A new Netflix special, The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, will premiere April 25 on Netflix, five months after the release of the former first lady’s bestselling self-help book of the same name. The special, running an hour and thirty minutes, features a sit-down conversation in Los …
Read More »The 'Succession' Kill List Contest Could've Been a Lot More Like 'The Hunger Games'
This post containsspoilers for this week’s episode ofSuccession, “Kill List.” On Sunday night’s Succession, Kendall and Roman goofed their way into a deal to sell Waystar RoyCo for a price that only someone who is definitely not a serious person would refuse. Meanwhile, the rest of the company’s high-ranking personnel …
Read More »Don Lemon Out at CNN: 'I Am Stunned'
Tucker Carlson isn’t the only cable news host leaving a major network today. Don Lemon is officially out at CNN. Lemon shared the news on Twitter Monday, April 24, writing that he was “informed this morning by my agent” that he’d been ousted from the network. Lemon said he was …
Read More »Nick Cannon Says Jamie Foxx Is 'Awake' and 'Alert' Following 'Medical Complication'
Nearly two weeks ago, Jamie Foxx‘s daughter Corinne Foxx revealed that the actor was recovering from an unspecified medical complication. In the days since, few updates have been shared about his condition or recovery, though his peers and colleagues have continued to send prayers and well wishes his way. But …
Read More »Rachel Weisz Doubles Down in 'Dead Ringers'
Once upon a time, there were two real-life identical-twin gynecologists. The brothers worked together at one of the finest hospitals in New York City and were a prominent part of Upper West Side high society. One of them, Cyril, was characterized as slightly more socially awkward than his sibling, Stewart; …
Read More »Time to Grow Up: 'Big Mouth' (and the Pains of Puberty) to End After Season Eight
Thankfully puberty doesn’t last forever, but unfortunately the same has to be true of Big Mouth: The animated Netflix series, which has offered a hilarious, unsparing look at the horrors and joys (but mostly horrors) of early adolescence will end after its eighth season. The show’s end isn’t exactly imminent, …
Read More »Justine Lupe on Willa, the Sex Worker Tied Up in 'Succession'
In the dark and twisted world of Succession, where alliances shift on a dime, everyone is always lying, and no one isn’t expendable, it’s tough to identify who, if anyone, is the most morally upright character in the show. But Willa (Justine Lupe), the high-end sex worker-turned-playwright-turned-political-wife, comes close. At …
Read More »Matthew Perry Promises to Remove Keanu Reeves Barbs From Future Copies of His Memoir
Matthew Perry has promised to remove the unprovoked swipes at Keanu Reeves from future printings of the Friends actor’s memoir. In Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Perry twice poked fun at Reeves when writing about the deaths of “talented” actors like Heath Ledger, Chris Farley and River Phoenix. …
Read More »John Leguizamo Calls Out Hollywood: You're Failing Us Latinos
It’s not that we Latin people are silent, it’s that we are muted mostly because there are not enough Latinx journalists to amplify what is happening in our communities. Look at New York City. We are equal to whites in population but you barely see any Latino names on mastheads …
Read More »Jake Gyllenhaal Fakes Southern Accent, Sings 'Mr. Brightside' With Kelly Clarkson
Jake Gyllenhaal stopped by the Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday to go head-to-head with the “Stronger” singer in a game of “Sing That Name That Tune.” Matt Iseman played host while laying out the rules: Once the house band played a song, the first one to to guess the tune …
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