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  Beyonce Wrote An Inspiring Poem About Blue Ivy, And Yes, You’re Going To Feel Feelings... 'I am a vessel,' she muses in 'Bey the Light.' While the rest of us were merely existing on this earth at sluggish, pollution-spewing speeds,  Beyoncé found time in between her concert tour, V.M.A. award acceptance feat, and residency as the planet’s goddess in chief to create more art. Specifically, she posed for  this month’s issue  of  CR Fashion Book , the high-fashion magazine put out by  Carine Roitfeld , former editor in chief of  Vogue  Paris and present-day  collaborator of  North West . In the photo spread, by photographer Pierre Debusschere, Beyoncé poses with a custom-designed Chanel surfboard. She squeezes blood-red juice from a pomegranate while covered neck-to-toe in Prada. She crouches while wearing cat ears on her head(!). And she stands in little more than a trench coat and cape of ankle-length h...

“B lack-ish,” a sweet, likable sitcom premiering on ABC next month, doesn’t take very long to declare a thesis statement: “Sometimes I worry that, in order to make it, black folks have dropped a little bit of their culture and the rest of the world has picked it up.” This is part of an opening voice-over by Anthony Anderson, playing a wealthy suburban dad. Produced by Comedy Central’s Larry Wilmore, “ Black-ish ” has been given a plum time slot after “Modern Family,” and it registers as a slightly more provocative version of that show. There’s a stubborn dad, an exasperated wife, a self-involved teenage girl. There are also jokes about O.J. Simpson, the L.A. riots, and a “negro inflation tax.”  The elder son wants a bar mitzvah, and younger one doesn’t realize that Barack Obama is the first black president. If the “Modern Family” subtext is, w hen it comes to family, we’re all the same , then “Blackish” is responding,  Well, not exactly . Despite some appealing per...

LOS ANGELES   - Death Row Records founder and rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was injured in an early morning shooting Sunday in a packed nightclub but was expected to survive, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant said. Knight was one of three club patrons struck by gunfire around 1:30 a.m. at the 1OAK on West Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard, said Sgt. C. Tatar, watch commander at the Los Angeles County sheriff's West Hollywood station. Two other victims, a man and a woman, were also being treated at local hospitals and were expected to survive. Authorities are still seeking a suspect and declined to release additional information, citing the ongoing investigation. The shooting came just hours before MTV's Video Music Awards, which are slated for Sunday evening in Inglewood. R&B singer Chris Brown, who was co-hosting a party at the nightclub with Pia Mia, was also inside the club but not hit by the gunfire, Tatar said. MTV said it had no aff...

Nicki Minaj Knocks Miley Cyrus Off Her Throne: '' Anaconda '' Tops ''Wrecking Ball'' for Most Viewed Music Video Nicki Minaj 's viral " Anaconda " music video has broken the record for the most views in 24 hours, snagging the top spot from  Miley Cyrus , who previously held the record for her single "Wrecking Ball" (coincidentally, the two will be seated next to each other at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards and Cyrus even Photoshopped herself on the artwork for Minaj's single).  Music video website Vevo announced the news via Twitter today, revealing that the "Anaconda" music video has been viewed 19.6 million times in just 24 hours when compared to Cyrus' previous record of 12.3 million video views.  Clearly, Minaj was ecstatic upon hearing the news, taking to Twitter to share her excitement in addition to Instagramming a screen grab of one of Vevo's tweets, which cleverly included the phrase...

'Hannibal' Season 3 Cast Spoilers: 2015 Premiere Date Heads Into 'Red Dragon' Territory, Gillian Anderson, Laurence Fishburne Return Fannibals are in for a long wait - NBC's glorious, gruesome drama series  Hannibal  won't return to our screens until 2015. To make the wait a little easier (or maybe harder?),  there are  8 delicious teasers for season three, which opens one year after  t hat  finale. .. Share on Faceb Share on Twitter More spoilers have recently come to light for the upcoming third season of "Hannibal." Executive producer and writer Steve Lightfoot said that season three will be more fun. Laurence Fishburne, Mads Mikkelsen, and Hugh Dancy in Hannibal "I feel there's more opportunity for more fun, for sure. The roof had come in so low and so intense in season two with all those people under it … we can't bring everyone back and have them be even more intense than before, so we've got to mix ...

New Matrix Movie Trilogy Release Date Confirmed!  Keanu Reeves 'Neo' Returns As New Film To Focus On Previous Versions Of Neo! Warner Bros. is planning a new "Matrix"  trilogy. T he story will focus on the many different Neo's introduced in the "Matrix" sequels! The Wachowski siblings, Andy and Lana, have already started work on a new series of the sci-fi films. The the filmmakers - who directed the original trilogy - "have already started the writing process with early treatments and outlines already turned into the studio". Warner Bros is desperate for a surefire franchise and will be making a push to have the new Matrix films ready to go up against any new Star Wars and Avatar films by 2017. The Matrix, starring  Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Laurence Fishburne, was released in 1999 and became a cult hit. It was followed by The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. Like Us on  Faceboo...

Kevin Hart is engaged to his long-term girlfriend, Eniko Parrish. The comedic actor popped the question during his lady’s 30 th  birthday bash Monday evening. In a video clip that captures the big moment, the funnyman took to a microphone to make his surprise proposal. “Which is why on this perfect day, I chose to make the most perfect decision,” he gushed before getting down on bended knee to present Parrish with a huge diamond sparkler. Parrish, who was clearly stunned, gasped before planting a kiss on her famous beau of five years. Hart, 35, later posted a picture to Instagram with the news. “She said YEEEEESSSSS… #Happy #MyRib #iF——LoveHer,” he wrote, alongside a photograph of the smitten couple, with Parrish flashing her gigantic rock. “I said YES!!!!! To the most amazing man in the world,” Hart’s new fiancée, an aspiring model and actress, said in her own post. Still, the timing of Hart’s announcement has raised a few eyebrows. His roma...

 "I Feel Very Ashamed" Jackie Chan  is speaking out after his son,  Jaycee Chan , was arrested in a Beijing drug bust last week. The martial arts legend posted a heartfelt statement on his  website , thanking fans for their support and well wishes as well as apologizing on behalf of his son. "First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for your care and concerns. The recent news about my son, Jaycee, is very shocking and the impact it has caused on society is heartbreaking," the movie star shared. "When I first heard the news, I was absolutely enraged. As a public figure, I feel very ashamed; as his dad, I'm very sad and disappointed. But the person who feels heartbroken the most is his mom. I hope our younger generation will learn from Jaycee's mistake and stay far away from drug abuse." Jackie then went on to send a message to his 31-year-old son, saying, "I would like to take this opportunity and say to Jaycee: you've don...