Hollywood cannot seem to get it right when it comes to equal pay between men and women. Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, the screenwriting duo extraordinaire who wrote the widely successful movie adaptation of Crazy Rich Asians, were offered two very different salaries to write the sequel to the film. According…
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Stacey Abrams to Hollywood: #StayAndFight in Georgia Against Abortion Ban
Stacey Abrams and other Democratic politicians want Hollywood studios to #StayAndFight in Georgia instead of boycotting the state over the recent draconian abortion ban. Both The Walt Disney Company (No. 20 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and WarnerMedia (a division of AT&T No. 1) have both said they…
Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty to Fraud in College Scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman plead guilty on Monday to fraud after having her daughter’s college entrance exam answers secretly corrected in 2017 in the national college scandal that has rocked Hollywood. The former “Desperate Housewives” TV star entered a Boston courthouse her brother, Moore Huffman Jr., around 12:45 p.m., which was…
Jaden Smith to Star as a Young Kanye West in New Television Series ‘Omniverse’ for Showtime
Kanye West has decided to enter the world of television by way of becoming a producer. The rapper is currently in talks with cable heavy-hitter Showtime and is currently developing a limited half-hour anthology series that would star talented actor, rapper Jaden Smith as a young West. Related Story: Jaden…
John Singleton in Coma After Major Stroke, Black Directors Show Support on Social Media
Black Hollywood directors are showing support John Singleton who is currently in a coma after suffering a major stroke. Singleton directed classics such as the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. Singleton’s family confirmed his stroke on April 17,…
Jordan Peele Smashes Hollywood Stereotypes, Box-Office Records With Film ‘Us’
Jordan Peele is turning Hollywood on its ear. The former comedian-turned director has shown Hollywood that Black directors and actors can make incredibly viable horror films, which appeal to the masses. Peele’s latest, chilling endeavor into the horror movie genre is breaking barriers and records — yet again. In its…
Lupita Nyong’o Celebrates Her Natural Hair Thanks to Black American Women
Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o, has long embraced her natural hair. Nyong’o recently discussed her role in the new Jordan Peele movie, “Just Us,” as well as her take on beauty for Black women. Nyong’o, who won an Academy Award for her role in “12 Years a Slave,” discussed in depth…
'All My Support Came From Black Women,' Says Actor Terry Crews
When actor Terry Crews revealed that he was the victim of sexual assault by a “high-level Hollywood executive,” he said Black men shunned him, while Black women supported him. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor and married father of five has said that talent agent Adam Venit grabbed his crotch in front…
Stacey Abrams Tells Entertainment Industry Not to Boycott Georgia
#MeToo: Zoe Kravitz Says She Was Sexually Harassed on a Movie Set
Zoe Kravitz is speaking out on being sexually harassed on a movie set by a unnamed director when she was a mere nineteen years-old. She opened up about the abuse in the November issue of Rolling Stone. The, now, 29-year old actress recounted how the director’s behavior was “completely inappropriate”…