Lena Waithe Calls On Hollywood To Be More Inclusive Or ‘Pay Up’

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterBreak out the peanut butter and Oreos: The cast of “The Parent Trap” reunited on Monday for the first time since filming the 1998 movie, for a special on Katie Couric’s Instagram that raised funds for World Central Kitchen.Director Nancy Meyers, writer Charles Shyer, and actors Dennis Quaid, Lindsay Lohan, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter and Simon Kunz gathered to celebrate and remember the family film which put Lohan on the map.

Aisha Dee is speaking out and calling for change when it comes to what she sees as a lack of diversity on her show “The Bold Type”. The actress took to Instagram Wednesday night where she shared a lengthy message detailing her concerns with everything from representation in the writer’s room to her own character’s development and story lines.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLena Waithe and her production company, Hillman Grad Productions are known for being mindful of inclusion with their staff and now they are extending this with the safety of their productions.

Aisha Dee is speaking out and calling for change when it comes to what she sees as a lack of diversity on her show. The actress took to Instagram Wednesday night where she shared a lengthy message detailing her concerns with everything from representation in the writer's room to her own character's development and story lines.Dee, 26, plays Kat Edison on the Freeform dramedy, an editor for.

Aisha Dee is calling for more diversity behind-the-scenes of her show The Bold Type.

Director Oliver Stone isn’t mincing words when it comes to the current state of Hollywood.

Kelly Preston, who died at the age of 57 on Sunday, July 12, after privately battling breast cancer for two years.John Travolta, who married Preston in September 1991, announced the news of the actress’ death “with a very heavy heart” via Instagram in the early hours of Monday, July 13.“She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many,” the Grease star, 66, told his 2.8 million Instagram followers.

Council chiefs in Oldham are calling on residents to sign a letter to the government urging ministers to ‘save our services’ and provide more funding to the borough.Bosses estimate that they are facing a shortfall of more than £19m from extra costs and lost income caused by the coronavirus pandemic.And despite a further £500m being announced for local authorities by Secretary of State for Local Government Robert Jenrick, the town hall says this is ‘not enough to fully support the people of

The GLAAD Media Awards are going virtual. The media advocacy organization announced today that its combining two planned ceremonies, one in New York (March 19) and the other in Los Angeles (April 16), into one virtual event scheduled for July 30 and set to stream on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube accounts at 5 p.m.

Jennifer Lopez has been supporting equal opportunity for decades.

Liam Gallagher has criticised the UK government for its lack of support for grassroots music venues during the coronavirus pandemic.It comes after the #LetTheMusicPlay initiative was launched this week, asking the government for a £50 million cash injection to ensure venues are able to survive while traditional live music isn’t able to be held.Taking to Twitter, Gallagher shared an image being widely circulated this week, stating that the UK government bailed the Wetherspoons pub chain out with

After 20 years and 40 seasons of hosting the CBS hit Survivor, Jeff Probst is being honored by the Critics' Choice Real TV Awards with its Impact Award. He didn't get his award in person; the 2020 event was canceled in favor of a June 29 press release.

Lena Dunham issued a contrite statement about her privilege in which she called for reparations and to defund the police after being called out on social media. The 34-year-old creator of “Girls” took to Twitter on Sunday to acknowledge what an easy time she’s had in showbusiness after “Star Wars” actor Ahmed Best suggested that Hollywood racism played a role in Dunham selling her show to HBO without a complete pitch or full character in mind.

Breaking into the film and TV industry isn’t always easy, but for Lena Dunham it really was no sweat.

At the beginning of the shutdown, the conversations that I saw and organized were focused on making sure that the work that had been done on inclusion — including keeping the attention on building the pipeline for women and people of color, while watching some of those same people get laid off — would not get left behind post pandemic. Now, due to the protests across the country and globe, the conversation on inclusion is rightly shifting to urgently centering the voices of Black people.

Lena Waithe Money is the only language that people in Hollywood understand. The only way we’ll see change in an industry that benefits from systems of inequality as they exist today is to hit people in their pockets.We need mandates for inclusion.

Anthony Mackie is speaking out. The actor, 41, recently joined Daveed Diggs for a virtual version of Variety's Actors on Actors series, in which he opened up about the diversity -- or lack thereof -- within Marvel Studio's films.

Aluna has penned an open letter calling for there to be more inclusivity in the dance community.The AlunaGeorge frontwoman’s statement challenges the dance music industry’s “long standing racial inequalities” and the way in which the music is labelled on digital service platforms, as well as educating people on the genre’s history.“As a member of the Black Music Action Coalition and a Black woman in dance music, I need to challenge the ‘dance music industry’ on its long standing racial