Columbia Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Who you gonna call? Josh Gad is gearing up for the next episode of Reunited Apart, which will celebrate the original Ghostbusters. The new episode, which airs on Monday, June 15, on Gad’s YouTube channel, will bring the original cast and crew back together, along with the film’s director Ivan Reitman’s son, Jason Reitman, who helmed the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel Gad also revealed the …
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Jussie Smollett calls for transparency from Chicago cops
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(CHICAGO) — The George Floyd protests struck a chord with Jussie Smollett, not just because of the obvious reasons, but because he feels that the police involved in his ongoing legal battle aren’t telling the whole truth. In legal documents obtained by TMZ, the former Empire star said,”As we see millions across the country rise up to protest and expose police …
Host Dan Abrams “shocked” as ‘Live PD’ canceled amid police brutality protests, evidence tampering claims
Scott Gries/A&E(LOS ANGELES) — A&E has canceled its hit reality show Live PD amid continuing protests against police brutality and allegations the show’s crew filmed the death of a Black man while in police custody and subsequently destroyed the footage. A&E said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, that it would “determine if there is a …
JK Rowling defends transphobic tweets, as GLAAD, Emma Watson and others clap back
John Phillips/Getty Images(LONDON) — The fallout over JK Rowling’s anti-trans tweets continued with GLAAD, Emma Watson and the cast of FX’s Pose weighing in on Wednesday, as the Harry Potter creator attempted to clarify her statements. Rowling, in a lengthy essay on her blog’s website, wrote that it was “time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity.” The intensely personal essay continued with Rowling revealing for …
Netflix adds Black Lives Matter as a new content genre on its platform
Courtesy of Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix is bringing black narratives to the forefront. In a tweet on Wednesday, the streamer announced they were standing behind the black experience. “When we say “Black Lives Matter,” we also mean “Black storytelling matters,” the tweet read. “With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – …
Matthew McConaughey joins Emmanuel Acho’s ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man’
Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW(LOS ANGELES) — In the wake of George Floyd’s death and protests calling for racial justice, former NFL star-turned broadcaster Emmanuel Acho is tackling tough conversations about race in America off the field. The former Philadelphia Eagle-turned-broadcaster recently released a new YouTube series called Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, and in …
Sarah Jessica Parker posts support of “unstoppable” BLM movement
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — On Tuesday, after that day’s funeral of George Floyd, Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker took to social media to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. In a post of yellow text on a black background, SJP noted on Instagram, “Today Mr. Floyd is laid to rest.” She added, “However this historic …
‘The Simpsons’, ‘Watchmen’, ‘When They See Us’ named Peabody Award winners
© 2019/Fox Media LLC(LOS ANGELES) — Long-running animated favorite The Simpsons, Netflix’s Stranger Things, and the Emmy Award-winning real-life drama When They See Us are among the winners of this year’s Peabody Awards. Each year, the awards salute, “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2019.” Cicely Tyson was honored with a Career Achievement Award, an “honor…reserved …
‘Fantastic Beasts’ star Eddie Redmayne criticizes creator JK Rowling over anti-trans tweets
Photo by Gotham/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Eddie Redmayne, star of JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise, is the latest colleague to criticize the Harry Potter creator for comments she made that were flamed as being anti-trans. In a statement to Variety, Redmayne said in part, “Respect for transgender people remains a cultural imperative…As someone who has worked …
Anna Kendrick says filming ‘Twilight’ was like surviving a hostage situation
Photo by Isa Foltin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Anna Kendrick made a name for herself in the Pitch Perfect series, which spawned the Billboard top 10-charting song “Cups” — but before belting it out with the Bellas in 2012, she hung out with a different Bella in 2008. Kendrick played Jessica Stanley, one of the human friends of Bella Swan — played by Kristen Stewart — in the Twilight movie …