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Report: Prince was set to meet addiction doctor before death

May 6, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: Prince (AP Photo/F. Carter Smith) ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — Prince’s representatives arranged for the musician to meet a California doctor to help him kick an addiction to painkillers shortly before his death, according to a newspaper report published Wednesday. Prince’s representatives called Dr. Howard Kornfeld on April 20, the day before the musician died,…

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Remembering The Purple One

April 29, 2016

ABOVE: Prince  (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing;  AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill;  AP Photos) SUN editor Monica Peters and Prince’s close friend Paula Williams Madison pay tribute to the star who helped the Jena 6 defendants and Black kids in Silicon Valley By Monica Peters Prince through the decades, my recollections as a fan My colleague let…

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Tyler James Williams– Tyler talks about his new sci-fi Series, ‘RePlay’

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Tyler James Williams Interview with Kam Williams Born in Westchester County, New York on October 9, 1992, Tyler James Williams can be seen this spring co-starring as computer whiz Monty in CBS’ Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, a new spinoff series. Early last year, he guest-starred as Noah in AMC’s The Walking Dead. In…

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Beyonce’ again proves to be center of pop universe with ‘Lemonade’

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Scene from “Lemonade.” By Nekesa Mumbi Moody associated press Beyonce doesn’t simply release albums anymore, she unleashes events. And so it was this weekend, amid deep mourning for a lost icon, music’s queen dropped “Lemonade,” an arresting display of what technically qualifies as videos and singles, but is better described as a work…

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Strahan to exit ‘Live’ in May, Ripa says all is forgiven

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO: Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan (Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Kelly Ripa returned to her daytime talk show Tuesday after time off to “gather (her) thoughts” in response to learning her co-host Michael Strahan is leaving, saying the incident had started a conversation about workplace respect. She…

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Actor Columbus Short fails drug test while on probation

April 29, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Columbus Short  (Photo: Helga Esteb / shutterstock) By Anthony McCartney associated press LOS ANGELES — Court records show that former “Scandal” actor Columbus Short has tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use and is facing a probation violation in a felony assault case. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leslie E. Brown received details…

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Cheadle’s “Miles Ahead” stylishly evokes jazz legend

April 22, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead. By Lindsey Bahr associated press Miles Ahead, an ambitious, experimental biopic about jazz legend Miles Davis, actually states its mission twice over the course of the movie. Basically: “If you’re going to tell a story, come with some attitude. Don’t make it all corny.” The…

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Michael Strahan leaving daytime’s ‘Live’ for ‘GMA’

April 22, 2016

ABOVE PHOTO:  Michael Strahan  (Photo Credit: Joe Seer / Shutterstock.com) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Former football star Michael Strahan is leaving the daily talk show he co-hosts with Kelly Ripa to work full-time on “Good Morning America.” ABC said April 19 that a search for Strahan’s replacement will begin in the…

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