It’s never been more important to make sure our voices are heard at the polls, and Michelle Obama teamed up with The Roots on June 27 for their annual picnic to make sure voters understand! The iconic Roots Picnic looked a little different this year. The annual event went digital in 2020, and served as
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A day after apologizing for blackface videos, Shane Dawson was under fire for a resurfaced clip where he sexualized then 11-year-old Willow Smith. Learn more about the famed YouTube star. Famed YouTuber Shane Dawson has been trending non-stop on social media following his past controversial videos, which Jada Pinkett Smith and her son Jaden Smith
Kylie Jenner is ready for a cozy night in! The makeup mogul posed on her bed in a pink-and-yellow Gucci night gown as she showed off her blonde locks. Kylie Jenner, 22, is rocking that blonde hair! The youngest KarJenner sister was giving us Khloe Kardashian vibes as she showed off the icy hue while
Senior British royal Kate joined families at a children’s hospice to plant a garden this week, supporting what she described as “amazing” work made even more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. Officially titled the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate has often used her public role as the wife of Prince William, second in line to the
Milton Glaser, an essential visual architect of the second half of the 20th century, died on Friday, his 91st birthday. His striking poster of Bob Dylan, which was included as an insert in the 1967 Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits album, was a quickly disseminated primer on pop art. Glaser later told Smithsonian Magazine that his
Just a day after his apology, an inappropriate video of Shane Dawson singing Willow Smith’s ‘Whip My Hair’ resurfaced. Jada Pinkett Smith tweeted that she was ‘done with the excuses.’ Shane Dawson, 31, is under fire again. The YouTube star began trending on Twitter on Saturday, June 27 — just a day after his massive
LOS ANGELES — Animated TV comedy The Simpsons is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of colour, producers said on Friday. “Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” they said in a brief statement. The statement did not elaborate but the move follows years of public
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, having acted like concerns about the coronavirus were all political, is now having to walk back his claims as the public health crisis rages on in his home state. DeSantis, a close Trump ally, declared victory over the virus in May while standing beside Vice President Mike Pence, crowing about Florida’s
‘RHOC’ star Tamra Judge has responded to a ‘hater’ after she posted about her support for the LGBTQ+ community on Instagram. The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Tamra Judge, 52, is showing her support for the LGBTQ+ community — but not everyone believes she’s being genuine. The reality star took to Instagram on June 27 to
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) host Renee Young has announced that she has contracted COVID-19. The news comes a week after WWE suspended production in Orlando, Fla., after an unnamed developmental talent at the training centre tested positive for the coronavirus. “Man. What a few days. My show gets cancelled and I get Covid. Wear your
Pop sensation Ariana Grande took to her Instagram to share pictures and all-lowercase commentary from her 27th birthday party. In the posts, she divulged that the event was modeled after last summer’s flower-forward film Midsommar. “my friends and i went with a midsommar theme because help me,” she wrote Saturday. Previously, the Florida-born “break up
Kim Kardashian took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of her daughter North’s loving message and respond with her own doting words, and her fans were in awe of the memorable mother and daughter moment. Kim Kardashian, 39, proudly showed some love to her oldest daughter North West, 7, after the little girl shared
International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission are partnering to present Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — the Concert, a globally televised and digitally streamed special airing on Saturday, June 27. It seeks to highlight the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has on marginalized communities, including people of colour, those living in extreme poverty
James Wallace Birch is an author, occasional commentator, and full-time over-analyzer from Northern Virginia, just outside the U.S. capital. His writing has been described as smart, elegant, insightful and poetically bittersweet. James received notoriety for his debut novel, Discontents: The Disappearance of a Young Radical. His long-anticipated follow-up novel, If You Find Emory Walden, is now
Close to three years after the release of Hari Kondabolu’s documentary The Trouble With Apu, producers for The Simpsons announced Friday that white actors will no longer voice non-white characters. They did not elaborate as to whether or not these roles will be recast or simply written-out. Hank Azaria, the voice of Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu
Mother-to-be Nikki Bella radiated nothing but absolute beauty in her latest baby bump related photo! Almost there! Nikki Bella, 36, showed off her 8-month baby bump in a stunning pic posted on Friday, June 26. The WWE superstar chatted about her lifestyle brand Birdbee as the caption while gazing at a bunch of snaps related
Elton John’s ex-wife Renate Blauel has launched legal action against the singer in London’s High Court. Blauel, a German sound engineer, filed papers last week to seek an injunction against the Tiny Dancer singer, who she was married to from 1984 to 1988. It is currently unclear what brought about the legal action but Billboard reports
[embedded content] Movie audiences have long been watching coming-of-age sex comedies engineered by and for the male perspective. But the forthcoming Yes, God, Yes—a semiautobiographical film from Karen Maine, cowriter of Obvious Child—flips the script, telling a story of sexual exploration from a young woman’s point of view. In the film, Stranger Things star Natalia
Britney Spears is letting fans in on her exact workout to achieve ‘buns of steel.’ She showed off the exercises in her home gym, which is looking great after she accidentally burned it down in 2019. It’s so great to see Britney Spears happy, healthy and sharing her love of physical fitness with her fans.
