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Kathy Hilton has a lot of people angry after her appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. The wife of hotel tycoon Rick Hilton and mother of Paris Hilton has had the internet talking since her episode Wednesday which featured a segment called, “Will Kathy Know Them?” In the viral clip, the 63-year-old said she believed Lizzo was “Precious,” a fictional character from Lee Daniel’s film under the same name, played by Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe. OH MY GOD.

BreAnna Bell The “1266” pilot set at Onyx Collective has added Karim Diané, Kristin Dodson, and Kassandra Lee Diaz as series regulars to star alongside Gabourey Sidibe, who will executive produce and play the lead role of Gabby. Anna Maria Horsford, Tisha Campbell, and Judy Reyes have been announced as recurring guest stars. Diané (“One of Us Is Lying”) portrays Posh, a student at the New York Institute of Fashion who’s described as everyone’s favorite, even if they are constantly trying to figure out if he’s straight or gay. They’re Gabby’s best friend who doesn’t put up with her antics and isn’t scared to hold her accountable. Posh’s brutal honesty is always delivered with love, understanding and some attitude. He’s repped by Paradigm and managed by Reed Baker at Legendize.

Onyx has ordered a scripted comedy from 20th Television featuring Gabourey Sidibe and has made straight to series order on a docuseries about Black Twitter.

Kathy Hilton is finally addressing her Lizzo mistake!

Kathy Hilton is clearing the air after confusing Lizzo for Gabourey Sidibe during a game on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live Wednesday night.Hilton, who appeared on the late-night show alongside her  co-star, Crystal Kung Minkoff, took to the comments of the Bravo fan Instagram account, Queens of Bravo, where she blamed her poor vision for the mix-up.«My vision is awful, the screen was so far away that I couldn’t even recognize Justin Timberlake or Mellisa Etheridge

Kathy Hilton clearly has trouble with faces.

Kathy Hilton’s appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen took an awkward turn during a game of “Will Kathy Know Them?”

On an appearance of "Watch What Happens Live," Kathy Hilton flubbed a game and mistakenly identified singer Lizzo as "Precious." Precious is a character portrayed by Gabourey Sidibe in the film "Precious." On the episode, host Andy Cohen had Hilton play the segment "Will! Kathy! Know Them?" where Crystal Kung Minkoff, Hilton's co-star on the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and fellow guest would be asked if she thinks Hilton can name a famous face. If she responded with yes, then Hilton would have to answer. Hilton in response said, "I feel like I do? Precious?"  Academy Award nominee Gabourey Sidibe is pictured on the left, while Grammy Award winner Lizzo is pictured on the right.

Kathy Hilton proved on Wednesday that she might not be great at recognizing famous faces when put on the spot.The star sat down with Andy Cohen on alongside her  co-star, Crystal Kung Minkoff.During the episode, Cohen decided to grill Hilton with a game called «Will Kathy Know Them?» and the awkwardness it seems the host hoped would ensue certainly came to pass when he tossed up a photo of Lizzo and asked if she knew who it was.«I feel like I do,» Hilton said, mulling it over, before saying, «Precious?»Hilton seemed to be referring to actress Gabourey Sidibe, who starred as the character Precious in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film .The mix-up had Cohen blushing and threw everyone in the studio into hysterics, as Hilton seemed to not really be fazed by the problematic faux pas.This literally just happened (@misspettylamarr)

Kathy Hilton proved on Wednesday that she might not be great at recognizing famous faces when put on the spot.The star sat down with Andy Cohen on a new alongside fellow RHOBH co-star Crystal Kung Minkoff.During the episode, Cohen decided to grill Hilton with a game called «Will Kathy Know Them?» and the awkwardness it seems the host hoped would ensue certainly came to pass when he tossed up a photo of Lizzo and asked if she knew who it was.«I feel like I do,» Hilton said, mulling it over, before saying, «Precious?»As in the actress Gabourey Sidibe, who starred as the character Precious in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film .The incredibly embarrassing mix-up had Cohen blushing and threw everyone in the studio into hysterics, as Hilton seemed to not really be fazed by the problematic faux pas.This literally just happened (@misspettylamarr)

Things got a little awkward on the latest live episode of Watch What Happens Live.

