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Megan Thee Stallion is all about the power of manifestation.The 26-year-old rapper has been staying behind closed doors and working hard on all her projects. Her latest endeavor, working on a Super Bowl commercial and manifesting a halftime performance.«I like to surprise the hotties. I don't like to tell them too much,» teases Megan while chatting with ET's Kevin Frazier about the upcoming game between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals, as well as her Frito-Lay's Flamin' Hot Super Bowl ad.

Amber Riley appeared as her character, Mercedes Jones, on, but the memorable role still follows her around. ET's Lauren Zima spoke with Riley, 35, about her new thriller project for Lifetime,, and about shedding her character in the process. «I've always loved that character, and I love what it means to people. That's never been the issue,» Riley explains to ET. «I'm just a human.

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland just gave you a front-row ticket to the holiday's hottest celebration. The duo's music steaming series, , announced the upcoming battle and it features two of R&B's «most notorious crooners,» GRAMMY winner Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild.Hamilton and Soulchild will square off in their debut, live from Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

recapture the fame they once achieved as the '90s hip-hop group Nasty B*tches. Having been estranged for about 20 years, the four must work to regain the swagger they had as the iconic group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.Ahead of the series' launch, Brandy explained why she was initially drawn to the project. «Music is my first love, so to be able to be a part of a show that is representing women empowerment and a '90s legendary group — that's never been done before,» she told ET last fall.

could have looked a bit different. Halle Berry stars alongside Patrick Wilson and John Bradley in the space drama, where they attempt to save Earth after a mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sets it on a collision course with our planet.While chatting with ET's Kevin Frazier, Berry and director Roland Emmerich revealed that the actress' role was originally intended for a man.«Your work wife could have been a man, Patrick,» Berry told her co-star, who replied, «That's right.

Nick Cannon's family is getting bigger! On Monday's episode of, the 41-year-old TV personality announced that he is expecting his eighth child with model Bre Tiesi.The news comes just days after pics surfaced of him at Tiesi's baby shower and gender reveal party in Malibu, California, on Saturday. In one pic, Cannon is wearing all white as he hugs Tiesi, who shows off her baby bump in a white dress.

Rihanna is pregnant with her first child! The 33-year-old superstar is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky.In a photo obtained by, Rihanna shows off her bare baby bump in a pink coat and jeans while she holds hands with her 33-year-old beau. The couple was in A$AP's hometown of Harlem.Rihanna has made it no secret that she wants to be a mother. In March 2020, she told that she wanted three or four kids by the time she was 42 — with or without a partner.«I feel like society makes me want to feel like, 'Oh, you got it wrong…' They diminish you as a mother if there's not a dad in your kids' lives,» she told the magazine.

The Jackson family patriarch, the late Joe Jackson, was well-known for keeping tight reins on his children during his time as their manager, and Janet Jackson is opening up about the complex relationship she shared with her father.In the singer's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E,  the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career to tell her story. It's a rare moment for the pop icon to open up about her past, especially her struggle to step out of her family's shadows and from under her father's management.«He was a hard worker and he did whatever it took to feed his children,» Janet explains as she details her father's origins as a worker in a steel mill.

It's no secret that Janet Jackson and her brother, Michael Jackson, were close, but the singer is opening up about how their relationship changed at the peak of the late singer's career. In the  artist's four-part documentary from Lifetime and A+E,  the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career, and brings fans into her life in a rare moment of vulnerability. The pop icon looks back at her turbulent past, especially her struggle to step out of her family's shadow and her shifting relationship with the brother she idolized, Michael.«We had a studio at home and I would go in there and just watch my brothers rehearse all the time.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's romantic date nights continue. The couple was snapped having dinner at Pastis restaurant in New York City on Thursday night, and an eyewitness tells ET that they «didn't take their eyes off each other.»Rihanna didn't let the cold temperatures stop her fashion game, showing off her legs in a mini skirt and white lace-up heels, which she paired with a windbreaker and a fur scarf.

Karen Pittman is talking all things .Pittman appeared as a guest co-host alongside ET's Nischelle Turner on Thursday's Entertainment Tonight, where she spoke about the HBO Max reboot and all the hilarious memes that have come out of the show so far.«Well, that was quite a production to put together,» Pittman said of shooting . «The entire team was really excited about having this one episode that they worked hard to get up. That is storytelling, telling that narrative of how we all came together. It was really satisfying.»The 35-year-old actress felt a kinship with the ladies of  long before she ever joined the cast as Miranda's law professor turned friend, Dr. Nya Wallace.«I loved them and I thought that all of the characters in were so groundbreaking, you could see yourself in them,» she shared. «Kudos to them that they brought in more diversity and they are including women and making New York look like...»«New York,» Turner chimed in.When it comes to which one of the ladies she identified with back when the show was on the air, Pittman said she saw herself in all of them at one point or another in her life.«I think I was one of them at any time of my life,» Pittman revealed.

Janet Jackson is shutting down the long-standing rumors that she gave birth to and hid a child during her year-long marriage to her ex-husband, James DeBarge. The singer addressed the rumors in the first portion of her upcoming documentary, , a four-hour series from Lifetime and A+E where the 55-year-old looks back at her life and career to tell her story. It's a rare moment for the pop icon to open up about her past, especially her relationship with her first husband.

Wendy Williams won't be returning to her eponymous talk show anytime soon. On Thursday,  announced that its host will continue her hiatus through at least March 4.Michael Rapaport will be the first of several guest hosts, followed by Fat Joe and Remy Ma.

