• Poll: Biden Lags Hillary’s 2016 Numbers among Young Black Voters

    Poll: Biden Lags Hillary’s 2016 Numbers among Young Black Voters

    Just over half of black registered voters ages 18 to 29 say they have a favorable opinion of former vice president Joe Biden, according to new data from the Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape project, which has conducted weekly surveys of thousands of potential voters for nearly a year. Data collected from April 2 to …
  • ‘The High Note’ review: Tracee Ellis Ross sings, but her movie doesn’t

    ‘The High Note’ review: Tracee Ellis Ross sings, but her movie doesn’t

    The new romantic comedy “The High Note” is kinda like “The Devil Wears Prada,” but here the devil is a supernice lady with whom you want to drink wine. Tracee Ellis Ross plays a famous singer named Grace Davis, who’s not quite a has-been, but far from a who’s-who. Your mom would love her. She’s …
  • ‘I always wanted to be a singer’: Tracee Ellis Ross on singing in ‘The High Note’

    ‘I always wanted to be a singer’: Tracee Ellis Ross on singing in ‘The High Note’

    Forty years ago, Motown legend Diana Ross sang “I’m Coming Out,” which would become one of her signature songs and a gay anthem. Now her daughter, “Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross, is coming out in her own way — as a singer — in the new film “The High Note,” which opens at home on …
  • Michael Jordan accused of more lies in ‘Last Dance’

    Michael Jordan accused of more lies in ‘Last Dance’

    Maybe Horace Grant was right when he called “The Last Dance” a work of fiction. Sam Smith, the author of “The Jordan Rules” and the former Chicago Tribune writer, poked some holes in the Michael Jordan documentary, as well. He said the notion Grant was his only source in the book was false and also …
  • Biden Apologizes for Claiming That Undecided Black Voters ‘Ain’t Black’

    Biden Apologizes for Claiming That Undecided Black Voters ‘Ain’t Black’

    Joe Biden apologized Friday afternoon for suggesting in an interview earlier in the day that African Americans who are considering voting for President Trump “ain’t black.” “I shouldn’t have been so cavalier. I’ve never, never, ever taken the African American community for granted,” Biden said in a call with African American business leaders, according to …
  • Scottie Pippen ‘livid’ at Michael Jordan for ‘Last Dance’ portrayal

    Scottie Pippen ‘livid’ at Michael Jordan for ‘Last Dance’ portrayal

    “The Last Dance” appears to have turned Michael Jordan’s most important teammate against him. According to an ESPN Radio host, Scottie Pippen is “livid” and “so angry” with how he was portrayed in the Bulls docuseries that detailed the dynasty through Jordan’s eyes. Jordan called Pippen selfish in Episode 2 for delaying ankle surgery until …
  • Horace Grant: Michael Jordan is a ‘snitch’ who lied in ‘Last Dance’

    Horace Grant: Michael Jordan is a ‘snitch’ who lied in ‘Last Dance’

    The Michael Jordan 10-part documentary, “The Last Dance” about his final season with the Bulls drew almost widespread acclaim. One of his former teammates, however, thinks it was 20 hours of propaganda, calling out Jordan for alleged lies, throwing others under the bus and labeled it a “so-called documentary.” In a radio interview with ESPN …
  • Meet the queens: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ premiere set for VH1

    Meet the queens: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ premiere set for VH1

    It’s still showtime without Showtime for “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Season 5 of the “Drag Race” spinoff will premiere at 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 on VH1 — not Showtime, as previously announced. But the show will go on with a whole new set of dishy divas. “For ‘All Stars 5,’ we’ve come up …
  • CBS postpones ‘Amazing Race’ return, sets 2 new reality shows

    CBS postpones ‘Amazing Race’ return, sets 2 new reality shows

    CBS has scheduled two new reality series for this summer, and in doing so also postponed the lonnnng-awaited return of “The Amazing Race.” Season 32 of “The Amazing Race,” which had completed production prior to the pandemic and was originally set to premiere Wednesday, May 20, instead will arrive later in 2020, given the Emmy-winning …
  • Eric McCormack’s former manager once told him to lose weight

    Eric McCormack’s former manager once told him to lose weight

    It’s not only actresses who are told to lose weight in Hollywood — “Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack says his former manager once told him to shed a few pounds ahead of a 1997 audition. “It’s very easy in a Calgary winter when you have a beard and several layers of clothing to disguise …