Celebrities

After a heated bidding war that topped $130 million at one point, Apple has landed the rights to Emancipation, an action film that will star Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua. According to the Hollywood Reporter: Based on a true story, the movie follows Peter [known in history books …

Director Joss Whedon has been accused of “gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable” behavior while on the set of the 2017 film “Justice League.” In a Wednesday (July 1) tweet, actor Ray Fisher claimed that former Warner Bros. co-president of production Jon Berg and former DC Entertainment president and chief …

Making a brief appearance on his Twitter page, rapper-entrepreneur Kanye West, celebrated a major milestone achieved by his wife Kim Kardashian West.  Sharing the news with his fans on June 29, ‘Ye celebrated the Keep Up with the Kardashians star who’s KKW Beauty empire was acquired by beauty chain Coty …

Billy Porter isn’t new to breaking ground for the LGBTQ community. He became the first Black gay man to win an Emmy for his acting performances. He was the first male-identified cover star of Allure magazine back in January, and today, he makes history as the first openly gay man …

The Chi has returned to television for Season 3 on Showtime and there are new (but familiar) faces in the mix. In the first episode, fans got to see how show creator Lena Waithe dealt with the departure of Jason Mitchell from the show. Mitchell played the central character, Brandon. …

Mary J. Blige is moving up into the wine industry after launching her first Sun Goddess Wines collection on Monday (June 29).  The limited-edition liquor selection has launched in partnership with the Italian Fantinel Winery  to feature two exclusive bottles, a rosé Pinot Grigo Ramato and a Sauvignon Blanc.  RELATED: …

Marvel actor, Anthony Mackie, who stars as the superhero Falcon in the Disney television mini-series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” says that the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” needs to work on improving their diversity on staff behind the camera.  In Variety’s latest Actors on Actors issue, the 41-year-old spoke about …

Tiffany Haddish is opening up about being raped by a police officer in training when she was a teenager, sharing heartbreaking details of the trauma it caused for years. Speaking to Vivica A. Fox on her podcast Hustling With Vivica A. Fox, Haddish says because of the experience, which occurred …

Kerry Washington did an amazing job portraying the role of Olivia Pope during Scandal’s run, however another actress also really wanted to play the part before it was assigned. During a video chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, Sandra Oh, who was speaking with Washington, shared she immediately wanted …

The lack of diversity on the classic 1990s sitcom Friends has been called out many times now, but when Sherri Shepherd did it back in the day, it may have cost her a job. Shepherd’s friend Jawn Murray claims the actress, who was on one episode of the hit show, …