Mass Appeal News Kansas City, News, Sports, Entertainment, Blog, Art, National News, Crime, Obituaries

Daddy’s Home and Sisters hold steady. Mass Appeal Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — A pair of holiday comedies starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler had moviegoers laughing throughout the weekend. Despite going up against “Stars Wars: The Force Awakens” which produced more than $1 billion globally at a record pace, “Daddy’s Home” and “Sisters” enjoyed solid ...

Serena Williams wins AP Female Athlete of the Year. The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Serena Williams spent a good portion of 2015 deflecting questions about whether she could complete the Grand Slam. After coming oh-so-close, she can acknowledge how much she cared about the rare feat. “I wanted it. But … winning one [major title] is not easy. And then, ...

Mass Appeal giving away free tickets. Mass Appeal Wire Reports MERRIAM — Merry New Year! Here’s a cool holiday ticket giveaway! The Mass Appeal Network is giving away 10 FREE TICKETS to the hilarious action comedy “Ride Along 2” starring diminutive comic Kevin Hart and veteran rap star Ice Cube. The special screening will take place at 7:30PM Tuesday, Jan. ...

Countess Vaughn apologizes to Brandy Norwood. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The 20-year Moesha feud appears to finally be over. That’s because, on Saturday, actress Countess Vaughn waved the white flag in a rambling Instagram letter — apologizing to former costar Brandy Norwood for acting a damn fool nearly two decades ago. Back in April 1998, Brandy, 36, told Vibe ...

Steve Harvey screws up Miss Universe pageant. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LAS VEGAS — Steve Harvey has too many damn jobs and they’re beginning to take their toll. The 58-year-old talk show host was forced to apologize after mistakenly crowning Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo, as the winner of the 2015 Miss Universe beauty pageant. After she received the crown and ...

Rapper Tupac Shakur making video comeback. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Tupac Shakur alive? Let the death conspiracies begin. That’s because Demetrius Shipp Jr. — the actor hired to portray the rap legend in Morgan Creek Production’s new biopic “All Eyez On Me” — is a dead ringer for Tupac. Demetrius was approached by producer L.T. Hutton about ...

Baby Creed shows love to Papa Creed. Mass Appeal Wire Reports BEVERLY HILLS — Like father, like son. On Thursday (Dec. 17) in Beverly Hills, Creed’s Michael B. Jordan posed for photos with veteran actor Carl Weathers who played boxing legend Apollo Creed in the Rocky film franchise. Jordan portrayed Creed’s son (Adonis), receiving rave reviews for his performance in ...

Cam Newton plays Santa in Charlotte. Mass Appeal Wire Reports CHARLOTTE — High school students in Charlotte got a big Secret Santa surprise as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton joined Ride Along 2’s Ice Cube and Kevin Hart for the second annual “Santa Cam’s Surprise Sleigh” Christmas event on Tuesday. The holiday tour was done in conjunction with the football ...

Bill Cosby suing female accusers. Mass Appeal Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — “Game time bitches.” After more than four dozen women accused him of sticking his JELL-O pudding pop where it doesn’t belong, Bill Cosby has decided to fight back. “The Cosby Show” alum has filed a countersuit against seven accusers who claim he drugged and raped them. Cosby has ...