Beyonce has learned that never-before-seen visuals unearthed from her videography’s vault have been unearthed…and are to be sold at auction.
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Michel’le’s ratings rocking Lifetime biopic has given birth to a new contract set to reintroduce her gift to the masses.
Details on her unique recording contract below…
Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to take our readers on an exciting and informative journey to the past.
Today, after fans of the singer Michel’le tuned in in their millions to learn of the abuse she is said to have suffered at the hands of Dr. Dre via her Lifetime biopic, we return to 1993 to shed fresh light on ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It? (The Tina Turner Story).’
In it, viewers are taken beyond and behind the velvet rope to witness the life Tina Turner lived away from the spotlight.
A life, unbeknownst to the world at the time, was filled to the brim with cruel and sadistic abuse dished out to her by her husband Ike Turner.
Directed by Brian Gibson the movie saw Angela Bassett portray Turner and Lawrence Fishbourne take on Ike who pulled from the singer’s book ‘I, Tina’ to tell her story.
In the United States, the release earned over $40 million at the box office and additional $20 million from movie rental services as it generated £10 million in the United Kingdom despite coming under criticism for fabricating incidents that did not actually occur in real life.
One of these was the now infamous “Eat the Cake Anna Mae” scene in which the abusive Ike forces Tina’s face into a cake.
In reality, according to the star’s book, he forced her to eat the cake (sans slamming her face into it) after it was served to her by a waitress despite the fact that she did not order it.
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It’s curtains for Lifetime‘s ‘Devious Maids.’
Because it has officially been announced that the Marc Cherry production will not return for a fifth season.
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Keen to offer the world a detailed, nuanced and honest tales of African-American chattel slavery, several networks have impacted the world of television with TV shows based on its horrors.
Two of these are WGN’s ‘Underground’ and the other is HISTORY’s reboot of ‘Roots.’
This week has seen the latter hit the ground running with a brilliant start.
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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond.
In today’s instalment, we chat candidly with Carlos King – producer of television smashes such as ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ and ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta.’
A force in the realm of Reality TV, King has upped the levels by launching his own production company (Kingdom Reign Entertainment), which has birthed the likes of ‘Hollywood Divas’ and TV One’s newest addition ’The Next 15.’
With the latter launching tonight (at 10/9c), the producer asserts that the show, which stars the likes of Tiffany ’New York’ Pollard and Claudia Jordan, will relay to viewers what really happens behind the scenes in the Reality realm.
Join us after the jump, where a King recounts his journey and provides detailed advice to those wanting to break into the TV arena. He also spills delicious tea on new seasons of ’The Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ ‘Hollywood Divas,’ and more.
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Toni Braxton earned praise aplenty for her recently aired Lifetime biopic, ‘Unbreak My Heart.’
Final ratings are due imminently, but in the court of public opinion – at least – the seven-time Grammy winner scored a unanimous victory.
By no means resting on the laurels of her name, the sultry songstress hit the promotional trail hard in support of the project – which she executive produced. One of her more notable stops was Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning.
Beyond dishing on the movie, Ms. Braxton also spilled on new music.
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FOX’s wildly popular new show ‘Empire’ has breathed life anew into the career of television star Malik Yoba. Best known for leading the channel’s former flagship series ‘New York Undercover,’ fans of the hit 90’s show (and ‘Empire’ alike) were so sure that the veteran actor had been off TV’s radar since the show’s unceremonious end – a belief Yoba wholeheartedly shuns.
From memorable showings on Tyler Perry‘s ‘Why Did I Get Married’ movie franchise to at least 12 other showings across television, he’s been far from out of sight over the past two decades. And, if our exclusive chat with the star is any indication, we should expect to see much more of him in the near future.
Tuck in below as Yoba dishes with TGJ editor Rashad on ‘Empire’s success, its critical backlashes (see: alleged “gay agenda,” poor representation of African Americans), and much more.
Never one to bite his tongue, it’s safe to say Malik Yoba made this a “must read”:
‘Whitney‘ star Yaya Dacosta has secured the lead role in a scorching NBC drama this year, nabbing the spot after rising to fame as a contestant on hit show ‘America’s Next Top Model.’
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This Saturday brings with it the premiere of Lifetime‘s eagerly anticipated Whitney Houston biopic, ‘Whitney’.
The movie, which we enjoyed in earnest, will air at 8pm ET and is being tipped for major ratings success based on the buzz alone.
To ensure it delivers on its potential, the flick’s director Angela Bassett stopped by The Wendy Williams Show today to promote.
Not one to shy away from the tough questions, Williams grilled the ‘American Horror Story’ actress on the copious amounts of shade Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina threw her way after the announcement of the film.
Her classy response awaits below…
The net was set ablaze over the weekend following the airing of Lifetime‘s critically panned Aaliyah biopic.
A volcano of opinions populated social media after the airing of ‘Aaliyah: Princess Of R&B’, with the lava of anger still spilling over today.
Notable in her silence, though, was the project’s executive producer Wendy Williams.
The talk show maven turned media mogul had been promoting the movie in earnest and guaranteed that her enlisting (which took place in the advanced stage of the production process) would ensure that the story would be told “right”.
Needless to say, the masses have made clear that they disapprove.
Wisely choosing to address the matter on her show today (see: ratings), Williams defended the flick and cited its major ratings as the true indicator of its success.
See what she had to say below…
Having lapped up the drama and laughter delivered by season one of Lifetime’s ‘Devious Maids’, we’re quite literally counting down the days until the Marc Cherry hit returns to the small screen.
And there’s not to go.
April 20th brings with it the premiere of season two of the dramedy and Access Hollywood are giving fans a behind the scenes sneek peek at what they can expect.
The show, which follows the lives and trials of five maids working for the wealthy residents of Beverly Hills, is executive produced by none other than Eva Longoria. Already a ratings hit, ‘Maids’ reunites the actress with Cherry – who she previously worked with on on ABC smash ‘Desperate Housewives’. She, of course, starred in ‘Housewives’ for eight seasons as Gabrielle Solis).
Now, wearing her production hat, watch Longoria navigate through the set of ‘Devious Maids’ season two below!
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