Ava DuVernay, Don Cheadle And More React To Megyn Kelly’s Controversial Jacob Blake Shooting Comments

Ava DuVernay says the time is long overdue for Hollywood to wake up to being too white and too male and allowing more representation from women and people of color into its top ranks. "I've been in a lot of spaces where I'm the only woman, the only Black person, the only person of color," the Selma director told a masterclass at the Toronto Film Festival on Monday.

Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster are set to introduce prize-winners at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 15, Toronto Film Festival organizers said Wednesday.

The Toronto International Film Festival will honour Kate Winslet this year during a virtual gala that includes a performance by Shawn Mendes and special presenters, including Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Jodie Foster, Regina King, and Delroy Lindo.

Euphoria star Storm Reid is Hollywood’s newest fashion darling. Whether it’s a fitted power suit, neon frock, or a custom couture creation, the actress rocks every look with confidence.The man behind her fierce fashion is Jason Bolden, who also dresses Alicia Keys and Ava DuVernay.

International star Famke Janssen has signed with APA for representation in all areas. She was previously at ICM Partners.

Lingua Franca, her third feature film as writer-director, and the first that the trans Filipina filmmaker has shot in her homebase of New York City.

Baseball’s Mets and Marlins are standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

The New York Mets and the Miami Marlins didn’t play their scheduled game on Thursday (August 27) as the players all walked off the field in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice, while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

Tracee Ellis Ross is speaking out following the shooting of Jacob Blake. The 47-year-old actress appeared on Wednesday's episode of and reacted to professional athletes protesting their upcoming games due to Blake's shooting.Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The family's attorney stated on Tuesday that doctors believe Blake will be left paralyzed by the incident.«I say bravo.

Tracee Ellis Ross spoke out about the shooting of Jacob Blake during an appearance on Wednesday’s “The Late Late Show”.

The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5 of their playoff series against Orlando Magic in protest over racial injustice.

Some Major League Baseball teams are following in basketball team Milwaukee Bucks footsteps.

Carole Horst The struggles of an undocumented immigrant who is also a trans woman in the Brighton Beach area of New York are given a subtle, delicate and ultimately powerful treatment in “Lingua Franca,” by filmmaker Isabel Sandoval.Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing will virtually debut the film in select theaters and on Netflix Aug.

UPDATE: 4:25 p.m. PT on 8/26: In solidarity with the NBA, WNBA players have also decided to strike and sit out Wednesday's games in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Following the lead of several teams in the NBA, at least two Major League Baseball teams, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds, also decided to sit out their previously scheduled game on Wednesday to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man shot seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Blake is still in the hospital and is reportedly paralyzed, members of Blake's family and attorneys revealed in a press conference on Tuesday.