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In 2005 an unknown singer from Barbados stepped on the scene with Pon de Replay. Little did people know that nine years later, Robyn Rihanna Fenty would become not only one of the world’s top-selling recording artists but also a fashion icon. On Monday night Rihanna was honored at the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers…

Comedian Mike Epps is reportedly under investigation after physically attacking fellow comic Lavar Walker after Walker’s comedy set in Atlanta. It’s alleged that Walker was attacked by Epps and two other men after Walker’s comedy set at the Uptown Comedy Center on Saturday night. According to TMZ, Walker told cops someone said Epps wanted to…

It’s official: The force will be with Lupita Nyong’o in 2015. The Academy Award-winning actress is joining the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. The official announcement came earlier on Monday from StarWars.com. The 12 Years a Slave actress will also be joined by British actress Gwendoline Christie, currently starring in the hit HBO series Game…

Four years ago, Kevin Hart made a joke on Twitter about dark-skinned black women, and it’s now coming back to haunt him on social media. https://twitter.com/KevinHart4real/status/9247099628 Jokes about dark skin aren’t uncommon with Hart, and neither are jokes about black women. But there’s one group that’s protected from Hart’s 5-foot-4 wrath, and that’s the gay…

Grammy-winning jazz musician Roy Hargrove was sentenced to two days of community service by Judge Neil Ross in Manhattan Criminal Court after admitting to cocaine possession. According to the New York Post, the 44-year-old trumpeter was caught buying four glassines of cocaine inside a parked car on April 5 in the West Village section of…

How many people can say that Serena Williams crashed their wedding? How many people can say that Serena Williams not only crashed their wedding, but also did it in a leopard swimsuit? Well, only one couple has that honor. Williams was just hanging out on Miami Beach with her tennis star buddy Caroline Wozniacki on…

Chris Brown is now a free man. The troubled R&B singer has been released from jail, according to TMZ. Brown was sentenced to 131 days on May 9 after he admitted that he violated probation last year. Brown was originally sentenced to a year, but he was given credit for the 116 days he had…

The Indiana Pacers’ Lance Stephenson may be on his way to an NBA championship, but he’s already won the Internet after blowing in LeBron James’ ear on Wednesday during Game 5 of the 2014 Eastern Conference finals. During the game, Stephenson attempted to throw the Miami Heat star player off his game with a few…

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has optioned the film rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah. Earlier this year, Adichie hinted about something big she was working on with Nyong’o but didn’t divulge any of the details. In an interview with Arise TV, Adichie said Nyong’o read the novel, loved it and that she would…

The Washington Redskins are currently experiencing a social media and public relations disaster.  Someone behind the Redskins Twitter account thought it would be a great idea to ask “fans” to tweet their #RedskinsPride to Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). This act of social media engagement apparently wasn’t thought through hard enough.  Just last week, the commissioner…