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Michael B. Jordan Says He Specifically Seeks Out Roles Written For White Men In New Issa Rae Interview [Video]

Michael B. Jordan says that after the success of “Fruitvale Station,” he told his agents he wanted to steer clear of the lane of roles written specifically with Black actors in mind — instead actively pursuing roles seeking to cast a white actor. “I said, I don’t want it. I want to only go for, like, [roles written for] white males. That’s it. Me playing that role is going to make it what it is. I don’t want any pre-bias on the character. I wanted to go out for these roles because it was just playing people. It didn’t have to be like, ‘You’re playing the black guy in this.’ And everybody would be going out for the same role. Every young black actor from ages 17 to 40 going out for the same role. How do you reverse engineer that problem of pitted competition with each other and give more opportunities to eat and be successful?”” We feel him in his avoidance of getting typecast or taking roles with a certain view of a Black man’s experience…but seeing as how his most successful roles have been that of Adonis Creed and Erik Killmonger — two very distinctly Black characters — maybe it’s time to reconsider that stance? What do you think? Getty/Variety

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Will You Be Watching? Peep The Trailer For New Lady Gaga Remake Of “A Star Is Born” [Video]

A new twist on this ’70’s classic. Do you think Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga can pull this one off? Getty/YouTube

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Rihanna Showed Up To The ‘Ocean’s 8’ Premiere Red Carpet Looking Scrumptious [Photos]

Rihanna Stuns At “Ocean’s 8” Premiere We’re all gonna get an eyeful of Rihanna’s most recent effort on the silver screen, “Ocean’s 8.” The comedy heist film hits theaters this weekend, so naturally the movie’s stars descended on NYC for a big premiere event. Rihanna shocked no one by shutting it down in a purple metalling number, and effortlessly stood out among the cast of gorgeous co-stars for the ladies’ ensemble flick. Hit the flip for more Rih, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Dascha Polanco, and more… Getty

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R.I.P. Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead At 55 From Suicide Hanging

Image via Andrew Toth/FilmMagic/Getty Kate Spade Found Dead From Apparent Hanging Suicide Wow. According to TMZ , 55-year-old fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead inside her New York apartment from what is being classified as a suicide by hanging. A housekeeper found Spade’s body around 10:20 AM and says that she had a scarf tied around her neck and the bedroom door handle. It is reported that there was a note left. Kate Spade launched her line of handbags in 1993 which eventually exploded into a full clothing and accessories line. According to the NYTimes , Spade sold her company in 2006 to Neiman Marcus for an undisclosed amount and was bought last year by Coach for $2.4 billion says the BBC . Sounds like there will be something in the note to explain what was going in her head. R.I.P.

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Damn: Pastor Eaten By Crocodile While Baptizing People In Ethiopia’s Lake Abaya

Image via Getty Crocodile Kills Paster During Baptism In Lake No good deed goes unpunished and never has that been more true than in this story. According to BBC , a pastor Docho Eshete was cleansing souls for the Lord above when the devil came out his hole to f*** s*** up. “He baptised the first person and he passed on to another one. All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor,” local resident Ketema Kairo told the BBC. Folks on the scene tried their damnedest to save Eshete by using fishing nets to keep the croc from submerging the holy man completely. No dice. Croc escaped. Pretty gruesome way to go out. God bless him. R.I.P.

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Where Is Tekashi 69? Unknown Shooter Blasts Bullets At Chief Keef Outside NYC Hotel

Cheif Keef Shot At In NYC Cheif Keef literally dodged a bullet during his latest visit to NYC this weekend. According to TMZ , shots were fired Keef’s way around 6am outside the W Times Square. Shell casings were discovered, and cops are on the hunt for two black males spotted fleeing the scene, wearing all black hoodies. Thankfully, none of the shots fired connected, and Keef walked away unharmed. Mind you…this incident comes hot on the heels of Tekashi 69 publicly giving Chief Keef and fellow rapper Lil Reese 48 hours to murder him. Yes, you read that correctly. The rainbow-haired instigator went on a full rant against the drill duo, even causing his female companion to grab her pooch and get off the scene to avoid subsequent heat. Now we’re not pointing ANY fingers here, but all this smack talk doesn’t exactly foster an environment of peace in the NYC streets. Besides, 69 is reportedly in LA after giving that ultimatum to someone visiting his city… Anyway, thankfully Keef is okay! Hopefully, he’ll stay safe for the remainder of his time in NYC. Getty/YouTube

