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HBO Greenlights Two New Issa Rae Shows, ‘Him Or Her’ And ‘Sweet Life’

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HBO is firmly committed to stay in the Issa Rae business and fans reap all the benefits. It was just announced that the top premium cable network has nabbed two new series’ from the Insecure star that already sound addictive. . @HBO developing @IssaRae EP’d male dating comedy & Windsor Hills set drama https://t.co/nSC2SsVDwf — Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) December 18, 2017 While we continue to wait on season three of the incredible Insecure , HBO and Issa Rae have given fans an early Christmas present with news that the actress/creator/producer has two new series in the works, Him Or Her and Sweet Life , that are completely different from Insecure , proving that Rae is unstoppable right now. Deadline first broke the news of the new programming between HBO and Rae, including an in-depth synopsis about each show. Via Deadline: HBO has picked up the comedy and the drama from the Golden Globe nominated ‘Insecure’ star and co-creator for development as a part of Rae’s 2016 inked first look producing deal with the premium cabler. Along with ex-‘Daily Show’ writer and Emmy-winner Travon Free, Rae will executive produce ‘Him or Her.’ The single camera half-hour chronicles the dating life of a bisexual black man and the distinctly different worlds and relationships he finds himself in. Rae’s ColorCreative.TV partner Deniese Davis will also EP the comedy along with 3 Arts with Full Frontal writer Free penning the series. Set in the Black Beverly Hills of Windsor Hills, ‘Sweet Life’ is a coming of age tale of the well-heeled teens growing up in the LA neighborhood. Co-created by Rae and Scandal producer Raamla Mohamed, the duo will pen the one-hour drama. Both Mohamed and Rae are EPs on ‘Sweet Life ,’ along with 3 Arts. After reading the synopsis for each series…um, can we have them now?! Issa Rae is consistently proving that her voice and vision is incredibly necessary in the television world and she’s not afraid to tackle controversial topics, as Him Or Her is likely to be, given that the male lead is bisexual. As for Insecure , season three is currently in production and can likely be expected to premiere in the summer of 2018. Meanwhile, you can check out Rae next in the popular Black Lives Matter-inspired film adaptation of the novel, The Hate U Give that stars Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall. She will play an activist who provides support to Stenberg’s character Starr. The film is set to be released in 2018, with filming recently ending in Atlanta.   Check out today’s Top Stories here: Reporter Who Mocked Diddy’s Interest In Buying The Panthers Apologizes Mamba’s Moment: Kobe Bryant’s Jersey Retirement Ceremony Was Made Of NBA Legend

HBO Greenlights Two New Issa Rae Shows, ‘Him Or Her’ And ‘Sweet Life’

Love & Hip Hop Miami Extended Preview: Amara La Negra’s Afro Isn’t “Elegant??” [Video]

Yes, the greatness that is Love & Hip Hop Miami is upon us. The show airs next Monday and according to this extended preview, there is all kinds of mess popping. Did you see that producer tell Amara La Negra her afro wasn’t “elegant?” From Trick Daddy’s divorce from Trina’s cousin, to Gunplay being Gunplay, the drama is thick! Turn the pages to peep the mess… (If Video Not Showing, Adjust Browser To Allow Unsafe Script)

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Javi Marroquin: Hooking Up With Briana DeJesus’ Sister?!

When it was first announced that Briana DeJesus would be joining the cast of Teen Mom 2 , both fans of the show and DeJesus’ future co-stars reacted with a combination of irritation and befuddlement. They reasoned that the show already featured plenty of drama, and the addition of a fifth full-time cast member would result in a feeling of overkill. But producers clearly feel that Briana has what it takes to bring the Teen Mom turmoil to the next level – and she’s already proving them right without having filmed a single scene. If you watch Teen Mom 2 online , then you know that the show gets a lot of mileage out of the tension between Javi Marroquin and Kailyn Lowry, exes who have failed miserably in their attempts to form an amicable co-parenting relationship. In the months since their divorce, Kailyn has gotten pregnant for a third time (by a man whose identity she’s keeping secret), while Javi appears to be making the most of life as a young, single pseudo-celebrity. And it seems that these days, the 24-year-old is mainly interested in bedding fellow reality stars. Last month,  Javi briefly dated Madison Channing Walls . Now, he appears to be involved with Briana’s sister, Brittany DeJesus. As Radar Online reported today, Javi and Brittany hung out in Los Angeles over the weekend, and Javi documented the trip on Snapchat. The soon-to-be-co-stars (Brittany is expected to figure prominently in Briana’s storyline) enjoyed a night on the town and appeared to be very friendly with one another. Naturally, speculation that Javi and Brittany are more than just friends started circulating as soon as Javi began posting pics. But it wasn’t until the next morning that the rumors really started flying in response to this pic: As you can see, Javi snapped a photo of Brittany in bed, which led many fans to the conclusion that the TM2 stars spent the night together. Javi didn’t offer much in the way of details, but when asked by Radar if he and Brittany are dating, he made it clear that they are not currently involved in a relationship: “Absolutely not,” Marroquin told the site. “We had some business in LA together.” Throwing the DeJesus family into the mix is clearly already paying off for MTV execs, who reportedly hired Briana not only to ramp up the drama, but also to send a message to the other cast members that they’re not as indispensable as they think: “Some of the girls are unreliable with filming and others just are no longer bringing the drama viewers want to see,” a source told Radar. “They needed to spice it up.” View Slideshow: Kailyn Lowry & Javi Marroquin Divorce: A Timeline of Destruction

