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NEWSFLASH!!! Bobby Brown has called out comedian Chris Rock for disrespecting his late wife, Whitney Houston.
Rock hit Instagram over the weekend with a meme that contained the legendary singer’s image with the caption, “Hurry up I got crack to smoke.:
Needless to say, the “joke” didn’t sit too well with Brown, who considers Rock a friend.
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Comedian Mo?Nique is apparently not alone in her struggles with Netflix.
The Oscar winning starlet took to Instagram on Friday to call for a boycott of the streaming giant after receiving an offer of only $500,000 for a comedy special, accusing them of gender and racial bias.
[READ: Mo’Nique Calls For Netflix Boycott: “I should be getting what the legends are getting…” (VIDEO)]
While Mo’Nique caught quite a bit of flack for her assessment of the situation, she’s got at least one of her peers in her corner now that fellow comedian Wanda Sykes has cosigned her accusations.
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NEWSFLASH! Actress/comedian Mo’Nique is calling for a boycott against Netflix.
The Academy Award winning actress recently hit the net accusing the popular streaming service of “color bias and gender bias” after they offered her significantly less money for her comedy special than Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle.
In calling for the boycott, Mo’Nique says she’s a legendary comic just like those named above, and she deserves to be paid like one.
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Rock was in town for his ‘Total Blackout’ comedy tour, his first full-scale world tour in over a decade when he surprised the audience with a very special guest.
The crowd went reportedly went wild at the Saenger Theatre when Rock’s good friend comedian Dave Chappelle walked onstage after intermission for a head to head ‘social experiment’ on comedy.
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The master comedian Chappelle took to the stage for his monologue and blew the crowd away with thought provoking jokes on things like the killing of Harambe and president-elect Donald Trump’s historic win.
I didn?t know Donald Trump was going to win the election. I did expect it. It seemed like Hillary Clinton was doing well in polls, and yet ? I know the whites.
You guys aren?t as full of surprises as you used to be.
He continued…
America?s done it. We?ve actually elected an internet troll as our president.
I haven?t seen white people this angry since the O.J. verdict.
Chappelle also took on ISIS, the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, and delivered talked about police violence and the Black Lives Matter movement.
In case you missed it, watch video of Chappelle on SNL below… Continue Reading…
The 1st episode of Empire‘s highly anticipated 2nd season aired last night and viewers were glued to televisions nationwide.
We were finally reunited with the Lyons as they fight for the ‘Empire,’ while their leader is serving time for murder.? With Lucious (Terrence P. Howard) in prison, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) seizes the chance to take over Empire Records with or without her sons’ help.
While the son’s all clamor for the throne, we are treated with a slew of surprise cameos including, Andr? Leon Talley, Al Sharpton, Chris Rock, Marisa Tomei, CNN’s Don Lemon, and more.
Miss Lawrence from Fashion Queens even got a chance to show off his pipes!
[Sidebar: For Those of You Who Forgot Lawrence Could Sing, CLICK HERE to check out his Closet Freak performance]
The lines are being drawn and BooBoo Kitty has even joined ‘Team Cookie’ for the hostile takeover…
Whatever the case, team ‘takeover’ and Lucious’ jailhouse rivals (including Chris Rock) have clearly underestimated him because we all know Lucious will come out on top.
Revisit the full episode below… Continue Reading…
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