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Martin: The Reunion, 25 years after the series finale aired in 1997.Hosted by Affion Crockett, the special will reunite the show’s cast – which includes Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold, and Carl Anthony Payne II – and highlight their many memorable moments and celebrate Martin’s undeniable impact on network television during its five-season run. In the reunion, cast members will also pay tribute to the late Tommy Ford, who passed in 2016 at the age of 52.“The cast will look back on the show’s most hilarious moments, revisit the iconic characters Martin made famous and pay an emotional tribute to the late, great Tommy Ford,” wrote BET+ in a press release.

Broadway star Billy Porter has won a Tony, a Grammy, an Emmy and also has the distinction of bringing the tuxedo dress to the red carpet. At the 2019 Oscars, Porter changed the fashion conversation, attending in a velvet tuxedo gown by designer Christian Siriano. He called the “antebellum tuxedo gown” his biggest style moment.

been the ultimate destination for black artists. Early on, the iconic Harlem theater launched the careers of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald on its famous Amateur Night, while later becoming the home away from Detroit for Motown greats such as the Supremes and the Jackson 5.So it’s fitting that another culture-moving institution celebrating black music — the Soul Train Awards — are being held at the Apollo Theater for the first time on Saturday, before airing Nov.

sex, but you can’t tell by watching television. Actress and model Nzinga Imani is one of the performers changing that. Appearing in Curves, Pretty For a Big Gurl, and All The Queens Men, she’s avoided portraying fat friend stereotypes on screen, showing up as a fully-formed woman who doesn’t have to question whether or not she’s desirable.

Chante Moore has got a man at home, and he’s a very familiar face. The singer went public with her relationship with former BET President of Programming, Stephen G.

Bigger is coming to television tonight. The show follows a single Black woman named Layne Roberts (Tanisha Long) facing a lifetime of being stuck in a passionless relationship with her drab boyfriend after he pops the question.

Tragedy has struck the BET network. Bert Belasco reportedly died at the age of 38 years old when his body was discovered in a Richmond, VA, hotel room on Sunday, November 8, according to TMZ. Bert Sr., the young actor’s father, shared with the outlet that his son was preparing for a brand new project that was being shot on location in Richmond, per the outlet. The young star was quarantining per COVID-19 guidelines. As of press time, the family of Bert Belasco is currently awaiting autopsy results. A rep for Belasco or the BET network did not immediately return HollywoodLife’s request for comment or confirmation.

according to TMZ.The actor was in Virginia for a new movie he was set to appear in, his father said. He believes his son died of an aneurysm, however the family is awaiting the autopsy results before announcing his official cause of death.“Let’s Stay Together” ran for four seasons on BET, starting in 2011.

studio head and streaming service created “The Virtual Madea Museum,” to honor the matriarch of Perry universe’s on the stage and screen.For over twenty years, the gun wielding, Bible quoting grandmother has imparted wisdom and laughs to Black families.

hip-hop mogul Master P by his grandmother when he was a kid. And judging by how he built his No Limit Records empire — a journey that is covered in the new BET docuseries “No Limit Chronicles,” premiering Wednesday at 9 p.m.

It’s safe to say that Victoria Rowell is the franchise player for UMC, the streaming platform featuring urban-themed TV series and movies.Rowell, 61, has a handful of projects on UMC, the network formed in 2015 by BET founder Robert Johnson and owned by AMC.Her do-it-yourself series, “Trash vs. Treasure,” is going strong while the former “Young and the Restless” star, who played Drucilla Winters on the CBS soap, also created and stars in UMC’s award-winning soap “The Rich and the Ruthless” opposite Richard Brooks.

Madea’s Farewell Play, premiering exclusively on BET+ August 27, they delivered just that. With a strong push from Tyler Perry, Franklin noted, Tamela, who has appeared in several of Perry’s other plays and her own TV show, The Browns (with David), is now an actress, a role she once feared. Because she conquered that fear to be successful doing what she once could never even imagine, Franklin wanted to know how Tamela got out of her own way, as well as have her offer words of wisdom to others still wearing her old shoes. “It’s kind of like having faith over fear; it’s like you just have to do it,” she urged.

Tyler Perry is ready for the cast and crew of his hit BET shows to get back to work in July—safely, of course. 

It’s time to rock your peasant skirts, wide-lapel shirts and platforms again.

It might’ve been a Tuesday night in Hollywood, but the “Boomerang” cast, crew and exec. producer Lena Waithe were ready to celebrate “Waithe Wednesdays” at the BET drama’s second season premiere.

Actress-comedian Kim Wayans is opened up about her twenties in a special YouTube series promoting Lena Waithe‘s new show Twenties, which airs on BET.

Beyonce is set to receive the humanitarian award from Black Entertainment Television (BET).

topple Confederate and other statues across the US as “borderline anarchists” — and argued the act means “absolutely means nothing” to black Americans.Johnson, who recently called for the government to provide $14 trillion in reparations to the descendants of slavery, told FOX News Wednesday that the movement to take down statues, cancel TV shows and fire professors is meaningless to help the black community.People tearing down statues “have the mistaken assumption that black people are sitting around cheering for them saying ‘Oh, my God, look at these white people. They’re doing something so important to us.

The music world lost an R&B and hip-hop legend when Andre Harrell passed away May 7 from heart failure. He was 59.