A. J. Calloway | |
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.JPG) Calloway at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight | |
| Born | Albert Johnson Calloway August 29, 1974 |
| Occupation | Entertainment reporter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouses | Lao Sealey
(m. 2005; div. 2007)Dionne Walker (m. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
Albert Johnson "A. J." Calloway 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.[1]
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.[2] In July he was terminated when the show's producer Telepictures terminated him, due to the number of sexual assault allegations.[3][4][5]
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.[6][7] Together they have three children: Amy Belle (12 August 2013),[8] Ava Claire (January 2015),[9] and Albert the third (March 2017).[10]
