Television
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Ex-Hubby Kevin Hunter Sues ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ For Wrongful Termination
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Wendy Williams Show may be coming to an end, but that’s not stopping Kevin Hunter from becoming the Hot Topic–again. After the announcement that the eponymous show of his ex-wife, Wendy Williams, was coming to an end after 14 seasons, Hunter has officially filed a lawsuit against the production company for the allegedly unjustified dismissal. Related Stories According to documents obtained by Page Six, the civil lawsuit filed in New York City federal court earlier this week claims Debmar-Mercury wrongfully fired Hunter “on the basis of his marital status” to Williams. He also alleges that just days after he and Williams filed for divorce in April 2019, Debmar-Mercury sent him a written notice that he had been terminated as an exec...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
Pain Is Love: BET Set To Air Documentary Series About Murder Inc. Records
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The public is about to get an introspective look at one of Hip-Hop and R&B’s most explosive labels as a new documentary series on Irv Gotti and Murder Inc. is on its way to BET. The network announced that MURDER INC., a look into the label founded by Irv Gotti, will let viewers inside Murder Inc. as it positioned itself as one of the top labels in music in the late 1990s and early 2000s powered by the success of its artists Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd, and others. The five-part documentary series is executively produced by Gotti and Ja Rule. “My life and Murder Inc. has been filled with many highs and lows. I got to work with my brothers and a lot of great people; from Jay Z, DMX, Fat Joe, Mary J Blige, to name a few,” said Gotti in ...
MSNBC Host Spots The Jig, Blasts Coverage of Ukraine Conflict As “Racist”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter / MSNBC The continued conflict in Ukraine as the nation is being invaded by Russia has garnered the lion’s share of news coverage, particularly when it comes to refugees fleeing. One MSNBC host sees the glaring disparities of how they’re treated as opposed to refugees of color. Mehdi Hasan, the MSNBC anchor, and host of the Mehdi Hasan Show on the Peacock network took the media to task for their coverage of Ukrainians fleeing their country as it is under siege by the Russian military forces as ordered by President Vladimir Putin since last week. He made his feelings known while joining fellow anchor Ayman Mohyeldin on his show on Sunday (February 27) for a segment on the topic. “Some of the media coverage of the conflict in Ukraine has been kind o...
Finding Your ‘Big Boi’ House Ad Brings Hip-Hop Flavor To Real Estate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Realtor.com / Youtube The real estate game got a little bit more flavor thanks to one company utilizing rap icon Big Boi as their latest commercial spokesperson. Realtor.com, the website that is dedicated to providing detailed real estate listings for properties from condos to homes, is touting new features to their search engine and devoting their latest ad campaign celebrating Black homeownership with the help of one half of the legendary Hip-Hop group Outkast, Big Boi. The “Our First Big Boi House” campaign launched in January with two television commercials featuring the Atlanta rapper admiring a young Black couple’s first home as they unpack. Big Boi celebrated the news through his Twitter account, showing off the first commercial with the caption “B...
New ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’ Netflix Series On Deck, Opens With ‘Earthquake: Legendary’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lester Cohen / Courtesy of Netflix The much-anticipated series of comedy specials executive produced by Dave Chappelle will air on Netflix, starting off with veteran comic Earthquake. Chappelle’s Home Team is a series of stand-alone comedy specials, all with Chappelle serving as the executive producer. Each special, which will air on Netflix, features a comic who he has worked with in the past who possesses over 30 years of experience on the comedy stage. The first of these four specials to make its debut is Earthquake: Legendary. This special showcases the hilarious comedy of Earthquake, a D.C. native who has been a fixture on the scene for decades notably with BET’s Comicview, and is a recurring character on CBS’ The Neighborhood along with hosting his ...
Charlamagne’s ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’ Renewed By Comedy Central For Second Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Comedy Central / Comedy Central Charlamagne Tha God will be back to deliver his signature brand of commentary on television, as his weekly talk show with Comedy Central has been renewed for a second season. In a press release issued on Wednesday (February 16th), MTV Entertainment Group announced that Tha God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God would return for a second season. The talk show, which was created by its host and executively produced by Stephen Colbert and Aaron McGruder is slated to debut its new season at some point in the summer. Karen Kinney, James Dixon, Chris Licht, and Norm Aladjem are executive producers along with showrunner Rachel Edwards. Tha God’s Honest Truth was a smash hit with viewers due to the host’s unique interviewing s...
Judges Walk Off ‘The Masked Singer’ As GOP Goblin Rudy Giuliani Is Revealed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Herald / Getty The lead lawyer for former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, is at the center of a new controversy. This time, it took place on the set of The Masked Singer where his presence caused judges to storm off in protest. According to reports, Giuliani was unmasked as a costumed contestant who was voted off of The Masked Singer, the popular singing performance reality show that airs on Fox. The incident occurred during the taping of the first episode of the seventh season of The Masked Singer. As the lawyer and former Republican presidential candidate revealed who he was by taking off his giant headpiece, which is custom for all the costumed celebrities once they have been eliminated, judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke immediately walked...
South Park destroys Matt Damon’s Crypto.com ad in season premiere
More than three months after its release, the ad from crypto exchange Crypto.com featuring Hollywood star Matt Damon was the subject of ridicule in the latest episode of the animated series South Park. In the first episode of its 25th season titled “Pajama Day”, the creators of South Park took on people in the United States refusing to wear a mask and once again associated crypto investments with scams. Characters in the show attacked Damon’s appearance in an TV spot titled “fortune favors the brave”, showing the actor speaking about Crypto.com amid a digital landscape of historic figures. “My dad said he listened to Matt Damon and lost all his money…” “Yes, everyone did! But they were brave in doing so!” The criticism is likely related to cryptocurrencies losing more than $500 billion in ...
Whoopi Goldberg ‘The View’ Co-Hosts “Furious” At Two Week Suspension
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jenny Anderson / Getty As Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks from her hosting duties on The View for two weeks over her recent remarks regarding the Holocaust, the decision reportedly isn’t sitting well with her fellow co-hosts. The actress was given a two-week suspension from the popular daytime talk show on Tuesday (February 1st) after making comments that the Holocaust was “not about race” during a discussion on the show the previous day. The immediate backlash from several Jewish organizations and others online prompted Goldberg to issue a public apology through her social media accounts and offer an on-air apology during the show the next day. Joy Behar briefly addressed the situation as the show began on Wednesday (February 2nd). “You all s...
