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Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. According to the report, pilot Ara Zobayan was just 100 feet, or 12 seconds, away from exiting heavy clouds when, instead of continuing to increase altitude, he made a left …

Leslie Jones isn’t too pleased that #OscarSoWhite seems to be creeping into the Academy’s nominations once again. She took to Twitter to let everyone know how she’s protesting it. According to the former Saturday Night Live star, she only cast one vote – and it was for Cynthia Eviro’s portrayal …

Dayton Kingery is facing felony vandalism charges as well as charges for resisting arrest and elder abuse.Photo: Orange Police Department Dayton Kingery got an education he didn’t initially apply to school for. The 21-year-old Chapman University student was arrested and is no longer a student at the Orange County, Calif. …

Today, Bernie Sanders called a press conference in New Hampshire to declare himself the winner of the Iowa caucus. Which would be fine—after all, he won the popular vote in the caucus—if not for one complicating factor: Pete Buttigieg had already declared victory in the Iowa caucus, because he is …

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Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images) Can I get a soul clap for Cynthia Erivo. She’s just one award from gaining the much coveted EGOT status and she’s not tip-toeing around the racism that continues to permeate throughout Hollywood. Last Monday, the Harriet star – who’s the lone black nominee in …

Klobuchar was not alone in seeking to take the former small-city mayor down a peg and slow the momentum he’s found since Iowa. An undercurrent of the Democratic primary campaign has been the resentment Buttigieg engenders among progressives, especially those of his generation, who see his bid for the presidency …

Karamo Brown is letting everyone know bald is beautiful. The Queer Eye star is stepping into the beauty industry with the launch of Mantl, a new personal-care brand for bald and balding men. After being insecure about his balding, the culture expert learned to embrace his hair loss and help out …

Keke Palmer (Image: Olay) Multifaceted performer Keke Palmer has been named official spokesperson for the new Olay Body skincare line, according to Essence. She had previously partnered with Olay Body last year for its New York Fashion Week campaign. She walked in her first runway show at the event. Palmer …

On Thursday (February 6) during the broadcast of ABC’s talk show, The View, like many other times in the past, things hit peak spice when a co-host clashed with Meghan McCain. On this occasion, it was Whoopi Goldberg who had to speak unfiltered truth to the conservative commentator. The beef …