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  • Misty Copeland Hits ‘Jimmy Kimmel,’ Gears Up for Feature in Barbara Walters Special

    What a wild, crazy, eventful, exciting ride the past year has been for prima ballerina Misty Copeland-she herself describes 2015 as a "whirlwind." The crowning jewel for Copeland, of course, was being named as a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but in addition to that, the ballerina made her Broadway debut in On the Town, filmed a documentary about her life and became the face of Under Armour. She has truly owned 2015.

  • Patti LaBelle and James Wright Bring the Laughs on New Cooking Show [WATCH]

    By now, we've all heard of (and possibly sampled) the pies known around the world from Ms. Patti LaBelle. These pies quickly sold out at Walmart locations as folks were anxious to see and taste if the singing legend's dessert was as sweet as her voice. And speaking of vocal awesomeness, it was the pipes of LaBelle superfan James Wright Chanel that had everyone going crazy for Patti's pies to begin with—so crazy, in fact, that the two signed up to do a cooking special on the Cooking Channel.

  • 'Captain America' star Chadwick Boseman to Play Thurgood Marshall in New Movie

    Chadwick Boseman is gearing up to star as yet another iconic figure in American history: Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice. The actor has made his mark in roles like this—42 (the Jackie Robinson story), Get on Up (the James Brown story)—so this should be right up his alley.

  • ‘Scandal’ Star Kerry Washington Named OPI's FIrst Creative Ambassador

    Actress Kerry Washington has things "handled" once again-this time as the very first creative ambassador of nail polish beauty brand OPI. The Scandal star is reportedly well-known for her love of bright nail polish shades, and should have a ball dreaming up and co-designing a nail lacquer line with OPI cofounder and creative director Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, who also works as a brand ambassador for the company.

  • Keke Palmer, Julianne Hough and More Show Off First Looks for ‘Grease’

    On the heels of the widely watched live reboot of "The Wiz," which starred well-known acts such as Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier and Mary J. Blige, FOX is now contributing to the growing list of made-for-TV musical remakes with their version of the beloved classic, "Grease." The original, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Trovolta, premiered in 1978. The remake is set to star Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit, with Vanessa Hudgens and Keke Palmer also taking on iconic roles. Hudgens is set to play the ultra sexy (and majorly complicated) Rizzo, While Palmer takes on the quirky character of Marty.

  • Janelle Monae, Jidenna and More Celebrate a Successful Year in Wondaland

    Happy anniversary to Janelle Monae and her crew! The "Yoga" singer's indie record label turned 1 earlier this week, and Monae and her Wondaland artists—including Deep Cotton, Roman GianArthur and Mr. "Classic Man" himself, Jidenna—got together to toast to an amazingly successful first year.

  • Rihanna Raises Money for Global Awareness and Aid—And Looks Darn Good Doing It!

    Rihanna hosted her second annual Diamond Ball on December 10, and welcomed guests such as Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, Kevin Hart and Lionel Richie into her star-studded event to raise money for her Clara Lionel Foundation. The well-known rebel was missing in action on Thursday, and in her place, a classy woman dripping in Cartier diamonds stood before her A-list celeb friends and asked them to support a worthy cause.

  • 'Color Purple' Star Jennifer Hudson Heats Up 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' [WATCH]

    We definitely want to "Push Da Button" to see and hear what singer/actress Jennifer Hudson has been up to lately! The "If This Isn't Love" singer recently joined the 'The Color Purple' Broadway revival as the sultry Shug Avery (originally played by Margaret Avery in the movie version) and she showed off those powerful pipes last night on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' with a toe-tapping rendition of Shug's memorable hit.

  • Happy Birthday, Raven-Symoné! ‘Cosby’ Actress and ‘The View’ Co-Host Turns 30

    Baby Olivia Kendall is all grown up and no longer a 'Cosby' kid! Raven-Symoné turned 30 on Thursday, and she and her multicolored hair (let's not forget the glitter eyebrows) celebrated adorably with her 'The View' cohosts. Whoopi Goldberg, Paula Faris, Michlle Collins, Candace Cameron Bure and Joy Behar came together, along with a gumball Candy Crush cake, to wish the often-controversial actress a very happy 30th birthday.

  • Queen Latifah to Star in 'Empire' Creator Lee Daniels' New Musical Drama on FOX

    Two big names are coming together to work on a brand-new show for FOX. Queen Latifah and 'Empire' creator Lee Daniels are putting together a musical series that is set to star Queen alongside three new faces, who were chosen after open auditions: Jude Demorest ('Dallas'), Ryan Destiny ('Low Winter Sun') and Brittany O'Grady ('The Messengers'). The show will be co-created and co-written by Tom Donaghy and directed by Daniels.

  • Kelly Rowland Gushes Over Baby Boy Titan on ‘The Real’

    There's nothing like a mother's love. Ex-Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland made us all go, "Awww," when she visited talk show The Real and spilled the latest about her little boy, Titan, who just turned 1 last month. She and her husband Tim Witherspoon seem to already have their hands full as Rowland describes a rambunctious toddler who is already living up to his name.
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