A. J. Calloway
{{Short description|American entertainment reporter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = A. J. Calloway
| image = AJ Calloway 2012 Shankbone (cropped).JPG
| caption = Calloway at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight
| birth_name = Albert Johnson Calloway
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|29|mf=yes}}
| alt = A.J. Calloway
AJ Calloway
| occupation = Entertainment reporter
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Lao Sealey|2005|2007|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Dionne Walker|2013}}
}}
| children = 3
| website =
}}
Albert Johnson "A. J." Calloway (born August 29, 1974) is an American entertainment reporter. He is known as the original host on 106 & Park, which originally aired on BET. After co-hosting the show for five years with Free (Marie Wright), Calloway left the show on July 28, 2005.{{cite news | work=USA Today | date=August 2, 2005 | title=Popular hosts out at BET music video show '106 & Park' | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2005-08-02-bet-106-park_x.htm | accessdate=January 26, 2010}}
Career
Calloway then moved to Co-Host on the entertainment news program Extra from 2005 until February 2019. That February he was suspended while being investigated for sexual misconduct.{{cite web |title='Extra' Host AJ Calloway Suspended After Sexual Misconduct Claims |date=2019-02-09 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404152127/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aj-calloway-suspended-extra-host-sexual-misconduct-1203134208/ |archive-date=2023-04-04 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/aj-calloway-suspended-extra-host-sexual-misconduct-1203134208}} In July he was terminated when the show's producer Telepictures terminated him, due to the number of sexual assault allegations.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-severs-ties-extra-host-aj-calloway-investigation-assault-claims-1228389|title=Warner Bros. Severs Ties With 'Extra' Host A.J. Calloway After Investigation Over Assault Claims|last=Masters|first=Kim|date=31 July 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=7 August 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/09/arts/television/aj-calloway-suspended-extra.html|title = 'Extra' Host A.J. Calloway Suspended Following Sexual Assault Allegations|newspaper = The New York Times|date = February 10, 2019|last1 = Zaveri|first1 = Mihir}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-more-women-accuse-extra-host-aj-calloway-of-sexual-assault-he-thought-it-was-a-game|title='Extra' Host A.J. Calloway Accused of Sexual Assault by Two More Women: 'He Thought It Was a Game'|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=January 4, 2019|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Amy}}
Personal
He is an alumnus of Saint Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey and Howard University in Washington, D.C.
He was married to pediatrician Dr Lao Sealey from 23 April 2005 – 2007.
On 8 June 2013 he married Dionne Walker.https://hellobeautiful.com/2648775/congrats-aj-calloway-officially-puts-a-ring-on-longtime-girlfriend-dionne-walker AJ Calloway Officially Puts A Ring on Longtime Girlfriend Dionne Walkerhttps://extratv.com/2013/06/11/extra-correspondent-aj-calloway-and-dionne-walker-tie-the-knot/ AJ Calloway and Dionne Walker Marry Together they have three children: Amy Belle (12 August 2013),{{Cite web|url=https://extratv.com/2013/08/12/extras-aj-calloway-and-wife-dionne-welcome-a-baby-girl|title = 'Extra's' AJ Calloway and Wife Dionne Welcome a Baby Girl!}} Ava Claire (January 2015),{{Cite web|url=https://bossip.com/1085984/morning-preciousness-aj-calloway-wife-dionne-shares-first-photo-of-their-new-baby-girl-ava-claire/3|title=Morning Preciousness: AJ Calloway & Wife Dionne Shares First Photo of Their New Baby Girl Ava Claire|date=January 5, 2015}} and Albert the third (March 2017).{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/aj-calloway-welcomes-third-child-son-albert/|title = AJ Calloway Welcomes Third Child, Son Albert}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:American entertainers
Category:Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:African-American television personalities
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Howard University alumni
Category:St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni
Category:Entertainment journalists
Category:20th-century African-American male actors
Category:20th-century American male actors
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