Disney + Releases New Featurette for Disney’s Launchpad Collection of Short Films / WATCH
*BURBANK, Calif. – Disney+ released “Embrace Yourself,” a featurette for Disney’s inaugural season of “LAUNCHPAD,” a collection of live-action short films from a new generation of dynamic storytellers. The goal of Disney’s “LAUNCHPAD” is to diversify the types of stories that are being told and to give access to those who have historically not had it. Inspired […]
The Pulse of Entertainment: Jenny Lumet’s CBS Deal Includes Star Trek and Lena Horne Projects
*“Seeing Nichelle Nichols as Uhura (Star Trek) totally stuck with me,” said Jenny Lumet, granddaughter to the iconic Lena Horne who executive produces “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS, about why she got involve with the Star Trek franchise. “Nothing worked without her. Communications in the universe was channeled through her. So a black woman saved […]
It’s All Over: Wendy Williams and Mike Easterman Call it Quits
*According to Page Six, citing The Sun, Wendy Williams and Mike Esterman have reportedly called it quits. As we previously reported, Wendy met the real estate executive and celebrity booker Mike, who lives in Maryland back in February when he participated in a dating segment on her show, as she was looking for help in […]
‘Spiral’ Star Chris Rock: I Wish I Could Film The 1st Day Over | Watch
“The Exorcist” and “The Omen” scare me to this day! – Chris Rock *What do you get when you mix a satirist and a slaughter flick? “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,“ the ninth edition of the “Saw” horror series – and one of the highest-grossing film franchises to date. The Lionsgate feature pairs Samuel […]
Don’t Miss Bresha Webb’s New Series ‘Run The World’ with Jay Walker (Watch)
*Who runs the world? Girls! Women! And the Starz network knows this. Their new series “Run The World” by writer-creator Leigh Davenport and showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser (“Living Single”) premieres this week. The show centers around the friendship of four women in their 30s, trying to balance life and the journey into true adulthood. The phase after the […]
Sterling K. Brown, Oprah Winfrey to Host Father’s Day Special on OWN
*Oprah Winfrey has teamed with Sterling K. Brown to celebrate Black fatherhood for a special set to air on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The two-hour event is titled “Honoring Our Kings: OWN Celebrates Black Fatherhood” and will be hosted by Winfrey and Brown, the network announced in a press release, Urban Hollywood 411 reports. “We […]
Candace Owens Mocks Michelle Obama for Saying Many Black People ‘Live in Fear’ (Video)
*In a recent interview with CBS News, Michelle Obama spoke about the fears many Black Americans feel under continued systemic racism in the country. Candace Owens mocked her on Monday as playing the “victim.” Obama told CBS: “Many of us still live in fear as we go to the grocery store walking our dogs, or […]
Tiffany Haddish: I’ve Spent 40 Yrs Of My Life Trying Not To Cry | ‘Here Today’ Star (Watch)
“Here Today” is the new Sony Pictures film starring Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal (who was also the director). The flick introduces us to veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz (Crystal), who meets New York street singer Emma Payge (Haddish) after bidding on a lunch with him at a charity fundraiser. EURweb correspondent Jill Munroe spoke […]
Niecy Nash ‘Would Love’ to Guest Star in Strip Club Series ‘P-Valley’
*Niecy Nash wants the creators of the hit Starz series “P-Valley” to know that she’s ready to make a guest appearance on the show. The acclaimed drama follows the employees at a strip club in the Mississippi Delta. “P-Valley” season 1 released on July 12, 2020, and Starz ordered a second season only two weeks […]
Video: Woman Sues After Her Home was Appraised for More Money Once She Removed Black Identifiers
*A Black woman in Indianapolis, Indiana, has filed a discrimination lawsuit after her home received a higher appraisal only after she got rid of anything that identified her blackness, and had a white man stand in for her during the appraisal visit. Carlette Duffy said the value of her home jumped by more than $100,000 […]
Tom Cruise Returns His Golden Globe Trophies Amid HFPA Controversy
*The controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association appears to have rocked Tom Cruise to his core, as the Hollywood legend has reportedly returned all three of his Golden Globe trophies after NBC canceled the awards broadcast for 2022. Cruise previously bagged awards for best actor in “Born on the Fourth of July” (1990) and […]
Robin Roberts Teams with LeBron James for New Disney Plus Interview Show [VIDEO]
*Robin Roberts and LeBron James have announced their new Disney+ celebrity interview show titled “Turning the Tables With Robin Roberts.” Roberts will host and executive produce the four-episode series featuring conversations with female celebrities, Disney+ announced in a press release. “This project is very personal to me, and I’m proud to bring it to Disney+,” […]
San Francisco to Divert Millions from Police Budget to Support Black Businesses
*San Francisco will divert $3.75 million from its law enforcement budget to programs assisting the city’s Black-owned businesses. As reported by The Washington Examiner, The Office of Economic and Workforce Development will distribute funding to 17 community organizations. The goal of the initiative is to preserve small businesses in historically black neighborhoods. “This funding is […]
Laverne Cox Tapped to Host E!’s Iconic Red Carpet Coverage Starting in 2022
*Laverne Cox has been named host of E!’s long-running red carpet award show coverage starting in 2022. E! announced Monday (May 10) that Cox is replacing Giuliana Rancic as host of “Live from E!”. Rancic announced last week that she was parting ways with the network after 20 years as she has inked a new […]
Twitter User Catches Heat After Accusing Phylicia Rashad’s Clair Huxtable Character of Enabling Bill Cosby
*A Twitter user is catching hell after accusing Phylicia Rashad’s “Cosby Show” character, Clair Huxtable of being “an enabler” of disgraced television star Bill Cosby. “Claire Huxtable was an enabler of the longest and most prolific drug rape predator In US history, Bill Cosby,” Twitter user Talmadge wrote. “Everyone on set knew he was a […]
