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Niecy Nash-Betts reveals she almost got into a fight during her first wedding: 'You will not come to my wedding and start a mess'

2 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Niecy Nash-Betts married her wife Jessica Betts in August 2020 in an intimate backyard ceremony officiated by actor Colman Domingo. The day stands in stark contrast to her other two weddings. During an appearance on “Today With Jenna & Friends” on Tuesday, the 55-year-old actress opened up about eventually finding her “soulmate” after two previous marriages.
Porsha Williams speaks out for the first time since finalizing divorce from Simon Guobadia: ‘I feel relieved’

3 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Porsha Williams is finally speaking out after finalizing her “nightmare” divorce from Simon Guobadia on June 11, and she’s doing it Angela Bassett style. The 44-year-old reality TV star channeled the legendary Bernadine (Bassett’s character) from the iconic 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale” for a new cover shoot in People magazine.
Red Lobster’s CEO has revamped the menu with ‘plenty under $20,’ including $5 margaritas, and the masses are rejoicing

3 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Red Lobster’s new CEO, Damola Adamolekun, has revamped the menu with “plenty under $20.”On Monday, June 23, the restaurant chain announced its long-awaited revamped menu, including brand new items like decadent seafood boils and overflowing crab-topped dishes, and the return of tried-and-true favorites like “Crab Your Way” and $5 margaritas as part of its annual Crab Fest promotion.
5 cities in America where Black people are actually thriving

3 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

On June 19, 1865, news of freedom finally reached the remaining enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, but undeniable nonetheless. Since then, Black folks have lived through every era of this country. We endured Reconstruction and Jim Crow for nearly a century. We fled the South during the Great Migration, migrating north, east, west, and eventually south again.
Nick Cannon attempts to name all of his children-is unsuccessful: ‘I usually get in trouble’

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Nick Cannon loves his children, but don’t ask him to name all 12. The 44-year-old actor and comedian, who shares 12 children with six different mothers, failed to list all 12 of his descendants during a recent appearance on the “Really Good Podcast.” The gaffe occurred after the topic turned to why “The Masked Singer” host has so many children. When the podcast host, Bobbi Althoff asked why, he teased that it was because he has a king complex.
Jussie Smollett is engaged to boyfriend Jabari Redd!

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Jussie Smollett is headed down the aisle! On Friday, the 43-year-old actor revealed in an Instagram post that he proposed to his boyfriend, actor Jabari Redd, who promptly accepted. “I’ll be spending my birthday with my Fiancé… He said YES. 💍,” Smollett, who also celebrated his 43rd birthday on Saturday, June 21, wrote in the caption of the post that contained a series of frame-by-frame photos from the big moment.
Gabrielle Union talks acting and supporting aging parent: 'When you see celebrities have fifty 'leven jobs, there’s a reason'

4 days ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

There’s an extremely real reason why actors and actresses like Gabrielle Union may take on multiple side hustles: family. The 52-year-old actress recently revealed what it takes to help support her father’s health journey with dementia and how she’s been balancing his care with her demanding career and family life. “More recently, my father is in memory care,” Union said of her 80-year-old father during the 2025 American Black Film Festival, per .
Michelle Obama is ‘so glad’ she didn’t have a son: ‘He would have been a ‘Barack Obama’'

1 week ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

Michelle Obama has some advice for boy moms, even though she’s glad she was never one herself. On the Wednesday episode of her podcast, “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” which she hosts alongside her brother, the 61-year-old former First Lady offered some advice for those raising sons. “People say mothers raise their girls and love their sons,” said Obama, who shares two adult daughters, Malia and Sasha, with Barack. “And I’d say love your son, but raise him, too.
From Megan Thee Stallion to the 'truth' behind Chelley and Ace, we explain the 'Love Island USA' buzz right now

1 week ago | thegrio.com | Kay Wicker

After days of drama, triggering emotions, and heartbreak, Megan Thee Stallion, in a gold lamé bikini, crashed the party on “Love Island USA” and brought the fun back. On Thursday’s episode, the islanders, who have all descended on a luxury villa in Fiji in the hopes of finding love and winning $100,000, were in for the shock of their lives when they received a text alerting them that Megan Thee Stallion would soon be joining them.
Fat Joe hit with $20 million lawsuit by former hype man who accused rapper of forcing him into sexual acts

1 week ago | thegrio.com | Panama Jackson

Fat Joe’s former hype man has filed a lawsuit in New York alleging that the rapper “engaged in coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.”According to Variety, the suit filed by Terrance “T.A.” Dixon also alleges that Fat Joe suppressed and minimized Dixon’s “creative, artistic and commercial contributions” to enrich himself and used those contributions to establish and expand his brand.