Entertainment

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — It’s a wrap, folks. The last episode of Steve Harvey‘s talk show “Steve” aired Wednesday, after it was announced in January that his time slot would be given to Kelly Clarkson‘s […]

by Taylor Staggers / Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images July 2, 2019 Under the consultation of Colin Kaepernick, Nike has decided to pull an Independence Day-themed shoe. The new design was set to feature an early […]

(DALLAS, TX) – June 28, 2019 – Today on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Tom introduced listener favorite Rickey Smiley as the successor to the morning anchor position established by Tom over the course of […]

LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2019 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) celebrated its unparalleled roster of music talents and legends, past and present, at the 34th annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. Last night’s […]

by DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE: Brand familiarity isn’t everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and […]

CHICAGO (AP) — New documents on the Jussie Smollett case released Thursday show that prosecutors told Chicago police detectives that a possible deal with the “Empire” actor was in the works a month before charges […]

by Krystal Franklin May 13, 2019 Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images FOX has announced Empire will end after its sixth season. The Lee Daniels‘ drama famously starred Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Trai Byers, Jussie […]

    April 24, 2019 NNPAFreddie Film, LA Focus, Movies By LA Focus Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma” “A Wrinkle In Time”) is looking to move beyond just telling stories, but creating a platform for others […]

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, best known for the movies “Boyz n the Hood” and “Poetic Justice,” is in intensive care at an undisclosed hospital after he suffered a stroke this week, […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the Queen of Soul. By Ryan Grenoble, The Huffington Post The Pulitzer Board announced Monday that it was honoring Aretha Franklin with a posthumous award, commemorating the Queen of Soul in the category of […]