Bill Maher: America Gets the ‘Abusive Part of Policing but Without the Law-and-Order Part’

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterBill Simmons, founder of sports media company The Ringer, is receiving backlash from employees who say that the newsroom is lacking in diversity, sparking a debate in the company on how to improve hiring practices.In a recent episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” guest Ryen Russillo praised Simmons for “the jobs and the opportunities” that he’s given to his staff.

Jill Goldsmith Bill Maher begged millennials to lead America back to a “life not dominated by fear” and show the world they’re more than anxiety ridden scaredy-cats.“This is your time,” the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher said Sunday, addressing the much-maligned demo at the close of New Rules. After all, he said, the Greatest Generation was only great after storming the beaches of Normandy in World War II.

George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Confluential Content launched the #ITakeResponsibility campaign to «encourage white Americans to call out hate, step up and take action to help turn the tide of systemic racism in this country.»The actors, along with Sarah Paulson, Aly Raisman, Bryce Dallas Howard, Debra Messing, Ilana Glazer, Julianne Moore, Kesha, Mark Duplass, Piper Perabo, Stanley Tucci and others, will share their experiences and support organizations dedicated to fighting for

In light of nationwide protests after George Floyd died at the hands of the Minneapolis police department, Nick Cannon has opened up about his kids' perception of law enforcement, saying that they "fear police." Cannon has three children: nine-year-old twins, daughter Monroe and son Moroccan Scott with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, and three-year-old son Golden with model Brittany Bell.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Cynthia Bailey, 53, fiancé Mike Hill, 49, and their three daughters took a break from quarantining to peacefully protest following the brutal murder of George Floyd on May 25. “It felt so good to go out in the name of justice,” Cynthia told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY from her Los Angeles home in a video interview on June 5.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorWhile 10 days of protests following the police-caused death of George Floyd have largely replaced COVID-19 as the news story of the moment, Bill Maher sees a direct link between the two.Shutting down much of the country during the coronavirus pandemic, the Real Time host argued during a panel segment on the show, motivated more protesters to take to the streets.

When Law & Order: SVU returns to airwaves, the longest-running primetime drama will tackle head-on the events of 2020, from the coronavirus pandemic to the protests against police brutality in response the death of George Floyd. Warren Leight, executive producer and showrunner on SVU, appeared on The Hollywood Reporter's TV's Top 5 podcast to discuss how the show will handle the shifting real-world landscape and how TV shows—cop dramas in particular—can do better.

Kristen Bell is determined to raise her daughters to be anti-racist.

Cynthia Bailey, her fiancé, Mike Hill, their daughters, Ashleé Hill, Kayla Hill, Noelle Robinson, and Noelle’s girlfriend, Alexis, joined the thousands of people across the world who are protesting police brutality and injustice in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more. The Real Housewives of Atlanta family peacefully protested together in Los Angeles on June 3, and detailed their experience later on Instagram. 

Bill Murray’s son has been slapped with charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer following his arrest at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Bill Murray’s son has been slapped with charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer following his arrest at a Black Lives Matter protest. Caleb Murray was busted in Massachusetts on Monday afternoon after taking part in a largely peaceful demonstration at Five Corners in Vineyard Haven, demanding justice for George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man who was killed at the hands of a white cop in Minnesota last week.

Amid the protests calling for equal justice and an end to police brutality, former Glee star and . Now, Amber Riley is speaking out about why she couldn't care less about Lea or her Instagram apology.

Kristen Bell is determined to break the cycle of racism. The 39-year-old actress and mother of two opened up in an interview with about raising her daughters, Lincoln, 7, and Delta, 5, with her husband, Dax Shepard. 

Brie and Nikki Bella used this week's episode of The Bellas Podcast to join the nationwide conversation currently happening about racism, and more specifically, George Floyd's tragic death. Brie prefaced the discussion by acknowledging that while she and her twin sister typically keep the podcast "fun and upbeat," they wanted to address what's happening.  "This whole racism situation in America...a lot of it has been affecting me, but George Floyd, that one really got me," Brie said.

Bill Murray's son has been arrested.  Caleb Murray, the 27-year-old son of the Oscar-nominated actor and comedian, was taken to the Dukes County Regional Lockup in Massachusetts on Monday, the Dukes County Sheriff's Office confirmed to E! News.

Shortly after the video was released of George Floyd being killed by a police officer and protests began to rise up around the US, Spike Lee released a short clip editing together the videos of Floyd and Eric Garner being killed alongside a similar scene in the director’s own “Do The Right Thing,” asking the question, “When will history stop repeating itself?” In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lee talked about the connection between his 1989 acclaimed film and the recent racist

“LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISION GIG A LIVING HELL?!?!” Samantha Ware, 28, tweeted after Lea Michele showed solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter protests over George Floyd’s death. “CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET.” Samantha accused Lea of bullying and other “TRAUMATIC MICROAGGRESSIONS” while on the set of Glee, which resulted in Lea issuing an apology for her past behavior.