The British actor got real in a recent interview with Uptown Magazine about being a black actor. When asked about the shortage of roles for black actors, he frankly answered, “Next question.” “I’m so bored of answering that. Are there differences between black actors’ opportunities and white actors’ opportunities? Yes, there are. It’s been said. […]

The producers of the much-anticipated alien action drama “Prometheus: have released another preview that features our chocolate boy wonder Idris Elba!  In the Ridley Scott-directed…

The black-and-white silent film “The Artist” came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/36234

Nominations for the 69th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning with leading nominees including Viola Davis (The Help), Idris Elba (Luther). As expected, The Help swept the nominations field with a total of five nods, including Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama nominations for Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain. The Help is also […]

It’s been no secret to discerning sisters, but the mainstream is finally recognizing that Idris Elba is one of the sexiest men alive. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/movies/34653

Idris Elba covers Essence magazine’s November 2011 issue and inside, he takes off his usual photo shoot suit and gets comfy in casual wear while playing chess, laying back in his living room, and walking the city streets. Read a few excerpts below: On his 9-year-old daughter Isan: “She’s a nerd really, which I couldn’t […]

Actor Idris Elba covers the November issue of Essence Magazine for their “50 Things Black Men Love About You” feature. “Skin, I love beautiful skin. I’m tactile, very tactile. A woman who has really nice, looked-after skin is such a turn-on for me. It’s always sexy….” –- Idris Elba Read more Ladies, make sure you […]

Our favorite chocolate boy wonder Idris Elba who is one of the most sought after black actors and the most recent face of SmartWater, recently released his official video for his first single, ‘Private Garden.”  The video which was shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico features Idris singing that he hopes  his special woman would […]

Our chocolate boy wonder Idris Elba turned 39 yesterday and we’ve rounded up some of our favorite pics of the hottie. Since hitting the US shores as the business minded drug dealer Stringer Bell in HBO’s “The Wire”, Idris Elba has quickly moved up the star-ladder. Idris Elba Posts Semi-Naked Picture On Twitter [PHOTO] Kanye, […]

*Interestingly a dude who a lot of women think of as super sexy says he doesn’t see himself in that way. In fact, Mr. Idris Elba, the chocolate Englishman goes even farther and says that, for the most part, black men are never called sexy: http://www.eurweb.com/?p=125543

Idris Elba’s naked body has long been a dream of ours to see. And though we can’t see it in it’s entirety, Idris did post a shirtless picture of himself on Twitter yesterday. We’re wondering, though, was this pic posted by mistake? After sending it into the Twitterverse, he followed up with the message: “Dammmmm […]

Congratulations are in order for Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson and Laurence Fishburne who were just nominated for 2011 Emmy Awards. The three actors received nods during the nominations telecast this morning. Taraji is nominated for Best Actress in a Mini-Series or TV movie for “Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story,” while Idris Elba […]