Matt Petgrave skates on July 26, 2023, at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty The professional ice hockey player whose skate fatally cut another player’s neck during a match in the U.K. last month is being peppered with racist abuse on social media after police made an arrest and brought…
Patti LaBelle dropped some tea during an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” for the Country Music Television awards show “CMT Smashing Glass: A Celebration of the Groundbreaking Women of Music” on Nov. 15. LaBelle was an honoree for the show along with country music star Tanya Tucker. Tributes for the late Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Sinead…
Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty One day after singer/model Cassie filed a lawsuit accusing her ex, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, of rape and years of abuse, the two parties reached a settlement. As reported by the New York Times (behind paywall) and the New York Post, attorneys for Cassie, real name Casandra Ventura, revealed that both sides “resolved…
Snoop Dogg has asked the public to “respect his privacy” after dropping some major news online. In a short Instagram post uploaded on the “Gin & Juice” rapper’s Instagram and X pages, he announced his decision to quit smoking. Fans are unsure of Snoop Dogg’s seriousness after the rapper revealed that he’s giving up smoking….
Officials from one school district in Memphis said they were “saddened and disappointed” to learn that the authors of a biography of George Floyd were told they couldn’t talk about racism during a speaking engagement at one of their schools. According to NBC News, Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, the authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning…
It’s about time to swap Halloween candy out for sweet potato pie, because Thanksgiving is finally on its way! While this annual holiday is often appreciated by all of the foodies around the world, it’s frequently forgotten about in the film department. However, that’s nothing to fret about, for ABS has come up with a…
In an interview with “The Breakfast Club” on Nov. 16, Jada Pinkett Smith shared her reasoning behind excluding August Alsina from her memoir “Worthy,” a New York Times Best Seller. She and Alsina once had a close relationship, which was revealed in 2019 after the singer went viral for revealing they had an “entanglement.” He…
The attorneys for Christopher Shaw, a Black man in Texas who was left with permanent injuries from the chest down following an arrest, have issued a statement after the video was released this week. Footage obtained by Atlanta Black Star shows Beaumont police Officer James Gillen bringing Shaw into the Jefferson County Correctional Facility. Shaw, who…
A Department of Justice spokesperson said the federal agency will consider all “available options” to possibly retry former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison for his part in the botched raid that ended in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in his trial. The absence of a…
Only Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union really know what is going on with their relationship, but that has not stopped fans from speculating that there is trouble in paradise. Rumors of the couple falling victim to a rough patch have gained traction in recent weeks. Those whispers of separation grew louder when Wade appeared solo…
