Phaedra Parks has long touted herself as quite the wordsmith. Indeed, she rose to the upper echelon of the reality TV realm with her witty musings and cutting clapbacks.

However, her blunt labeling of her ‘Married to Medicine’ co-stars appears to have landed the veteran in hot water.

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BET+ has assembled a crew of all-star actors for season 1 of the Big Easy-based spinoff of the popular series ‘The Family Business.’

Introducing a new branch of the Duncan family tree, Carl Weber‘s ‘Family Business: New Orleans’ sees its megawatt cast lined with names like Brandon T. Jackson, Lela Rochon, Yvette Nicole Brown, Pooch Hall, David Banner, Quincy Brown, Orlando Jones, BernNadette Stanis, and more.

“The Duncan family’s underground New Orleans casino finds itself in a war after a rival boss’s brother dies there. Fearing, owner Big Shirley sends her son away, but he travels to NY to seek help from the Duncan crime syndicate instead,” reads the official logline.

Set for a double-episode premiere on the streamer on January 23, one episode will drop weekly up until its suspenseful finale on March 6.

Ahead of the highly anticipated series’ arrival to screens, look inside to catch the official trailer.

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Normani may have recently indicated that her official debut era (‘Dopamine‘) is far from over, but that doesn’t mean the superstar singer doesn’t already have her eye on what’s next.

Before stunning her dedicated fans with some jaw-dropping quotes about the LP in the latest edition of ‘Galore,’ the former Fifth Harmony hitmaker sent them into a frenzy with news a “whole new album” is in the works for this year.

And while she’s not given much more detail than that, she’s certainly revealed a high-profile guest wishlist for the loading project.

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Taylor Swift fans (affectionately called #Swifties) may have been in an uproar last month when Billboard crowned Beyonce the “greatest Pop star of the 21st century” on a tally based on impact, influence, and commercial performance, but it appears the music magazine has redeemed itself in their eyes with its latest retrospective countdown that sees Taylor on top.

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars‘ ascent to the top of this week’s Hot 100 with their megahit duet ‘Die with a Smile‘ is nothing short of historic.

While for Gaga the achievement puts her in Billboard history books alongside Pop royals Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (as reported here), the chart triumph’s blasted Bruno past Pop titans Usher and Justin Bieber in the hitlist’s record logs.

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Shakira and Central Cee were spotted out and about in Miami.

The pair enjoyed 2025 festivities at Miami’s LIV nightclub.

Both no doubt enjoyed the relaxation time ahead of a busy year set for 2025.

Indeed, Central Cee’s eagerly anticipated album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ arrives on January 26. While Shakira is gearing up to hit the road on a seismic stadium trek, ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – World Tour.’

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Allison Holker, the wife of the late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, is braving the blazing backlash that followed a polarizing interview she gave to promote her new memoir.

As reported, she revealed that her husband – who committed suicide at age 40 in 2022 – had been secretly battling a drug addiction. An addiction she says she only discovered while preparing for his funeral.

Holker also shared that she learned of the childhood sexual abuse he endured from an older male after reading through his journal.

Her words angered family, friends, and fans who slammed the dancer for being “tacky and exploitative.” Many condemned her publicizing her husband’s struggles to promote a book, while others questioned the entire validity of her claims.

Now, Holker is speaking up and out.

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Cynthia Erivo is magnetizing award buzz for her role in ‘Wicked’ and is set to fly back into action as Elphaba in its sequel later this year.

However, the star is already eyeing her next big role: Storm from the X-Men.

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SZA stopped by the Sherri show today (January 8) to dish on her action-packed output.

Indeed, beyond releasing her new project, ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA,’ the songbird is gearing up for the arrival of her debut movie ‘One of Them Days’ (which hits US theaters on January 17).

She’s also gearing up to set sail on her first stadium tour, the ‘Grand National’ with frequent collaborator Kendrick Lamar.

During the visit, host Sherri Shepherd quizzed SZA about a potential joint project with K.Dot.

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‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ is back for part 2 of season 12 and the drama popped off from the get-go.

This time, it’s Scrappy and Khaotic at the center of the melee.

And their explosive showdown almost resulted in a physical fight.

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Cop a gander of Normani!

The ‘Candy Paint’ performer glows in a striking new shoot for Galore Magazine.

Beyond posing it up in the Ellen Von Unwerth spread, the 28-year-old opened up about the long-gestating visuals for her debut ‘Dopamine.’

Despite being released in June 2004, the project has sat without any video component to date.

However, Normani says that will be changing “soon.”

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The 2025 Critics Choice Awards has been postponed as Los Angeles braves wildfires.

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