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Russell Simmons is firing back at a call from Dr. Boyce Watkins to boycott Denzel Washington’s new film “Flight,” suggesting the film exemplifies “how Hollywood can embrace a new American reality, where black people are pilots of airplanes and have problems just like white people.”

Dr. Watkins has called for a boycott of the Oscars, arguing that the Academy…

Lil Wayne in a videotaped deposition by Quincy Jones III’s legal team.

*Lil Wayne didn’t just lose his case against Quincy Jones III over a documentary about the rapper, he also lost the countersuit Jones filed against him and must now pay nearly $2.2 million to the filmmaker.

Quincy’s countersuit alleged Lil Wayne wrongfully blocked the release of…

Jay-Z Sings: ’99 Problems but a Mitt Ain’t One’

Jay-Z performs before President Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio.(Nov. 5, 2012)

*Jay-Z changed a line in his 2004 hit “99 Problems,” swapping out “b**ch” for “Mitt” during his performance at a rally for President Barack Obama Monday in Columbus, Ohio.

The new title:…

Beyonce may not be on her way to Broadway, but Broadway is coming to Beyonce.



According to Broadway.com, an ensemble of up-and-coming Broadway stars will pay homage to Bey with Broadway Sings Beyonce, a musical event featuring songs from the singer's catalog.



The Beyonce event is a one-time thing, taking place on December 3 at (Le) Poisson Rouge in…

Lil Wayne will have to put the brakes on his jet-setting lifestyle, at least for a little while.  TMZ reports that a doctor has ordered Weezy to stay off airplanes after the YMCMB boss suffered two seizure-like incidents within a 24-hour period late last month.

The website reports that Wayne has been recovering at his mom's house, and he's…

Who would have thought John Legend had a funny life?

Well, according to the singer, he definitely does. He’s taking his entrepreneurial spirit to television with a new sitcom, based on his life.

Backed by his own production company, Get Lifted; along with 20th Century Fox TV and Chernin Entertainment, the show will be scripted by the co-creators of “Sons of Tucson,” Tommy Dwey and Greg Bratman, and will focus on a guy in his early 20s trying to make…

A trip to the Pittsburgh zoo turned tragic on Sunday when a two-year-old boy fell off a railing his mother had put him on and was mauled by a pack of African painted dogs.



According to Barbara Baker, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, it's unclear if the boy died from the fall into the exhibit or from the attack.



Police…

  *Two protesters were tossed out of a rally for President Barack Obama in Cincinnati Sunday after they interrupted his speech by shouting from the bleachers.



A few moments into his address at the University of Cincinnati basketball arena, a man seated in the upper rafters began yelling at the president about abortion while holding an upside down sign reading “This…

Final NBC And WSJ Polls Project President Obama Victory Over Mitt Romney

The most recent and final polls released prior to the Presidential election are projecting that at the end of the day tomorrow, President Obama will be headed back to the White House.

A series of major polls released on Sunday showed President Obama ahead nationally and in key states, making him the favorite to win on Tuesday.

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal…

Ever since comedian/political commentator D.L. Hughley put his foot in his mouth regarding black women during the Don Imus “nappy headed hoes” incident back in 2007, he’s had an image problem.

That image problem precisely is that most folks think he doesn’t like black women. Well, they’re right. But he claims it’s bigger than that. He doesn’t like…

Janet Jackson and her man Wissam Al Mana might be plotting nuptials to put the royal wedding to shame!

There are whispers that Janet could be planning the wedding of the century. According to One News, Janet is planning to jump the broom in the most extravagant style during a $24 million ceremony.

"They have tentatively set a late 2013…

TMZ has the exclusive story from the alleged victim of Cee Lo Green’s sexual battery case. She filed a report with the Los Angeles Police Department. They had her make a call to the singer, which was secretly recorded. A source tells TMZ that Cee Lo is on the tape and he repeatedly apologizes, but curiously also mentions the drug MDMA—better known as Ecstasy.…

Saved by the Bell actress, Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa Turtle on the show, was caught acting strangely when TMZ spotted her and her male friend in Los Angeles earlier this week.

In a recent People magazine article, the actor’s mother states that she is suffering from bipolar disorder. When asked about it, Lark denied the story, but didn’t make a very good…

  Proclaiming that “This storm is not yet over,” President Obama issued a strong statement from the Red Cross headquarters in Washington Tuesday that the federal government would “push as hard as we can” to ensure that state and local authorities get the help they need to cope with the ravages of Hurricane Sandy, the most devastating weather event to hit the Northeast in…