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Aretha Franklin, known famously as “The Queen of Soul,” has died at age 76.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that the legendary songstress was ‘gravely ill’ that family members were preparing for the worse (click HERE if you missed that).
Franklin unfortunately passed away early this morning after a long battle with cancer.
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Kandi Burruss-Tucker of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is expanding her entrepreneurial pursuits to include a beauty line.
The successful ‘housewife,’ who is not only a reality star and music mogul, but is a restauranteur and head of her own Bedroom Kandi sex toy empire, recently announced that she’s adding ‘Kandi Koated’ beauty to her growing list of enterprises.
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NEWSFLASH!!! Usher Raymond’s STD court cases are far from over.
In fact, the one male plaintiff who was suing the superstar for exposing him to herpes during a sexual encounter at a spa is moving forward with his case and a Los Angeles judge recently ordered the superstar to hand over his medical records, information about his doctors, treatments and insurance information.
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Tamar Braxton has broken her silence and is finally speaking out about the incident that occurred a few weeks back while she was traveling on Delta.
If you recall, Braxton’s sister Towanda posted video footage of Tamar being scolded by a Delta pilot (click HERE if you missed that) and accused the airlines of racial profiling.
[FLASHBACK: Delta Issues Statement Regarding Tamar Braxton’s ‘Racial Profiling’ Incident… ]
Tamar has now hit the tweets with her version of the incident and she asserts that the pilot used racial epithets during their exchange.
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Janet Hubert has a long running feud with Will Smith that seems like it will never end!
Hubert, who orginally portrayed Aunt Viv in the 90?s sitcom ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Aire’ prior to being replaced by Daphne Maxwell-Reid, has blamed Smith for her subsequent financial difficulties after he allegedly played a part in her termination.
[FLASHBACK: The Real Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert) Blasts ‘Fresh Prince’ Reunion… ]
The actress continues to speak out publicly against her former co-stars (including Alphonso Ribeiro) and recently released another video spilling behind the scenes tea.
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During the interview, Kimmel reminded Yeezy of his infamous 2005 quote about how then President George Bush doesn’t “care about Black people” in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and asked appropriately inquires if Kanye feels Donald Trump cares about Black people, or any people for that matter?
Kanye took the heat on social media after he appeared stumped by the question, and now he’s responded to the backlash.
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