Gooding in court in 2022 — David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Cuba Gooding Jr. is scheduled to stand trial beginning Tuesday in Manhattan federal court on accusations he raped a woman he met in a bar 10 years ago. The actor’s civil trial is set to begin less than a year after he avoided prison by…
Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Rick Ross‘ annual car show went down last weekend. Despite initial reservations, it was met with praise from Fayetteville, Georgia, authorities. “Everything has run very well considering the amount of people and the small traffic ways we have here, and it’s because he hired a good team,” Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb told ABC affiliate WSB-TV.…
Dominique Charriau/WireImage Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, has some upcoming shows with Erykah Badu, but he may not be able to pocket the earnings from his performances. Page Six reports he may have to pay nearly $90,000 to cover the cost of attorney fees from his child support battle with the mother of one of his children. Karima…
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Metro Boomin has been busy promoting the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack, but he stopped to take a moment to honor his late mother. On Saturday, the anniversary of her death, he remembered the day via a heartfelt tribute. “I can’t believe today makes 1 year since we have lost You my Love. You were the best…
Cécile Boko Freeform’s grown-ish has added musical icons Kelly Rowland, Omarion, NLE Choppa, and Latto to their lineup of season 6 guest stars. The news was announced during a panel at ATX TV Festival in Austin, TX over the weekend. Rowland will portray Edie, “a tenured professor who serves as the head of the psychology department at Cal U” and Latto will take…
John Lamparski/Getty Images Keyshia Cole stars as herself in the biopic This is My Story, airing as part of Lifetime’s celebration of Black Music Month. In the recently released trailer, she explains the inspiration behind the forthcoming film. “As a young girl, I survived so many different situations,” Keyshia said, before the clip shows scenes from the biopic, which include her…
Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Back in 2021, the Fugees canceled their planned world tour. But Saturday night in Philadelphia, some lucky fans got to see the legendary group reunite for a surprise performance at the annual Roots Picnic. Variety reports that Lauryn Hill, who was headlining the event, celebrated the 25th anniversary…
Stewart Cook/CBS In Latto’s new song “Put It On Da Floor Again,” Cardi B raps, “I been ballin’ so damn hard, could’ve went to LSU.” It seems the college got wind of the lyric, as they’ve responded with a tweet that seemingly extends an offer to the rapper. “ok @iamcardib we’re ready for you,” LSU’s women’s basketball team wrote alongside…
Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg continues to stand in solidarity with those on the front lines of the WGA strike. In his latest act of support, he announced he’s postponing the anniversary shows intended to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut album, Doggystyle. “Hollywood Bowl, June 26, 27, we gotta move that date,” he said in a video…
Erika Goldring/Getty Images Juvenile feels slighted because of his exclusion from Essence Festival’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. After coming across flyers for the night-by-night lineup, he took to Twitter and asked, “How is essence doing 50 years of hip hop in New Orleans without me???” The former Cash Money star took the opportunity to lure his real…