Since the week of its premiere on Lifetime, Vivica Fox’s reality male stripper competition – ‘Black Magic’ – has been engrossed in controversy.

As if the hooplah around its subject matter alone didn’t ruffle enough feathers, the actress’s stinging declination to gays when asked if the show’s performer would perform “for them as well” landed her in hot water.  In fact, not only did she experience an unfortunate dragging on Twitter, but the show’s producer – Jean Claude Lamarre – condemned her comments and immediately distanced himself from her.  The ruckus encouraged her to lend an official apology via Instagram:

Interestingly, despite all the drama that’s been pit against the show since the week of it’s arrival, its ratings are still hanging tough.  See what we mean inside:

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The triumphant yet turbulent life of Michael Jackson is to be honoured with its very own Lifetime biopic.

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Vivica A. Fox hit the promo trail hard this week in support of her ‘Magic Mike’-inspired reality show which launched on Lifetime this week.

Titled ‘Black Magic,’ the series sees Fox put her name and reputation on the line to audition and create an all-male urban exotic dance group with hopes of getting a Las Vegas residency.  Chronicling the mens’ voyage from the rehearsal hall to the stage, the show has already courted a bit of controversy thanks to some off-putting comments by Fox regarding its target audience (read more on that here).

As that subsides, if you’re curious to see how many people tuned in to catch the muscle bound hunks on January 4th at 10/9c, tuck in below:

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Welcome to Screen Juice, the TGJ original feature carved out to keep you in the cut with all things TV and Film related.

Why today’s edition is one you don’t want to miss?

Movie news from Ava DuVernay and Beyonce below…

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Toni Braxton is renown for her buttery baritone and the trademark lows her voice can hit. However, with her Lifetime biopic, the enduring diva hit quite the ratings high.

Find out what ‘Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart’ scored after the jump…

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As if the Lifetime-lent Aaliyah biopic that aired Saturday night didn’t ruffle enough feathers by itself, producer Wendy Williams’ response to the backlash didn’t exactly help.

Taking to her top-rated talk show this morning to scoff at naysayers who slammed the film’s casting and overall production, Williams was quoted saying:

“Everybody’s got an opinion.  Whether you loved or hated it, you watched [because] it was the second highest rated movie on all of cable this year so far.”

At the time Wendy made the statements, no receipts had surfaced to substantiate her claim.  This has since changed.  Tuck in below to see how the movie not only a win for Wendy, but for Lifetime as well as it dominated television, but Nielsen Twitter ratings as well:

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Their ‘Aaliyah’ biopic may have made for an embarrassing watch, but should ‘Lifetime‘s ratings dreams come true, they’re set to fare much better with a project starring the existing members of 90s supergroup En Vogue.

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Shortly before she reunites with her ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ sisters to kick off its seventh season, Kandi Burruss flaunts pulling power of her very own this week, after her wedding spin-off show made quite the ratings splash on ‘Bravo.‘

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Having already taken music and television shows by storm over her 30-year career, the 2020s have really seen multi-hyphenate diva Kandi Burruss set sights on building her filmography.

When not raking in impressive ratings for Lifetime via ‘Seven Deadly Sins: Envy‘ Burruss racked up equally noteworthy streaming figures for Peacock via ‘The Pass.’

Now she’s looking to do the same with BET+ original holiday flick ‘Whatever It Takes.’

Also starring A.J. Johnson, Brely Evans, and reality star-actress Tami Roman, the Tailiah Breon-directed movie tells the story of four women who use a Christmas gathering to bond over the romantic mishaps of their respective love lives while trying to balance their careers, friendships, and hopes for the future.

Hop inside to see the official trailer before the film premieres on December 21.

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Shortly after delivering a June 24 ratings winner for Lifetime courtesy of her official biopic, ‘Keyshia Cole: This Is My Story,’ the songstress is looking for a similar response aboard Billboard charts with the new song ‘Forever Is a Thing.’

Produced by S1 and Sir Tim, the touching tune serves as a tribute to her late mother Frankie Lons and sees Cole reflect on the lingering pain of the loss.

“Shoulda known the day would come when you would go away / But I was too wrapped up in your love to ever know, how would I know?” she sings on tune’s heart-tugging chorus. “You were ready to leave / Am I just a fool / To ever think forever is a thing.”

And while it’s not immediately clear if the song will be included on Keyshia’s forthcoming “final album,” what is for sure is that it awaits inside for your listening pleasure.

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As R.Kelly serves a 30-year sentence for sex crimes (and awaits sentencing for being convicted of similar crimes in other states), the embattled music legend continues to lose in the court of public opinion as more shocking allegations about his past surface thanks to the third and final installment of the groundbreaking ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary.

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VH1’s ‘A New Diva’s Christmas Carol’ assembles an all-star cast of real-life divas who are no strangers to raking in major ratings for holiday films.

GRAMMY-winning singer Ashanti (who previously starred in Lifetime’s ‘Christmas Winter Song’), Vivica A. Fox (who’s starred in ‘Holiday Hideaway‘ and more), Eva Marcille (who led the cast of OWN’s ‘Christmas Fumble‘), and Robin Givens (who directed BET+’s ‘Christmas Clapback‘) topline the Christmas comedy alongside Spice Girls leader Mel B and Mckenzie Small.

Executive produced by Idris Elba, the festive flick tells the story of a mean-spirited singer who becomes a judge on a reality show and is visited by three ghosts who take her on a journey through Christmas past, present, and future to try give her a new attitude.

Ahead of its December 14 premiere on VH1, look inside to see the trailer to the Rusty Cundieff-directed, contemporary twist on the Charles Dickens‘ 1843 classic, ‘A Christmas Carol.’

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