Alicia Keys' Broadway Play Nominated for 13 Tony Awards

Back in December Alicia Keys off-Broadway play "Hell's Kitchen" moved up to Broadway with lighting speed, after just one month [click here if you missed that].

Now Alicia's semi-autobiographical play has snagged an impressive 13 Tony Award nominations...

Donald Trump Forced to Delete Social Media Posts After Violating Gag Order

Donald Trump is currently on trial for violating campaign finance laws and is prone to trying his case in the court of public opinion via fiery posts on his social media platform Truth. 

This week Trump was held in contempt of court and forced to delete posts for violating his gag order...

Kendrick Lamar Drags Drake for Six Minutes Straight

This is turning into a banner year for Hip Hop beef.

Last month West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar went radio silent after dropping an uncredited verse dissing Canadian rapper Drake on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That [click here if you missed that]."

Drake responded after a few days and began taunting Kendrick after it appeared he was backing down from the fight [click here if you missed that]. 

K-Dot has entered the building...

Venus & Serena's Step-Mother Loses Their Childhood Home in Failed Bankruptcy Bid

Venus and Serena Williams' father, Richard Williams, has been trying to divorce his third wife, Lakeisha Williams, for several years and even accused her of stealing his Florida home by forging his signature on legal documents to finance a failed trucking company [click here if you missed that]. 

Lakeisha just lost the house Venus and Serena grew up in, in a failed bankruptcy case...

Tyrese Accuses First Ex Wife of Fraud

Tyrese Gibson is currently in a nasty child support battle with his second ex-wife, Samantha Lee [click here if you missed that].

Apparently Tyrese and his first ex-wife, Norma Gibson, are also battling it out in court...

Chris Brown Shares Wild Tale About Someone You Know

Chris Brown sits down with Tank and the R&B Money podcast for a hilarious segment of "I Ain't Saying No Names..."

Rihanna Confirms Pregnancy Rumors?

Last month there were rumors that pop-star turned beauty mogul, Rihanna, and rapper A$AP Rocky were expecting their third child together [click here if you missed that].

Rihanna Navy is convinced she just confirmed the rumors...

Kanye & Bianca Planning to Compete with Kim?

Kanye West is infamous for parading his second wife, Bianca Censori, around in public places dressed in her underwear [click here if you missed that]. 

Now insiders claim Ye is actually marketing his and Bianca's new lingerie line that will compete with his ex wife Kim Kardashian's SKIMS shape wear collection...

Porsha Accuses Simon of Trying to Sabotage Her Career

Two weeks ago returning Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Porsha Williams' estranged husband, Simon Goubadia, sent a cease and desist notice to Bravo producers demanding they stop filming at his and Porsha's martial home and subpoenaed all communications between producers and Porsha regarding him, as well as Porsha's RHOA salary [click here if you missed that]. 

Now Porsha is accusing Simon of harassing her and trying to get her fired...

Summer Walker's New Boo Tatts Her Name

Earlier this month R&B singer / songwriter Summer Walker went Instagram official with her new boyfriend Coop Cashington [click here if you missed that]. 

Looks like things are getting serious after Coop tatted Summer's name on his face...

Woman Accuses Bu Thiam of Assault and Battery

Rapper Akon's little brother and executive vice president of Columbia Records, Bu Thiam, is being sued by a woman accusing him of assault and battery...

The Grio Downsized Following Amanda Seales Incident

Earlier this month pop culture critic Amanda Seales called out Byron Allen's The Grio blog for using online social commentary as the basis for an op-ed criticizing Amanda's candid admission of feeling slighted about not being welcome in Black Hollywood spaces [click here if you missed that]. 

In totally unrelated news, The Grio is going through major changes...

Mary J. Blige Plans Retirement From Music

R&B singer Mary J. Blige, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024, announces her plans to retire from music in the next few years....

Tasha K Blames Panic for Creation of Offshore Trusts to Avoid Cardi B Judgment

Two years ago Youtube gossip vlogger Tasha K was ordered to pay rapper Cardi B $4 million in damages after losing the defamation of character lawsuit Cardi filed against her [click here if you missed that].

Last week it was revealed that Cardi B had finally tracked down Tasha's accountant and the location of her offshore bank accounts and trusts in Africa [click here if you missed that], and now Tasha is claiming she never used the Trusts and created them out of panic in an effort to protect her family...