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As she prepares for her 11th season in the WNBA, basketball star Brittney Griner is revisiting what she says was the most challenging, painful time of her life. The Phoenix Mercury center is set to release her new memoir, Coming Home," which chronicles her 11-month detainment by Russia authorities in 2022. Before it...Read more...

We don't always stan when nepo babies use their parents' fame to advance their lifestyle and career. (See the recent discourse about Maya Rudolph's career, as reported by Unilad and an older nepo baby primer for Gen Z from The Guardian.) But when they use those same powers to connect with their favorite artists, as...Read more...

Last February, we told you about how disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his sex crimes as the conclusion for his Chicago trial back in 2022.Read more...

In Challengers," Zendaya plays a tennis star-turned-coach who finds herself coaching her husband in a match behind his former best friend - who also happens to be her ex. USA Today calls the steam story a saucy tennis melodrama."Read more...

Editor's note: The following article includes a discussion of sexual coercion and abuse.Read more...

Last week, Malia nearly broke the internet when she was photographed standing outside a store in LA. Some outlets wrote about her smoking (which isn't new information even though some people will always be dramatic about it) but GQ couldn't help but talk about the fits. Taking a smoke break outside an LA convenience...Read more...

She may have been born in Chicago and raised in Washington D.C., but former first daughter Malia Obama looks like she's fitting right in as a California girl.

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Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City for alleged hush money payments made by his attorney to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. And while the actual charges, falsifying business records, don't exactly leap off the page - so far, the trial has been anything but boring. - Jessica Washington Read...Read more...

In a new interview with The Art of Dialogue," Da Band's Freddy P made a shocking confession about Diddy. The supergroup was formed during the popular MTV reality show Making The Band 2." - Candace McDuffie Read MoreRead more...

Activist and comedian Amanda Seales got on Instagram on Thursday night to discuss the Black media and social media reaction to her recent autism diagnosis. The Insecure" star specifically called out a post from the outlet Baller Alert.Read more...

This week, Beyonce's viral wash day video sparked an online debate about whether or not long, healthy hair is possible for women of color. While some were happy to see Bey shut down the haters by letting them get up close and personal with her scalp, others still think her long, luscious locks are too good to be true.Read more...

If you've been on social media and you're a usual watcher of new Netflix series, then you may have seen the recent discourse of the latest animated show, Good Times."Read more...

In news that can only be described as I'm sorry, what?"-singer Ne-Yo's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his two children Sade Bagnerise is spewing some shocking allegations about the Sexy Love" singer.Read more...

Nobody should be surprised that we're getting another lawsuit from one of Kanye West's former employees at the short-lived Donda Academy.Read more...

Two weeks after O.J. Simpson passed away on April 10, his official cause of death has been revealed.

Simone Biles should be focused on her Paris Olympics training, but instead she has to take time out of her life to address social media nonsense about her marriage.

Although Drake has seemingly ignored Rick Ross since the two traded shots on social media a couple of weeks ago, the MMG Boss is still keeping his foot on the neck of the most popular artist in hip-hop, recently releasing the music video for, Champagne Moments."

You don't need new glasses to see that the state of the economy is coming down hard on all of us, but it looks like it might be impacting rapper Sukihana too in light of what she's recently been arrested for. We will explain.Read more...

Democratic presidents delivering graduation commencement addresses at HBCUs are typically good vibe moments. But that's not the case this time.Read more...

Caitlin Clark is a game-changing talent who's brought an unprecedented amount of attention to women's basketball. However, her success has also led to a lot of new voices commenting on women's sports. One of those is Jeff Kwatinetz, co-founder of the BIG3 alongside Ice Cube.

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Authorities identified the body of a missing Black Louisiana teen, who was discovered floating in the Ouachita River. The family of the slain 19-year-old, Sheryl Mae Turner, called her a shining light to all who knew her."Read more...

From a childhood in foster care to the ups and downs of dating in Hollywood, actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish has never had a problem sharing the details of her personal life. Her new memoir, I Curse You With Joy," a follow-up to her 2017 bestseller The Last Black Unicorn," is sure to be loaded with even more...Read more...

Experts have been ringing the alarm bells about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence since its inception. Now, a bizarre case in Baltimore involving an allegedly fake audio recording and artificial intelligence is validating some of those fears.Read more...

For the players who've waited their whole nights to hear their names called on draft night, the moment is about achieving a lifelong dream, setting up a new life for their family, and of course, the draft night fit. These photos and videos will be there for the rest of your career, so you want to look red carpet ready.Read more...

Riding the bus is stressful enough without having to worry about a fight breaking out and making everybody late for work. But when an irate passenger attacks the driver, everybody loses.Read more...

It seems that yet another domino has fallen in the federal P. Diddy sex trafficking investigation.Read more...

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If it's a day that ends in Y, we must be talking about celeb beefs. Today's edition revolves around Insecure" stars Issa Rae and Amanda Seales.

Donald Trump is currently being tried criminally and is facing allegations that he falsified business documents to pay porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a rumored affair. In his defense, he told journalists earlier this month that this case is somehow an assault on America."Read more...

An incident at Joint Base Andrews involving a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris - is causing quite the stir.Read more...

We cannot escape Kanye West's antics. Whether he's starting his own porn brand or hopping in the middle of the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, he's always finds a way to get himself in the news.Read more...

A Los Angeles woman returned home one evening back in 2021 to an absolute horror scene: her mother and four children shot to death.

A two-year-old boy in the Philippines is the envy of every card-carrying member of the BeyHive after he received a very special gift from the Queen herself.

In case you've been living under a rock and missed the latest Kanye West development, the controversial rapper recently announced his plans to open up his own porn website and studio soon.Read more...

Following her latest viral interview with Alec Baldwin, the world is asking: Who exactly is Crackhead Barney?" The woman, who calls herself an ambush interviewer," once again is causing chaos online after she approached the actor in a New York City coffee shop earlier this week.Read more...

There's a good chance you've heard the term the Black Tax" used to describe the idea that Black Americans have to work ten times as hard for half as much. But did you know there's a much more literal meaning?

A crooked prosecutor from Kansas temporarily handed over her law license following a damning probe from the Department of Justice that revealed she intentionally sent a Black man to prison for no reason.

Updated 4/25/2024 at 11:10 a.m. ET

Celebrities are constantly in the news for their weight gains and losses, as fans speculate why the scale has moved up or down for their favorite entertainers.Read more...

On this day three years ago, a Missouri teen went to a party and never returned home. Instead, he was found dead from a gunshot wound. While investigators concluded his death was a suicide, his family still believes his death was a racially-motivated murder.

Over the years, we've heard all kinds of stories about the long-running rivalry between Prince and Michael Jackson. We've actually heard so many crazy tales, it's hard to distinguish truth from fiction. However, a new memory from will.i.am is so hilarious, we all need to assume it's true, because it's so funny.

Drake's latest Kendrick Lamar diss track, Taylor Made Freestyle" has been a divisive topic.Read more...

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R&B singer Chris Brown is beefing with Atlanta rapper Quavo. What world are we living in? And what could have happened between these two artists for them to feel the need to drop diss tracks?Read more...

The last few years have been an emotional roller coaster for Tiffany Haddish. The actress/comedian has suffered the loss of her beloved grandmother, a public breakup and two DUI arrests. Her recent run of unpredictable behavior has led some fans to wonder what's going on with the Girls Trip" star.

Whatever, Biden. You can get rid of TikTok ... as long as we can keep these adorable Instagram reels like that of a 6-year-old Black girl who was thrusted in the spotlight for the sweetest self-love video you'll ever see.