Scarlett Johansson and Disney have settled a breach of contract lawsuit over the star’s Black Widow payday, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “I am happy to have resolved our differences with Disney,” stated Johansson. “I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done together over the years and have greatly enjoyed my creative relationship …

R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly, 54, guilty of all nine counts, including racketeering, on their second day …

Michael K. Williams, actor and five-time Emmy nominee best known for his role as Baltimore stick-up man Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire, has died, his rep has reported. He was 54. “It is with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams. They ask for your privacy while grieving this insurmountable loss,” his …

Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Lecrae, has partnered with Experian North America, a leading information services company, to present, “Protect The Bag,” a six-part web series, that provides viewers with a blueprint for building a financial legacy. The video series produced by Lecrae’s production company, 3 Strand Films, premieres Fall 2021, and guides audiences through the ins and outs of financial …

His words flow like butter, as easy as a Sunday breeze in Accra. A live band is playing soft highlife melodies with intoxicating drum rhythms. The crowd knows every word, every line of his songs, that are written in his mother language Twi, by heart- whether they understand it or not. Pure Akan is not the rapper you meet every …

USA Gymnastics star and world champion Simone Biles has taken home her record seventh national women’s all-around title at the US Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Biles, who is expected to be the linchpin of the USA Women’s Gymnastics team for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, won with a score of 119.650 which was 4.7 points …

Howard University is paying tribute to one of its groundbreaking alumni in entertainment. The HBCU’s performing and visual arts school is to be renamed the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts after the Black Panther and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom actor and 2000 graduate, who was a directing major. Boseman, who delivered the school’s commencement address in 2018, died …

The latest update netting Mo Abudu’s Hollywood growing network is a multi-title film and television deal with Westbrook, a subsidiary of Westbrook Incorporation co-owned by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Abudu is in partnership with the Smiths via her production house EbonyLife Media, which will co-produce a slate of films and shows telling stories of the African continent by …

The Kobe Bryant estate has decided to not renew their partnership with Nike, the late NBA star’s widow, Vanessa has confirmed. Kobe Bryant’s five-year post-retirement deal with the sporting apparel giant had expired earlier this month and there had been reports that Vanessa Bryant and the estate had grown frustrated with Nike’s limited production runs for his signature shoes and …

Kim Kardashian West is many things including a billionaire. The reality star has officially joined the world’s billionaires’ thread, which counts former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as number one with $177 billion. According to Forbes, the reality TV star is worth $1 billion, thanks to her KKW Beauty and Skims underwear, loungewear and shapewear brand. In 2017, she founded KKW …