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Jason Weaver hopes to ‘keep the audience on the edge of their seats’ with season 7 of ‘The Chi’

Chrris Lowe/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME The Chi is back for season 7, and so is Jason Weaver. He joined the show as Rashaad, an ex-con looking to find his way after being released from prison. Now that he’s employed, his character is challenged to continue on the right path amid a budding relationship with matriarch/businesswoman Alicia, played by Lynn Whitfield.…

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The Weeknd says ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ director created a ‘safe space’ for him to be ‘vulnerable’

Jenna Ortega, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Barry Keoghan; Marion Curtis / Starpix for Lionsgate The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he’s carried an entire film by himself. But as director Trey Edward Shults revealed,…

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Cassie Ventura testifies on infidelity, moments of jealousy during cross-examination in Sean Combs’ trial

Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage disturbing. The defense cross-examination of Cassie Ventura in Sean Combs‘ sex trafficking and racketeering trial continued Thursday afternoon. The defense continued their strategy of showing messages in an attempt to highlight what the defense contends is Ventura’s willingness, eagerness and agency to participate in “freak off” sex sessions, seeking to bolster Combs’ assertion that he…

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Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Lil Wayne and more to perform at the BET Awards 2025

Disney/Jenny Anderson The artists taking the stage for Culture’s Biggest Night have been announced. Performing at the BET Awards on June 9 are Teyana Taylor, GloRilla, Playboi Carti, Leon Thomas and Lil Wayne, whose Tha Carter VI album arrives three days before the show.  “We’re setting the tone for a night that celebrates 25 years of impact, creativity, and Black…

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Documentary to chronicle Lil Tjay’s rise to fame

Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage Lil Tjay‘s rise to fame will be chronicled in a new documentary by Hangtime Intl. Pictures. Variety reports the film will take viewers through his journey, sharing his start as a “problematic child” in Fordham, Bronx, who often fought and committed robberies. The fatal stabbing of his friend and his eventual yearlong sentence in a youth detention…

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Cassie takes the stand for cross-examination, challenged about text message exchanges with Sean Combs

Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Cassie Ventura took the witness stand for defense cross-examination Thursday following two days of her testimony against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ventura must finish her testimony by the end of…

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ICYMI: Quavo, Eazy-E and more

Netflix is continuing its Trainwreck series, this time covering Travis Scott‘s fatal Astroworld Festival in 2021. A trailer for Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy was recently released, bringing viewers to the night that started out as fun for music fans but ended in a catastrophe. The documentary features interviews with the families of victims, survivors, paramedics and security staff, as well as audio…