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Ron Howard’s Inferno suffered a startling defeat in its North American box-office debut, grossing an estimated $15 million from 3,575 theaters to come in behind holdover Boo! A Madea Halloween, which scared up $16.7 million from 2,299 theaters in its sophomore outing.

Heading into the weekend, it was a given that Inferno – starring Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones – would win the Halloween costume contest with a $20 million-$30 million opening, considering its pedigree and the fact that it was the

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Donald Trump told radio host Howard Stern in 2004 that it was okay for the shock jock to refer to the Manhattan billionaire’s daughter Ivanka Trump as “a piece of a–.”

The exchange was uncovered by CNN, which published that clip and others on Saturday from Stern’s radio show. The publication of the exchange comes one day after The Washington Post published a recording of Trump making crude, sexual remarks about women, including a statement that he “did try and f—” a married woman and a declar

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Jimmy Fallon dusted off his Donald Trump impression on Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and tried cold-calling undecided voters to get their support. The only problem? Fallon’s Trump ran into Tyler Perry’s Madea.

Perry, who will play his popular Madea character in Boo! A Madea Halloween later this month, was not having anything Fallon’s Trump tried to sell.

“What is your biggest concern in this election?” Fallon-as-Trump asked. Replied Perry-as-Madea: “Oh that’s simp

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Meagan Good speaks onstage during the ‘Minority Report’ panel discussion at the FOX portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Actress Meagan Good is hoping to encourage more couples to wait for sex in a relationship after agreeing to give her romance with her minister husband a year before they slept together.

The Think Like a Man star gave herself the chance to really get to

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The cast of the movie “War Room” pose with Bishop George Bloomer of The WORD network, center, during the Global United Fellowship Press Conference at the Omni Hotel and Resort on July 7, 2015 in Jacksonville, Florida. From left to right, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie, Bishop Bloomer, Priscilla Shirer and Co-Writer/Director Alex Kendrick. Established in 2013 under the leadership of Bishop Neil C. Ellis, Global United Fellowship (GUF) is a cross-denominational fellowship of spiritual leaders

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Oxygen has scheduled two hour-long specials to spread the gospel of its new series “Preachers of Detroit.”

The cable show following the lives of some of Detroit’s leading pastors is set to debut at 8 p.m. Feb. 20.

Oxygen announced Tuesday that it’s running a special on “Preachers of L.A.” star Deitrick Haddon’s trip back to his Motor City hometown to mend family rifts.

“Preachers of L.A.: Deitrick Goes Home” will air at 8 p.m. Feb. 6.

A week later, another special will introduce the cast of

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Denzel Washington finds himself among Hollywood’s 10 most overpaid actors…according to numbers crunched by Forbes magazine.

The annual list exposes those whose movies bring in the lowest return on the studio’s investment.

Adam Sandler tops the list for the second year in a row, with Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller, Ryan Reynolds and Tom Hanks, right behind him.

Will Ferrell, Channing Tatum, Washington, Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck round out the top 10.

To come up with the list, Forbes uses data f

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Celebrity DJ Jae Murphy recently opened up about how he maintains his faith in Hollywood while producing secular music. He also touched on his calling from God and the importance of a college education.

The Chesapeake, Virginia, native is still coming to grips with the success of his hit song “You Playin” featuring The Game, Eric Bellinger and Problem. It’s the lead single from his upcoming debut album, “Howard to Hollywood.”

In Septermber, the popular R&B track debuted at No.1 on Billboard’

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Tyler Perry is no stranger to controversy, but the filmmaker went the extra mile for one of his most controversial creations on a recent interview.

Speaking with the cast of his hit show, “The Haves and the Have Nots,” Perry asked Crystal Fox how she felt about playing a character viewers love to hate.

“You are one of the most controversial characters I have ever written,” Perry told Fox. “Because she’s Christian. And lots of people, man. They are giving you, ‘What kind of Christian does not

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Recording Artist/Host T.I. at AKOO’s 2nd Annual ‘A King Of Oneself Brunch’ Hosted By T.I. at Ocean Prime on September 30, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for AKOO Clothing)

A new season of T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle kicks off tonight on VH1 at 9/8c.

In the new season, T.I. ventures into new territory with his own cooking show. Tameka and her hair stylist, Shekinah, continue to embark on their own adventures with a “going country” day and hypnotherapy. And all

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Paul Walker attends Fast and Furious photocall at the Santo Mauro Hotel on March 25, 2009 in Madrid, Spain. (GETTY IMAGES)

Paul Walker’s teenage daughter is the sole beneficiary of the actor’s estate, which is valued at an estimated $25 million, court records show.The star’s final will and testament was filed Jan. 28 in Santa Barbara and calls for his father to serve as executor of the estate and for his mother to serve as guardian of the actor’s 15-year-old daughter.

The will was prepared an

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"Oprah's Lifeclass" is back this Sunday, July 7, with a follow up episode of "Fatherless Sons."

 

 

Oprah Winfrey is joined by Iyanla Vanzant ("Iyanla: Fix My Life"), Geoffrey Canada (CEO of Harlem Children's Zone) and Dr. Steve Perry (Founder and Principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School) to discuss the viewer reaction, hear personal stories and give practical action steps for sons, fathers, mothers and their families in the audience and online, on how to deal with the fatherless sons
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