Photo by Metro-Goldwin-Mayer Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — In response to a petition made by 12 Years A Slave screenwriter John Ridley, HBO Max has removed Gone With the Wind from its streaming catalogue. The classic 1939 film has long-been criticized for its somewhat romantic reimagination of the antebellum South. However, Ridley’s June 8 op-ed to the Los Angeles Times reinvigorated calls for the …
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After 31 seasons, ‘Cops’ canceled at Paramount Network amid protests against police brutality
iStock/Evgen_Prozhyrko(LOS ANGELES) — The Paramount Network announced on Tuesday that it has canceled its long-running reality series Cops after 32 seasons. The move comes in the wake of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd while in police custody. “Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” …
Selena Gomez’s ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’ will kick off the summer blockbuster season
Photo: Linda Kallerus/Copyright © 2020 CTMG, Inc. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — While COVID-19 caused movie theaters across the world to close their doors and Hollywood to come to a screeching halt, Selena Gomez will be ushering the summer blockbuster movie season next month with The Broken Hearts Gallery. Variety reports that Gomez served as executive producer of the romantic …
‘Days of Our Lives’ star Judi Evans almost had her legs amputated due to COVID-19
Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been a rough month for Days of Our Lives star Judi Evans, who contracted COVID-19 while in the hospital recovering from a serious horseback riding accident. Howie Tiger Simon, a rep for the 55-year-old actress gave an update on her condition in a Facebook post on Monday, reporting she experienced “mild” coronavirus symptoms — like …
Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts and more to #ShareTheMicNow with black female voices
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A-List white actresses including Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts and Hilary Swank are among those handing over their social media platforms Wednesday in order to amplify black female voices, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As part of the #ShareTheMicNow campaign, 46 black women will take over the …
‘Queer Eye’ star Tan France is now a US citizen: “This is monumental”
Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It’s taken two decades, but Queer Eye’s fashion expert Tan France is officially a U.S. citizen. France, who was born and raised in England, announced the news on Instagram, posting photos of himself taking the oath of citizenship. He wrote, “A few minutes ago, I …
‘SNL’’s Chris Redd and ‘Veep’’s Sam Richardson among Second City alum claiming racial, sexual abuse
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live‘s Chris Redd, Veep‘s Sam Richardson, Late Night writer Amber Ruffin and Space Force writer Aasia LaShay Bullock are among the 19 black alumni and current employees of The Second City improv company demanding an investigation into alleged racism and sexual misconduct by the comedy institution. The group, in …
Natalie Portman calls out her white privilege in post supporting defunding the police
ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — As more celebrities call for defunding the police in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Natalie Portman revealed she was hesitant to support the movement at first. In a brutally honest message on Instagram on Monday, the Thor actress also took the time to explain to fans the difference between reforming and defunding the police. “When …
‘Bachelor’ alums and fans share petition to demand diversity from the ‘Bachelor’ franchise
ABC/Maarten de Boer(LOS ANGELES) — Fans and alumni alike are demanding change within Bachelor nation — so much so that a petition has started. “ABC and Warner Bros. have been producing Bachelor content for 18 years. During that time they’ve cast 40 season leads, yet only one Black lead,” the petition page reads, referencing Rachel Lindsay. “This is unacceptable.” …
2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards postponed “indefinitely”
MTV(LOS ANGELES) — Bad news for those looking forward to the MTV Movie & TV Awards, chances of the award show taking place this year are now slim to none due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show — formerly known as the MTV Movie Awards — was originally set to air later this month. Variety reports …