Demi is finally back in Johannesburg; Prayers up for Jamie Foxx, Justin Pearson reinstated (and Tucker Carlson’s racist rant about him); The Meghan is skipping the Royal Coronation;  *SPOILER ALERTS* for Succession, Snowfall and Bel Air 
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Demetria L. Lucas, cultural critic and author of A Belle in Brooklyn and Don't Waste Your Pretty, muses on pop culture shenanigans, dating and relationships, and everything worth watching on any size screen. #ratchetandrespectable
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Demi's last days in Case Town; Lupita covers Glamour’s global June issue… to talk about cats?; Martin Lawrence insists he is “healthy as hell”; Gayle King shamelessly hits on Lenny Kravitz (who hasn’t had sex in 9 years); Mama Wallace wants to slap Diddy; A Black Republican, married to a white woman, advocates for segregation *deep sigh*. 
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Demi’s adventures in Cape Town; Rolling Stone’s 6 month Diddy investigation; Kanye sued for sexual harassment; The Dream’s former assistant sued him for sex trafficking and assault. 
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Demi still in the DMV; review of “Priscilla”; Sheila Johnson’s memoir is hot tea still on the stove; New Edition heads to Vegas; Jeezy opens up to NIa Long about his divorce Ochocinco converts to Keith Lee; stop policing Yvonne Oriji (and all women) . 
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RE-RUN: What?!?!

Demi back in Paris; Opening night of Ursher in Paris; UrsherBowl in Vegas coming soon; Deion Sanders; a Black woman takes over at a British Vogue; Johnathan Majors confuses TF outta everyone; another lawsuit— and award— for Lizzo  
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RE-RUN: The Point…

BBL Drizzy; Ursher is confessing at Essence!!; The Mary Giuseppe’s have landed; a Philly Mom splurges on prom; The Miseducation Album is #1 again; Marilyn Mosby gets house arrest; Busta appears to holla at Big Gayle  
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