Inaugural ‘The Grio Awards’ to Honor Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Dave Chapelle and More

Could it be any more obvious? Matthew Perry got candid about his crush on Jennifer Aniston during the early days of Friends — and how he was well aware she was interested in someone else from the cast.

(that is, to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). And on Tuesday, November 1, the talk show host added another honor to her lengthy list of accomplishments: 2022 .She was presented with the award by Kelly Rowland, who praised Hudson as “resilient, talented, and honey that voice!" “In a business filled with competition and scarcity, Jennifer puts family, friendship, sisterhood, and community above all," Rowland continued.

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By Photography by Jennifer Hudson can’t get enough of the heat. Relentless, inert, encompassing heat that would send most people sprinting for the nearest air conditioner, which, for Hudson, is less than 20 paces away from the outdoor picnic table we’ve just settled into on stage three of Burbank’s Warner Bros. lot.

was eliminated from American Idol season three in 2004. After a series of stellar performances, Hudson was placed in the bottom three with fellow contestants LaToya London and eventual winner Fantasia Barrino in week six after performing Barry Manilow's "Weekend in New England." While Elton John called the votes “,” judge Simon Cowell recently during an appearance on Hudson's The Jennifer Hudson Show.Nearly two decades later, Jennifer Hudson—one of Glamour's —opened up about the experience, telling Glamour that while she didn't think she was going to win, she was surprised to be going home so soon given the momentum she'd been building and consistently receiving so many votes.

Will Smith entertained a starry group of friends with a private screening of his upcoming Apple Original Films drama Emancipation. On Monday afternoon, Smith posted photos of the mini get-together that featured Rihanna, Tyler Perry, Dave Chappelle, A$AP Rocky, Kenya Barris and others.

A heartbreaking loss. America’s Got Talent alum Zuri Craig died on Friday, October 21. He was 44.

Zuri Craig, who once was a finalist on the reality show America’s Got Talent as part of the Craig Lewis band, has died. He was 44 and no cause was given by his family, who confirmed he died on Friday and issued a tribute post on his website.

Matthew Perry remembers one Friends costar who tried to help him with his drinking problem – Jennifer Aniston.

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Jennifer Hudson has been delighting viewers during the weekdays with her new chat show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, which has won a mass of ratings since it began airing last month. MORE: Jennifer Hudson's rarely-seen son following in her footstepsBut away from the spotlight, the award-winning singer enjoys nothing more than spending time with her teenage son, David. The EGOT winner is incredibly protective over her family life but shared a rare video of herself and the 13-year-old listening to LL Cool J in the car.

EJ Panaligan editor To celebrate October being National Book Month, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation released a new promotional video for its reading initiative Storyline Online featuring actors and children’s literacy advocates Nancy Cartwright, Terry Crews, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Garner, Joel McHale and Seth Meyers. Endorsed by the American Federation of Teachers, the reading initiative also offers free educational activity guides aligned with Common Core Standards. The guides provide supplemental learning resources and support for teachers in classrooms, in addition to parents with school-aged children at home. “All kids need to know is that while you may have best friends out there in the real world, here at Storyline Online, you have book friends,” Garner says in the video.

The inaugural gala for The Grio Awards are set to honor icons, leaders and legends like Tyler Perry, Patti LaBelle, Dave Chappelle and Normal Lear.