should read my mind.’ That’s a huge pitfall.”

After viewers took to social media in droves to slam Pinkett-Smith for what many are calling ‘yet another attempt to embarrass Will’ (following last year’s “entanglement” scandal), she’s taken to Twitter to clap back.  See it inside:

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GRAMMY-winning comedienne Tiffany Haddish continues her comical foray into music by giving her 2020 single, ‘Come & Get Your Baby Daddy,’ a 2021 facelift.

Calling on her EMMY-winning, ‘Girls Trip’ co-star Jada Pinkett-Smith as well as award-winning rapstress Trina to assist on the tune’s remix, the ladies don’t hold back via the song’s stinging lyrics about bachelors who are ineligible because they can’t keep their pants on.

“Should I have a baby by Michael B. Jordan? / Bought a crib in the hills right next to Lauren / We been broked up, why you still callin’? / Like Future, you got too many baby mamas / Like Brandy for the independent baby mamas,” Tiffany spits on the hilarious track.

Also featuring cameos from legendary ‘Good Times’ star John Allen Amos and other familiar faces, look below for Haddish’s ‘Baby Daddy’ remix.

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A year after announcing its breakthrough series ‘Claws’ would be clawing its name on TV ratings charts for a fourth a final season (as we reported here), TNT’s lifted the lid on the season’s trailer ahead of its December 26 premiere.

The South Florida-set dark comedy, led by EMMY-winning comedienne Niecy Nash-Betts, follows the madness and mayhem of a crew of badass manicurists as they keep their head above water in a crime ridden community.

Filling out its cast with the likes of EMMY-winning actress-model Karrueche Tran, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, and more, look inside to see how trouble the reunited gang is set to face for its fourth-go-round.

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For over four decades, Lynn Whitfield has served as a commanding force on the screen.

From her Emmy Award-winning performance in ‘The Josephine Baker Story’ to her stunning showing in ‘For Colored Girls’ to her mesmerizing portrayal of Lady Mae in ‘Greenleaf,’ the icon has consistently exemplified excellence and shows no signs of slowing down.

The Baton Rouge native’s incredible life and career are chronicled on the latest episode of TV One‘s ‘UNCENSORED’ – which premieres October 10 at 10/9c.

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RuPaul has brought “real” to the screen with his growing suite of reality shows – including the Emmy-winning ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race.’

Yet, the media maven has more up his sleeve.

For, he has inked a seismic new deal with Sony Pictures TV that is centred around the creation of scripted projects.

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