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After being dragged on social media earlier this month for dismissing Gabrielle Union’s claims of racial insensitivity on the set of America’s Got Talent, Terry Crews—the show’s host—has issued an apology. On Thursday afternoon (Jan. 31), Crews issued a personal apology to Union for invalidating her AGT experience, which …

Every fan in attendance of Friday night’s (January 31) Los Angeles Lakers game against the Portland Trailblazers will receive a free Kobe Bryant tribute shirt. Staples Center employees draped number 8 and 24 shirts on each seat, 20,000 in all with half the arena will get Kobe #8 shirts, the …

Kobe Bryant’s sisters Sharia Washington and Shaya Tabb are opening up after the sudden and tragic loss of their brother and niece, Gianna, in Sunday’s (January 26) helicopter crash. “On behalf of our family, we join Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka and Capri in grieving the loss of Kobe and Gianna in …

Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) It’s no secret that sexual assault in the military is a problem. In an arena that prides secrecy and cultivates a boys club atmosphere, unfortunately those assaults often go unreported. According to CNN, a report published by the Pentagon has shown that reports of sexual …

At least one Sanders fan—Jim Rock, an arborist from Ames—outright rejected the idea that the candidate’s voters have been responsible for online harassment. “It’s not true,” Rock said matter-of-factly. “It’s all a corporate, made-up lie.” And a significant number of the supporters I talked with hadn’t heard about Bernie bros …

It is without question; Amber Rose gave birth to some serious cuties!  Recently, the proud mother of two posted a few photos of her sons, Sebastian Taylor Thomaz and Slash Electric Alexander Edwards, and fans cannot get over how adorable they are.  “They love each other SOOOO MUCH,” Amber captioned an Instagram post showing the …

image: Cook County Jail The business of faith can be a very lucrative business. While some question it’s relevancy in today’s society, black mega churches are still raking in high earnings from their congregations. The massive inflow of cash can lead some pastors to do questionable things to make personal profits. This was the …

Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) I’ve remained convinced that no one group of people hates America and the ideals it’s supposed to represent more than the Republican party. Tonight, they seem dead set on proving me right. CNN reports that by a measure of 49-51 the Senate has voted to …

Read: The deceptively simple number sparking coronavirus fears No one likes being associated with a notorious virus, so naming one can be a rather fraught political process. For the new virus, the World Health Organization currently uses the assiduously neutral placeholder name of 2019-nCoV—2019 for the year the virus first …

Billy Porter is unbothered by what Pastor Troy thinks about Lil Nas X or any queer celebrity. TMZ caught up with the Pose star Thursday morning (January 30) in New York City and asked him what he thought of the Atlanta rapper’s homophobic rant on Instagram. “I don’t think anything …