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Entertainment

‘Magic Mike’ taught Pinkett Smith to be playful with husband

July 4, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  JADA PINKETT SMITH as Rome in Warner Bros. Pictures’, “MAGIC MIKE XXL,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.  (Photo Credit: Claudett Barius)   By Lindsey Bahr ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Jada Pinkett Smith wasn’t exactly sure what she was getting into when she signed on for “Magic Mike XXL,” but she certainly…

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Emmitt Smith, Flo Rida out of Miss USA, Macy’s dumps Trump

July 4, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Emmitt Smith  (Photo: Helga Esteb/ Shutterstock.com ) By David Bauder associated press NEW YORK — Rapper Flo Rida, the Macy’s department store chain and football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith all had something in common on Wednesday: They’re the latest to distance themselves from Donald Trump following his remarks about Mexican immigrants. The…

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Chatting with RJ Cyler star of “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”

June 27, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  RJ Cyler as Earl and co-star Thomas Mann in a scene from “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.”   Interview with Kam Williams The youngest of three boys, Ronald Cyler II was born in Jacksonville, Florida on March 21, 1995. He demonstrated a love of the arts and entertaining early on, teaching…

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Former ballet star Albert Evans dead at 46

June 27, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Albert Evans  (Photo: Paul Kolnik) By Jocelyn Noveck associated press NEW YORK — Albert Evans, a former New York City Ballet principal dancer and one of the most prominent African-Americans in classical dance, has died following a short illness. Evans, who was 46, died at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday night,…

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Music mogul Diddy accused of assault with workout equipment

June 27, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Sean “Diddy” Combs  (Featureflash/ Shutterstock.com) associated press LOS ANGELES — Hip-hop music mogul Diddy was released from jail after being accused of assault with a weight-room kettlebell at the athletic facilities of the University of California, Los Angeles, where his son plays football, police said. Diddy, 45, whose real name is Sean Combs,…

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District Attorney gets police file on Bobbi Kristina Brown

June 27, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Bobbi Kristina Brown  (Photo: JStone/Shutterstock.com)   Brown has currently been placed in a hospice associated press ATLANTA — Police in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell say they’ve turned over their investigative file on Bobbi Kristina Brown to the district attorney, who will determine whether any charges will be filed. The 22-year-old Brown was…

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‘Dope’—90s babies celebrate the ‘Golden Age’ of hip hop

June 19, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons By Kendall Alexander From the monent that the  film opens with the Naughty by Nature classic “Hip Hop Hurray”, the new movie Dope, from writer/director Rick Famuyiwa (Our Family Wedding) shows us that it’s wearing its old-school heart on its sleeve. The hip-hop classic serves as…

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Ornette Coleman, jazz musician, dead at 85

June 19, 2015

ABOVE PHOTO:  Ornette Coleman, seen here at the Warsaw Summer Jazz Festval in 2007, died on June 11 2015 aged 85.  (Photo: EPA) The alto saxophonist and composer was a controversial jazz innovator, died in New York By Martin Chilton, Culture Editor online Ornette Coleman, a self-taught alto saxophone player who was feted as an…

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