The Wayans have been grieving the loss of the family matriarch, Elvira Wayans. On Thursday (July 23), Marlon Wayans posted a tribute revealing that his mother passed away and that they shared the same birthday. “Losing you shattered me into 1,000 pieces,” he wrote on Instagram. “I’m putting myself back together piece by piece. You will always be my glue. Miss you. Today I celebrate for the both of [us]. In the midst of this hurt…I just love you ma.

Mary J. Blige has succeeded inmultiple television and film roles, however there is one specific story she has her eyes on. As a guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the 52-year-old artist expressed her desire to star in a Nina Simone biopic. “I always wanted to play Nina Simone,” expressed the New York native. “I want to learn how to play the piano,” she continued. “I love her songs.

Mo’Nique will premiere her first comedy special for Netflix after a public dispute with the streamer. Variety exclusively reported the Oscar Award-winning actress is bringing her comedic talent to the platform. No word on when the special will premiere. “I’m excited to say that I’ll be shooting my first Netflix special, in addition to reuniting with my friend, director Lee Daniels on the Netflix film The Deliverance,” expressed Mo’Nique in a clip shared on Netflix’s official social media accounts.

The names and ages of the 26 victims who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School on the morning of Dec. 15 at the psychotic rage of 20-year-old Adam Lanza were released today following medical examination. “I’ve been at this for a third of a century and my sensibility may not be the average man’s,” Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner H. Wayne Carver II told reporters, “but this is probably the worst I’ve seen.

Glee star Naya Rivera was laid to rest during a private ceremony held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles last week, according to a death certificate obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday (July 30). Rivera’s funeral date was July 24. Her cause of death is listed as an accidental drowning, and her date of death is July 13 — five days after she went missing at Lake Piru in Ventura County, Calif.