The comedian — whose latest special, ‘Good Grief,’ arrives on Prime Video on June 4 — credits lessons from his mom as his inspiration: "She taught me to take my broken heart and turn it into art"

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Grief has been Marlon Wayans' biggest motivator recently.

"That was my girl," he says of his mother Elvira, who died in 2020. As the youngest of 10 siblings, "I was her baby," he adds, opening up to PEOPLE in this wee...

Connor Smith, a former contestant on MTV's reality dating show Are You the One?, was arrested Thursday in Clearwater, Fla., booking records show. He has spent the past 13 months on the run after fleeing police in Illinois when they attempted to arrest him there.

Smith is accused of grooming a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex. He had allegedly been messaging with an undercover cop he thought was a...

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Anthony Anderson's days of doing his own stunts may be over.

The actor injured himself on the set of the upcoming film "G20" in Cape Town, South Africa, he shared on Instagram Thursday.

"I spent the night in the emergency room," Anderson, 53, captioned a photo of him laying on a stretcher, all smiles while holding up the peace sign. "Movie set fight gone wrong. Me against two goons and a chair! Guess who didn't win!"

USA TODAY has reached out to Anderson...

Injuries can undoubtedly have a devastating impact on a player's career. With an already limited time to pursue their passion, being unable to compete due to injuries can go beyond physical pain; it sometimes also takes a toll on their mental well-being.

However, when you compare sports injuries to injuries other people struggle with, it may not seem as devastating. This change in perspective is something Julius Erving notably realized and expressed in the latter stages of his illustrious care...

•  Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy, went through a name change and image transformation in 2001, accompanied by his personal assistant Fonzworth Bentley, who became a media sensation overnight.
•  Fonzworth Bentley worked for Diddy as a personal assistant and valet.
•  Bentley found success as an author, TV personality, and musician.

Three reality stars from the Love & Hip Hop franchise were arrested Friday night after a brawl with security guards at a lounge in Atlanta, EW has confirmed.

Erica Mena and Addie "Bambi" Richardson of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood cast member Rodney Shaw (a.k.a. Zellswag) were at Lucca Lounge in Buckhead on Aug. 25 when Atlanta police responded to a call regarding a dispute on the property, Atlanta's Channel 2 Action News reports.

Upon their arrival at 11:40 p.m. local t...

Popular YouTuber Kevin Samuels, who sparked controversy for his self-proclaimed relationship expertise and allegations of misogynistic statements, died on Thursday, his mother confirmed to NBC News.

Samuels, who was 56, was staying with a woman when he started to have chest pain, the woman told police, according to an incident report from the Atlanta Police Department. 

The woman said that he then fell on top of her and she called 911, according to the incident report. 

Officials attempted CPR a...

Fred Savage has been removed as director and executive producer of "The Wonder Years" following an investigation into his alleged inappropriate conduct.

A spokesman for 20th Television confirmed the news in a statement provided to USA TODAY Friday. 

"Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched," reads the statement. "Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive p...

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HILADELPHIA (CBS) — Third-degree murder charges have been approved against a bouncer who punched a man outside a Center City bar, leading to the man’s death, authorities tell Eyewitness News. Eric Pope, 41, died from the injuries he sustained in the incident outside Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar this past Saturday.

CBS3 confirmed the bouncer involved in the investigation is Kenneth Frye. Philadelphia police have a warrant out for Frye’s arrest.

A reputed federal informant and whistleblower who went missing after he was reported to have turned over a trove of secret files about Deutsche Bank was found dead at a Los Angeles school this week, a police official said Wednesday.

The body of Valentin Broeksmit, 46, was found Monday at Woodrow Wilson High School shortly before 7 a.m., Sgt. Rudy Perez of the Los Angeles School Police Department said in an email.

Records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner do not list a cause of ...

Grayson's death at age 55 on Sunday was confirmed by his family in a statement released through New York radio station HOT 97, where he hosted “The Drama Hour” for more than two decades.

“A dominant figure in hip hop culture with millions of fans worldwide, DJ Kay Slay will be remembered for his passion and excellence with a legacy tha...

Vanessa Amos, also known as Ezra, was found dead on March 31 near Bathurst Street and Bloor Street West after a fall from the roof of a construction site.

Toronto Police say they are investigating after a young, Hamilton-based housing advocate was found dead near a Toronto construction site last week.

The mother of 22-year-old Vanessa Amos, who also goes by Ezra,...

ALas Vegas man faces murder charges in the death of a 4-year-old boy who was found in a freezer after his older sister gave her elementary school teacher an ominous note from their mom, officials said.

Brandon Toseland, 53, was arrested Tuesday after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department found the preschooler’s body in a freezer in his mother’s garage. He’s been charged with open murder and two counts of kidnapping.

Police say they obtained a search warrant for the Saddle Brook Par...

Following their recent defamation lawsuit, Tasha K, whose real name is LaTasha Kebe, was ordered to pay Cardi B over $4 million, but the blogger told Kendall Kyndall and Kendra G on Social Society “I ain’t got it.”

“Don’t ask me for no money. I ain’t got it. But listen, we have business things in place that tak...

Nine brick kiln workers died and at least 29 others became ill Wednesday after drinking laced booze at an event Tuesday night in Paharpur village in Rae Bareli, India, per the Times of India.

Th...

follows him outside and punches him in the face.

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“My guy didn’t keep the same energy afterwards,” user @gr33d captioned the video. 

The video reveals the man walking behind the counter and grabbing the worker’s hands before storming outside. The worker then removes his shirt and follows the man outside, where he punches him in the face. Whil...

