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Viola Davis is continuing to explain why she regrets taking on the role of Aibileen Clark in The Help.

In a time when people are hoping to educate themselves on Black history and experiences, many have turned to watch The Help, the 2011 flick starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Emma Stone set in 1960s Mississippi.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Davis shared that her protests did not begin with the surge in racial justice activism this year, reports variety.com."I feel like my entire life has been a protest. My production company is my protest.

Since the murder of George Floyd and the many Black Lives Matter protests that have spawned as a result, renewed attention has been placed on Tate Taylor’s Oscar-winning film, “The Help.” The discussion hasn’t been kind to the 2011 film, with critics and even actress Bryce Dallas Howard talking about how it isn’t a great example of a film that tackles racism, due to its filmmakers largely being white.

Viola Davis is explaining her regret over starring in . The 54-year-old actress covers 's July/August issue and reveals why she accepted a role in the 2011 flick in the first place, and why now, in hindsight, she wishes she hadn't.The film follows the lives of a group of black maids in Mississippi in the 1960s with Davis portraying a maid named Aibileen Clark.

Police have confirmed the body they found in Lake Piru, Ventura County, in Southern California is Glee star Naya Rivera.The 33 year old had been enjoying a day out with her four year old son Josey before she went missing and was presumed dead.The TV star's remains were found after more than 100 people, including multiple dive teams and two helicopters, were sent out to look for her. Now, Ventura Police Captain Eric Buschow has confirmed the body they found was Naya.

Jay-Z is putting his money where his mouth is.

Jay-Z has joined forces with his promotion firm Roc Nation to take out full-page newspaper adverts to promote local black businesses across the US.The rapper took out the adverts in titles including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, The Chicago Tribune, and many more, drawing attention to a variety of different Black-owned businesses across those cities.They range from law firms to clothing stores and restaurants, with the advert actively encouraging readers to use

While Kanye West is seemingly gearing up for a 2020 presidential campaign after announcing his political run on the Fourth of July, the rapper took some time on Thursday (July 9) to gush over his kids.

Glee star Naya Rivera is presumed dead after she went missing on a lake in Southern California. A search operation has been launched for the star, 33, after her four-year-old son Josey was found alone on a rented boat at Lake Piru in Ventura County, California.

Becca Kufrin reflected about the first half to 2020 during her latest podcast episode and didn’t hold back about her struggles.“I mean 2020 for me personally — and I think for a lot of people in not only our country but our world — it’s testing us and there are so many different factors,” she began during the “Bachelor Happy Hour” podcast released on Tuesday, July 7.

Nadia Neophytou When Genndy Tartakovsky was wrapping up the final season of his Emmy-winning series Samarai Jack, he pitched an idea he’d long been playing with to his former boss at Cartoon Network, Mike Lazzo—the man who’d green-lit the Moscow-born, Chicago-based animator’s career-setting Dexter’s Laboratory, more than 20 years before.Tartakovsky’s Primal started off as an idea aimed at children from the ages of six to 11.