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Lifetime  kicks off  Black History Month with the original movie about Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. It premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday with Imani Hakim – from “Everybody Hates Chris” – in the lead role. Regina King plays Gabby’s mom, S. Epatha Merkerson stars as her grandmother and Sydney Mikayla plays the younger Gabby. See trailer…  

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Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas has won Sportswoman of the Year honors from the Women’s Sports Foundation. The gymnast won the award Wednesday night, beating out Lindsey Vonn, London Olympians Serena Williams, Missy Franklin, Allyson Felix, and Paralympians Jessica Long and Tatyana McFadden. Douglas is the third gymnast to win the award, joining fellow Olympic gold […]

According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Gabrielle Douglas will be starring in the seventh episode of  “The Vampire Diaries” slated to air Nov. 29. After she told the world she was a fan, Gabby received a special congratulatory video from the cast following her gold medal performance. Also, executive producer Julie Plec and Gabby tweeted about making a […]

Golden Gabby Douglas has been making her rounds in the media. From Oprah to Letterman to Essence, we’re all consuming of the Olympic gynmast darling,…