Bon Appétit Offers ‘Long-Overdue Apology’ After Adam Rapoport Steps Down

The Wire star Wendell Pierce has announced that he is starting a public campaign to become the voice of Family Guy character Cleveland Brown.Mike Henry, a white actor who has voiced the role of the black character since the cartoon’s beginning, announced last week that he would be stepping back from the part, saying “persons of colour should play characters of colour”.Following on from the news, Pierce tweeted: “Now that Mike Henry has consciously given up the role of Cleveland, I am publicly

After 20 years, actor #MikeHenry has decided to step away from voicing Black character #ClevelandBrown. He says a person of color should have the role instead.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerVoice actor Mike Henry said Friday on Twitter that he no longer will voice the Cleveland Brown character on Fox’s animated Family Guy.Henry, who is white, has voiced the African-American Brown since the show’s inception in 1999. He also voiced the character and his son, Rallo Tubbs, on the spinoff, The Cleveland Show, which ran for four years on Fox.Henry was a voice on Family Guy since its 1999 debut.

Questlove, who co-founded Okayplayer in 1987 before it became an indie music news site, addressed the resignation of Okayplayer and sister site OkayAfrica's CEO and publisher Abiola Oke today (June 24) amid toxic workplace allegations from Black female employees.

Etalk, where he's been working for 18 years.

The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever to see 's season, chances are you probably feel totally bad for . I mean, how could you not? The other contestants were beyond mean to her and she received tons of hate online during that time, so much so that Olivia told Chris Harrison actually felt pain when rewatching her season for the first time.

Etalk, where he's been working for 18 years. Ben made the announcement on Your Morning, saying he can't speak for his wife but does acknowledge that his privilege has benefited his career:Ben called for “more Black voices, more Indigenous voices, more people of color in the media as well as every other profession,” and announced that he'd be leaving his job "immediately." Apparently, Ben will continue to host red carpet events and cohost Your Morning.

Olivia Caridi may be one of the most memorable contestants of Ben Higgins‘ season of The Bachelor, but she faced a very difficult time when the season aired.“I watched the first episode then I trying to watch the second and I just couldn’t do it because I was just mortified and hurt,” the reality star, 27, revealed during the Monday, June 22, episode of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever, after her elimination aired.

“While I have certainly worked hard to build my career, I know that systemic racism and injustice helps people like me and harms those who aren’t like me, often in ways that are invisible to us. This needs to change,” Ben Mulroney, 44, a Canadian television host and husband of Jessica Mulroney, 40, said during the Monday (June 22) episode of CTV’s Your Morning.

Jessica Mulroney's husband is stepping away from his TV hosting gig.

Ben Mulroney announced that he is stepping down from CTV’s etalk after his wife, Jessica Mulroney, was accused of threatening lifestyle blogger Sasha Exeter’s career.“I love my wife. However, it is not my place to speak for her.

Peter Faricy, who was named in 2018 to head up Discovery's global digital and streaming businesses, is leaving the media group. On Friday, Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Faricy was stepping down as CEO, global direct-to-consumer, where he oversaw the company's digital and direct-to-consumer businesses.

The producer reflects on the backlash she received in 2015 after arguing on-air with Matt Damon, an EP on Project Greenlight, a reality show that followed filmmakers as they directed features for the first time. Damon admonished Brown that diversity is for “the casting of the film, not the casting of the show,” or behind the scenes.

Sarah Jessica Parker is using her platform to call for change. Shortly after George Floyd's funeral on Tuesday, the Sex and the City star took to social media to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Duncan Clark, Universal’s president of international distribution, will step down from his role this August, Donna Langley said in a letter to staff on Tuesday.Clark is a 41-year veteran of the industry and has been with Universal for the last 14 years.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThere’s a changing of the guard at the team that leads Universal Pictures’ overseas distribution.Duncan Clark, the convivial and much-beloved president of international distribution, will be stepping down after a 14-year run at the studio.

Adam Rapoport, the editor-in-chief of food magazine Bon Appetit, has resigned from his position after a brownface photo resurfaced and staff members criticized him for not being inclusive.

old Instagram photo of him in brownface resurfaced on Monday.“I am stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Appetit to reflect on the work that I need to do as a human being and to allow Bon Appétit to get to a better place,” Rapoport shared in an Instagram post. “From an extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume 16 years ago to my blind spots as an editor, I’ve not championed an inclusive vision.