ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Regina King made a statement with her fashion choice during the 2020 virtual Emmys Awards Sunday night, wearing a shirt that featured the “likeness” of Breonna Taylor, the emergency medical technician who was shot to death by Louisville Police in her home in March. The shirt read “Say Her Name,” and served as a reminder that none …
Watch the first trailer to Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ starring Letitia Wright and John Boyega
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The trailer for Oscar winner Steve McQueen’s Amazon anthology series, Small Axe, has officially been released. The new series, which consists of five powerful films, all center on London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s through the mid 1980s. John Boyega, who stars in one of the films, also shared the trailer on his socials, adding …
Zendaya makes history with her first Emmy Award for HBO’s ‘Euphoria’
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Who knew, that in 2015, actress Viola Davis would have paved the way for young Zendaya to become the second Black woman to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series and the youngest winner in that category overall. At the 72nd annual Emmy Awards Sunday night, the 24-year-old actress won an Emmy for her role …
John Oliver says fifth Emmy win is nice, but being named after a sewage plant is way better
ABC/Frank Ockenfels(LOS ANGELES) — In the ongoing tit-for-tat between late night host John Oliver and the city of Danbury, Connecticut — the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver star couldn’t help but shout out the city he loves to hate while celebrating his fifth Emmy win. Oliver took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. During his …
Ellen DeGeneres addresses toxic workplace claims during show’s season 18 premiere: “I take responsibility”
Doug Inglish/ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — As she promised, Ellen DeGeneres took time during the season 18 premiere of her talk show Monday to address the allegations of toxic workplace culture and her own allegedly unkind behavior that have dogged her all summer. “As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations …
First trailer for Disney+ series ‘WandaVision’ debuts during Emmys
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the Disney+ series WandaVision debuted during the Emmys broadcast Sunday night. The show stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprising their roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision from Marvel’s Avengers series. The trailer begins with Wanda and Vision living in a black-and-white ‘50s sitcom-type world and subsequently follows …
The Rock vs. The Gate: Dwayne Johnson tears out front gate with his bare hands
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It was The Rock vs. The Gate, and The Rock won. Dwayne Johnson ripped his front gate off with his bare hands on Friday after a power outage kept it from opening and almost made him late for work. He shared the feat of strength on his Instagram page, along …
Will ‘Schitt’s Creek”s historic night at the Emmys lead to a movie? Dan Levy weighs in
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Schitt’s Creek started the Emmys off with a bang with an unprecedented and history-making sweep. The show, which ended its six-season run this year, became the first comedy series to sweep the entire comedy category. With the series nabbing the Emmys for outstanding comedy, best actor, best actress, outstanding writing for a comedy series, outstanding directing …
Felicity Jones and Kate McKinnon pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsberg
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — As the country mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away at age 87 on Friday, two actresses who played Ginsberg on screen reacted to her passing this weekend. Felicity Jones, who portrayed Justice Ginsberg in the 2018 biopic On the Basis of Sex, said in a statement to Entertainment …
Emmys 2020 recap: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps all comedy categories, Zendaya makes history
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like everything else in 2020, the Emmy Awards was like no other year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel hosted to an empty audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles while nominees watched from home. The Emmys started off with a bang with an unprecedented sweep by Schitt’s Creek. The show, …