Gabrielle Union
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Cheaper by the Dozen Sets March 18 Release Date at Disney+
In the first trailer, Gabrielle Union stars in the latest version of the family comedy.
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The 2021 British Fashion Awards Were an Unexpected Bright Spot in a Moment of Mourning
As the fashion world mourns the loss of Virgil Abloh, the BFAs honored the late designer’s creativity.
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'We Need to Be Listening to Black Girls': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Talks Black Girl Boundaries and Raising a Shady Baby With Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Of the handful of celebrity families who continue to capture our imagination —including the Carters, the Wilsons, and the Williams-Ohanians—as well as our attention each time they post pictures of their adorable broods on social media, perhaps the most refreshing is the blended and beautiful Union-Wade clan. Whether having open chats with their kids about…
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DMX Hospitalized and in Critical Condition After Apparent Drug Overdose
Yonkers rap legend DMX was rushed to a New York hospital Friday night after reportedly suffering a drug overdose which triggered a heart attack at the 50-year-old’s home around 11 p.m. TMZ first reported and Billboard confirmed that DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was taken to a hospital in White Plains, New York,…
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'It’s the Right Thing to Do': Gabrielle Union Tells Us Why Amplifying Black Businesses Feeds Her Soul
You may have been pleasantly surprised to see Gabrielle Union urging you to make it a #BuyBlack Friday on Facebook Live this year, but like her now-decades-long career in the industry (“I’m almost 50 and [they] treat me like an ingenue,” she jokes), don’t call it a comeback—or a trend. She’s been about that #BuyBlack…
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Oh, You Got Moneyyy: Gabrielle Union & Jemele Hill’s Comedy New Money Heads to Showtime
Showtime will develop a new comedy series from Gabrielle Union and former ESPN star turned contributor for The Atlantic Jemele Hill, entitled New Money. Along with The Undefeated’s Kelley Carter, the show will center around Black women as they seek to establish themselves in their newfound financial independence. Variety has further details here: The series…
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Dwyane Wade on Mike Tyson Defending Daughter Zaya From Boosie Badazz: 'It Was Great to Hear Him Say That'
Back in February, you might’ve heard about an ashy-ass rapper named Boosie Badazz who said some goofy-ass shit about NBA great Dwyane Wade’s 13-year-old daughter, Zaya. It was disgusting, it was transphobic and you likely read all about it here at The Root. But for those out of the loop, after Dwayne and his wife,…
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Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous and Political: What Are Black Celebrities Doing on Election Day 2020? [Updating]
This is the day the overlord has made, let us cringe and be anxious in it. The most politicized Tuesday of the year—also known as Election Day—has finally arrived, which means today will be a very vote-heavy day. Yes, that even includes my beat in entertainment, as celebrities definitely have a lot to say about…
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'I Refuse to Be Complicit in My Silence': Gabrielle Union Brings It On in Marie Claire's October Digital Issue
“The more you are transparent and the more you speak truth to power, it creates more space for other people to claim their reality, to claim their pain, to claim their healing, and, if you want, to claim your justice.” So says Gabrielle Union in her cover story for Marie Claire’s October digital issue, which…
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Share Loss of Third Child During Pregnancy: 'We Love You, Jack'
In a painful and deeply personal message posted late Wednesday on Instagram, Chrissy Teigen shared that she and husband John Legend lost their third child, a son they had been calling “Jack.” The post came just days after Teigen revealed her worsening pregnancy complications. “We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you…