ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart is giving back in a major way. The comedian-actor has teamed up with KIPP Charter Schools and the United Negro College Fund to give 18 students scholarships to attend historically black colleges and universities. Hart donated $600,000, via his Hart Charity program, in support of the students who attend …
Will Lance Bass and HGTV be one big happy family with a ‘Brady Bunch’ house project?
Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Days after HGTV was revealed to have outbid reality star and ‘N SYNC member Lance Bass for the Brady Bunch house, it seems the pair might have gone from real estate adversaries to reality show allies. After publicly admitting to being “heartbroken” about being outbid, Bass backpedaled when he …
‘black-ish’ star Marsai Martin conceived her new movie ‘Little’ after firing her agent
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Don’t expect black-ish star Marsai Martin to slow down any time soon.The 13-year-old actress was recently profiled for The Hollywood Reporter‘s Top 30 Stars Under 18 list and dished on some recent boss moves she made. For her upcoming film Little — which is an original idea from Martin — the …
‘The Flash’ star Grant Gustin slams male body shaming “double standard”
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved (LOS ANGELES) — The Flash star Grant Gustin has been catching heat over a since-deleted leaked photo of a new costume he’ll be wearing for the show’s upcoming fifth season. Some people responded that the 28-year-old actor looked unnaturally thin in …
Ryan Seacrest calls ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ his biggest contribution to the world
Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC (NEW YORK) — Ryan Seacrest wears a lot of hats — talkshow host, radio personality and television executive, just to name a few — but the Live with Kelly co-host says his role as executive producer of Keeping Up with the Kardashians might just be his biggest “contribution” yet. In an …
Brad Pitt fires back at Angelina Jolie; claims to have paid more than $1.3 million in child support
Anthony Harvey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After Angelina Jolie claimed in court documents earlier this week that her estranged husband, Brad Pitt, hadn’t paid “meaningful” formal child support since their split about two years ago, the actor’s attorneys fired back in a new filing of their own Wednesday, asserting that Pitt has contributed more than $1.3 million in bills for Jolie …
Issa Rae celebrates her ‘Ebony’ cover in style; joins other black women celebs tapped for September 2018 issues
HBO/Anne Marie FoxIssa Rae is slaying the September issue of Ebony magazine. The Insecure creator and star shared three posts on Instagram showing off her various styles from the upcoming issue, dubbed as the “Fashion Issue.” On the cover of the mag, Issa is seen wearing a black Vera Wang tulle gown from their FW 2018 …
Lupita Nyong’o discusses her natural hair and it being “shunned” throughout history
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Lupita Nyong’s opening up about her hair journey in the new fall issue of Net-a-Porter. The Black Panther actress, who chooses to wears her hair natural for many of her big moments, says she’s refused to accept the negative ideology concerning her hair texture. “My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” …
Kelsey Grammer says his Netflix movie ‘Like Father’ hits close to home — and he’s “thinking about” a return of ‘Frasier’
ABC(NEW YORK) — Kelsey Grammer can be seen as a once-absentee dad looking to make amends to his onscreen daughter Kristen Bell in the Netflix film Like Father. The Emmy-winning actor tells ABC Radio that his character — who returns to his daughter’s life for her wedding, just before she gets left at the altar …
Academy Awards promise a leaner show, and a new Oscar category for popular movies
AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — Remember that Chris Rock Oscars bit in 2016 where Rock, that year’s host, quizzed people on the street as to whether or not they’d seen that year’s Academy Award-nominated movies? And it turned out that many people hadn’t even heard of the movies in question, let alone seen them? Well, that may …