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Remember that cryptic instagram post Ciara made the other day?
[READ:? Ciara Sings ‘I’m Coming Out’ + Alludes to ‘Exciting’ News… ]
Well, the superstar songstress finally revealed what her special announcement is… and it has nothing to do with ‘coming out’ or the sex of her unborn child.
In fact, Ciara recently announced that she’s returning to music and has a brand new recording contract.
Details below… Continue Reading…
Once such moment is a tension filled appearance on BET’s ‘Video Soul,’ which was done during the peak of their success.
The interview was reconstructed during Part 3 of ‘The New Edition Story’ (click HERE if you missed that), but the real live version is way more entertaining!
Bobby Brown was acting a plumb fool throughout the group interview, Ralph Tresvant is clearly agitated and annoyed, Mike Bivens is getting beeper calls and deflects to Ronnie Devoe, Johnny Gill is just happy to be there, while Ricky Bell seemed high as hell when he was trying to explain ‘BBD’ to host Sherry Carter.
Watch the full flashback New Edition ‘Video Soul’ interview below… Continue Reading…
[WATCH: The New Edition Story (Part 1) (Part 2)]
The final episode aired last night and while I didn’t think it could get any better… it did!
Phaedra Parks of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is known to spew ‘alternative facts’ on the regular, but it’s a bit surprising to see her being busted doing it on national television.
The popular ‘housewife’ was recently caught up in yet another mini-scandal as she denied telling Kenya Moore that Porsha Williams wanted to share her progress with the group.
[FLASHBACK: Inside Porsha Williams’ Anger Management Class… (VIDEO)]
Producers were quick to obtain the footage, where Parks was shown spilling the beans during some alone time with the former beauty queen.
While Phaedra has yet to admit she lied, she’s addressing the situation like the true ‘southern belle’ she is and states that she understands why her friend felt attacked.
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Bishop Eddie Long has been laid to rest.
Friends and family members including Long’s wife, Vanessa, sons Jared and Eric and daughter Taylor, paid their respects to their spiritual leader during the Home-going services held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church yesterday (Wednesday, January 25, 2017).
Long died January 15th, 2017 at the age of 63. He had reportedly been battling an aggressive form of cancer.
The mega church leader, who founded New Birth Missionary Baptist Church was sent to glory in a nearly 8 hour ‘celebration of life’ that also drew several of his celebrity supporters including former Gov. Roy Barnes, Deion Sanders and more.
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It’s official! ‘The New Edition Story’ is a hit!
[READ: Recap: The New Edition Story (Part 1) + Watch Full Video…]
We love us some NE and it’s definitely showing in the numbers! The series premiere of the highly anticipated 3 day mini-series scored the top spot in Tuesday?s cable ratings, raking in a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49 with 4.2 million viewers.
The debut earned BET its highest-rated premiere in five years.
In case you missed it, read recap + watch part 2 of ‘The New Edition Story’ below… Continue Reading…
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