Warning: This article may be triggering for some readers. Please read at your own discretion. Less than a week after being accused of sexual assault by two social media users, Justin Bieber has taken legal action against his accusers. In a defamation lawsuit filed on June 25 against the two Jane Does — who are known only
Part of the schtick of Will Ferrell’s new comedy, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, is that the film was supposed to debut on Netflix at the same time as the actual competition. Sadly, the coronavirus pandemic prevented that, pausing Eurovision for the first time since its debut in 1956. The delightful annual
Justin Bieber filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against ‘outrageous lies’ of sexual assault. A source reveals Hailey Baldwin’s thoughts about her husband’s legal ordeal. Hailey Baldwin, 23, is standing by Justin Bieber, 26, as her husband takes two anonymous social media users to court over their allegations of sexual assault. “Hailey is very hurt
Alberta-born actor Jason Thompson was named the winner of the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Friday night for his work on the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless. And the winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series goes to…#YR’s @MyJasonThompson! 🎉 Send this #DaytimeEmmys winner
In recent years, Sandén said that she had been focused on her pop music—at one point aspiring to become “the Swedish Taylor Swift.” But when she was invited back into the studio for Eurovision—particularly to work on the the soaring, catchy track “Húsavík”—she found herself channeling the singer she originally intended to become, as a
Kelly Clarkson won the Daytime Emmy for ‘Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host’! She made sure to give her estranged husband, Brandon Blackstock, a sweet shout-out despite filing for divorce three weeks ago. Kelly Clarkson, 38, is still grateful for her estranged husband Brandon Blackstock, 43. The American Idol winner-turned-TV personality made sure to include her ex
Rapper Huey, best known for his song Pop, Lock & Drop It, has died at the age of 32. Huey, whose real name is Lawrence Franks Jr., was killed in a shooting on Thursday night in St. Louis, Missouri, according to authorities. The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. and according to police, Huey arrived at
In one of the more “why the hell didn’t I think of that?!?” announcements in recent memory, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news Friday that Margot Robbie is developing a Pirates of the Caribbean film. No director has been announced and no release date is set, but Margot Robbie is going to be buckling some
This is now Ashley Benson’s second time lending her voice to a G-Eazy track! The rumored couple can be heard chatting on G-Eazy’s romantic new song, ‘All the Things You’re Searching For.’ Listen closely to G-Eazy’s new song “All The Things You’re Searching For,” and you’ll hear a familiar voice from Pretty Little Liars: Ashley Benson!
Mississippi-born country singer Faith Hill took to Twitter on Thursday demanding that her home state change its flag, as she said that it includes “a direct symbol of terror for our Black brothers and sisters.” The flag in question consists of three stripes; red, white and blue and is the last of the Southern U.S.
On Thursday night, Desus and Mero writer Ziwe Fumudoh interviewed Alison Roman on her weekly Instagram Live comedy show. The shows, similar to Fumudoh’s YouTube series Baited, revolve around the comedian asking white guests questions about race—from simple but revealing queries (“How many black friends do you have?”) to targeted ones designed to, well, bait