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Shonda Rhimes Addresses Rumors Regé-Jean Page Left Bridgerton Over 'Creative Differences'
My Dearest Reader, ‘Tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, here with a bit of news that has caused my royal feathers to be ruffled in the most upsetting way. It seems a daily news site from across the pond is spreading word that our beloved Duke of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page has decided to…
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Regé-Jean Page Will Not Appear in Bridgerton Season 2 and This Burns—No, Not in the Romantic Declaration Way
BREAKING (HEART) NEWS! Tossed-panties-in-a-panny-recipient Regé-Jean Page will not be appearing in Season 2 of the popular Netflix series Bridgerton, Variety reports. “Dear Readers, while all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings,” the message, posted on social…
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Following HFPA’s 13 Percent Black Member Mandate, Reports Surface Regarding Its Rejection of Black-Led Project Press Conferences
Do you remember during school lunch, there was always this one kid begging you to share your snacks with them, and after their relentless efforts, you just threw a few chips (let’s say they were Flamin’ Hot Cheetos for the full visual) onto an errant sheet of notebook paper and flung them toward the soliciting…
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Shondaland Teaches Us How to Get Away With Murdering Netflix’s Streaming Record
As Desus and Mero would say, “the brand is strong.” That sentiment certainly applies to the Shondaland Hive. According to Deadline, Shondaland’s latest series Bridgerton is officially Netflix’s biggest series ever. The alternative history period drama series created by Chris Van Dusen (who also serves as showrunner) is the first series from Shondaland at Netflix,…
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You're About to Engage in Hella Learning Because Issa Rae Is Teaching a MasterClass
I have a cute and endearing story right quick. The day was December 15, 2016, and I saw a promotion for an upcoming MasterClass featuring Shonda Rhimes as an instructor and the topic was “Teaching Writing for Television.” Shortly after seeing it, I (half-jokingly) posted on Facebook that if anyone was obliged to gift the…
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Shonda Rhimes Called Trump an 'Ignorant Bitch Baby': How Black Hollywood Responded to the D.C. Dumpster Fire
Wednesday happened. January 6, 2021, happened. That really happened, y’all. I wanted to make sure that I—The Root’s staff entertainment writer who routinely deals in fiction—noted that this thing that seems to only happen in the movies…happened in real life (because to be fair, we can’t forget the attempted Michigan governor kidnapping plot from a…
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Podcasts Are the New Black: Laverne Cox and Shonda Rhimes Team Up for Weekly Podcast Series
Emmy-nominated actress and Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox will be debuting her very own podcast thanks to Shondaland Audio and iHeartMedia. Per a press release sent to The Root, the weekly series, entitled for now as The Laverne Cox Show, “will feature intimate conversations with guests who provoke thought and potentially new…
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Watch: Shonda Rhimes' First Netflix Drama Bridgerton Will Give Out Canards for Christmas
You know how Disneyworld has different parks such as EPCOT and Magic Kingdom? Well, Shondaland has a new “park” and it’s called Bridgerton. The trailer for her first Netflix drama since signing that mega-deal with the popular streamer in 2017 has finally arrived! The synopsis for the upcoming series, via Netflix’s press release sent to…
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How a Ticket Snub at Disneyland Factored Into Shonda Rhimes Taking Her Shondaland to Netflix
Thursday nights have been always been the time for peak drama, thanks to Shonda Rhimes’ TGIT (Thank God It’s Thursday) primetime TV event featuring the likes of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder. The characters in her stories typically go through some kind of dramatized conflict (or countless ones), leaving audiences…
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'It's Handled'…on Hulu! All 7 Seasons of Scandal Will Have a New Streaming Home Soon
It’s time to bust out the popcorn and wine because you still have a chance to relive all 7 seasons of one of Shonda Rhimes’ monumental creations! According to Deadline, every single episode of Scandal will move to Hulu on May 20, after ABC Studios’ licensing deal expires at Netflix. Deadline reports: Created by Shonda…