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Disney/Randy Holmes Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on to play a funk music icon on screen. Variety reports that the actor/comedian is set to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in a biopic directed by Bill Condon, the same director who directed Murphy in Dreamgirls, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination. The film, […]
Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on federal corruption charges starting on April 21, 2025, a judge said Friday. The date upset the defense, which argued for a schedule that could end the trial no later than early April to accommodate “grave, grave Democratic […]
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With four days until Election Day, Kamala Harris is attacking Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers’ advice, he is going to keep saying he will “protect the women” “whether the women like it or not.” Both candidates continue their whirlwind campaigns in […]
Lance King/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The back-to-back retirements of two college quarterbacks seemingly at the start of their careers has put a spotlight again on concussions and youth sports, particularly football. On Oct. 23, North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced on Instagramthat he would retire from the sport after being carted off the […]
Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Public hospitals in Texas will now be required to ask patients if they are in the U.S. legally and keep a record of the funds spent on illegal migrants after an executive order went into effect Friday. Public hospitals are required to collect information regarding the “cost […]
WFTV (ORLANDO, Fl) — The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is cracking down in the city’s entertainment district after two people were killed and several others injured in a Halloween night shooting. The suspect, 17-year-old Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been taken into custody, Orlando police said. Officers responded to reports of shots fired just after 1 […]
Album previews and holiday music are included in this edition of New Music Friday. Here’s some of the latest to hit the culture: LA natives unite on Snoop Dogg‘s “Gorgeous” featuring Jhené Aiko. It’s the lead single to The Missionary, which boasts appearances from Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, BJ the Chicago Kid and more. The album, produced by […]
ABC/Eric McCandless With Halloween in the past, many are already focusing on their plans for the Christmas season. NBC, for example, has just announced A Motown Christmas special, which will bring together legends and contemporary stars for performances of more than 25 Motown hits and a few holiday favorites. The lineup includes Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves & the […]
NBCUniversal London “Deelishis” Charles continues her journey for love on Queen’s Court season 2, out with a new episode Sunday. The show captures London as she vets 21 men alongside fellow queens Lisa Raye McCoy and K. Michelle — a process she says is easier than dating in the real world. “You had vets there that were helping you. You had therapists, you […]
Disney/Chris Willard Nile Rodgers has been reelected as chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The decision to reelect Rodgers was unanimous, and he’ll now serve his third term in the position. “Serving as the Chair of The Songwriters Hall of Fame has been one of the highest points of my career. To be re-elected to […]
