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Taraji P. Henson Tells It Like It Is

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By Zak Cheney Rice Verified
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The actress is having a ball in her Broadway debut, but she still has some bones to pick with Hollywood. For the past 25 years, Taraji P. Henson has specialized in a specific type of character. She is usually a mother, or mother figure, facing a crisis. She may be tough, but she has a redeeming effect on others — whether they’re a philandering man-child (Baby Boy), an adoptee aging in reverse (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), or a trio of feuding record-label scions (Empire).
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The Fantasy of a Super Jail

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By Zak Cheney Rice Verified
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President Trump's problems are threatening to engulf him. He has torpedoed the U.S. economy by starting a war he seems unable to end. Gas prices are stratospheric. His approval ratings are underwater. And his party's governing trifecta is set to be washed away at the midterms.
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Why LeBron's Memphis Comments Won't Go Away

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By Zak Cheney Rice Verified
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"Staying at the fucking Hyatt at 41 years old?" LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers star and one of the greatest NBA players of all time, told a group of YouTube golf influencers earlier this month. "You think I wanna do that shit? Being in Memphis on a fucking random-ass Thursday? I'm not the first guy to even talk about it in the NBA. We're all like, 'You guys have to move. Just go over to Nashville.'" It's true, in part. Memphis has gotten a bum rap from hoops stars of late.
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