Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.
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EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer has set two high-profile comedies in development under her overall deal with CBS Television Studios, both with Jennie Snyder Urman’s Sutton Street Productions, which also is based at CBS Studios. They are “Here She Lies,” a single-camera dark comedy starring and executive produced by Yael Grobglas for HBO Max; and single-camera comedy “Washed Up,” a “Little Mermaid” follow-up series, at Peacock.
“Here She Lies” reunites “Jane the Virgin” star
Little Britain, a UK comedy show, has been removed from Netflix and the BBC over the use of blackface.
While “The Invisible Man” cemented Leigh Whannell as one of the best new directors working in genre films, many people credit his directorial debut, “Upgrade,” for really showing how special he is. Unfortunately, for as great as “Upgrade” is, the film wasn’t a massive box office success, leading many to wonder if we’d ever see a continuation of the sci-fi story.
By Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva
Many of us want to be part of the world again amid quarantine from the coronavirus, but Sarah Hyland took it a step further. The 29-year-old star posted several selfies of her self-dyed bright red locks to Instagram earlier this week.
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard will be buried at Oakwood University, a historically black university in Huntsville, Alabama.Gerald Kibble, director of Oakwood Memorial Gardens, said the private funeral will be held Wednesday (May 20) and will not be open to the public.Little Richard’s close friend Pastor Bill Minson said the singer was an alumnus of the university.
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Last week, cookbook author Roman took a dig at Teigen's business model in the food world. After the comments, people came forward to defend Teigen, but it seems things took an unexpected turn for Teigen, reports eonline.com.
Looks like Chrissy Teigen would like to be excluded from this narrative. On Friday, best-selling cookbook author Alison Roman made headlines with comments she made about Chrissy's business model in the food world. Soon after her comments made rounds on social media, people went to Chrissy's defense but it looks like things might have taken another unexpected turn over the weekend. On Twitter this weekend, Chrissy wrote: "This is what always happens.
The early history of rock 'n' roll is a story of segregation -- and Little Richard, who died of bone cancer at 87 on May 9, was a key player in the fight to destroy it.Because of Jim Crow laws, and racism in general, African-American musicians from Louis Armstrong to Charlie Parker to Motown revues traveling through the South spent much of the 20th century relegated to black hotels and black restaurants, denied entrance even to hotels where they were headlining.
Mick Jagger, Elton John, and Bob Dylan are among the plethora of musicians who paid tribute to the late Little Richard who passed away from bone cancer on Saturday.
The rock n' roll pioneer died this week aged 87
Sir Paul McCartney said he owes “a lot” to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard as he paid tribute to the late singer.
Little Richard, the pioneering artist who set the template for rock and roll, has died aged 87, Rolling Stone reports.
There wasn’t much else like “Tutti Frutti” when Little Richard premiered the song in 1955.The risqué song about sex and dancing, helped Richard land performing slots in clubs, and later established him as a certified hitmaker. The track also earned him his first career Billboard chart entry in 1955, debuting at No.
By Anita Bennett
The world is mourning the loss of Little Richard, who sadly passed away on Saturday, May 9. The legendary musician — born Richard Wayne Penniman — shot to superstardom more than six decades ago with his debut hit “Tutti Frutti”, and has left a lasting impact on the music industry.