Gabourey Sidibe isn't interested in her upcoming wedding to fiancé Brandon Frankel being traditional whatsoever. The 39-year-old actress opened up about her wedding plans in an interview for ' Style Issue cover.Although many details for the celebration are currently up in the air, Sidibe knows what she  want. For a moment, she wasn't even sure she wanted a wedding.«The entire time we have been engaged, I've always been like, 'No, we shouldn't have a wedding.' Maybe we'll throw a barbecue, get married in the bathroom, and then we’ll come out and tell everyone we're married,» the  actress said. The apprehension stems from Sidibe's childhood of attending weddings regularly with her wedding singer mom.

Rhea Seehorn, who stars in the new animated comedy “The Harper House,” has much in common with Debbie Harper, her 2-D alter ego — starting with their first names.Seehorn’s real name is actually Deborah — Rhea (prounced “Ray”) is her middle name — though it’s a coincidence that series creator Brad Neely gave the same name to his lead character.“I don’t think it was until we were recording the third episode and I said, ‘My mom is really gonna get a kick out of this’ because I was called ‘Debbie’

Precious director Lee Daniels has revealed he fired several “disrespectful” crew members on his film, including his director of photography who could not light Black skin properly.The filmmaker recently opened up about his 2009 drama alongside actor Gabourey Sidibe, saying he “didn’t feel good” about the shoot two weeks in.“I had a white line producer, a white AD, they also read [reviews that said my last film] Shadowboxer was the worst film ever made, and they had zero respect for me, my

Oscar-nominated actor Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) is making her feature debut with psychological thriller Pale Horse, which is scheduled to shoot this fall.

Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe has revealed that she turned to the eating disorder bulimia as a coping mechanism to deal with her heartbreaking depression. The 33-year-old appeared on Taraji P. Henson‘s Facebook Watch show Peace of Mind with Taraji on Jan.

Gabourey Sidibe is opening up about a challenging time in her life. In a sneak peek clip from an upcoming episode of Taraji P.

Wedding bells will be ringing in 2021 for Gabourey Sidibe. The Empire star flashed a big diamond ring from her boyfriend Brandon Frankel in a Nov. 24 Instagram photo and video. The 37-year-old and the marketing and branding expert have been together since 2019. But according to the actress, they’re so close that people already believed that they were married! The couple showed off how adorable they are together while making the big announcement in an sweet IG video.

Gabourey Sidibe's boyfriend, Brandon Frankel, has put a ring on it! The 37-year-old actress has announced that the two are engaged.Sidibe and Frankel, a branding and marketing expert, have been dating since 2019, reported in September. On Tuesday, Sidibe shared a video of the two together on Instagram, and she happily flashes her engagement ring.«It’s weird that people think we're already married but I guess our hearts and intentions for each other are just that clear to see,» she wrote.

2009 was a magical year for actress Gabourey Sidibe. Not only did her feature film debut in “Precious” get released across the world, but the young actress would go on to land nominations for Best Actress from the Independent Spirit Awards, the Golden Globes, and yes, even the Oscars.

It has been ten years since Gabourey Sidibe was nominated for an Oscar for her debut performance in Precious and she’s opening up about her career over the last decade. The 37-year-old actress received a Best Actress nomination at the 2010 Oscars when she was just 26.

is meticulously framed and gorgeously lit for optimum cinematic appeal. That so many of those shots are of Black bodies being beaten and lynched, hung and raped and otherwise brutalized is a fact that has and will prove divisive among viewers.The thriller, from writer-director duo Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, first introduces Janelle Monáe as Eden, a woman enslaved on a «reformer plantation» of the eponymous era.

“The Hunt,” which was about a group of gun-toting elites who killed “deplorables” for sport. I hated every minute of “The Hunt,” which had all the life and soul of a crowbar, but “Antebellum” corrects many of the former flick’s unfortunate flaws.The performances, led by a captivating Monáe, are wholly committed, rather than smugly self-aware.