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Erika Alexander reflects on 30 years since ‘Living Single’ debut

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Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images The Cosby Show, Wu-Tang: An American Saga and new film American Fiction all have the same thing in common: beloved actor Erika Alexander scored roles in the projects.  She’s most known for playing Maxine Shaw on the hit ’90s sitcom Living Single, and she joined Tamron Hall recently to reflect on 30 years since the show’s debut.  “Yvette Bowser wrote a beautiful script,” Alexander said. “She had already been…

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Samuel L. Jackson joining Kevin Hart in Peacock’s ‘Fight Night’

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ABC/Christopher Willard — ABC Samuel L. Jackson is joining star and executive producer Kevin Hart in a limited series for Peacock. Variety says Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — based on the 2021 Fight Night podcast installment — tells “the infamous story of how an armed robbery during the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life, but…

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Megan Thee Stallion is the “Black Regina George” in “Not My Fault” Mean Girls music video

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Paramount Pictures/Interscope Records Mean girls don’t only wear pink on Wednesdays, apparently.  Megan Thee Stallion, the self-described “Black Regina George,” and pop star Reneé Rapp, sport full-on sky pink ensembles with matching blonde wigs in the official music video for “Not My Fault.” The song is the first single from the official soundtrack of the upcoming adaption of Mean Girls. …

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Andra Day, Don Cheadle, Jon Batiste to present at Golden Globes

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CBS/Dick Clark Productions A new round of presenters has been added to the lineup for the 2024 Golden Globes.  Singers Andra Day and Jon Batiste as well as actor Don Cheadle will help to pass out trophies at the annual film and television award show, the organization announced Friday.  They’ll join a list of previously announced presenters: Angela Basett, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Oprah Winfrey, Shameik Moore and more.  The Golden Globes are…

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Documentary about “We Are The World” to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival

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Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival A new documentary about the making of the ’80s classic “We Are The World” will have its world premiere screening at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Greatest Night in Pop reveals the untold story of how 46 musicians, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross and Billy Joel, came together in 1985 to…

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Lenny Kravitz feels “blessed” by daughter Zoë Kravitz’s engagement to Channing Tatum

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Disney/Randy Holmes It appears as though Lenny Kravitz has given the thumbs up to his daughter Zoë Kravitz’s engagement to Channing Tatum. “Hey man, that’s life,” Lenny told Entertainment Tonight when asked about the happy news. “When your family is happy, when your child is happy, that’s it — I’ve done well. Blessed.” Zoë, 35, who has starred in such films…

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Gladys Knight, DJ Kool Herc, N.W.A to be honored with special Grammy Awards

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Roy Rochlin/Getty Images The Clark Sisters, Gladys Knight, N.W.A and Donna Summer are among the Recording Academy’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees, the Academy announced January 5. Grammy-winning artists Laurie Anderson and Tammy Wynette will also receive Lifetime Achievement honors at this year’s Special Merit Awards, taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on February 3 during Grammy week.  The special merit award recognizes artists who, during…