Are we shocked? A new report by The Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (TTIE) reveals that 64 percent of diverse writers working in television today have experienced bias, discrimination or harassment, and 51 percent reported they have never worked on a show that featured all non-diverse main characters. Also, 58 percent say they’ve experienced microaggressions in […]
Early screenings for Jordan Peele’s “Us” movie have been underway, and people are already praising the horror film, with many calling it a “masterpiece.” “Us,” which hits theaters March 22, had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin on Friday. It was also screened in cities, including New York City, where some […]
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The 20-year-old model took to Twitter Thursday to let the world know that she doesn’t feel it’s her place publicly speak out about the documentary or abuse claims against her dad. Paris Jackson is making it clear that she doesn’t want to comment about the bombshell HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which accuses her late father Michael Jackson of sexually […]
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It’s perhaps most acute when it comes to “I Believe I Can Fly.” The dilemma of separating the sides of R&B singer R. Kelly, who faces 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse, now confronts millions who listen to or perform his music. It’s perhaps most acute when it comes to “I Believe I Can Fly.” The […]
The road-trip dramedy had a bumpy road to the Oscars, but “Green Book” ended up taking the night’s biggest prize anyway. The 1960s-set film about a black musician and his white bodyguard driver on a road trip through the Jim Crow South won three awards at the 91st Academy Awards: best picture, best original screenplay […]
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According to parents and counselors, it’s common practice for parents at elite schools to pay for a doctor’s diagnosis that allows their children extra test-taking time, whether or not they need it. Roughly six weeks before the FBI released a 203-page indictment implicating 50 people in the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the […]
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Flatiron Books on Wednesday announced that Keys’ ‘More Myself’ will be released Nov. 5 through Oprah Winfrey’s An Oprah Book imprint. Alicia Keys has a memoir coming out in November, to be published by Oprah Winfrey’s imprint. Flatiron Books on Wednesday announced that Keys’ More Myself will be released Nov. 5 through Winfrey’s An Oprah Book imprint. […]
Empty Robert Wagner’s long-awaited autobiography “Pieces of My Heart,” written with Scott Eyman, is officially in bookstores Tuesday. It’s a terrific read: classy like Wagner and full of interesting showbiz stories and insights. During the course of his long-distance movie career, Wagner has worked with a staggering number of iconic headliners — such names as […]
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The museum’s director of collections says he wants items on display to tell stories of “people of high character.” The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has removed three Michael Jackson items from exhibits after a new documentary renewed allegations of child sexual abuse against the late singer and Gary, Indiana, native. The Indianapolis Star reports a fedora and glove Jackson […]