#Trending In Entertainment: Tracy Morgan Critically Injured, Paula Deen's Comeback, and Ruby Dee's Death
This week an A-list comedian was critically injured, a southern chef planned a comeback, and an acclaimed Black actress passed away.
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This week an A-list comedian was critically injured, a southern chef planned a comeback, and an acclaimed Black actress passed away.
The GRAMMYS have just changed the game, at least in relation to what songs can be nominated for awards.
Her long career brought her an Oscar nomination at age 83 for best supporting actress for her role in the 2007 film "American Gangster." She also won an Emmy and was nominated for several others. Age didn't slow her down.
The Library of Congress has chosen Southern writer Charles Wright to serve as the nation's next poet laureate beginning this fall.
FX Networks issued a statement saying Morgan's new TV series, a half-hour comedy scheduled to start filming in August for a January premiere on the FXX network, would be waiting for him once he's well.
Dave Chappelle made his first late-night appearance in more than six years Tuesday, and one of the first questions he was asked was why he quit his cult sketch comedy show "Chappelle's Show."
To many, Tennessee means whiskey. But inside the state, the question is: What does Tennessee whiskey mean?
For the second year in a row, Nintendo opted against hosting a flashy E3 presentation and instead streamed videos showcasing the "amiibo" figures and other upcoming games.
Volume 1 offers up the critically acclaimed "He Got Game" (1998) as well as "25th Hour" (2002). Volume 2 consists of some of Lee's lesser known films "Summer of Sam" (1999) and "Miracle At St. Anna" (2008).
Sony also premiered "Abzu," an undersea odyssey from the creators of the award-winning "Journey" and "Entwined," a psychedelic 3-D flying game. And it showed new highlights from the steampunk thriller "The Order: 1886" during its annual presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
The video game publisher surprised Electronic Entertainment Expo attendees by announcing it was launching the online beta test for "Battlefield Hardline" after its presentation Monday at the game industry's annual trade show.
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox division, began the 90-minute presentation by noting that Microsoft changed features of the Xbox One, which launched last November, after listening to consumer feedback.
The lethal romp "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" got a lot of love at Sunday night's Tony Awards, nabbing the best new musical trophy on a night that also saw Audra McDonald make Broadway history, Bryan Cranston win as a rookie and four-time host Neil Patrick Harris get his own award.
Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, was crowned Miss USA 2014 on Sunday night.
Relax, Idina. At this star-studded ceremony, no one is going to mangle your name.
