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John Boyega has stepped down as Jo Malone’s global ambassador. The 28-year-old actor has cut ties with the perfume brand after he was cut out of an ad in China and replaced by Liu Haoran after the ad was recast and reshot, despite conceiving, directing and starring in the original commercial. In a series of…

Uber was in hot water on Monday after a racist tweet was posted on behalf of the company and hit the web. The transportation service’s Twitter support account created controversy after an unknown worker replied to a customer complaint about a bad driver experience. The support account followed up with the customer by sincerely apologizing for…

Kanye West believes “a spirit was speaking through” him when he made his controversial comments about slavery. The 41-year-old rapper received backlash after he gave an interview three months ago in which he claimed the 400 years of slavery was a “choice” made by those enslaved, and after finally apologizing for the comments earlier this week, he has now…

Rita Ora passionately locked lips with Cardi B in the raunchy video for ‘Girls’. But that wasn’t what sparked controversy with the song.

Much was made of Lydia Meredith coming out and sharing the story of her husband Pastor Dennis Meredith divorcing her to be with another man. And while compelling, the story only presented one side of the story … until now. Here is part 1 of Pastor Dennis Meredith sharing his own truths.

Comedian Dave Chappelle returned to the public eye on “Saturday Night Live” and he was as edgy as ever. In his opening, he answered the questions of his fans in regards to America and President-elect Donald Trump. It appeared that there was no time delay on the broadcast and NBC allowed Chappelle to drop the…

With classes scheduled to start August 30, a collective of suburban Los Angeles colleges are in the middle of controversy sparked by a group of students trying to get their off-campus housing situation in order. Karé Ureña, a junior at Pitzer College, asked fellow students thinking about moving in with her for the upcoming school year…

The world continues to have trouble figuring out how to handle force of nature, Leslie Jones. Something about the comedienne’s big, bold, and powerful persona has had her simmering in controversy since she first stepped into the mainstream as an SNL cast member. First with her too-politically-incorrect comedy skit about a slave draft, later with…

From the moment the first trailer and previews of the upcoming Alex Proyas-directed film, Gods of Egypt was released, people of color instantly cried foul at the apparent white-washing of history the film appears to do with its mostly White cast. Both Proyas and the film’s studio, Lionsgate, recently issued apologies to the public for the movie’s…

As the release date draws near for the new Will Smith led drama, Concussion, controversy continues to loom over the project. The film, which takes a stark look at the connection between the game of football and the effects of concussions in its players, has been referred to as a potential PR nightmare for the…

Amy Schumer proves that white feminist comediennes don’t have to understand much of anything about racism or race dynamics–just know what it means to be white and feminist and that’s good enough for their base

Bessie Smith’s achingly sincere vocals helped elevate blues and jazz into popular standing in American culture, and the legendary singer’s story is being told in HBO’s highly anticipated “Bessie.”

Willow Smith’s recent Instagram show of support for the #FreeTheNipple movement has not gone unnoticed by the organization’s founder, Lina Esco

During an exclusive interview with rolling out, Anthony Mackie addressed the controversy — but held firm to his position regarding profiling and perception.

Former Aaliyah collaborator Timbaland expressed his frustration with the entire project–but stopped shortof totally blasting Williams, who executive produced it.

Eminem and controversy go together like Chris Brown and arrest warrants, so it’s not a huge surprise that the hip-hop star managed to raise the ire of a lot of people with his Veteran’s Day performance this week.

Midwest rapper Kid Cudi became the subject of controversy this week, following his turn as an opening act during OutKast’s ATLast shows at Centennial Olympic Park.

Some fans have taken exception to the July 2014 issue of Essence Magazine that features the cast of the hit movie Think Like A Man Too for not including Gary Owen and Jerry Ferrara, the only two non-African American cast members, but Owen tells The Jasmine Brand that he doesn’t feel particularly snubbed: You know what, I didn’t…

After a month of scrutiny and controversy, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have been cleared by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). According to Radar Online, the superstar couple won’t be facing any charges following the public fallout from a photo of their daughter.

Usher shared his thoughts on the situation and says that he stands by his protege as videos of pop star Justin Bieber making racist jokes as a teenager have surfaced.