NEW YORK (UPI) — IFC Films says it is acquiring the North American rights to the biopic Pelé: Birth of a Legend and plans to release it in 2016....
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A founding member of the retro-rock/doo-wop group Sha Na Na who later became a movie studio executive and law professor, has died....
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Actress Vivica A. Fox will be starring in the second season of Empire as Cookie Lyon’s oldest sister, it was announced Thursday. According to Entertainment Weekly, Fox’s character seeks out...
TOM ODULA, Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. actor Danny Glover said Thursday that he is in Nigeria to star in a movie based on...
(Glamour) – The music-biz drama Empire demolished TV ratings with its debut season: It’s the most watched new show in 23 years. The character fueling all of those...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have set an October meeting with a hearing officer to resolve a case over a confrontation Sean “Diddy” Combs...
(E! Online) – This was a hard one to say goodbye to. It felt like the end of Key and Peele totally snuck up on us, and we...
(The Washington Post) – Yes, she was in “Conan the Destroyer.” Most memorable line: “I swear that if Conan will let me ride with him, I...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Straight Outta Compton” ceded its three-week reign at the top of the box office to the faith-based “War Room,” which climbed to...
(Entertainment Weekly) – For the Super Bowl’s golden anniversary, the NFL has asked a big name to return to the stage. Bruno Mars has been offered...
By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is heading to auction this month....
NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of the Aretha Franklin documentary “Amazing Grace” have withdrawn the film from the Toronto Film Festival amid a legal dispute...
(People) – The latest judge of the 95th Miss America pageant has been revealed – and it’s a bit of a shocker! Vanessa Williams is joining the...
(Reuters) – When “Out of Africa” was filmed in Kenya three decades ago, the images of elegant safaris drew tourists in droves but it has struggled...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) – Chelsea Clinton was not turned off by rapper Kanye West’s announcement to run for president; instead, she thinks it may have a...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Photos said to be of cast members for the Straight Outta Compton sequel reveal actors who will portray Daz Dillinger, Suge Knight, Tupac among others. The...
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist Phaedra Parks seems to be settling in to her new role as a single mother with a little more peace...
Julia Brucculieri, THE HUFFINGTON POST NEW YORK (The Huffington Post) — Damon Wayans is the latest celebrity to jump to the defense of Bill...
Nick Romano, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ATLANTA (EW.com) — Tyler Perry has released a video tribute he made for Bobby Kristina Brown that was shown during her private funeral...
(Reuters) – The director of Taylor Swift’s new music video set in Africa struck back on Wednesday at mounting criticism of the scarcity of black...
(E! Online) – There’s no official holiday that marks today, but there might as well be. Why, you ask? Because it’s Beyoncé’s birthday, people! They don’t...
DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An educational video game has been edited following a social media backlash over a scene depicting...
(Time) – Somehow it’s become unofficial law that Idris Elba’s name must be a part of any conversation about who would be the next best James...
(Politico) – The hundreds of close friends of the Obamas who attended a Prince concert at the White House will retain their anonymity after officials declined...