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Preciousness: Fetty And Masika Come Together To Celebrate Khari Barbie’s First Birthday

https://www.instagram.com/p/BSPl9ZdDupO/?taken-by=masikakalysha Masika Kalysha and Fetty Wap Celebrate Daughter Khari’s First Birthday Looks like the drama cooled off for these two …at least for a moment. Fetty Wap and Masika were able to put their on-again, off-again differences aside for their daughter’s special occasion. Yes, the baby that kicked off a mountain of drama between Masika, Fetty, and most recently Alexis Sky turned one over the weekend, and her parents had no problem getting together to celebrate her big day. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSXu_NsD6I3/?taken-by=masikakalysha Hit the flip for more of Fetty, Masika, and Khari’s big day together…. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BSXQQtll-gr/?taken-by=theshaderoom https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZCIi4DBxk/?taken-by=masikakalysha https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZJVHalOZ1/?taken-by=theshaderoom https://www.instagram.com/p/BSZTQqwDayB/?taken-by=masikakalysha https://www.instagram.com/p/BSaAjAWDqNa/?taken-by=masikakalysha

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Preciousness: Fetty And Masika Come Together To Celebrate Khari Barbie’s First Birthday

Love & Hip Hop ATL Sneak Peek: Tommie Drops Her Gang Friends To Hang With Tammy Rivera [Video]

Tammy Rivera has kept it even-keeled since jumping in #LHHATL, but now?? Tommie is joining up with Tammy and we think the drama is sure to follow.

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How Hip-Hop Survived The Atlanta Mixtape Raid

10 years ago, the state of Georgia went after DJ Drama’s prosperous empire

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TV Land’s Show Called “Throwing Shade” Starring Two White People Is Getting Absolutely Destroyed

What The Hell Is “Throwing Shade Tv” “Throwing shade” is one of the more popular phrases in the black and especially black LGBT community and it’s been so for a while. But as these things happen, it’s also one of the more appropriated phrases out, too. White people love to talk about “throwing shade” without giving credit. But this new development takes the cake. There is now a show called #ThrowingShade . Excuse me while I roll my eyes so hard I go into a coma. pic.twitter.com/K2oZFDsZcy — Ummmm no coco (@LivelyMissLogic) January 7, 2017 TV Land has a new show called “Throwing Shade” and it stars *drumroll* two WHITE people! Surprise! So naturally this resulted in some shade-throwing from the internet and it wasn’t too kind at all. Here are the most passionate reactions.

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Real Housewives Of Atlanta Sneak Peek: Kenya Confronts Porsha About Her Anger [Video]

On #RHOA this upcoming Sunday , you cannot keep Kenya Moore out the drama. She is always into the mud with someone…

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Sister Wives Season 11 Episode 8 Recap: Question Time