Halle Berry and her boyfriend, Van Hunt, were overcome with emotion when Berry's 8-year-old son, Maceo, held a «commitment ceremony» for the couple.The actress-director opened up about the touching moment in an interview with, saying she «teared up» during the loving act because she thinks her little one can finally see how the musician makes her genuinely happy.«My son, Maceo, of his own volition did this little commitment ceremony for us in the back seat of the car,» Berry explained. «I think he finally sees me happy, and it's infectious. It was his way of saying, 'This is good.

A lot of things are changing for our favorite Cal U crew on , and Yara Shahidi couldn't be more excited for fans to see it come together.«I'm excited because this is where the rubber hits the road, and all of the theoretical learning moments and journeys that these kids have been on have become really important and grounded in the fact that they have to figure out what they're about to do with the rest of their lives,» she shares. «I feel like the pending, looming, cloud of graduation gives this part of the season such interesting stakes because there is no messing around, you know? Zoey's had her time where she dropped out but she's always known that she could go back to school and that's always been a very stable place. And so, the fact that that's about to be pulled out from under her leads to really interesting storylines of having to distill what matters.»The second half of this season premieres on Thursday, and it picks up right where the first half left off.

iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations are here!Celebrating the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and app from last year, the ninth edition of the awards ceremony is set to be a star-studded affair. Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Karol G, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion, Bad Bunny and many more are among the nominees.This year, listeners will have the chance to decide winners in several new and established categories.

W. Kamau Bell's docuseries, , has many people talking after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend, including the subject of the four-part project.Bell serves as the narrator and co-executive producer for the docuseries that explores the life, career and impact of Bill Cosby, as well as how his sexual assault allegations forever changed his legacy. The series examines the rise of Cosby from comedian to «America's Dad,» and asks if it's possible to separate the art from the artist, especially when weighing his legacy against the 50+ sexual assaults he's alleged to have perpetrated during his career.«Mr.

Cardi B had a big win in court.According to court documents obtained by ET, the 29-year-old rapper was awarded a total of $1.25 million in damages by a federal jury in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, after they found YouTuber Latasha Kebe, who goes by the name of Tasha K, guilty on the claims of defamation, false light, and emotional distress.Additionally on Tuesday, the jury also awarded Cardi $1.5 million in punitive damages and $1,338,753.47 for her legal fees, for a total of over $4 million in the case.Cardi filed her lawsuit in 2019, accusing Kebe of attempting to defame her with dozens of YouTube videos where she made salacious allegations, including that Cardi has herpes.Last week, the «Up» rapper took the stand and revealed in federal court that allegations made Kebe caused her to feel «extremely suicidal.» According to, Cardi testified that she felt «helpless» after Kebe repeatedly continued to make false claims to her nearly one million YouTube followers. As a result, Cardi testified that she developed fatigue, anxiety, weight loss and migraines over the ordeal.«Only an evil person could do that s**t,» Cardi said, with noting that the rapper apologized to the judge for her language.

Jay Ellis is wishing all his fans a good morning — except for one.The  star took to Twitter on Tuesday share some A.M. greetings, when he shared a bizarre anecdote about a woman who had a bone to pick about his sometimes controversial character, Lawrence.«Good morning to everyone except for the lady that slapped me in the face at the airport because she got mad at Lawrence for something he did in season 3,» Ellis wrote.Good morning to everyone except for the lady that slapped me in the face at the airport because she got mad at Lawrence for something he did in season 3Lawrence definitely had the Twitterverse talking over his five seasons on the hit HBO series. Despite the ups and downs he had with Issa (Issa Rae) over the years, he told ET he felt «very full and content and very happy» with how Lawrence's story ended.«I remember having that feeling — and it's bittersweet — but at the same time, it also felt like, 'Yeah, this is how we’re supposed to be.

Black History Month is a time to celebrate important Black figures, moments that pushed the movement forward, and causes that support and amplify Black voices. And while there’s no shortage of movies or TV shows that depict the struggle — slavery, the Jim Crow South and other traumas the African American community has gone through — it's important to shine a light on the many stories of Black joy that celebrate family, friendships, love and the complexity of life.There's certainly a number of remarkable films, documentaries and series that explore all of that and more — so consider this a sampling of a few of the very best that are available and ready to stream now.From classic rom-coms like to beloved comedies like, dramedies like  (all hail queen Issa Rae) and cultural exploration shows like, ET is celebrating Black History Month with films and television shows that beautifully showcase Black life, love and greatness. Starring Will Smith in a critically acclaimed performance, follows the journey of an instrumental father as he raises and trains two of the world's gifted athletes: Venus and Serena Williams.This hilarious comedy follows four longtime best friends, aka the Flossy Posse, who take a trip to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival.

reboot, , on Wednesday. Set to «Dreams and Nightmares» by Philadelphia's own Meek Mill, the latest trailer for the reimagined drama series looks at Will's less than comical life before his mom sends him to live with his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air.In the 47-second clip, we get a look at newcomer Jabari Banks portraying Will, as he encounters the not-so-sunny side of Philadelphia, getting into scuffles on the basketball court that turn so dangerous that it prompts his worried mother to take him out of the city.Without giving her son a choice, Will's mom decides to ship her son off to California, where he'll not only move into his relative's Bel-Air mansion, but be forced to navigate the conflicts, emotions and biases of a world far different from the only one he’s ever known.   Set in modern-day,  is a serialized one-hour dramatic adaptation of the '90s sitcom starring Smith. The show will lean into the series' original premise, following Will's complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air.