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BET Awards: Nails And Wigs And Shoes, Oh My!

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:05:00 EDT

The BET Awards aren't exactly known for subtlety, which is exactly why we love it. Finally, something interesting.

Chris Brown Is Sorry If You Were Offended When He Went Apeshit

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:47:00 EDT

Last night, Chris Brown appeared on BET's 106 & Park to promote his new album but also took a moment to address Tuesday's events when he turned into the Hulk after an interview on GMA and raged out in the dressing room, threw a chair at the window, and stormed out of the building, topless. Brown apologized to "anyone who was offended" and expressed disappointment in his own actions, but then went on to place blame on ABC and nameless people who are "trying to take away" everything for which he's worked so hard. More »

Whitney Houston Returns To Stage For Decent Performance

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:30:00 EST

Returning for her first live performance after a string of disastrous concerts during her attempted comeback tour last year, Whitney dazzled the audience at BET's "Celebration of Gospel" Sunday night when she took it to church. More »

Camouflage-Wearing Dance Troupe Threatens National Security

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:15:00 EST

A dance troupe en route to an appearance on BET's 106th and Park freaked everyone's shit out when they abandoned their vehicle in the Lincoln Tunnel and started running in an attempt to arrive on time. Terror alert: funky. More »

Is White Cast Member Big Salary Winner On BET's "The Game"?

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:12:00 EST

Today in WTF: Brittany Daniel, the white cast member on BET's ensemble show The Game, gets paid significantly more than her black costars. More »

Ciara Rocks The Bronx, That Coat And BET

Megan Carpentier — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:45:00 EDT

[The Bronx, October 16. Image via Getty Images.]

There's Something About Mary

Anna Holmes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:10:00 EST

[New York, December 15. Image via Getty]

"What Does This Mean Financially?": Mo'Nique Is Not Pressed Over An Oscar

LatoyaPeterson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:40:00 EST

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On last night's show, Mo'Nique drilled guests Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson about being nominated for Oscars, the purpose of campaigning, and how to properly show that you are pissed off when you don't win. Video at left. [NYMag] More »

SJP's Twins, Britney's New Look, Chris Brown's Sorta-Apology

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Here's the first picture of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick with their new twins, Marion and Tabitha Broderick. Big brother James, are you ready for double trouble? [TMZ]

New Documentary Examines The Absence Of Black Models On The Fashion Runways

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDT

BET aired a documentary last week called Fashion Blackout, which explored the barriers that black models have broken, the roles they've played in the fashion industry, and why the hell more of them haven't been on the fashion runways as of late. As to that last issue, well, the models interviewed, for the most part, blamed the people casting the shows (the fashion designers and stylists), the designers blamed the agencies, and the agencies blamed the magazine editors (one rep says he has received casting instructions that specify "no black no Asian"). Unfortunately, Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley, one of the most powerful people of color in the fashion industry, had nothing to add to the "where are the black models" debate, other than to express his love of black beauty. Clip above. More »

BET Honors 2008: Chapeaus And Sparkles A-Plenty

Jennifer — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:20:00 EST

BET Honors 2008 was held Saturday night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and to our amazement, Tyra Banks, of all people, offered some of the most inspiring words of the evening:

I'm gonna put on that designer gown and I'm gonna put on that bra and panties and cover up the cellulite on my bootie and push my way through that door... My hope is that the little girls watching tonight will know that I have now opened a lot of those doors and hopefully it's easier for you, that we worked hard enough. My ultimate dream is that one day...our dreams can be realized faster and without any of the struggle because of the color of our skin.

And the color of our cellulite! And while Tyra might have delivered one helluva a feel-good moment, the fashion made us a little sad. While Alicia Keys looked downright regal, we're worried about Gladys Knight. And Janice Bryant. And Jill Scott. And we're really worried about Dr. Cornel West. See the good, the bad, and the ugly for yourself, after the jump. More »

What's That Condi's Drinking? It Doesn't Look Like Kool-Aid!

Moe — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST

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Hey, it's Condoleezza Rice sipping strawberry juice in the Emirates! Looks like she could use a little of what Hil adviser Sidney Blumenthal has been having!!! And yeah that means DISTILLED SPIRITS. OMG We are so hungover. (How's that for a predictable attempt at self-parody after last week's kinda Michael Richards-y attempt at self parody? We kid, kids.) Lessee. Maybe sipping strawberry juice and conversatin' is preferable to amassing pretend evidence of weapons proliferatin? Because along with John McCain and Barack Obama's poll numbers diplomacy is making a comeback! Oh yes, and speaking of comebacks, all that Barack Blowbama drug use smack talk resurfaced BIG TIME while we were gone thanks to the morally upstanding founder of B.E.T. Also, Wesley Snipes belongs to a weird religious cult that doesn't believe in taxes. Will he be Chuck Norris to Ron Paul's Huckabee? All that and Hillary's horoscope after the J. More »