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Will Smith Gives Update On The Status Of 'Bad Boys 3'

Posted 05.24.2012

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Following talks of a possible third installment to Jerry Bruckheimer’s Bad Boys, one of the film’s leading stars recently updated fans on the curr...

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Martin Lawrence Pilot Nixed By CBS

Posted 05.13.2012

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Bad news for fans of Martin Lawrence waiting on the comedian's TV return: CBS has decided to pass on an untitled pilot Lawrence was developing for the...

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Martin Lawrence Files For Divorce

Posted 04.30.2012

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Martin Lawrence and his wife are officially calling it quits. According to TMZ, Lawrence filed divorce docs on Wednesday, one day after announcin...

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Martin Calls Off Two Year Marriage

Posted 04.26.2012

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Comedian-actor Martin Lawrence has officially called it quits with his wife Shamicka Gibbs. According to a joint statement obtained by People.com, ...

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WATCH: Martin Lawrence's Funniest Stand-Up Jokes

Posted 04.16.2012

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Since making his acting debut in 1987 as Maurice Warfield on the television series, “What’s Happening Now,” Martin Lawrence has evolved into one...

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Martin Lawrence Pilot Heads To CBS

EW.com | Posted 04.25.2012

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Martin Lawrence could be coming back to primetime TV next fall. CBS has given one of the "Bad Boys" actor-comedian's projects a pilot order....

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'90s Black Sitcom Stars Return To TV

Posted 02.01.2012

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Everyone loves a good comeback and as of late, TV has been chock-full of them. When "The Voice's" Cee Lo Green had the former "Family Matters" star...

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Martin Lawrence's Two Chances To Head Back To TV

TV Guide | Posted 03.20.2012

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CBS is developing a pair of sitcoms for comedian Martin Lawrence, with an eye toward shooting one of them as a pilot. "Bernie Mac" creator and "The...

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Wanda & Madea Sued By Prisoner?

Posted 12.29.2011

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Jamie Foxx and Tyler Perry are reportedly being sued for $1 million each by an Oklahoma prisoner who claims the two stole his idea for their forthcomi...

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Tatyana Ali Shares Details On 'Love That Girl!' Season 3

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.24.2011

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After Season Two's finale last spring, TV One's original scripted show, "Love That Girl!" has returned to the network (already) for another dose of la...

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Anthony Anderson Talks: Diabetes Initiative, Bernie Mac Tribute, 'Scary Movie 5' & More

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.11.2011

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Overcoming the challenges that come with diabetes is a common adversity in the African-American community. According to the American Diabetes Associat...

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Blame Audiences, Not Black Men in Drag

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we as African-Americans are genuinely tired of Black men in drag, then let's act like it. Don't support it. Or at the minimum, make room in our disposable income to support more types of movies.

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They'll Take Manhattan: Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore's cyber-comedy "You've Got Hate Mail" opens lengthy run at NYC's Triad Theatre

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the 1979 movie, was ground breaking for many reasons. It was, for instance, the first movie created from the popular St...

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Movie Review: Death at a Funeral

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Neil Labute's remake of Death at a Funeral is virtually a photocopy, in terms of the story it tells and the comedy beats it hits. Yet everything in this version is coarser and more obvious, aimed at a lowest-common-denominator audience.

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Planned "Wild Hogs 2" Canceled

weblogs.variety.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In what marks the third high-profile film that Disney has halted since Rich Ross took the studio reins, "Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride" has been scrapped...

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'Bad Boys 3' In The Works

hollywoodreporter.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbia Pictures is developing a third installment of the high-octane "Bad Boys" franchise, tapping Peter Craig to pen the screenplay. The hope is...

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Transformative: Le Cinema de Michael Bay

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fact that it is considered preposterous for a writer to not dismiss Bay's work in the most vehement of terms points up a dramatic disconnect between the critical community and the movie-going audience.

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Jamie Foxx's Wild Vegas Birthday Bash

New York Daily News | Ben Widdicombe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamie Foxx wrapped up his 40th-birthday celebration in Las Vegas Friday night with a bevy of female admirers. He and pal Martin Lawrence overtook a V...

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