RADAR: Work in Progress

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EBONY EXCLUSIVE
Work in Progress
By Alisha Tillery
Halle Berry in a
scene from Extant
Despicable
Me
July
Oscar winner Halle
1 Berry returns for season two of the CBS
drama Extant. She plays an
astronaut readjusting to home
life after a solo mission in space.
J. Cole kicks off Act 3,
the latest series of his
Forest Hills Drive Tour.
He’s bringing friends Big Sean,
YG, Jeremih, Bas, Cozz and
Omen with him, too, for a hiphop explosion.
Check out Dayo
Okenyi and Courtney
B. Vance in Terminator
Genisys, the fifth film in the action-packed Terminator series.
Tune in to the ESPY
Awards on ABC and
celebrate the achievements of today’s fiercest and
most talented athletes.
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Looking for a sexy
flick? Michael Strahan
and Donald Glover
have added their washboard
abs to the six-pack fest in the
much-anticipated sequel Magic
Mike XXL, a comedy that explores the male stripping scene.
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11
Hit the theaters with
your family to see the
loveable yellow creatures from the Despicable Me
series take the lead in their own
movie, Minions.
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Get ready for a fresh
talk show hosted by
one of Hollywood’s
favorite couples, the Kodjoes.
The Boris and Nicole Show,
which covers current events,
parenting and relationships,
debuts on FOX Television
Stations.
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LeBron James isn’t just
a star on the basketball
court, he’s now also
one on the big screen. Catch
the NBA player in Trainwreck, a
comedy about a career woman
who never put much stock in
monogamy until she met one
special man.
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Watch Curtis “50 Cent”
Jackson and Forest
Whitaker as a boxing
promoter and trainer working
with an athlete trying to put his
life together after a tragedy in
the feature film Southpaw.
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Evelyn Lozada
and son Carl
Leo Crawford
Catch up with
Basketball
Wives alum
Evelyn Lozada in
OWN’s new docuseries Livin’ Lozada.
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Nicole Ari Parker
and Boris Kodjoe
24 E B O N Y . C O M
JULY 2015
Jake
Gyllenhaal
and
50 Cent
Whether it’s for work or play,
Flex and Shanice Alexander
constantly invest in each
other. Fans get to watch them
reap the rewards when the
second season of OWN’s
popular reality show Flex &
Shanice returns on July 11. The
couple talks to EBONY about
the art of staying together.
What have you learned
since watching the show?
SHANICE: I’m like, “Wow, we
went through all of that, we’re
still smiling, we still have a roof
over our heads. I’m stronger
than I thought I was.”
What’s new for this season?
FLEX: It’s definitely turned up
a notch. We’re digging deeper
into a lot of things.
SHANICE: We’re excited because we have folks such as
Ne-Yo on the show. I have some
amazing people who I’m working with on my new music.
You’ll see me in the studio
writing and creating.
Unlike many stars, you’re
still married after 15 years.
How do you keep your relationship fresh and exciting?
FLEX: We don’t have a formula. We find ourselves just
trying to find a moment to
ourselves.
SHANICE: Keep it exciting.
The other day, I bought him
a card to let him know how
special he is. We flirt a lot; we
do a lot of texting.
In this issue, we’re asking
celebrities who they think
is preserving their sexy
very well as they age. Who
do you look to as models of
growing older with style?
SHANICE: Denzel Washington. He has swag!
FLEX: Denise Nicholas. Every
young kid was head over heels
for her back in the day.
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