Two years ago, Chadwick Boseman was in a movie called Gods of Egypt. It was not a very good movie. But in addition to its not-goodness, it also became infamous for whitewashing – casting, as ancient African deities, a white guy from Scotland, a white guy from Denmark and at …
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Samantha Bee skewered the FBI for creating a new terrorist category called “Black Identity Extremist” on Wednesday. The new designation, revealed in a report from last August, defines a “Black Identity Extremist” as “those who feel oppressed and respond with violence.” “Feeling oppressed and responding with violence doesn’t make you …
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Yes, the TV season kicks back in full swing following the winter hiatus that often seeps into the first half of January – which means what, exactly? How about a few high-profile premieres (including welcome regular gigs for small-screen favorites Glenn Howerton, Christina Hendricks and Parks and Rec alumna Retta)? …
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Jimmy Kimmel has nothing but fond memories of that one time when he and Kanye West were locked in a headline-making, no-holds-barred Twitter feud back in 2013. In a new interview with GQ for the magazine’s February issue, the late night host reminisces about the incident with excitement. “I live …
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association dropped their nominations for the 75thannual Golden Globe Awards this morning, shouting out some brand new TV shows and adding some momentum to some of the biggest awards season campaigns – The Shape of Water! Three Billboards! Dunkirk!A few other major players, of course, got …
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UPDATE: Corey Feldman named Eighties actor John Grissom as one of the men who allegedly sexually molested him as a teenager during a sit-down chat with Dr. Oz Thursday. The former child star called the LAPD to file a report against Grissom during the show, noting that the actor still …
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We should probably start with the muscular, shirtless man perched on a banquet table, shrieking like an animal and terrorizing folks at a $5,000-a-plate dinner. There will be many scenes in The Square, the new pitch-black comedy from Swedish director Ruben Östlund about a museum director in moral free-fall and …
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Molly Ringwald opened up about the numerous times she’s contended with the pervasive culture of sexual harassment in Hollywood in an essay for The New Yorker titled, “All the Other Harvey Weinsteins.” The piece arrives amidst the ongoing Harvey Weinstein scandal and as numerous women begin to detail their own …
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A few years ago, Eric Wareheim took a photo of his then-girlfriend’s naked ass and sent it to an ice sculptor. Wareheim likes to throw raucous house parties “based on different parts of anatomy,” he says. “I did one called Black Cock [black light and penis-themed]. Another one was Laser …
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James Corden, Kyle MacLachlan and Judi Dench concocted an elaborate skit based on the famous “red room” from Twin Peaks on Thursday. The “red room” first appeared in the debut season of David Lynch’s show: MacLachlan’s Agent Cooper has a vision of his older self sitting in the space with …
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