Diamond Celebrities

Over six years after former President Goodluck Jonathan announced the N3bn grant called Project Nollywood at an event marking the 20th anniversary of Nollywood in Lagos, in March 2013, many actors, producers and directors expressed frustrations about accessing the fund. They also lamented that many of them were not properly enlightened about the process of […]

US rapper YNW Melly has been arrested and charged with murdering two other rappers, both said to have been his childhood friends, in Florida. Police say the rapper, real name Jamell Demons, conspired with another man to make the two male victims look like they had died in a drive-by shooting. Before his arrest, he […]

Japanese women are rebelling against a decades-old Valentine’s Day tradition that obliges them to give chocolates to men. On February 14, the nation’s female workers are expected to give “giri choco,” or obligation chocolates, to their male colleagues. Women are also expected to buy heartfelt chocolates, “honmei choco,” for their crushes or loved one. “Valentine’s […]

Actress, Grace Ama, has said many actresses have benefactors who often give them gifts. She stated, “When you want to pray, you ask God to send you a destiny helper. I’m sure it is their (actresses) destiny helpers that are buying cars and houses for them. It cannot be the same work that I do; […]

Nollywood actress Amanda Ebeye, who is presently on the set of her new TV series, It’s a Crazy World, does not shy away from being called a feminist. In a chat with Sunday Scoop, the actress said she could never sacrifice her career for any man. She said, “I cannot choose between my marriage and career. Being […]

Up-and-coming UK rapper Cadet was killed in a car crash in England’s West Midlands region in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The 28-year-old, real name Blaine Johnson, was being driven to a gig at Keele University in Staffordshire at the time, Britain’s Press Association news agency reported. A statement on Cadet’s Instagram page, […]

The Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe are to receive $10 million after winning a legal war over a cosmetics line. The three sisters emerged victorious over Hillair Capital Management, which had earlier sued them in 2016 for not holding up their end of a licensing deal, despite investing $10 million into a “Kardashian Beauty” line […]

Just days after 21 Savage was arrested for reportedly overstaying his visa, the artist is getting some support from a close friend. Attorney Alex Spiro confirms to E! News that he is helping assist in the 21 Savage case after being hired by Roc Nation and Jay-Z. In addition, Jay-Z sounded off on the arrest and called it a […]

Jennifer Lawrence has found the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. E! News can confirm the 28-year-old actress is engaged to boyfriend Cooke Maroney, after over six months of dating. The Red Sparrow star sparked rumors of an engagement on Monday night, when she was spotted sporting a “massive ring” at a recent dinner date in New York […]

Popular American multiple Grammy award winner, Robert Sylvester Kelly also known as R. Kelly has been banned from the city of Philadelphia over alleged sexual abuse of young women. According to CBS Philly, the Philadelphia City Council voted unanimously to ban the singer from stepping foot in the city as part of Councilwoman Helen Gym’s “Mute […]

21 Savage was arrested on Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and faces the possibility of being deported. ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) said they “arrested unlawfully present United Kingdom national Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph AKA ’21 Savage’ during a targeted operation with federal and local law enforcement partners early Sunday in metro Atlanta. Officials from the department say […]

Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph, is no stranger to controversies. She knows how to court attention and it seems people cannot get enough of her. She recently posted a video of herself ‘twerking up a storm’ and as expected, it went viral. Many slammed her for the video but Joseph’s feathers are unruffled. She told Sunday Scoop, […]

Cardi B and Offset could be sparking reconciliation chatter once again. The two of them—who announced their split two months ago—were seen at The Big Game Weekend Party at Oak Nightclub in Atlanta just two days before the Super Bowl. It’s an eventful weekend for the duo. Offset’s rap group Migos performed at a pre-Super Bowl event. The Grammy nominee debuted a […]

“My Dad wanted me to marry a woman older than me before I met my hard-working wife. Today, God has compensated me and I am a father of five children. Some of my mates who married before me, and were doing well then, are today sending their children to me for help. This is the irony […]

Grammy Award winner and R&B singer James Ingram has died at the age of 66, according to multiple outlets. TMZ reports he had brain cancer. Ingram’s close friend Debbie Allen posted about the loss on Twitter. “I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir,” she wrote. “He will always be cherished, loved and remembered for […]

The five-time Grammy winner is clearly living her best life when it comes to fashion. That’s why she’s not losing sleep over people who are criticizing her slimmer frame. “If I like it, I don’t want to talk about it. Don’t bother. Don’t take a picture” she said in an interview with The Sun. “If you like […]