Black Entertainment Television

Ananda Lewis, Former MTV V.J., Says She Has Stage 4 Breast Cancer

Lewis, the host of the 1990s MTV show “Hot Zone,” tried to fight her illness without undergoing a double mastectomy. She says she is responding well after resuming treatment.

By Maya Salam and Dani Blum

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Paramount Faces a Mountain of Questions

Bob Bakish, the media giant’s chief executive, is out, removing an obstacle to a deal with David Ellison's Skydance. But the company’s future is no clearer as a key deadline approaches.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

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The Actors KJ Smith and Skyh Black Marry in Malibu, Calif.

When KJ Smith and Skyh Black first met on the set of the TV show “Sistas,” Covid precautions kept them apart. After exchanging numbers months later, their story extended beyond the screen.

By Emma Grillo

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Third Black-Owned Company Emerges as Suitor for BET

Black Entertainment Television made the first Black billionaire in the United States. Will a Black executive buy it back?

By Benjamin Mullin

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