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Where Is Tekashi 69? Unknown Shooter Blasts Bullets At Chief Keef Outside NYC Hotel

Meet The Dolphs: Young Dolph’s Beautifully Melaniny Family Is Melting The Internet

Young Dolph has a beautiful chocolate family .. wow pic.twitter.com/qKtPuEvrm9 — (@vitalinfo__) May 30, 2018 Young Dolph’s Beautiful Family Is Melting Social Media We had noooo idea Young Dolph was out here living his best life with a gorgeous Godiva Goddess and totes adorbsy kids that melted the internet, warmed cold hearts and proved yet again that trap rappers need love too. Hit the flip to swoon over Young Dolph’s heart eye-worthy family.

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Messy Mothers: Ta’kari Lee Talks Jackie Christie Evicting Her And Exploiting Grandmother’s Death For TV

(Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for BET) Strength Of A Shadow: Ta’kari Lee Talks Being Evicted By Jackie Christie, Accepting Speech Impediment And Contemplating Suicide Ta’Kari Lee sat down with Hollywood Unlocked to talk about her strained relationship with her mom, Basketball Wive’s Jackie Christie, began. She still doesn’t know WHY Jackie didn’t raise her (leaving her with her grandma until she was 9) or why there’s still so much denial on Jackie’s end about their checkered past. She credits her grandmother for picking up Jackie’s slack. She says she had a mother but it wasn’t the mother who birthed her. On Jackie Christie evicting her when her second son was just 2 months old: Ta’Kari: I was staying in a rental property of my mom’s for like, a year. And one day there’s a knock at the door and it’s all my aunts and their husbands. They have trash bags and they’re like “we’re here to help you…your mom said come help you pack, the bank is taking the house in the morning. My second son was two months old. Interviewer: You were being evicted by your mom and you didn’t know? Ta’Kari: Yes. They ended up sweeping our stuff into trash bags, throwing this in the back on this Uhaul.   Ta’kari, who is is 70% deaf in one ear and 30% deaf in the other spoke accepting her speech impediment: It was hard. I’m just no comfortable speaking in the last year or so. It makes me feel very different, but that the same time, it’s ME. Ta’kari speaks about cutting herself and leaving a suicide note around 11-years-old: Around 11 or 12…it was bad. I didn’t want to wake up in the morning. I just didn’t wanna be seen. I don’t still have them (suicide letters), but I remember the first one I wrote: “My very last breath, I’m leaving it for my grandmother”. This is so sad!    

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Amber Rose Shows Off Her Post Breast Reduction Cleavage

From 36H to 36DDD, Amber Rose’s smaller chest is still huge. Can you tell a difference? … read more

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Skrrt, Skrrrrrrt! Offset Gifts His Fairy Trap Angel A Car For Saving His Life Following Accident

Image via Jeff Hahne/Getty Images Offset Buys His Lifesaver A Car This is story will warm the cold bando where your heart used to be. As you all know, 33.3% of the Migos was involved in a severe car accident recently and came away with some some painful injuries. Things could have been much worse if young man hadn’t been working to work that night and recognized that ‘Set was in need of assistance. Well, it appears that Cardi’s soon-to-be husband has generously repaid his benefactor in a way that insures he will not have to do much walkin’ it nor talkin’ it. The man who helped save Offset after his car accident in Atlanta was walking to work that day, so Offset bought him a new car. pic.twitter.com/wWpgT1WTCE — Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) May 30, 2018 That’s a noble gesture. Sweet even. Good on Kiari Kendrell Cephus.

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Skrrt, Skrrrrrrt! Offset Gifts His Fairy Trap Angel A Car For Saving His Life Following Accident