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Linda Fondren (pictured) is running for mayor of Vicksburg, a 50,000-plus-populated city in Mississippi. So what’s the big deal? The candidate recently acknowledged the fact…

Roomies! Michelle Williams Moves In With Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams is crashing with former Destiny’s Child band member Kelly Rowland. The NY Daily News is…

Pop star Rihanna was partying like a boss in Miami at the famous strip club King of Diamonds. According to witnesses, Rihanna stopped in at…

So who is the new girl Traci Steele on Love and Hip Hop Atlanta? The Rickey Smiley Morning Show‘s own Gary Wit Da Tea interviewed the newest…

Wiz Khalifa wouldn’t mind if his son Sebastian had play dates with baby mama Amber Rose‘s ex-boyfriend Kanye West‘s future child. A source close to…

Rumors are swirling that Tahiry & Joe Budden are trying to get their own spinoff reality show…so perhaps that explains this. Joe Budden took to…

Lawmakers in Austin were expected to pass a bill that would keep the Texas Lottery Commission operating, but to the surprise of many lawmakers it resulted in a vote of 82-64 to terminate the Commission. Many of the Republican and Democratic Lawmakers, who voted against the bill, felt that the lottery is a “tax” on […]

Jurnee Smollet-Bell, Rosario Dawson, and Paula Patton were just a few of the celebrities who attended the 3rd Annual Coach Evening to benefit Children’s Defense Fund…

A couple months ago, we discovered this amazing angry breakup letter from a Dartmouth student on Facebook, who was calling out her lowdown dirty boyfriend…

When “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” first premiered, it was obvious the breakout stars were Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez. Throughout the ups and downs…

Sheree Whitfield Unhappy With ‘Fix My Life’ Portrayal Sheree Whitfield is not happy with the way she was portrayed on “Iyanla: Fix My Life,”where she…

Lauryn Hill is shutting down the rumors that she’s about to be evicted from her New Jersey home. The singer took to her Tumblr to…