George Floyd was projected in front of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday night.
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Peter White Television EditorSeth Meyers has, like the rest of the late-night community, been doing his NBC talkshow from his own house since the end of March.Late Night With Seth Meyers, filmed in the comedian’s attic, has been gaining particular steam thanks to his A Closer Look segments, which dissect the craziness of the news, as well as Amber Ruffin’s takeover of the start of his show following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against police brutality.Taking over from
.George Floyd was projected in front of a Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday night.
Naomi Campbell is ready to see some actual change in the fashion industry.When virtually stopping by a Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Tuesday, July 28, the 50-year-old supermodel addressed Anna Wintour‘s recent statement to the staff at Vogue.For a little refresh, back in June at the height of the George Floyd protests and Black Lives Matter movement, the Condé Nast artistic director emailed employees an apology for “hurtful” and “intolerant” behavior at Vogue, adding that they would
Derek Chauvin -- already facing charges in the death of George Floyd -- has been charged with multiple tax-related felonies, along with his wife, Kellie Chauvin, CBS Minnesota reports.Washington County Attorney Pete Orput on Wednesday announced the nine counts of felony tax evasion charges against Derek and Kellie Chauvin.According to the criminal complaint, investigators began looking into the Chauvins in June 2020 for not filing Minnesota individual income tax returns on time from 2016 to
Alyssa Milano condemned the use of federal agents against protesters in Portland, Ore., in a fiery Twitter thread in which she declared that the situation should “concern everyone.” The actress and activist took to social media on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Oregon city, which has seen several weeks of protests against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the police-involved death of George Floyd on May 25.
Lexi Underwood is determined to play her part in ending systemic racism as the massive George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests have now continued for close to two months. “We’re not going to let down or back off sustainable change”, she tells HollywoodLife in an exclusive interview.
Alec Baldwin floated a conspiracy theory over the weekend that Donald Trump will use the nation’s armed forces to somehow stop the general election in November.
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.
Charlize Theron has had to have some difficult conversations recently with her two young daughters.
Bon Jovi have shared a new song called ‘American Reckoning’ that hears them reflect on the recent death of George Floyd.Also discussing the protests that followed Floyd’s death and this moment in US history, Jon Bon Jovi said he was “moved to write ‘American Reckoning’ as a witness to history.”“I believe the greatest gift of an artist is the ability to use their voice to speak to issues that move us,” he added in a statement.Floyd, an African American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in
Grammy categories will no longer be used by the streaming service in the UK.“Moving forward, we won’t be using the word ‘urban’ in the UK anymore,” Safiya Lambie-Knight, Spotify UK’s head of artist and label partnerships, tells Music Week.
In recent weeks, a series of companies have banded together to boycott advertising on Facebook for the month of July in order to pressure the company to do more to combat racist, hateful and violent posts on its platform.
Ellise Shafer editorIn the midst of nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, TV networks have begun to reconsider the purpose of police-centric shows in their programming.“Cops” and “Live PD” have been canceled as a result of the ongoing conversation concerning police brutality and racial injustice, but what about cop dramas and comedies, such as ABC’s “The Rookie” and FOX’s “9-1-1”?This question was a focal point in a roundtable discussion