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People Demand Removal of Hulu Comedy Difficult People Over Blue Ivy-R. Kelly Urination Joke
Apparently anything goes when it comes to comedy on Hulu, especially if it’s comedy written by white people. And it doesn’t matter if the subject of a joke is a 3-year-old and R. Kelly. Hulu recently premiered a new comedy produced by Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler called Difficult People, starring and created by…
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White Writer Refers to Beyoncé’s Hair as ‘Stringy,’ Then Feels the Wrath of Twitter
When you appear on the cover of Vogue’s coveted September issue, it’s going to come with a lot of critiques. And it doesn’t even matter if you’re Beyoncé. But if you’re going to critique the Queen Bee—and, of all things, a black woman’s hair—you better be prepared for the backlash. Enter Megan Garber. Garber wrote…
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Universal Pictures Will Partner With Theaters Seeking Extra Security for Straight Outta Compton
Straight Outta Compton opens this weekend to tons of fanfare and high box-office expectations, but now it seems as though security is a concern for some theaters. According to Deadline, Universal Pictures isn’t paying for extra security but is partnering with those theaters that are seeking extra support. “Universal is proud of our association with…
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Dr. Dre Speaks Out About Abusive Past
On Friday, Straight Outta Compton opens in theaters, and from the marketing of the film, everyone is expecting it to be a blockbuster hit. But it’s another “hit” that has people talking. Specifically, the hits Dr. Dre has given women over the last couple of decades. Dr. Dre has made millions over the last few decades with…
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Serena Williams Stuns on Cover of New York Mag, Discusses Childhood, Racism and US Open
This has been Serena Williams’ year, and later this month, the greatest athlete of our time will attempt to capture the grand slam when she competes at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Queens, N.Y. Williams also stuns on the cover of the Aug. 10-23 issue of New York magazine, and inside she discusses how…
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Marvin Gaye’s Son Says Lee Daniels Stole Empire Idea; Plans to Sue
It seems as though everyone wants a piece of the empire when it comes to Lee Daniels’ hit Fox TV show. Last week a woman who claims to be the real Cookie Lyon filed a lawsuit against Daniels and Fox claiming that her likeness was stolen. And now the son of a legendary soul singer…
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Lee Daniels Confirms Empire Spinoff
Fox Networks struck ratings gold with Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s Empire, and during the Television Critics Association summer meeting, Daniels announced an Empire spinoff. “Without question,” Daniels stated. “There’s so much ripe story that we’ve talked about already, about Cookie’s family, what makes her her. That in itself is fascinating to me.” One can only…
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Janay Rice on Ray Rice: ‘He’s Not a Wife Beater’
Last February, Janay Palmer was knocked unconscious in the elevator of an Atlantic City, N.J., hotel by her then-fiance Ray Rice. The video was brutal, and as a result, Ray Rice was released from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely from the NFL, before he later appealed and the suspension was lifted. Six weeks after…
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The Wiz Live! Finds Its Dorothy
The Wiz Live! held open auditions for the role of Dorothy, and one lucky New Jersey native beat out hundreds. Eighteen-year-old Shanice Williams landed the lead role of Dorothy, and the newcomer only has a few roles under her belt. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Williams has five years of musical training, including extensive dance…
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David Alan Grier Joins The Wiz Live! Cast as Cowardly Lion
Some may say that taking on any role in a live television version of a classic musical is courageous in itself, but as The Wiz Live! stocks up on star power as casting continues, David Alan Grier has been tapped to play the not-so-courageous Cowardly Lion. Grier, who has three Tony nominations under his belt, is…
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