Photo of actress Mo’Nique Hicks from SelakEntertainment.com. SUBSCRIBE to TheReedersBlock.com and follow for more deep dives on talent versus the machine. This article is 100% human-written. Mo’Nique Hicks left the set of The Parkers for the last time in 2004. After five seasons, the spin-off off to Moesha was finally coming to an end. InContinueContinue reading “How Mo’Nique Beat Being Blackballed by Lee Daniels, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry: The Real Story”
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Martin Lawrence: When Fox and HBO Tried to Break a Legend
SUBSCRIBE to get more breaking news in perspective. This article is 100% human-written. How did a boy born in Germany become one of the biggest cultural icons in America? How did that same boy become a half-clothed celebrity with a pistol in the middle of a street yelling, “Fight the power. They tryna kill me”?ContinueContinue reading “Martin Lawrence: When Fox and HBO Tried to Break a Legend”
Nicki Minaj’s Secret Struggle for U.S. Citizenship Amid Self-Reinvention
SUBSCRIBE to get more long-form deep dives into the motivating factors behind the unusual of stars. This article is 100% human-written. Standing before the UN as a non-U.S. citizen, Nicki Minaj delivered a speech thousands of miles from where she had recently been handcuffed just months earlier in 2024. Opposed to the warm UN hallContinueContinue reading “Nicki Minaj’s Secret Struggle for U.S. Citizenship Amid Self-Reinvention”
The Three Stooges: When Columbia Pictures Robbed and Broke Brothers
Photo of Moe of Three Stooges covered in black rubber in “Dizzy Pilots”. Screenshot from YouTube. SUBSCRIBE to get more breaking news in perspective. This article is 100% human-written. In 1940, Moe Howard of The Three Stooges painted on a “toothbrush” mustache and started shouting gibberish. While the American audience doubled over in laughter, theContinueContinue reading “The Three Stooges: When Columbia Pictures Robbed and Broke Brothers”
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