celebrities
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Oprah Donates $10 Million for Coronavirus Relief, With $1 Million Going to America's Food Fund
We have more news of celebrities going beyond empty platitudes by using their financial privilege to pay it forward. Oprah has pledged to donate $10 million toward relief during the coronavirus pandemic. She also set aside $1 million of that donation to go toward fighting food insecurity, specifically. “Chef Jose Andres and Claire Babineaux-Fontenot have…
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Down for the Cause: Here Are Some Celebrities Who Have Donated to COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Many celebrities are trying to do their part to assist hospital employees who are risking their health and safety to help patients during this difficult time. Lizzo donated lunches to workers at three U.S. hospitals, and Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation donated $1 million to aid in COVID-19 response efforts, a deed matched by Jay-Z and…
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Celebrities Clearly Have Ample Access to COVID-19 Tests. What About Everyone Else?
Access to healthcare isn’t universal in this country, but access to the coronavirus certainly is. As I recently expressed when Idris Elba confirmed he had tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain, realizing celebrities weren’t immune to contracting the virus was a sobering reminder. However, as we heard celebrity after…
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Idris Elba Confirms He Tested Positive for COVID-19, Has Remained In Isolation Since
Today is canceled. Idris Elba has confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus strain. The 47-year-old actor confirmed the news via his personal social media page on Monday afternoon. “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19,” he wrote in the caption. “I feel ok, I have no…
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Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System — Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasn’t So Lucky
With tears of misspent white privilege streaming down her face, actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying a fixer to change her daughter’s SAT scores in order to secure her a spot in the college of her choice. It was the first major outcome of a national college admissions…
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Tiffany Haddish Bombs, Drinks with Fans Instead
Tiffany Haddish wasn’t ready for her set. It didn’t stop a few fans from having a good time. Performing to a packed house at the James L. Knight center in Miami, the usually poised Haddish didn’t have her best stuff as the new year approached. As the set progressed, Haddish forgot a few of her…
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Mel B Blames Missed NYC Book Signing on Severed Hand
Stateside fans of Melanie Brown awaiting her arrival in New York for a scheduled book signing were left hanging. Also left hanging, apparently, was a portion of her hand. Brown, without an ounce of detail, apologized to her fans via Instagram with a caption that accompanied a photo of her right arm in a foam…