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Kevin Hart will always speak out “on behalf of” his true friends. The 41-year-old star — who has defended Ellen DeGeneres amid her workplace investigation and Nick Cannon after he made anti-Semitic comments on his “Cannon Class” podcast — has opened up about his decision to publicly back the pair during their recent controversies. Hart told…

Jamie Foxx has admitted he’s become a member of the fictional mile-high club, which is a slang term used when someone has had sex during a flight. But the 52-year-old actor originally teased that the term meant he’d smoked marijuana while on a plane before being pressed to answer the question. After being asked on…

Michael B. Jordan had a “friend with benefits” at high school. The Just Mercy actor was quizzed about his “prom date,” childhood friend Sandrine, and let slip more than he’d intended under the pressure of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres’ questioning. Asked about the photo, he said: “She was my friend… and my girlfriend but…

Kalen Allen first caught Ellen DeGeneres’ eye with his hilarious “Kalen Reacts” videos where he gives colorful and witty commentary on culinary concoctions online. After Allen was invited to her show in 2018, DeGeneres recognized something special in her talented find and offered him an opportunity to collaborate and produce content for her digital platforms. Allen…

Pneumonia can kill you. Talk show host Whoopi Goldberg of “The View” intimated that she came within inches of death because of it. And now Oprah Winfrey revealed that she too became violently ill with her own bout with the viral infection. The media maven detailed to Ellen Degeneres, 61, how pneumonia took her down…

Rapper Lil Nas X is learning there are perks that come with having a record-breaking song. The “Old Town Road” architect is enjoying the trappings of fame as he shared with his five million Instagram followers about meeting beloved billionaire Oprah Winfrey. Lil Nas X, whose was born Montero Lamar Hill in Atlanta, got the…

Presidential candidate, Cory Booker feels “very, very blessed” in his relationship. The New Jersey senator who is dating actress, Rosario Dawson, is praising her for helping to make him a “better person” and making him more “courageous,” thanks to her “nurturing spirit.” In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, which will air on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, he…

Kevin Hart is urging the LGBTQ community to accept his apology. The 39-year-old actor and comedian who withdrew himself as host of the upcoming 2019 Academy Awards after his past homophobic tweets resurfaced has now offered another apology. Speaking on his SiriusXM show “Straight from the Hart” on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, he said: “Once again,…

Pop culture goddess Beyonce and NBA superstar LeBron James are among the most politically divisive celebrities in America. This is according to a new poll that was released this week which purports that politically-minded entertainers have become so involved in sociopolitical issues they’ve made it to the top of the most divisive list. Beyoncé was…

Since President Donald Trump refuses to even acknowledge Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr., then Shaw’s basketball idol Dwyane Wade decided to do it. James Shaw Jr. became a national hero overnight after disarming terrorist Travis Reinking in a Tennessee Waffle House. When a gunman entered an Antioch, Tennesee, diner and opened fire, Shaw eventually…

Reality star and supreme hypocrite Kim Kardashian went on national television and talked to Ellen Degeneres on her talk show about several things, one was her sister Khloe Kardashian’s humiliating and terribly-timed cheating scandal involving boyfriend Tristan Thompson just days before birthing to a child. The episode will air Monday. When Degeneres pressed Kim to…

Only a few people in the world can inspire the kind of visceral reaction to meeting them that Oprah Winfrey does. And, as such, skyrocketing Hollywood star Tiffany Haddish broke out in her church happy dance upon the surprise meeting with the billionaire media magnate. Haddish’s dreams of meeting Oprah almost came to fruition more…

It’s been two years since Caitlyn Jenner appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and stirred up one of many controversies for herself when she explained her indifferent support of marriage equality. The interview caused a stir with Jenner’s fellow LGBT fans and supporters and Jenner even ended up having to backtrack and clarify her statements…

Grammy Award-nominee and Stellar Award-winning gospel singer Kim Burrell was set to join Pharrell Williams for a performance on Thursday’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where the pair would perform “I See Victory” from the soundtrack of the new movie Hidden Figures. “The homosexual spirit is a spirit of delusion and confusion … you play with it in 2017,…

Look what @RitaWilson #Ellen and I got everyone to do! I’m in the pink dress laughing with Rita! It’s the #MannequinChallenge, Presidential Medal of Freedom Edition at the @WhiteHouse!! Starring #RobertDeNiro, @RitaWilson, @TheEllenShow, @KareemAbdulJabbar_33, @TomHanks, #BillGates, #MichaelJordan, @FrankGehry, my mama #DianaRoss, and more! A video posted by Tracee Ellis Ross (@traceeellisross) on Nov 22, 2016 at…

Earlier this week, popular television host, comedian, actress, writer and producer Ellen DeGeneres found herself at the center of a controversy after sharing an insensitive meme featuring herself on the back of Olympic sprinter Usain St. Leo Bolt on social media. Today for example: Ellen DeGeneres tweeting that offensive photoshopped picture and Usain Bolt even…

Ellen DeGeneres is catching flack for a meme that she posted on social media. The picture featured DeGeneres on Usain Bolt’s back with the caption, “This is how I’m running errands from now on.” The joke attempt served as an unfunny reminder of the history of Black servitude. The notion that a Black man should…

“Empire” heartthrob Jussie Smollett is finally opening up about his sexuality. Last year, when he was asked about his romantic preference, he avoided getting specific, but in a recent interview with Out magazine, the actor gets very candid about his orientation and how the “Empire” crew felt about his coming out. “I am a gay…

A funny thing happened during Eddie Murphy’s speech after accepting the Mark Twain Prize for comedy at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts over the weekend: he made jokes about Bill Cosby. The lighthearted jabs at Cosby came as a surprise to many after Murphy’s recent interview with the Washington Post in which he spoke on why he…

Caitlyn Jenner hasn’t always been praised for her stance as an LGBT icon and that’s mainly because of her conservative stance on social issues, which led her to come under fire from Ellen DeGeneres and others in the LGBT community last week when she revealed that she wasn’t always a supporter of same-sex marriage. Now,…