WARNING: This video contains explicit language. YouTuber Shane Dawson has addressed the criticism he has received for using blackface, saying the N-word and other racial slurs, insulting people living with disabilities, joking about pedophilia and more. In a 20-minute video released on Friday, titled Taking Accountability, the 31-year-old YouTuber issued public apologies to his 23
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Reddit, after years of piling pressure, clamped down on boards that, under new guidelines, promoted hate speech. A transphobic “gender critical feminist” forum was one of them. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Reddit, one of the largest social networking and imageboard websites, has banned one of the most prolific “gender critical” communities as part
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Wayne Brady says he knew he had to nail his Little Richard impersonation for the BET Awards tribute — and he’s giving props to his ex-wife and her BF for helping him pull it off. Wayne joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” to talk about one of the highlights of
As expected with NYC and LA cinemas still not opened, and Tenet, the first big event pic heading to Aug. 12, the No. 1 exhibitor in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, AMC, will now reopen its circuit on July 30 instead of July 15. On the new date, the Leawood, KS-based chain will
Of all the subgenres of horror, body horror tends to bring the most repulsive, cringe-worthy offerings. There’s something inherently terrifying about your own body turning against you, transforming it against your will into something grotesque and inhuman. Even when not afflicted by supernatural diseases and bizarre horrors, the human body is capable of doing some
It’s America’s big birthday party this weekend, and the president wants to get us something really special with our money. He always does! His love language is gifts, and he’s always looking for something that shows how much he cares. Last year it was tanks. I think we can all agree that nothing quite says
Khloe Kardashian’s daughter True is getting her fashionable styles directly from her mommy. The two wore light gold dresses with a sparkly mesh layer at Koko’s 36th birthday party. While Khloe Kardashian was surrounded by just her closest friends and family for her 36th birthday party on June 27, she wanted to make sure her
Alessia Cara emerged the top winner at this year’s Juno Awards, scooping up three trophies in a pre-recorded ceremony that paired celebration with an acknowledgment that more needs to be done to represent the diverse voices of Canadian artists. While the Junos usually mark the biggest night for the country’s music industry, the Monday event,
At this point, even Donald Trump knows he’s losing. Those around him have reportedly come to realize that his disastrous polling could make him a one-term president. Much of that polling shift has occurred in the last three weeks, reflecting a “performance evaluation,” as UCLA political scientist Lynn Vavreck put it to me, on Trump’s
Kanye West took to Twitter to share a loving message about Kim Kardashian becoming a billionaire after she sold a 20% stake in her KKW Beauty business to Coty for $200 million, and in it, he said ”God is shining’ on her. Kanye West, 43, didn’t hesitate to proudly give a shout-out to his wife
Curse daylight saving time for snatching an extra hour of TV bingeing time from us. But before you get too down (or tempted to pursue outdoor activity in relatively nice weather), remember that streaming services have a bounty for you that’s worth the price of staying in. Snuggle up this weekend with the highly anticipated
Less than a week after removing three episodes of the hit comedy-drama sitcom Scrubs from its platform, American streaming service Hulu has pulled an episode of The Golden Girls for the same reason: blackface concerns. Though Scrubs included scenes that feature some of the series’ main characters in black face paint, Golden Girls had one episode
Get ready for Love in the Time of Corona, an upcoming Freeform miniseries joining the glut of coronavirus-inspired movies and shows already flooding an industry that is still trying to sort out how to work through a pandemic. Freeform announced the new series Monday, revealing that the four-episode romantic drama will star and be executive
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon. (John Berry/WireImage) In a momentous landslide victory for LGBT+ activists, the upper house of the Gabon parliament, the Senate, voted to decriminalize homosexuality. It comes after lawmakers in the lower house of the west coast central African country voted to reverse a law criminalising same-sex relations that was only
Summer Walker has announced a new EP: Life on Earth is out July 10 via LVRN/Interscope. Check out the EP cover below. At last night’s BET Awards, Summer Walker performed “Session 32” and “Come Thru” with Usher, who stayed socially distant. Walker was also nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop and Best New Artist at the