Seems like the Kardashians aren’t the only ones unamused by Kanye West’s recent behavior, as Pete Davidson has now been forced to take extra measures to guarantee his safety following the release of Ye’s latest track. If you’ll recall, the 44-year-old rapper released his new single, “My Life Was Never Eazy” on Friday, January 14th, and in the song, he literally references the 28-year-old Saturday Night Live star by name and threatens to beat him. Ye raps:  “God saved me from tha...

An Alabama man was arrested and charged with manslaughter after his wife was fatally hit by a motorist while walking home drunk.

Jason Todd, 42, allegedly refused to let his wife, Tanya Anderson, get behind the wheel of her car while under the influence.

According to Alabama Local News, Todd and Anderson had been at Friends Steakhouse in Clanton, Alabama, where Todd’s band was playing their final set back in summer 2018. 

Anderson had gotten drunk, demanding to drive herself home but Todd refu...

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Police are looking for a group of thieves who they said chased down a man in the Bronx on Christmas Eve night before robbing him at gunpoint.

The incident began around 9:15 p.m. when one man approached the 27-year-old victim and asked him for $20 in front of a bodega on East 170th Street in the Claremont neighborhood.

The victim refused and fled the scene when he saw two other men approaching from behind, police said.

NEW JERSEY — Five more correctional officers, including the highest-ranking Department of Corrections official at New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, were charged for their roles where women inmates were severely beaten on Jan. 12, Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced Wednesday.

© Courtesy of Office of AttorneyPictured: DOC Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul (center); Ryan Valentin, 44, of Bloomfield (top left); Desiree Lewis, 33, of Elizabeth (top right); Bran...

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn — Three individuals entered a Brooklyn jewelry store Dec. 1 and made off with about $14,000 worth of merchandise, officials said Friday.

At about 1:20 p.m., three men entered the store on Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Two of the men displayed firearms and forced a 22-year-old man into the store’s basement while the third kept watch, officials said.

Police said the suspects then forced two more victims — a 21-year-old man and a 34-year-old man — to ...

The police in Edwardsville, Ill., said there were at least two “confirmed fatalities” at an Amazon warehouse after a direct hit from a tornado caused a major portion of the building to collapse on Friday night, leaving “catastrophic damage to a significant portion” of the building.

Three people were rescued from the building, and one of them was taken to a hospital, said Mark Mayfield, a captain with the Edwardsville Fire Department. He did not know the person’s status on Saturday mo...

For the third night in a row, gunfire on the streets of the five boroughs has left multiple people injured — including a teenager in the Bronx Wednesday evening, who was clinging to life after being rushed to the hospital.

The gunshots rang out around 5 p.m. in the Williamsbridge neighborhood, during an apparent drive-by shooting along Burke Avenue. Two gunman in the back of a black SUV opened fire on four people, some of whom were innocent bystanders, police said. At least eight shots are b...

Christy Giles’ lifeless body was dumped on the sidewalk outside of Southern California Hospital in Culver City at roughly 5 p.m. on Saturday. Two hours later, her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola turned up in critical con...

An 18-year-old boxer is dead after she was knocked unconscious during a match this weekend at IGA Stadium in Montreal.

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Jeanette Zacarias Zapata sustained injuries to her brain while fighting Canada's Marie-Pier Houle on Saturday night, according to the Associated Press. Footage from the match showed the 18-year-old Mexican boxer being hit with a flurry of punches near the end of the fourth round, and Zapata appeared to convulse after 31-y...

HOBOKEN, NJ — Five men in their twenties from Hoboken and Jersey City were arrested Wednesday for assault after a fight drew a crowd in the area of the Hoboken Housing Authority buildings.

© Shutterstock Five men in their 20s from Hoboken and Jersey City were arrested for fighting in a Hoboken street on Wednesday.

Police say that around 12:46 p.m., they were dispatched to the area of Third and Harrison streets on a report of a group of men fighting in the street. It was also reported that on...

A 10-month-old baby girl in Willow Spring, North Carolina, has died after she was attacked by her family's two dogs, according to authorities.

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The incident occurred around 8 p.m. when the infant's father had briefly stepped away from the room to move a sprinkler in the yard, Johnston County Sheriff's Office Patrol Capt. Danny Johnson told reporters during a press briefing at the scene, WTVD reported.

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Rapper Baby Blue, an original member of the hip-hop group Pretty Ricky, is in critical condition after being shot outside of a bowling alley in South Florida on Monday, the Davie Police Department confirms with PEOPLE.

The Love and Hip Hop star, née Diamond Smith, and another victim were standing by their cars "when two unknown armed ...

ATLANTIC CITY -- Firefighters rescued 14 people trapped for more than six hours in an elevator at the Tropicana Casino & Resort early Sunday by pulling them 100 feet by ropes to safety, authorities said.

Firefighters were called at about 1 a.m. after the elevator became stuck and efforts to get it working again were unsuccessful, the fire department's union said in a Facebook post.

The elevator was stuck between the sixth and seventh floors, and the next opening was at the 15th floor, ac...

A day after an improvised explosive was detonated outside the Colorado Springs, Colo., NAACP office, local leaders condemned what some believe is a possible hate crime.

“This certainly raises questions of a potential hate crime,” said Sondra Young, president of the Denver chapter of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People. “But at this point we’re still gathering information. It’s a very sad situation, but we’re happy our people in Colorado Springs are safe...

After Lil Wayne went honey baked ham on his longtime mentor Birdman yesterday, calling out the Cash Money CEO for delaying the release of his upcoming project, Tha Carter 5, many have been anticipating what Baby's response to being blasted by his most successful artist would be. While Pusha T, Trinidad James, Tyga and several fans were quick to share their opinions, the man in question remained silent. Well, he hasn't officially addressed the situation or made any kind of public state...

An Italian man visiting New York died Friday a...