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Author Archives: Chris Witherspoon

9-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis is nominated for Best Actress, and will make history as the youngest person to ever receive the award if she wins. 

(Quvenzhané Wallis attends the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

10 reasons to watch the Academy Awards tonight

SLIDESHOW - The 85th Academy Awards will air tonight, and everyone is buzzing about who’s going to take home a coveted Oscar trophy. However this year millions might be tuning just to see...
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Prince Jackson on 'Entertainment Tonight.'

Prince Jackson lands on-air gig with 'Entertainment Tonight'

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince Jackson, has reportedly landed a gig as an on-air correspondent for 'Entertainment Tonight'...
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Sweet Brown and Shemar Moore on the set of 'Watch What Happens Live.' (Photo by Peter Kramer/ Bravo TV/NBC Universal.

Is Sweet Brown ready for her close-up?

theGRIO REPORT - Just month ago, Sweet Brown became a YouTube celebrity. Now there are reports that she has landed a role in Tyler Perry's upcoming film 'A Madea Christmas'...
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Beyonce Knowles attends 'Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on February 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

Beyoncé's uncle reveals how she got her name

theGRIO REPORT - During the premiere of Beyoncé’s upcoming HBO documentary 'Beyoncé: Life is But a Dream,' her maternal uncle Roland Beyince, revealed the inspiration behind her name...
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Oprah Winfrey and director/actor Tyler Perry arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere 'Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on November 1, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

Discovery CEO praises Tyler Perry’s new series for OWN

theGRIO REPORT - Discovery's CEO, David Zaslav, praised Tyler Perry's new series for OWN, saying 'the scripts look strong.' He also revealed that Oprah is actively...
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Terrence Howard in FilmDistrict's 'Dead Man Down.'

WATCH: Terrence Howard as stylish mob boss in 'Dead Man Down'

theGRIO VIDEO - Terrence Howard stars alongside Colin Farrell in the new action thriller 'Dead Man Down'...
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Berry Gordy (L) and Actress/singer Diana Ross attend Clive Davis and the Recording Academy's 2012 Pre-GRAMMY Gala February 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images For The Recording Academy)

Gordy: I cried when Diana Ross left me

theGRIO VIDEO - During a press event for 'Motown: The Musical,' Berry Gordy and the show’s cast members Valisa LeKae (Diana Ross), and Charl Brown (Smokey Robinson), discussed the behind-the-scenes look at Motown that the show reveals...
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Toni Braxton and Whitney Houston

Toni Braxton on Whitney Houston: 'She was my big sister'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, six time Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton talked about the role Whitney Houston played in helping to shape her career and the advice she gave her on dating....
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Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton wants to play a lesbian on film

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, eight-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton revealed that she is officially retiring from recording music, and hopes to play a lesbian in a movie...
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Swati Dlamini and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway (Video still/TheGrio.com)

Nelson Mandela's grandkids talk new reality show 'Being Mandela'

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Nelson and Winnie Mandela's granddaughters open up about their new reality show 'Being Mandela.'....
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