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Ashley Darby's been waiting to tell her side of the story when it comes to her split from husband Michael Darby. Now, she finally can, as season 7 of  is set to hit TV screens.«I've shared so much about my life, about my marriage, about my family, about my motherhood journey and this is another ride on my rollercoaster, I guess,» she explains to ET over video chat. «Michael and I have decided to separate, and it's a really difficult decision, but ultimately I think it is the best decision for us, because I just really am a different person than I was was when he met me.»«I do want people to remember that we're human, that I'm a human,» she adds as a message to viewers, «and I really do wish that I could operate in this very linear, 'This is how it's gonna go and so it shall be...' but these emotions are really complex, and I just I hope people do have an understanding of that.

Jesse Williams had a win in his custody case with ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee. On Sept.

Whoopi Goldberg is addressing head-on a criticism about her looks in the Emmett Till biopic. On Monday's episode of, the 66-year-old EGOT winner -- who portrays Emmett's grandmother, Alma Carthan, in  reacted to a review of the film that claimed Goldberg wore a fat suit for her role. «There was a young lady who writes for one of the magazines, and she was distracted by my fat suit, in her review,» she shared.

Will Smith is sharing an important message during a rare public appearance. Over the weekend, the 54-year-old actor stepped out for an advanced screening of his upcoming Apple Original Film, , and addressed the crowd after the movie was shown to social impact leaders during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 51st Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.«Throughout my career I’ve turned down many films that were set in slavery. I never wanted to show us like that, you know, and then this picture came along,» he said. «This is not a film about slavery.

Toya Bush-Harris is making two things clear: her finances are fine and she did not send out a hit on her  co-star, Anila Sajja.Both topics are hot ones on season 9 of the Bravo hit, alongside attacks on Toya's marriage to her husband, Dr. Eugene Harris. The money talk, Toya says, feels «old» at this point, given that it's been an easy picking point for the group as long as she's been on the show.«It's the same old target,» she laments to ET over video chat.

Keke Palmer is adding a new role to her long list of titles — network creator! On Friday, the actress revealed that she's launching her own digital network called KeyTV, aiming to spotlight «a new generation of creators.»In a post shared to the 29-year-old's social media accounts, Palmer introduced the world to KeyTV by reintroducing herself.«Hi, I'm Lauren Palmer and this is Keke Palmer, the brand I created 20 years ago, all the way back in Illinois with my mom,» the 2022 TIME100 Next honoree says. «In those 20 years, I learned how to be a few things.»Palmer walks us through her career journey in a few scenes, explaining how she has made a name for herself as an actress, a singer, a writer, a director and the one role she considers the most important of them all -- a collaborator.«I want to share everything I learned with you, because this is my greatest dream of all,» she continues as she sits in a director's chair. «All it takes is one of us to unlock a door to unlock a million doors for each other.

Nick Cannon just welcomed his tenth child — his third with Brittany Bell — and the proud dad still has another bundle of joy on the way. He's currently expecting his 11th child with Abby De La Rosa.Cannon's growing family all started after he married Mariah Carey in 2008. Though the pair split in 2016, they share 11-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan.

PnB Rock. According to the Associated Press, an FBI-led fugitive task force took Freddie Lee Trone, 40, into custody on Thursday in Las Vegas. Trone had been charged that day with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree robber and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery, the District Attorney's Office told the publication.Trone's 17-year-old son was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the same counts. Trone's wife and the boy's step-mother, 38-year-old Shauntel Trone, was also arrested Tuesday and was charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact to the killing.

Kel Mitchell is looking back on his long friendship with Coolio, just one day after the rapper's unexpected death.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with Mitchell about Coolio crafting the theme song for his and Kenan Thompson's Nickelodeon show, , and the way he found out about the «Gangsta's Paradise» rapper's death.«I was here at the house with the kids, and I was on social media, and I saw under someone else's page like, 'Oh yeah, RIP Coolio,' and I'm like 'Wait, wait, wait,'» Mitchell explained. «I said, 'Hold on,' and then I started looking around and saw it was true.»He continued, «Then my phone started blowing up, and everybody hit me up about it.»Coolio — who was born Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

Outfest is honoring Janelle Monáe in a big way. The actress, artist, author and singer will receive the Trailblazer Award at the organization's 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards presented by IMDb on Saturday, Oct.

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have even more babies on the brain. The couple, who are already parents to 6-year-old daughter Luna and 4-year-old son Miles, are currently expecting a third child after suffering a devastating late-term pregnancy loss in 2020. In a new interview with ET, Legend opens up about the possibility of expanding their brood even further after Teigen gives birth. «Chrissy, I think, wants more,» Legend tells ET's Kevin Frazier with a laugh.

