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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 by Doug Pray (exec producer of HBO’s The Defiant Ones), the documentary follows Lizzo’s meteoric rise to fame from her humble beginnings. Her success, love, …
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 for Media Diversity. In a rare joint press statement, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Viacom-owned Channel 5 said they will all try and move …
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 obstacles of race, class, and culture as the Black adopted child of a white family in Central California. Kaepernick narrates the tale as high school …
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 films, which starred Letitia Wright, John Boyega, Michael Ward and Rochenda Sandall, portray various true events that shaped and influenced UK race relations during this …
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 against late-night comedians like Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah. On the one side, we have people actively seeking to cancel these comedians for jokes that …
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. The 48-year-old comedian lambasted the Trump administration for the “evil immigration” practices on her political commentary show and claimed that Ivanka Trump was “oblivious” after …
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 job on Scandal, Short finally speaks out. In an interview with Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush, Columbus Short talks candidly about his troubles. Columbus says his …
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 as a surprise. ABC hasn’t said anything about why it chose not to renew Short’s contract. In the Scandal season three finale Harrison was seen with …
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 her cheeks and buttocks. Kitty the super fan felt she looked like Jennifer Lawrence before and now with the surgery she believes her features are …
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 Short allegedly sucker punched a guy in a bar, I’ve been preeing for updates. It’s been reported that Short was arrested and taken into custody …
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 photo of himself on Twitter wearing an “I’m not Laurence Fishburne” t-shirt. My interview statement for the day! http://t.co/CzscqpnmLG — Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) March …
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 the West Wing, Woodward will be playing President Roberta Payton opposite Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy). The drama revolves around a maverick CIA officer Charlie Whitney …
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 bar fight. Short was at a bar celebrating a friend’s engagement when a fellow party goer decided to talk smack to my gladiator boo. The …
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 much loved comic will feature contributions from a wide range of his comedy colleagues, including stars of The Real McCoy, The Fast Show and Citizen Khan. Paul Whitehouse, …
Idris Elba almost didn’t make it to the premiere of his film Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom. Idris, who plays Mandela in the film, was on a plane getting ready to fly to a press conference in Johannesburg about the film when he suffered an asthma attack and had to be taken off …
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. Kerry and Nnamdi managed to keep their relationship very private. The couple had been dating since 2012, before getting married in Hailey, Idaho, on 24 …
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 Saturday, 9 November. Idris is being honoured for his work with UK charity, The Prince’s Trust, founded in 1976 by Prince Charles to help disadvantaged …
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 conference for the film, Idris said he was unable to meet with the man he portrays due the South African icon’s fragile state. “Like everybody, …
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 honour”. According to Reuters Wentworth was invited to attend the Russian festival but turned it down because of Moscow’s new anti-gay laws. The actor posted …
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 due this fall. They announced their engagement early last year. The couple married on Saturday at a chateau in Vallery, France, attended by friends and …
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 produced by Jackson and Courtney Kemp Agboh. It tells the story of a wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James “Ghost” St Patrick, who wants …
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 Jamie Foxx’s wife both times. She also talks about Last King of Scotland, I Think I Love My Wife, Save the Last Dance and her …
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 of modern history. Almost forgotten in the ensuing years is the seemingly quiet and composed man in the left of the picture, the Australian silver …
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. The ads, which were posted on billboards, featured the slogan, “Bigger. Fatter, Gypsier” and received 370 complaints. They also caused outrage with the travelling community …
