“Go, woke, go broke,” they said… Source: PS Photography / Getty Here’s a simple truth; for the overwhelming majority of the entertainment industry’s history, no racial demographic has ever been more catered to than white people, because white people have always needed to see themselves on the screen. Because of this truth, film and TV studio executives have historically underestimated the profitability of Black-led projects. They have simply never been confident that movies and shows with directors of color and/or predominately POC casts could do the numbers white-led projects do. And i ..read more

Tamar Braxton has no intention of considering being a part of The Real Housewives of Atlanta despite fans and even NeNe Leakes previously suggesting that she would be a great addition.  Source: Leon Bennett / Getty On April 22, Braxton, 47, spoke about her aversion to joining the Bravo hit series during a candid interview with Carlos King at his Reality With The King tour stop in Atlanta, according to TheJasmineBRAND. The “Love and War” hitmaker revealed that Bravo producers had approached in the past about joining the cast, but ultimately, she couldn’t accept the offer. “I’ve had conve ..read more

The ongoing divorce between Jeezy and Jeannie Mai has taken a turn now that Jeannie has alleged domestic violence and child neglect allegedly at the hands of the rapper. Jeezy has since responded calling the “false” and “deeply disturbing” allegations “a malicious attempt to tarnish his character.” Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Jeannie Mai Details Alleged History Of Abuse By Jeannie On Thursday, The Shade Room obtained court documents describing “three to four incidents” of physical abuse against Jeannie. In the docs, Jeannie alleges that the rapper berated her, pushed her down the stairs, a ..read more

BOW BOW BOW Source: Prince Williams/WireImage Twerk enthusiast Ari Fletcher was back at it again with the cake-clapping shenanigans–this time, shattering social media with a viral video of her throwing that THANG to Sexyy Red‘s ‘Get It Sexyy’ during a recent club appearance. Good googly moogly ?‍? pic.twitter.com/oXq3cfWYra — k (@yeaherkash) April 22, 2024 Naturally, social media exploded with thirst over the rewind-worthy video that can be enjoyed in multiple angles that we’ve provided below for your viewing pleasure. https://twitter.com/DailyLoud/status/1782676280430756172 https://twitte ..read more

Ne-Yo is up against some damning allegations from his ex-girlfriend and the mother of two of his children, Sade Bagnerise. Source: Roberto Ricciuti / Getty The singer, who is a father to seven children, shares sons Braiden and Brixton Smith with Bagnerise. The pair’s relationship has always been tumultuous, beginning while Ne-Yo was still married to his now-ex-wife, Crystal Renay. The pair pursued a more conventional relationship following the crooner’s divorce, but ultimately broke up, now co-parenting their two toddlers. Unfortunately, it seems like their lives have only gotten more compli ..read more

Source: gorodenkoff / Getty There’s a disturbing trend happening across the country right now and we don’t like it one bit. Over the past two years, BOSSIP has routinely reported on Black people who were either killed or seriously injured after being run over by police cars. It’s like beating us, shooting us, and choking us to death wasn’t brutal enough. Here’s another one. According to WOODTV, 25-year-old Samuel Sterling of Grand Rapids, Michigan died after he was run over by a police cruiser. Police say Sterling was wanted for an outstanding warrant and fled as officers attempted to arrest ..read more

Gucci Mane & Diddy – Source: MEGA/GC/Prince Williams/ Getty Images With beef in the air throughout the world of Hip-Hop, Gucci Mane has joined the chaos with his Diddy diss “TakeDat.” Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” verse has caused complete chaos in the rap world and spawned more beef than he likely ever envisioned. While Drake has addressed this challengers with “Push Ups,” we’ve yet to hear anything else from Mr. “Let’s Get It Bro.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gucci Mane (@laflare1017) According to UPROXX, the latest rapper to enter the Hip-Hop beef ring is Gucci Man ..read more

You’re right where you’re supposed to be Source: Prince Williams/WireImage Back at it again with the hottest thirst traps of the week that dropped during a shenanigan-stuffed week dominated by Jilly getting dragged through Philly over Chris Brown praise, Quavo clapping back at arch nemesis Chris Brown, Amanda Seales spilling all kinds of tea on Club Shay Shay, Kevin Hart partying wayyy past his bedtime, Deadpool linking up with his bestest new pal Wolverine, and more. As promised, we’ve compiled swoon-worthy stunners (and our thirst-trappin’ celebrity faves) with Teyana Taylor making her ret ..read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his legal team have a new tactic to fight back against his lawsuit from Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Source: WWD / Getty As previously reported the record producer filed a suit against Diddy back in February, accusing the Bad Boy founder of sexual assault and leading a “widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization, and in the months since his complaint was filed, Combs and his attorney have repeatedly denied the allegations, calling all of Jones’ claims “lies.” Now, Diddy and his legal team are looking to throw Lil Rod’s credibility out the window by diggi ..read more

  A show centered around restoring confidence in people’s personal hair journeys is premiering its second season, and BOSSIP’s got an exclusive clip. Source: My Mane Problem / We TV ALLBLK, the popular streaming service for Black television from AMC Networks, recently released the trailer for season two of its inspirational series My Mane Problem.  The eight half-hour episodes premiering today, Thursday, April 25, chronicle real people confronting their very personal journeys including chemical burns, mold, balding due to extensions, and wigs with the help of famed hairstylist Dr ..read more