January 12, 2025
Judge extends Megan Thee Stallion’s protection order against rapper Tory Lanez until 2030
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a restraining order from imprisoned rapper Tory Lanez until early 2030. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Bloom on Thursday granted Megan’s request for a protective order after the…
December 27, 2024
The Year in Entertainment 2024: Those we lost
Here's a look back at those in the entertainment community we lost in 2024: JanuaryJanuary 4 — Glynis Johns, Mary Poppins actress, 100January 13 — Joyce Randolph, The Honeymooners actress, 99January 20 — Norman Jewison, director of Moonstruck,…
September 10, 2024
James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 - American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Monday at the age of…
August 28, 2024
Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day. The singer says her ‘heart is broken’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the…
August 14, 2024
Janet Jackson reveals that Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman and Samuel L. Jackson are related to her
(CNN) — Janet Jackson has quite the family tree. In an interview with Scott Mills on BBC Sounds, Jackson was asked if it was true that she is related to another legendary singer, Stevie Wonder. “He’s our cousin,” Jackson said as Mills expressed…
August 2, 2024
Cardi B reveals she’s pregnant 1 day after filing for divorce from Offset: ‘I can have it all!’
Cardi B is pregnant with her third child. She announced the news on Thursday, just one day after she filed for divorce from her husband, fellow rapper Offset, after six years of marriage. "With every ending comes a new beginning!" Cardi B wrote on…
August 2, 2024
‘Emancipation’ Day for Vybz Kartel
At 5:29 p.m. (Wednesday July 31), the right foot of dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer connected with Tower Street in downtown Kingston. It was his first step into freedom from prison and into the welcoming embrace of a crowd of supporters…
July 22, 2024
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother face federal wire fraud charges
(CNN) — A federal grand jury in Miami charged rapper Sean Kingston and his mother each with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud, according to an indictment filed last week and announced Friday in a news release…
April 25, 2023
Harry Belafonte, Calypso King Who Worked for African-American Rights, Dies at 96
Singer, actor, producer and activist Harry Belafonte, who spawned a calypso craze in the U.S. with his music and blazed new trails for African-American performers, has died of congestive heart failure at his Manhattan home. He was 96. An…
April 1, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — All that for a dollar? Nah, Gwyneth Paltrow ’s motivation to go to trial to fight a lawsuit accusing her of sending a fellow skier “absolutely flying” at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016 was about vindication. She got it when a…