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  • ‘This Is So Cool’: Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba Discuss the Joy of Starring in Lightyear

    ‘This Is So Cool’: Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba Discuss the Joy of Starring in Lightyear

    Disney/Pixar’s latest entry in the Toy Story universe, shows the heroic tale behind the toy.

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    Stephanie Holland






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    June 15, 2022
  • ‘It Was Going In and Just Creating’: Janet Jackson Reflects on Her Musical Legacy

    ‘It Was Going In and Just Creating’: Janet Jackson Reflects on Her Musical Legacy

    ‘There will be music at some point. Exactly when? I can’t say just yet, but there will be,’ Jackson said.

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    Stephanie Holland






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    June 15, 2022
  • The Cast of Martin: The Reunion Discuss the Legacy of Their Classic Sitcom

    The Cast of Martin: The Reunion Discuss the Legacy of Their Classic Sitcom

    ‘For us to be honored in this way, I was over the moon,’ Martin Lawrence told The Root.

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    Stephanie Holland






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    June 15, 2022
  • Pixar’s Lightyear Banned in Saudi Arabia, UAE for Same Gender Kiss

    Pixar’s Lightyear Banned in Saudi Arabia, UAE for Same Gender Kiss

    The animated Toy Story prequel features a kiss between Uzo Aduba’s Hawthorne and her partner.

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    Stephanie Holland






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    June 14, 2022
  • Serena Williams Receives Wild Card Entry Into Wimbledon

    Serena Williams Receives Wild Card Entry Into Wimbledon

    The 23-time major champion has not played competitively since last year’s Wimbledon Championships, where she injured herself and retired in the first round.

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    Stephanie Holland






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    June 14, 2022
  • Lizzo Changes Lyrics to ‘Grrrls” After Criticism for ‘Ableist Slur’

    Lizzo Changes Lyrics to ‘Grrrls” After Criticism for ‘Ableist Slur’

    ‘As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world,’ Lizzo said.

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    Stephanie Holland






    Published

    June 14, 2022
  • Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Extended Until July 2

    The WNBA champion has been wrongfully detained in Russia since Feb. 17.

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    Stephanie Holland






    Published

    June 14, 2022
  • Phoenix Mercury Meet With U.S. State Department Officials to Discuss Brittney Griner

    Phoenix Mercury Meet With U.S. State Department Officials to Discuss Brittney Griner

    ‘We’re here to do whatever we can to amplify and keep BG at the forefront,’ Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi said.

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    Stephanie Holland






    Published

    June 14, 2022
  • Viola Davis, Samuel L. Jackson Discuss Their Humble Beginnings for Variety’s Actors on Actors

    Viola Davis, Samuel L. Jackson Discuss Their Humble Beginnings for Variety’s Actors on Actors

    The award-winning actors had a frank conversation about everything from working in theater to seeing yourself on billboards, to building characters.

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    Stephanie Holland






    Published

    June 13, 2022
  • Jennifer Hudson Achieves EGOT Status With A Strange Loop Tony Win

    Jennifer Hudson Achieves EGOT Status With A Strange Loop Tony Win

    As a producer on Best Musical Tony-winner A Strange Loop, Jennifer Hudson is now an EGOT.

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    Stephanie Holland






    Published

    June 13, 2022
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