One thing I forgot to mention yestereday was that Tyler Perry didn’t make the obvious choice of casting  Robin Givens as the selfish, obnoxious character. How refreshing that this actress didn’t get typecast once again. Between A Rage in Harlem, Boomerang and even Head of State, she’s somehow been relegated to the role of femme fetale, golddigger or basically up to no good (after coming to our attention as such a good-goody on the sitcom Head of the Class.) And unfortunately, those monickers seemed to stick to her in real life too after that infamous Barbara Walters interview when she was still married to Mike Tyson. Read the full story

When Wendy Williams announced that she was doing a six-week trial run of a daily talk show, I was excited for her. As a native New Yorker I will never forget how she was unceremoniously booted off the air after allegedly calling a certain celebrity’s sexuality into question. But when I saw the first show, I was a little worried for her.  The outlandish radio host seemed a bit like a fish out of water. And her hair was acting as a shield because it was difficult to see her face. Read the full story