Entertainment & Arts
Embattled hip-hop exec Russell Simmons goes on the defensive after actor Taraji P. Henson was criticized earlier this month for visiting him at his Bali resort.
Awards
The performer could score a 2024 supporting actress Oscar nomination for her ‘Color Purple’ role as glamorous blues singer Shug Avery.
Movies
Oprah Winfrey addresses speculation that she and ‘The Color Purple’ star Taraji P. Henson were feuding after Henson commented on pay disparity issues.
“If something is meant for you, you can’t run from it,” the actor says of turning down the role of Shug for the Broadway musical but accepting it for the film.
Taraji P. Henson recently spoke on the pay disparity that she has faced in Hollywood and how it has affected her, financially as well as emotionally.
Taraji P. Henson never thought she would launch a hair-care line, but she’s among the growing number of Black women in Hollywood entering the beauty industry.
Business
John Mayer and movie director McG have agreed to buy the Jim Henson Company Lot, a legendary studio in Hollywood founded by Charlie Chaplin.
Sports
The PGA Tour has decided to relocate February’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades because of the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area.
The PGA Tour says it hasn’t made a decision on whether it will move next month’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club because of the Pacific Palisades fire.
Michael Thomas Lewis, 55, of Texas, has been arrested and charged with felony stalking after he allegedly sent Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark ‘sexually violent’ messages.