Quinta Brunson has some special surprises lined up for 's second season. ET's Deidre Behar spoke to the Emmy-winner at the  event Wednesday, where she talked season 2 and the guest stars set to make an appearance.«I think you can be excited about — some guest stars were announced, Leslie (Odom Jr.) Kayla (Monterroso Mejia), Lauren Weedman, who made her debut tonight, but there are also some other ones who people do not know about, and I am so excited for them,» Brunson shared.While Brunson couldn't say who those guest stars are, she did share that they are just as exciting as season 2's premiere episode cameo from Philadelphia Flyers mascot, Gritty.«I think they are people who are exciting to me, and obscure and odd and weird, and I can't wait for people to be surprised by them,» she teased.

Kid Cudi couldn't be more excited about his new Netflix animated special, . ET's Rachel Smith spoke to Cudi at the premiere Wednesday night, where spoke about the love story at the center of the film and got candid about his dating and relationship history. tells the story of Jabari, who after a chance run-in with his cool new photographer neighbor Meadow, has to figure out whether he can make space for love in his life.

Lizzo just played an instrument with a whole lot of history. During the 34-year-old singer's Tuesday concert at Washington, D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Lizzo played a crystal flute gifted to President James Madison by Claude Laurent in 1813, which currently resides at the Library of Congress.«I want everybody to make some noise for James Madison’s crystal flute, y'all,» Lizzo told the crowd as Library curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford brought the instrument out onstage.

Serena Williams had a perfectly good explanation for why she didn't want her 5-year-old daughter, Olympia, attending her tennis matches. And it was mainly because the GOAT would suddenly transform into mom mode on the court.In a preview clip of her appearance on , the tennis great says bringing her daughter to her tennis matches was an added distraction, but in the sweetest way.

City Girls rapper opened up about the pair's situation in an interview with  where she explained that dating doesn't necessarily equate to being exclusive.Declaring that «people don’t know what dating means,» the 28-year-old emphasized that both she and Diddy are  while they date one another. «That’s what I mean when I say we go together. When we’re together, we’re together.

 star Larsa Pippen is hanging out with a new man — Michael Jordan's son, Marcus. The pair was spotted at Rolling Loud in NYC over the weekend and sparked dating rumors. A source tells ET, “Larsa and Marcus Jordan are casually hanging out.

Katie Thurston's season of and Clayton Echard's season of respectively, the duo is excited to meet on .«I've heard that she might be in Paradise and if she is here, then I'd definitely like to talk to her,» Andrew told ET, after making no secret about his crush on Teddi during podcasts appearances and on social media.The interest isn't one-sided, as Teddi told ET, «I hope that Andrew’s here… His personality is definitely the type that I I usually gravitate towards.»Though they're interested in each other, neither Andrew nor Teddi wants to commit to a relationship before they even get down to the beach.«I don't want to put any more pressure on the situation than it already is,» Andrew explained. «I just want to meet very genuinely and [have] no expectations.»«I'm coming in very fresh.

LL Cool J took to his Instagram on Thursday to teach a lesson on respecting hip hop history makers. The rapper was responding to comments made by media personality DJ Akademiks, who referred to some of the pioneers of hip hop as «dusty» and asked if any of the older rappers were «really living good» while streaming live on Twitch. Although he never referred to the DJ by name, LL — a hip hop pioneer himself — responded to the stream during an Instagram Live, calling the belief that someone not having money means they don't have any value is «a bad idea» and «misinformed.»«No one discusses Miles Davis' bank account,» the 54-year-old said. «We don't talk about John Coltrane's bank account.

of his NBA suspension. The Boston Celtics Coach is apologizing after allegations surfaced in which he was accused of engaging in a consensual relationship with a female member of the team's staff. A relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise's code of conduct.The 45-year-old has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season. «I want to apologize to our players, fans, the entire Celtics organization, and my family for letting them down,» he said in a statement shared by ESPN's host Malika Andrews.

Nia Long took to Instagram Wednesday night to post a cryptic video amid multiple reports that her longtime partner and Boston Celtics head coach, Ime Udoka, has been suspended from the NBA for the entire 2022-2023 season for allegedly having a consensual relationship with a female member of the team's staff. Udoka's relationship with the unnamed staff member is reportedly against the franchise's code of conduct.In the video, a repost from a healing and wellness page, Long makes reference to embracing positivity, spirituality and finding light after darkness.While Udoka has now been suspended, the league sources tell the NBA on TNT that he will not be resigning from his position while he awaits sanction from the league, with a decision on the matter expected to come sometime on Thursday.Udoka took over as the team's head coach ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season and coached the Celtics to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010, where they lost 4-2 to the Golden State Warriors.The Celtics start their season on Oct.18 against the Philadelphia 76ers at the TD Garden in Boston, with their first pre-season game kicking off Sept.