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Some of These 125 FCC Complaints Kendrick Lamar’s Super Halftime Show Received Will Make You Roll Your Eyes
It’s been more than a month since Kendrick Lamar captivated the country with his explosive performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, and it’s still making news. This time because of the number of c...
Influencer Ashton Hall’s Viral ‘Morning Routine’ Video Inspired These Hilarious Recreations
As influencer and fitness coach Ashton Hall weird AF morning routine continues to go viral, its success has spawned a wide variety of parodies and memes from folks online. And it should come as no sur...
Cruel Form of Corporal Punishment Causes Death of a 12-Year-Old Ohio Boy
A family is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old Ohio boy as police investigate why someone he knew would force him to engage in cruel acts of corporal punishment that would ultimately cost him his life...
Social Media Responds to Zendaya Finally Working With a Black Director For the First Time
Zendaya’s next role is here, and the internet is going up for the details behind the upcoming project. On Wednesday (March 26), it was finally announced that the “Challengers” actress will take on her...
Why Jasmine Crockett Is Having a Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Week
It looks like Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is having a rough week, and that’s the last thing Democrats need at a time like this. The Congresswoman is known for speaking her mind, but now, her witty nat...
What?? Fans Are Shocked By This Viral TikTok Featuring ‘Al Bundy’ Ed O’Neill and His Daughter For This One Reason
If you spend enough time scrolling through TikTok, you’ll find more videos of dancing dads and daughters than you can count, including some so cringeworthy you’ll want to forget you saw them. But if y...
Marvin Sapp Traps His Flock Inside His Church Until They Donate $40,000, and the Internet Drags Him to Hell Over It
Marvin Sapp’s name is trending all over social media, but it’s not for a new gospel hit. In fact, it’s for a recent fundraising plea that’s got some in the church community and on the internet heated!...
Stephen A. Smith Makes Such an Insane Statement About LeBron James, Social Media Brings Him Back to Reality
This feud between LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith continues getting weirder. Shortly after the Los Angeles Lakers superstar broke his silence on this beef, the “First Take” host responded in the cra...
Omari Hardwick Wasn’t About to Let Aaron Pierre’s ‘Mufasa’ Spirit Tunnel Dance Outdo His…But Who Did It Better??
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” continues to welcome their famous guests with a fun twist. Before each celebrity makes their way to the stage, staff and crew clap, cheer, dance, and sing in the “spirit tun...