Following Mariah Brown’s announcement about her sexuality, her family continued to show off just how much they supported her on Sister Wives Season 7 Episode 8 .  The whole family was hanging out at Christine’s house and Christine had this idea that they could all ask questions about each other to see just how well they knew one another.  Watch Sister Wives Season 11 Episode 8 Online Now, you would think that a family as big as the Browns would no one another very well, but apparently not. Her twist on it was that it would be to find out how well the each couple knew one another.  The younger couples seemed against it, but they knew there was no way in a million years that they could have gotten out of playing it.  The kids then dropped the bomb that Kody and his four wives should play. That made sense because it would increase the drama. Would Meri be able to make it through the game without sulking? Apyn and Mariah asked the wives about their first kiss with Kody, but Janelle was apparently the only one who had no idea when her first kiss with Kody was.  Kody then chimed in revealing that it was inside the car. Very romantic. Right? When the family was asked who would be married next, Toni seemed to think that Kody was going to find a fith wife to add to the family, while Mykelti seemed to think it would be her brother getting married next.  Kody was also asked about which one of his wives was the worst driver. To the surprise of no one, he kept neutral and said they were all pretty terrible drivers.  Could you imagine how Meri would have reacted if he said it was her? Something tells us she’s about ready to run off from the family.  Her emotions just always seem to be running high and she’s worried that no one seems to keep her in the loop about things.  Kody later revealed that that he had realized that the whole catfishing scandal had helped him understand that he needed to work on his marriage to Meri.  He did not want it to come to an end because he was not checking everything was okay with her. Before the scandal, he said that he and Meri were always arguing and they could never really understand why.  Kody has been paying more attention to what his wives need from him in order to keep harmony between all of them, but Meri was still kind of sulking. Seriously, why are we watching her sulk all the time? She was playing a fun game with her family and was still complaining. It’s sad, but us viewers are totally over hearing about the catfishing.  It’s been hanging over the show like a dark cloud for far too long now and we need to move on from it. What big scandal will replace it? What did you think about all of the drama?  Hit the comments below! View Slideshow: 18 Reality TV Show Families That Make Us Want to Vomit

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 9 Episode 9 Recap: Charl-Lotta Drama

Matt Jordan is turning out to be one of the most horrid people on reality TV. Yes, we’d even rank him as worse than the likes of Spencer Pratt.  We kicked off The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 9 Episode 9 with Kenya Moore getting Cynthia Bailey up to speed on what had been going on with Matt.  All of this chatter was going on while the pair took their dogs to the groomers. Kenya was quick to point out that her father had been instrumental in mediating the drama between her and Matt.  “He wants us to take a break,” Kenya explained. “He wants Matt to do some therapy, work on himself, and he wants me to do the same.” Now, we’re not going out there and saying that Kenya is one of the nicest women, but she certainly does not deserve to be treated the way Matt has treated her.  The ladies switched gears to a new drama: Peter Thomas called Kenya and asked her to host the opening of his new club in Charlotte.  If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online , you will already know that Peter is Cynthia’s soon-to-be-ex-husband. Now, you could tell she was disappointed that he was going to these measures to piss her off, but she was adamant that she was not annoyed with Kenya.  Kenya then came to the conclusion that it would be a good idea for Cynthia to go with her and be her special guest. She agreed.  Peter then hit up Todd Tucker to invite him to the lavish bash, while dropping the bomb that he had also invited Matt. Hey, what could go wrong when you invite the likes of Matt Jordan to a party? Meanwhile, Kandi Burruss took a whole lot of issue with a former employee who was calling her out on social media for being “fake.” Turns out, the dude was still working for her at certain events and she wasted no time in getting a hold of him at the next event.  When confronted, he claimed that he was not a fan of the way his departure was handled. He even went as far as claiming that she was not paying him enough.  Yeah, that explains why he wanted the permanent job back. Right? As you can probably expect, Kandi was less than impressed with the guy calling her out for stuff that just simply was not true.  “You can call me a bitch and you can call me an a–hole, but you cannot call me fake!” Something tells us he’s no longer on Kandi’s Christmas card list.  While Kandi seemed to think that was the end of it, Johnnie dropped by Phaedra’s office with the aim of filing a lawsuit against his former boss.  Johnnie claimed that he was getting a measly $500 a week with zero benefits and was working 80 hours a week. That’s a whole lot of work for not a lot of dough.  As much as Phaedra wanted to be the one to take the case, she was wise enough to know that the case was not in her area of expertise.  Sometime later, Kenya had a change of heart and asked Peter to cancel Matt’s plane ticket because she did not think it was a good idea for him to show up.  Matt took to social media to vent his frustration at the fiasco.  View Slideshow: 19 Real Housewives Who Only Lasted One Season “I just got done running through the terminal to catch a flight to go to the grand opening of Peter’s club in North Carolina, and guess who cancelled my ticket? Kenya Moore.” Kenya then read out some of the text messages Matt was sending her to a very shocked Cynthia. He was threatening her. Cynthia thought the best move was to get the cops involved.  When Kenya showed up at the event, Matt appeared. Maybe this show is more scripted than we give it credit for.  Matt made a beeline for Kenya’s car, but it was clear she did not want anything to do with him. When the driver tried to roll up the window, Matt punched him in the face.  After that, everyone seemed to agree that there was just no coming back from that outburst for the couple and Kenya was forced to think about the very real possibility that she and Matt just weren’t meant to be.  What do you think about it? Should Kenya cut her losses? Sound off below! View Slideshow: Real Housewives All Stars: Who Should Be Cast?

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