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Is Ramona Singer the Meghan McCain of the Real Housewives Franchise?
After previously referring to castmate Eboni K. Williams as ‘strong Black bitch’, Singer told RHONY’s first Black housewife ‘I don’t think you suffer.’
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![Meghan and Harry's Son Archie May Never Be a Prince, but Thanks to His Parents, He Also Won't Be 'Earl of Dumbarton' [Updated]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25153647/918eb618ebb1c843037f886b4f7fcbb6-300x169.jpg)
Meghan and Harry's Son Archie May Never Be a Prince, but Thanks to His Parents, He Also Won't Be 'Earl of Dumbarton' [Updated]
The couple reportedly rejected the earldom granted to Harry due to fears that it would be fuel for bullying.
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Rita Moreno Backtracks on 'Dismissive' Comments About Afro-Latinx Representation Onscreen, Says She's 'Disappointed' in Herself
The EGOT legend faced major blowback after comments made on ‘The Late Show’ in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda and ‘In the Heights’ casting.
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Singer Leona Lewis Turns the Tables on Teigen Accuser Michael Costello, Says 'Bullying Comes in Many Different Forms'
Citing a sizeist incident that left her ’embarrassed and deeply hurt,’ Lewis called the designer’s claims against Teigen ‘the pot calling the kettle black.’
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Rita Moreno Enters the In the Heights Colorism Chat, Says ‘Can’t You Just Wait a While and Leave It Alone?’
The stage and screen legend spoke out in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’
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New Bullying Accusations Hit Chrissy Teigen as Designer Michael Costello Accuses Her of Career Sabotage; John Legend Shows Support
Costello’s allegations emerged the same day Teigen issued a lengthy apology for past online behavior.
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![Ellie Kemper Responds to Backlash Over Debutante Past in Historically Racist Ball: 'I Unequivocally Deplore, Denounce, and Reject White Supremacy' [Updated]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25154701/97b2fd3d18bb7e00532ec4d28ddfa1d7-300x169.jpg)
Ellie Kemper Responds to Backlash Over Debutante Past in Historically Racist Ball: 'I Unequivocally Deplore, Denounce, and Reject White Supremacy' [Updated]
The actress came under fire last week for her 1999 association with St. Louis’ controversial Veiled Prophet Ball.
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Memoirs of an Imperfect Sibling: Mariah Carey Says Inspiration, Not Defamation Was the Goal of Her Book
As with most memoirs, when shit starts hitting the fan, family and friends who may have been mentioned often come out to either support or detract from whatever’s been said. Such is the case with Mariah Carey, whose siblings haven’t been quite so happy with the things revealed in her September 2020 bestseller, The Meaning…
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A$AP Rocky Confirms Relationship With Rihanna: 'I Think When You Know, You Know. She’s the One'
A$AP Mob founding member and “Fashion Killa” rapper A$AP Rocky is giving us a bit more insight into his relationship with our favorite Barbadian “bad gal” and all-around icon Rihanna. Posing on the cover of the June/July issue of GQ, A$AP spilled the tea on everything from his time in jail in Sweden to how…
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Janet Mock Goes Off-Script, Airing Out Ryan Murphy, the Pose Writers' Room and Unequal Pay at Final Season Premiere Party
Everyone has a breaking point. Janet Mock may have hit hers at the premiere party for Pose’s final season on Thursday night, as she gave a speech that can only be described as—in the words of The Root’s Entertainment Staff Writer Tonja Stidhum—a “PLOT TWIST.” Page Six recapped the reckoning on Friday afternoon, noting that…