america’s got talent
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Terry Crews Finally Apologizes for His Abject Inability to Shut the Hell Up. It May Be Too Little Too Late, Though
“Damn, homie. You was the man, homie.” It’s very rare that you’ll catch me quoting 50 Cent for anything. But those lyrics ring in my ears every time I think about how Terry Crews made himself progressive America’s ‘pectacular sweetheart when he became an advocate for the #MeToo movement by sharing his own Hollywood sexual…
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Terry Crews Is Ashy
There are, according to my research, three grades of ash; each uncomfortable in its own way, but one a bit deeper and, um, ashier than the rest. First, of course, is literal ash. This is what happens when your skin gets dry and an anti-sheen attacks it, leaving you looking and feeling like you just…
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Since Shutting Up Doesn’t Pay as Much as America’s Got Talent, Terry Crews Continues to Be Loud and Wrong
Best advice I’ve heard, as of late? “You should’ve just sat there and flexed your pecs” (h/t Thickey Smiley, via Twitter). Hopefully, Terry Crews heard it too, because the perpetual pec-flexer might’ve been better off sticking to his guns regularly programmed shtick than continuing to weigh in on the self-created controversy sparked by his recent…
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America’s Got Irony: Terry Crews Defends America’s Got Talent After Gabrielle Union’s Firing
Remember late 2017, when, as the #MeToo movement exploded, Terry Crews made sexual assault allegations against agent Adam Venit, subsequently filing suit and testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2018? As Crews weathered derision from several other high-profile black men, Gabrielle Union was one of many in his corner (including our own writers here…
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'Too Black? Nah…She’s FLAWLESS!!!': Gabrielle Union Reveals a New Launch and a 'Productive' Meeting With NBC
The tangled saga of Gabrielle Union’s departure from America’s Got Talent continues, but the star continues to be bolstered by significant support from both fans and fellow industry insiders. On Tuesday, Tamron Hall added her voice to the chorus calling out NBC’s allegedly discriminatory behavior and “toxic” work environment, weighing in on the issue during…
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'Too Black,' Too 'Difficult,' Too Honest: Why Gabrielle Union's Firing Feels Painfully Familiar to Black Women
Growing up, I was constantly told to “shhh!” Whether I was right or wrong, happy or in distress, I was repeatedly reminded to lower my voice and take up less space—even while simultaneously being assured I could be anything I wanted to be and that my gifts were worth sharing with the world. Granted, I…
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What (Reportedly) Happened to Gabrielle Union on America's Got Talent Is Some Bullshit
America’s Got Talent will be returning for its 15th season next year, but there will be two hosts noticeably missing from the host lineup: Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough. The show, produced by Simon Cowell, aims to find America’s next great superstar. Naturally, fans wondered why Union and Hough had been ousted. Rumblings of a…
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America’s Got Talent Pays Tribute to Brandon Rogers
It was an emotional night on America’s Got Talent as the show paid tribute to Dr. Brandon Rogers, a contestant who was killed in a car accident shortly after his audition. “At the request of his family we would like to honor his memory by sharing his audition with you,” producers said in a statement…
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Flint, Mich., America’s Got Talent Contestant Blows Crowd Away With Whitney Houston Song
During Tuesday night’s America’s Got Talent episode, one singer shocked the crowd with his rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.” Johnny Manuel, from Flint, Mich., told Simon Cowell that he’s been in the music business for a while, but after he signed with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 14, his career didn’t…
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America’s Got Talent Contestant Killed in Car Accident
He was a doctor by day and had aspirations of becoming a singer, but Dr. Brandon Rogers’ journey was cut short after he lost his life in a car accident in Maryland over the weekend. Rogers was an upcoming contestant on America’s Got Talent and blew people away with his Boyz II Men renditions that…