by TRN Staff Writers The magazine that keeps tabs on everybody’s money has come up with its annual list of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Funny thing about that list…it looks a lot like the previous year’s list, which looked a lot like the list the year before that, which look…well you get the gist. […]
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by G. Brown The Confederate flag, Robert E. Lee statues, relics of the civil war guard the entries to court houses, municipal offices and parks throughout the country but especially in the south. According to the Southern Law Poverty Center there are an estimated 1503 of these monuments that dot landscapes across the U.S. To […]
by TRN Staff Writer Athletes pretty much provoke the same celebrity response as actors and singers. People think their lives are cush and perfect because of all the media attention and the millions they earn for starring in movies, singing or playing ball. But the same money that can make their lives a dream can […]
by TRN Staff Writers, Social media response to Charlottesville Virginia was swift and merciless. Stars like Zendaya, Jeffrey Wright, Mahershala Ali and others raised their voices to speak out on the racism that was unfolding. While Hollywood always tries to weigh in on political and social issues, sometimes it misses the mark as […]
by G. Brown There’s an old joke in newsroom about burying the lead which means a story is poorly crafted to the point where the most important fact of the story is buried at the end. Like the story about R&B singer Usher being sued by three people who allege the singer engaged in sexual […]
by G. Brown JayZ’s recently released video “Moonlight” gives us a meta moment on the issue of race and cultural appropriation. Since it’s Tidal release last week, “Moonlight” has been burning up some PR and social media circles, not so much for the sound, but for the style. And for a crash course in TV […]
by TRN Writers, Alanta Group Petitions to “Mute R. Kelly” Concert When it rains, it pours and singer R. Kelly might be hoping for rain to extinguish a group of Atlantans who are fired up about his scheduled concert. Just two days ago, TRN told you how all the negative publicity following allegations of a […]
by TRN Staff Writers Crooner R. Kelly might consider his slump in concert ticket sales was predicted by one of his old hits–“When a Woman’s Fed Up”. It looks like his female fanbase (and men) are fed up to the point of pulling their support and they’re taking their concert ticket money with them. Huff […]
by TRN Staff Writers, When you’re an up and coming comedian, it’s touchy business trying to be funny, relevant and not step on toes. Just ask Lil Duval. A recent radio interview and a joke about “killing” a trans if one tricked him is bringing on a lot of heat for Duval and the radio […]
The Rock & Hart Head to the Jungle in Jumanji 2 If you’re going to take on a classic, then you better bring your A-game. “We’ve seen recently with “The Mummy” and last year with “Ghostbusters” that remakes and reboots sometimes fall flat with audiences, especially if the original is a well beloved classic. Sony Pictures […]
by TRN Staff Writer, From the outside looking in, it seems like Jada Pinkett Smith has always had a cush life. A Hollywood star married to another mega star with money pouring in thanks to successful TV shows like “Gotham” and a hit movie “Girls Trip” now playing in theaters nationwide. But Jada took time […]
by TRN Writers, At this point in history, you couldn’t find a single person alive and in their right mind who doesn’t know every eyebrow, every curve on international superstar Beyoncé. Unless you’re a sculptor at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. The Midtown Manhattan museum meant to pay homage to the singer, actor and recent […]
by G. Brown Usually when the issue of “Black Hair” comes up, it’s about women in the workplace who may be sporting natural locks or braids that are considered ‘inappropriate” for the corporate world. So how did we leap from White people telling Blacks how to wear their hair, to Blacks telling Black people […]
by TRN Writers, Meet the Carters’-Sir and Rumi It’s the moment the Beyhive has been waiting for…when Mother Bey finally gives her fandom the first glimpse of her twin babies. Still clinging to the Goddess image, Beyoncé posted a celestial photo of her cradling the twins with a garden of flowers arching behind […]
by TRN Writers, The 69th Annual Emmy Awards watch is now officially on with an early morning announcement of what shows and actors are up for the coveted prize. Actor Shemar Moore as one of the representatives given the honor of announcing the honorees had his work cut out for him since this year’s list […]
by TRN Writers, Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” Headed to Netflix Back in the late ’80s, long before Spike Lee was a household name, he was just a brother trying to make it as a director/actor/writer. He used a credit card and his own money to bring his dream of being a director into reality […]
by TRN Writer From the time it hit YouTube, the video was viral and erupted in a wave of reaction that the poster might not have expected including from actor/rapper LL Cool J. Earlier this week, TRN brought you the story of a YouTube video of actress Maia Campbell asking a guy for drugs outside […]
by G. Brown This story shows us two sides of human nature. One is the despicable, disgusting side of man who thinks it’s funny to laugh at the misfortune of a former star. The other is the side is portrayed by LL Cool J who saw the video posted of his former co-star begging for […]