Breaking News “Gone with the Wind” is gone no more … HBO Max is restoring the film to its library after a 2-week hiatus, but this time the streaming platform’s adding a disclaimer. The 1939 classic will return to HBO Max with historical context that includes 2 videos — the first showing TCM host and
I don’t know about you, but this quarantine life has flipped my beauty and style routine upside down. I’ve gone from my usual bright lip and loose waves (a.k.a. actually doing my hair and makeup) to top knots and a bare face every day. And I’m not gonna lie, there have been a couple of
The fabulously out and proud Karen Akunowicz chatted with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY about Pride Month and so much more! James Beard award-winning Karen Akunowicz is one of the many fan favorites who hail from the land of Top Chef. The fiercely amazing culinarian won our hearts when she first competed on the show’s 13th season before
The ‘90s often get a bad rap with horror fans. After the numerous successful slashers and creature effects films of the ’80s, the ‘90s offered a different variety of horror fare. Though there were plenty of hits, hidden gems, and misunderstood classics, the ‘90s usually don’t get the kind of love that other decades get when
Canadian actor Pamela Anderson revealed that she wants to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau adapt to the vegan lifestyle in a letter she wrote to him that also praises his support of the vegan food industry. Last week Trudeau announced that the Canadian government would make a $100-million investment into Merit Functional Foods, which creates
By this stage of the coronavirus pandemic, the concept of “flattening the curve” is familiar, especially to anyone who’s watched Andrew Cuomo’s press briefings. At the once-daily events—since June 19, they’re being conducted on what he described as an as-needed basis—he frequently emphasized the importance of slowing the spread of the virus by putting depictions
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ alum Kim Chi stressed the importance of why Pride Month goes beyond the partying in our EXCLUSIVE interview with her. Kim Chi‘s career undoubtably exploded when she made her legendary entrance into the Drag Race werk room at the beginning of the Emmy-winning series 8th season. Her incredible fashions, engaging personality, wit,
Family Guy voice actor Mike Henry said Friday that he is stepping down from the role of Cleveland Brown on the Fox animated series. The 54-year-old voice actor, who is a white man, has voiced the character since the series’ debut in 1999. Henry took to Twitter to announce that he will stop playing the
For years as a kid, I longed to know the Baby-Sitters Club. My sister would read of their adventures in Ann M. Martin’s blockbuster middle-grade book series and relay them to me, but something—probably some lame, inculcated belief that the novels were for girls—kept me from reading them myself. (I threw all that pretense away
It’s officially summer, which means it’s hot, hot, hot. We’d be plastered to our sofas with the air conditioning going non-stop even if there wasn’t a spike in coronavirus cases spreading across the U.S. So we’re damn lucky that July is shaping up to be one of the best months of TV in a while.
JoJo Fletcher’s season of ‘The Bachelorette’ will be recapped during a June 29 special, so we’re looking back at some of her sweetest moments with fiance, Jordan Rodgers, over the years. It’s been more than four years since JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers fell in love on season 12 of The Bachelorette. The lovebirds are one of the
Beyoncé accepted a humanitarian award at the BET Awards from Michelle Obama. (BET/Twitter) Beyoncé used a BET Awards speech to urge Black Americans to vote in November’s elections, accepting a humanitarian award from former first lady Michelle Obama. The artist was honoured for her charity and community work, and used her acceptance speech to call
Beyonce‘s big night at the BET Awards included a video shout-out from Michelle Obama … one queen to another. The former First Lady paid tribute to the singer Sunday night while presenting her with the 2020 Humanitarian of the Year Award, in a video presentation highlighting the best of Bey … outside of her music.
It’s not exactly news to say that 2020 has been something of a dumpster fire of a year. We’re pretty much all ready for it to be over. Under normal circumstances, when reality just becomes too damn annoying to deal with, many of us might escape into fictional stories that are much more interesting, but
If you’re a fan of both A-Ha and Fendi, you’re in luck. The Italian house just dropped their prefall 2020 collection entitled ‘California Sky’ in collaboration with Guatemalan-American visual artist Joshua Vides. The painterly collection is reminiscent of the Norwegian synth-pop band’s hit music video “Take On Me,” where a cartoonish look runs strong. Much