According to published reports, Vanessa Bryant’ mother, Sofia Laine, has filed a lawsuit against her daughter for financial support, claiming she worked unpaid as a "longtime personal assistant and nanny" for the family. Adding that before his untimely death on Jan. 26, Kobe had "promised to take care of" his mother-in-law "for the rest of her life."
On Tuesday (Dec 16), President O appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and clarified his stance on the matter, stating that the point he was trying to mke was missed by the masses after he was dragged online for seemingly criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement—a takeaway that the former President is calling false.
On Monday (Dec 15), the network took to Twitter to alert fans of the change, making note that Sage Steele will no longer be anchoring the daily 6 p.m. edition of SportsCenter, before noting that the coveted spot would be filled by none other than Elle Duncan.
On Monday (Dec 14), 2 Chainz announced his latest partnership with YouTube for a new series as part of their #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiative, giving Black entrepreneurs a chance to win money for their business.
On Sunday (Dec 13), Meghan Markle surprised the frontline fighters with a surprise appearance during the annual "CNN's Heroes" special event, thanking the “individuals (who) stood up and made sure the most basic needs of our communities were met” in the past year, which she described as being “universally challenging for everyone.”
According to published reports, the Food and Drug Administration has officially approved the vaccine for the coronavirus after hearing the research materials and answering questions from Pfizer’s vaccine experts.
On Tuesday (Dec 8), the exclusive clip was released for the upcoming season of Growing Up Hip-Hop was released and it revealed the shocking news about Deb Antney's political affiliation--that she is a Trump supporter.
On Monday (Dec 7), the soulful icon took to Twitter to dispel comments that her feisty tweets were that of a handler. After being dubbed the "queen of Twitter," Warwick sent out a special message to the "naysayers" who had something to say about her online activity.
According to Deadline, Queen Latifah has signed on as Executive Producer and lead in the Millicent Shelton directed Netflix thriller End of the Road, a film that follows recently widowed Brenda who, after losing her job, drives her family cross-country to start a new life. In the New Mexico desert, cut off from help, they must learn to fight back when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.
On Saturday (Nov 5), Teyana Taylor took to Instagram to share the unexpected news that she was walking away from the music industry.
According to Deadline, MSNBC is launching two new weekend shows with political analyst Tiffany Cross and Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart. After weeks of competing for the coveted weekend slots on the network, previously held by Joy Reid's "A.M. Joy", both were announced to be filling the slots, with Cross anchoring MSNBC on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon, while Capehart leads Sundays in the same time period.
As a part of the viral Tik Tok "frozen FaceTime" challenge, the KarJenners decided to prank call a few celebrity friends to pull off the humorous caper as a family by sitting completely still and staring at the camera while they hit up some friends from their star-studded contact list.