Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, And Barry Jenkins Among AAFCA TV Honors Winners

Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has tested positive for COVID-19, causing the nu-metal outfit to postpone six dates of their current US tour, with a further two shows cancelled altogether.The news comes after Korn spontaneously cancelled a show in Scranton, PA last Saturday (August 14), hours before they were due to hit the stage.

Series like Grey’s Anatomy, Sex Education and The Bachelor are making waves on social media, even before they touchdown this fall for their latest iterations. On Monday, Twitter revealed the top ten most-tweeted about series.

Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, Veep alum Dan Bakkedahl, Joseph Mazzello (Bohemian Rhapsody), Blair Underwood (Quantico), Kevin Pollak (Mom) and Patrick Fischler (The Right Stuff) are set for recurring roles in Impeachment: American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX limited series about the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal, sources said. Reps for the network, Murphy, 20th Television and the actors declined comment.

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Easter Sunday 82 years ago, a tall, elegant Black woman walked down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before an integrated crowd of 75,000 and sang her way into the history books.Marian Anderson performed for only about half an hour that day in 1939, but her very presence made it a watershed event in the struggle for civil rights.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Music Entertainment, the film and television division of Warner Music Group (WMG), and London and Los Angeles based television and film production company Lightbox, have signed a partnership deal to co-produce, co-develop and co-finance non-fiction film and TV projects.The deal gives Lightbox, founded by double Oscar winner Simon Chinn (“Searching For Sugar Man,” “Man on Wire,” “Tina”) and double Emmy winner Jonathan Chinn (“LA 92,” “American High,” “Whitney”), access

Scott Huver For “Pose” star Billy Porter, “as an actor, one of the greatest moments in the development of a character is when you find out what their clothing is.

Less than one week before the nation’s second-largest school district in Los Angeles welcomes students back to campus, a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found “a continuing substantial increase” of Covid cases among children.

Television pioneer Norman Lear will be honored with the Legend Award by the African American Film Critics Association as part of its Special Achievement Honoree class during its annual TV Honors celebration.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe African American Film Critics Association has scrapped its planned in-person ceremony for the 3rd annual AAFCA TV Honors, and will instead now take place as a virtual event. The shift was made in light of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in both Southern California and around the country due to the delta strain of the pandemic.

Larry David, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien were all uninvited from Barack Obama’s 60th birthday celebrations, according to reports. The stars were originally included in a 475-strong guest list to attend the former US president’s bash, but Obama scaled back the event in response to rising Covid cases in the country.

Simone Biles has officially touched back down in the US after a turbulent couple of weeks at the Tokyo Olympic Games and the gymnast was all smiles as she reunited with her boyfriend Jonathan Owens.

Simone Biles has officially returned to the USA after representing the nation at the Tokyo Olympics. The Gold medallist, who withdrew from the team all-around final last week, has now reunited with her boyfriend Jonathan Owens.

The relevance of America’s opioid crisis is not going away any time soon, and Hulu is addressing it head one with a new series coming to the streaming service coming in October. From executive producer Danny Strong and starring/executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today that the 2020 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre – to be presented in September – will go to Fred Gallo, President of PRG Scenic Technologies; Broadway press agent Irene Gandy; stage manager Beverly Jenkins and New Federal Theatre founder Woodie King, Jr.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe African American Film Critics Association has revealed the winners behind its third annual TV Honors, including CBS’s “The Equalizer,” starring Queen Latifah, as best new show and HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” created by and starring Robin Thede, as best comedy.

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Simone Biles, 24, made sure to wish her boyfriend, NFL player Jonathan Owens, 26, a very early birthday message on Thursday July 22, while she’s in Tokyo for the Olympics. Simone pointed out that with the time difference between the United States and Tokyo, it was already Jonathan’s birthday for her. She shared tons of sweet photos to celebrate her man’s special day.

Bette Midler and Lorne Michaels are just two of the stars who will be honored at the Kennedy Center Honors this year.