About Shannon Dawson

Shannon Dawson is a podcaster, former radio host, and digital content writer based in New York City. She's previously penned for sites including Power 96.5 FM in Lansing, Michigan, and WGCI Chicago for over five years. Shannon joined the iOne team in 2020 as a staff writer for MadameNoire, Bossip, HelloBeautiful, and NewsOne writing about a number of topics from pop culture and entertainment to music and news. When she isn’t writing, you can find Shannon heavily immersed in New York’s music scene as a full-time DJ.

After finalizing her turbulent divorce from Simon Guobadia in June, Porsha Williams is back on the dating scene, and this time, she’s trying a whole new approach to love. During a panel at CultureCon NYC on Oct. 5, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star revealed she’s currently dating two people — a man and a woman. […]

Love Is Blind is finally back, and the drama has already reached new heights with buzzing cast members Kalybriah “KB” Haskin and Edmond Harvey, whose unsettling smithereens situation on the show is causing chatter. On Oct. 1, the hit Netflix series premiered its highly anticipated ninth season, this time featuring a new group of hopeful […]

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentences to more than four years in prison.

Tyrese Gibson’s situation with his dogs serves as a cautionary tale about the responsibility—and potential liability.

“God is amazing”, that’s the sentiment Keith Lee and his wife, Ronni, are sharing after welcoming their third child. On Sept. 24, the famous food critics welcomed a healthy baby boy named Kardigan Marcus Lee, born a whopping seven pounds and 18 inches.  RELATED: D.C. Dining Disappointment: TikTok Food Critic Keith Lee Says He Reviewed ‘About […]

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Simon Guobadia is vowing to continue to fight after losing an appeal and being ordered, again, to pay Porsha Williams $40,000 in monthly alimony following their June divorce. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, a Georgia judge recently denied Simon’s appeal of the divorce settlement terms on Sept. 9. As a result, their prenup […]

Amid K. Michelle and Basketball Wives alum, Angel Love being the latest names tossed into the mix for Bravo’s Atlanta-based reality shows, Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant weighed in. Unfortunately, for one of the “Green-Eyed Bandits,” K. Michelle is #RHOA ripping her comments with some “couch potato” shade. “I think Atlanta has run out of […]

Post-beef baddies Latto and Ice Spice joined forces on Sept. 7, putting their long-rumored feud to the side, to present the award for “Push Performance of the Year” during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. The moment came just days after the duo dropped the music video for their raunchy new single, “Gyatt.” Ice Spice, […]

The family of Grammy-nominated R&B legend Angie Stone has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following the tragic highway accident that claimed the singer’s life in the early morning hours of March 1, 2025. According to court documents obtained by WSBTV, the lawsuit filed on Sept. 2 in Gwinnett County by Angie Stone’s children, Diamond Stone […]

Chuvalo "Mark" Ferrell, ex of RHOA’s Kelli Ferrell, plans to sue Bravo and officials in Rockdale County over his 2022 divorce, blaming negative storylines for losing his restaurant, Nana’s Chicken-N-Waffles.

Amy Luciani, the soon-to-be ex-wife of former NBA star Dwight Howard, is sparking reconciliation rumors after the rapper and ex-reality TV star shared photos of herself posing alongside the athlete on Sept. 1.