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In this photo taken Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, former child actor Rodney Allen Rippy poses for a photo outside Compton City Hall in Compton, Calif. Rippy is running for Mayor of Compton in the upcoming April election. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Ex-child star for Compton mayor?

John Rogers, Associated Press
COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Rippy was just 3 in 1972, when he became the toast of a generation as the pint-sized TV pitchman for the Jack In The Box fast-food chain...
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Willow Smith arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maury Phillips/Getty Images For BET)

Leave Willow Smith alone!

Demetria Irwin
OPINION - No matter how grown you may think Willow Smith looks or acts, she is 11 years old and she should not be subjected to over-analyzing, mean-spirited critiques from grown-ups...
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Ex-'Hughleys' star charged with murder

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - The actor who played little Michael Hughley on the sitcom The Hughleys has been charged with murder...
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'Punky' star recalls 'strange,' 'fun' with MJ in Jacuzzi

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VIDEO - Soleil Moon Frye reveals she was one of the kid stars with whom Michael Jackson shared a hot tub...
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Can Raven-Symoné stay forever young?

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - In an industry where child stars notoriously crash and burn, not to mention very few black actresses call the shots, Raven has done more than just stay relevant...
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Gary Coleman's life: More tragedy than comedy

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - For all the joy that he brought his legions of television fans, he never quite captured it in his own life...
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