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People Despite starring in a show titled Insecure, 33-year-old Yvonne Orji feels comfortable sharing intimate details of her personal life with fans—including the fact that she’s a dedicated Christian who plans on remaining a virgin until marriage. “I’m grounded in who I am.” “Before any of [the fame] happened, I sat down with myself and…

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From Lisa Respers France, CNN, 2016 August 25 is a tough day every year for celebrity stylist Derek Lee. It was on that day in 2001 that Lee’s client and friend, superstar singer Aaliyah, died when her plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the Bahamas. Lee was supposed to be on that flight, but at…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Bill Cosby (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)   By Michael R. Sisak Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa.  — Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case. Judge Steven O’Neill on Tuesday granted a defense request to postpone the retrial, which had…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson)  and Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) in “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”   Review by Kam Williams World-class bodyguard Michael Bryce’s (Ryan Reynolds) services were in great demand when a Japanese tycoon (Tsuwayuki Saotome) was executed on his watch. That botched operation ruined not only his professional reputation, but also his…

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by Kam Williams For movies opening August 25, 2017 BIG BUDGET FILMS “All Saints” (PG for mature themes) Faith-based drama recounting the real-life struggle of a pastor (John Corbett) to save his cash-strapped church by farming its grounds with the help of some Vietnamese refugee congregants. With Nelson Lee, Gregory Alan Williams, Cara Buono and…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Jerry Lewis  (Photo: Featureflash / Shutterstock.com) By Lindsey Bahr Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of…

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Philadelphia will host four of the next five Army-Navy games presented by USAA at Lincoln Financial Field it was announced Monday by Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk and West Point Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan. Philadelphia will host on the second Saturday in December in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022. The site of…

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Essence After the huge success of the miniseries The New Edition Story in January, BET is bringing The Bobby Brown Story, a two-part, four-hour miniseries to the network. BET announced the news at its upfront presentation in New York City on Thursday, but Brown isn’t the only celebrity who will get the star treatment on…

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“Jerhonda Pace was just 15 when she met her musical idol, R. Kelly, outside his child pornography trial. The alleged underage sexual relationship with him that followed and subsequent payouts mirror decades of allegations against the star.” Buzzfeed Text from Yahoo This morning, Buzzfeed published a report by journalist Jim DeRogatis, detailing years of physical,…

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By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — Queen Latifah will be honored at Diddy’s fourth annual REVOLT music conference in October, where performers will include Lauryn Hill and 2 Chainz. REVOLT announced Wednesday that the conference will take place Oct. 12-15 in Miami. Latifah will receive the Icon Award for her accomplishments in music, film…

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