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Tyra Banks seeks unaired Miss J footage in Netflix defamation lawsuit

Tyra Banks is pushing to obtain hours of unaired interview footage from former “America’s Next Top Model” colleagues Miss J. Alexander and Jay Manuel as her defamation case against Netflix and the producers of “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” moves forward. The lawsuit follows her June claim that

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Barack Obama announces death of beloved family dog Sunny

The Obama family is mourning Sunny, the Portuguese Water Dog who spent 13 years as part of their family and became a familiar presence during Barack Obama’s presidency. Former President Barack Obama announced Sunny’s death Wednesday, saying she died Tuesday, Sept. 15. She was 13. Sharing the news on Instagram,

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Kanye West ex-staffer seeks up to $23M in discrimination lawsuit over dreadlocks

Benjamin Provo, a former security guard at Donda Academy, says he could be owed roughly $23 million in damages in his discrimination lawsuit against Kanye West and the school. The lawsuit follows another former employee’s allegations of anti-Black discrimination at Yeezy and Donda Academy, as well as a separate former

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Viola Davis to receive Gregory Peck Award at San Diego Film Festival

Viola Davis will receive the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence at this year’s San Diego International Film Festival, adding another major honor to her career across film, television, and theater. Accoridng to Variety reports Davis will be honored during the festival’s Night of the Stars Tribute on Oct. 13