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With a new documentary series now detailing his rise to prominence, the artist formerly known as Kanye West spoke last night about his journey, and his vision for what he’s calling Black Future Month. During Friday night’s Los Angeles screening of Netflix’s “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,” Ye made an appearance alongside directors Clarence ‘Coodie’ Simmons and Chike Ozah, and […]
It seems any lingering tension between Kanye West and Drake is indeed long gone. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Kanye shared that he wants the Toronto native to narrate his forthcoming jeen-yuhs Netflix documentary. “I need Drake to do the narration,” he wrote in a text message screen grab to a contact under the letter […]
Tinder announced that Shimon Hayut, subject of the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, has been banned from the dating app following an investigation, Variety reports. “We have conducted internal investigations and can confirm Simon Leviev is no longer active on Tinder under any of his known aliases,” Tinder said in a statement. The Tinder Swindler […]
Spike Lee has been tapped to direct an ESPN Films documentary that will focus on Colin Kaepernick’s life and career, Variety reports. “Kaepernick, who has never given a full, first-person account of his journey, is collaborating closely with Lee who plans to use extensive new interviews and a vast never-before-seen archive to help Kaepernick tell his story from his perspective,” a […]
For almost two decades, W. Kamau Bell has spent his career making audiences laugh as a stand-up comedian, and think introspectively as host of CNN’s United Shades of America. Now, with his Sundance 2022 debut, Bell tackles the subject of Bill Cosby in his highly anticipated and much talked about documentary, We Need to Talk […]
Janet Jackson has shared the extended trailer for her forthcoming documentary, the Janet Jackson Doc. The singer revealed that the film will release on Jan. 28 via Lifetime and A&E, commemorating the 40th anniversary of her self-titled debut album, which came out in 1982. The doc features cameos from Samuel L. Jackson, Teyana Taylor, Whoopi […]
Betty White’s 100th birthday documentary will move forward as planned. The legendary actress’ death was confirmed on Friday, just weeks before she would join the centenarian club. As part of the celebrations, White agreed to participate in a star-studded documentary film that provided a glimpse into her everyday life and shed more light on her illustrious career. In […]
Currently “locked in the vault” is the “greatest” OutKast documentary, per Big Boi. During a recent interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown—whose joint album The Big Sleepover arrived Friday—were asked if they ever allow themselves the “space to reflect” on their respective achievements. “Oh absolutely, man,” Big Boi said. “I just so happen […]
Jeff Johnson, a former reptile dealer who appeared on the hit Netflix series Tiger King, has died at the age of 58. TMZ reports that Johnson fatally shot himself in the head with a handgun on Sept. 8. Per an incident report obtained by the outlet, Johnson’s wife told police the couple had gotten into an argument in the garage of their […]
Another show on the Black Mafia Family is coming to Starz. The network has announced a BMF documentary series, with 50 Cent attached as executive producer, Deadline reports. The eight-episode project will be produced by G-Unit Film and Television and Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions, with Shan Nicholson as showrunner and director, with Chris Frierson also directing. […]
