About Ariel C. James

In news that shocks no one, the Empire season two premiere ratings were through the roof, just like its plot line. The FOX smash reached 16 million people, up six million from the first season premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That’s major. The return of the Lyons family has been highly anticipated since the first season […]

Kanye West is a creative force with multiple outlets at his disposal, but sometimes the art he creates takes a little bit longer for the masses to understand. He shares this sentiment in an interview with Vanity Fair, which occurred the day after his last New York Fashion Week show. It’s been critiqued by fans […]

Cartoons are everything that’s wrong and right with what’s going on in the world. They stretch your imagination to infinity and beyond and back again, which is no easy task. And when you add humor to the mix, you’ve got a winning combination. No matter how old (or young) you are, there’s guaranteed to be […]

Just how did Apple get all that #BlackGirlMagic into one fun, yet powerful commercial? Oprah Winfrey, of course. She’s the woman who makes it happen. Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Records and Beats Music co-founder, said the idea came together when O was at his house for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, and he mentioned wanting to create an […]

Actor Sean Penn is crying foul over comments Lee Daniels made to The Hollywood Reporter, and now he’s suing the Empire co-creator for $10 million in a defamation lawsuit. Daniels defended his star Terrence Howard, saying that past domestic issues he’s had with his ex-wives are no different from that of Sean Penn and Marlon Brando. “[Terrence] ain’t […]