Lizzo documentary coming to HBO Max
Popstar Lizzo will be the subject of a new documentary coming to HBO Max later this year. Lizzo announced the project at Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront in New York. Directed …
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Broadcasters agree to stop using the catch-all BAME acronym
UK broadcasters have made a commitment to end the use of the acronym BAME “wherever possible” in favour of specificity, as recommended by a report from the Lenny Henry Centre …
Teaser trailer for Colin Kaepernick series, Colin in Black and White released
A teaser trailer for Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White has been released. The six-episode scripted drama chronicles Kaepernick’s coming-of-age tackling the …
Watch: Steve McQueen’s Uprising docuseries on BBC
Last year, Sir Steve McQueen impressed audiences with Small Axe, a five-part anthology series set within London’s West Indian community during the late 1960s and early 1980s. The five short …
The cultural divide between Cancel Culture and the rest of us
We have witnessed widely publicised examples of tension between social justice activists and those who advocate for restraint. The most recent example is the Cancel culture movement and its backlash …
Samantha Bee faces backlash over Ivanka Trump comments
Samantha Bee has been the focus of Cancel Culture backlash ever since she made an admittedly poor choice of words while describing Ivanka Trump on her television show, Full Frontal. …
Columbus Short tells his side of things
Columbus Short has had a weird year; I think we can all agree on that. But what happened? From being charged for misdemeanour spousal battery, aggravated assault and losing his …
Columbus Short leaving Scandal TV drama
Columbus Short, who played Harrison on Scandal, will not be returning to the ABC series. Short has been involved in his own scandalous tales in real life so it shouldn’t come …
Jennifer Lawrence fan spends $25,000 to look more like the celeb
A 30-year-old Jennifer Lawrence fan spent $25,000 on plastic surgery to look like the actress. The mother of a 5-year-old underwent several procedures, including breasts augmentation, and fat grafts to …
Scandal actor Columbus Short arrested after bar fight
I do love a bit of celeb gossip but I normally don’t like to go too deep into people’s business if I like them. Since learning that Scandal actor Columbus …
Samuel L Jackson dons an I’m not Laurence Fishburne t-shirt
Seems like Samuel L Jackson still has a bee in his bonnet over the awkward moment when he had to roast a reporter for mistaking him for Laurence Fishburne. Jackson posted a …
Alfre Woodard to play first Black woman TV President in NBC pilot State of Affairs
Alfre Woodard is slated to play the first Black female President of the free world in NBCs drama pilot State of Affairs. In what has been described as Scandal meets …
Scandal actor Columbus Short involved in bar fight
I can’t believe it. My boo Columbus Short (aka Harrison Wright from Scandal) might need a real life Olivia Pope. According to TMZ Columbus is under investigation for getting into a …
Felix Dexter tribute to air on BBC on 17 November
BBC2 will pay tribute to comedic Felix Dexter, who passed away in October following a battle with multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer. A 30-minute programme to honour the …
Idris Elba makes it to Mandela movie premier despite asthma attack
Idris Elba almost didn’t’ make it to the premier of his film Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom. Idris, who plays Mandela in the film, was on a plane …
Scandal’s Kerry Washington is pregnant according to reports
ABCs Scandal actress Kerry Washington is pregnant with her first child with husband Nnamdi Asomugha. A source told Us Weekly magazine that the Emmy-nominated actress is about four months pregnant. …
Idris Elba will be Honoured with BAFTA LA Humanitarian Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honour Idris Elba with the LA Britannia Humanitarian Award at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards ceremony on …
VIDEO: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom preview
Idris Elba’s film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation for the cast, which features Idris in the title role. At a press …
Wentworth Miller comes out as gay and says no to Russia
Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller came out as gay and gave a polite but firm up-middle finger to an invitation to St Petersburg International Film Festival as a “guest of …
Halle Berry marries Olivier Martinez in secret French wedding
Actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez were married in France over the weekend, her publicist, Meredith O’Sullivan Wasson, confirmed on Sunday. Berry is pregnant with the couple’s child …
50 Cent drama, Power gets greenlight
Straz, who brought us the amazing Spartacus series, have given the greenlight to eight episodes of rapper turned actor, Curtis Jackson’s aka 50 Cent’s drama, Power. The series is executive …
Scandal star Kerry Washinton – Notable career roles
Scandal star Kerry Washington talks about notable moments in her career at a cover shoot for Parade. Kerry reminisces about her portrayals in Ray and Django Unchained, where she played …
Salute – The Movie – gets UK release in time for the Olympics
The picture of the three men on the winner’s podium after the Men’s 200m final at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics is still considered one of the most powerful images …
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding adverts to be investigated for racism
An advert that promoted a new series of Channel 4’s hit show, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is being investigated for racism by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), according to reports. …
