Celebrity

UNITED STATES—The rumor mill had been churning for quite some time, but NFL star and New England Patriots tight-end Rob Gronkowski made it official on Sunday, March 24 that he is retiring from the sport. Gronkowski indicated in a lengthy Instagram post that he was taking off the uniform once and for all. “It all started at 20 years old...

HOLLYWOOD—We are inching in the direction of awards season America. One of the biggest accolades in the TV world is the Primetime Emmy Award. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 22, and with so much competition there were plenty of surprises at the ceremony. Walking away with top honors was “Fleabag” taking home a total of four Emmy...

GLENDALE, CA—Ja’Net DuBois, the actress known for her role on “Good Times," died unexpectedly on Monday, February 17 inside her Glendale home at the age of 74. DuBois passed away in her sleep. The actress was known mainly for her role as neighbor Willona Woods in the 70s TV sitcom, “Good Times," which ran from 1974-1979. She also co-wrote the...

SANTA MONICA—Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen, died on Tuesday, October 6, from complications of throat cancer. He was 65. According to reports, he died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. “I can’t believe I’m having to write this, but my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning,”...

HOLLYWOOD—This was an awards show that I religiously watched about 15 years ago. It was an awards show that celebrated Black excellence and was actually entertaining, full of surprises and delivered musical performances that people were talking about the next day during the water cooler conversation at work. Those days have long past for the BET Awards. The 2021...

HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Well awards season is coming to end, as the 2022 Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars were handed out on Sunday, March 27 from the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Now, let me be clear the Oscars didn’t disappear during the pandemic, we just had a scaled down version of the ceremony in 2021. I hate to...

HOLLYWOOD—DJ and Co-host of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Stephen “tWitch” Boss, died by suicide at the age of 40 on Tuesday, December 13, at around 11:15 a.m. TMZ first reported the news. His wife, Allison Holker Boss, published a statement of his passing on Wednesday, December 14 that read: “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family,...

TOPANGA CANYON—Samuel Haskell IV, 35, the son of Hollywood producer and agent, Samuel Haskell III, has been arrested and charged after he was found discarding what appears to be a woman's torso last week at a dumpster in Tarzana. On November 9, the Los Angeles Police Department revealed they have identified and arrested a suspect for murder, in connection to...

UNITED STATES—After 13 hours of deliberation, a Pennsylvania jury found Bill Cosby, 80, guilty on all three counts of aggravated indecent assault during his retrial. The first trail in June 2017 ended in a mistrial. The allegations against Cosby started after Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging her and sexually assaulting her in 2004. Over 60 women have come...

HOLLYWOOD—The cast has been unveiled, the celebrities are in the house, and at long last viewers finally got the opportunity to see how things have unfolded since our contestants entered the “Big Brother” house. Yes, America season two of “Celebrity Big Brother” kicked off on Monday, January 21 giving audiences a glimpse of what level of gameplay is transpiring...