Rosario Dawson nabs new lead role in DC Comics' series pilot 'DMZ'

Evans Vestal Ward/NBCUniversalRosario Dawson appears to be making an official jump from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the DC Extended Universe. According to Variety, Dawson has been cast as the lead in the upcoming HBO Max pilot DMZ. As previously
Donald Lawrence choir leads Stellar Gospel Music Awards nominations

Stellar Gospel Music AwardsDonald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers leads all artists with nine nominations for the 35th anniversary Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The choir’s nominations include Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “Deliver Me (This
Did Diddy officially change his name to Love?

ABC/Lorenzo BevilaquaDiddy definitely has a lot of love to share. So much so, that he’s reportedly decided to change his name. After filing a petition to change his name in October 2019, a source confirms to Entertainment Tonight that Sean John
Facebook Watch renews Jada Pinkett Smith's 'Red Table Talk' and adds spinoff, 'Red Table Talk: The Estefans'

Stan EvansThanks to Facebook Watch, Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Red Table Talk is sticking around for another three years. In an announcement on Wednesday, Facebook Watch shared that they have signed a three-year deal for Red Table Talk with with Smith and Westbrook
Missy Elliott and H.E.R. ready to drop “fire” in Pepsi Super Bowl commercial

Missy Elliot performing during Super Bowl 49; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicMissy Elliott and H.E.R. plan to bring the heat to the Super Bowl. The iconic rapper and the two-time Grammy-winning singer will appear together in the Pepsi Zero Sugar commercial during the
Lizzo reveals how a nervous breakdown helped her career

ABC/Image Group LALizzo was the queen of 2019 with numerous honors, including TIME magazine’s Entertainer of the Year. She’s overcome several obstacles, including being homeless, as well as a nervous breakdown in 2018, which she says actually helped her career.
Robert Downey Jr. claims “90 percent” of his black friends thought he was “great” in blackface in 'Tropic Thunder'

ABC/Randy HolmesDuring an interview on Joe Rogan‘s podcast, Robert Downey, Jr. claimed that his controversial blackface role in Tropic Thunder was apparently a fan favorite among his “black friends.” In the 2008 film, Downey Jr. dresses up in blackface to portray Kirk Lazarus, an
NeNe Leakes' team denies she's leaving RHOA despite Wendy Williams' claims she “quitting” the show

Charles Sykes/BravoNeNe Leakes’ team is doing some major damage control. After Wendy Williams revealed on her show that Leakes has texted to say she was quitting Real Housewives of Atlanta, Leakes’ rep tells Page Six that’s definitely not the case. “It’s been
Former Recording Academy president files discrimination complaint

Bryan Bedder/Getty ImagesFormer Recording Academy CEO and President Deborah Dugan and her lawyers spent Tuesday trading accusations with the Academy in the wake of Dugan’s complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accusing the organization behind the
Aaliyah remembered with new fashion collection at Urban Outfitters

Kevin Mazur/WireImageLast week, Aaliyah fans remembered the late singer on January 16: what would have been her 40th birthday. Now they can celebrate her legacy with the new Aaliyah x Off Safety fashion collection by Urban Outfitters. Off Safety is a