The 78th Golden Globes on Feb. 28 was marred with controversy, with confounding nominations and a lack of diversity among the voting body in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In the first-ever bi-coastal ceremony, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lampooned HFPA’s diversity issues in the opening monologue. “Everybody is…
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Georgia Takes Hit from Looming Abortion Law: Tiffany Haddish Cancels Atlanta Performance
Tiffany Haddish dealt one of the first blows against the state of Georgia because of the recently passed draconian abortion ban. The actress and comedian canceled her upcoming Atlanta performance because of the law, according to the Associated Press. Her show was supposed to be on June 22 at the…
Archived: Hollywood Not a Man Not White Don't Bother.
If one wants to build the prototypical Hollywood film, you would start with a white, heterosexual, able-bodied male lead, a new study confirms. The study, conducted by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, shows that the gender…