Quinta Brunson Claps Back at Education CEO Attempting to Criticize 'Abbott Elementary' & Her Academic Upbringing

Sweet baby Jesus! Sheryl Lee Ralph has received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Barbara Howard on ABC’s Abbott Elementary — but that wasn’t always the role she wanted to play.  

Taraji P. Henson is joining the “Abbott Elementary” family and finally putting a face to Janine Teague’s mommy issues.

Taraji P. Henson is joining the  family and finally putting a face to Janine Teague's mommy issues. Per, the actress will guest star as Quinta Brunson's TV mom, Vanetta, in the season's penultimate episode aptly titled «Mom.» The news was announced on Saturday, during the show's panel at the Paley Center for Media's annual PaleyFest L.A.

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Quinta Brunson had a real-life «pinch me» moment on April 1. The  creator and star made her  debut as the night's guest, and according to her monologue, it was a long time coming. Brunson shared that she had always dreamed of being on  when she was a kid, but the audition process «seemed long,» so she took the simple route when she «created my own TV show, made sure it became really popular, won a bunch of Emmys and then got asked to host and it was so much easier!»The 33-year-old went on about the network sitcom's success, at one point comparing it to .

The moment many of us have been waiting for is here – Saturday Night Live tackled Donald Trump’s indictment!

Shutting down the haters! After pregnant Lindsay Arnold shared photos from a family getaway with husband Sam Cusick and daughter Sage, she received criticism about her size.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter and Tyler James Williams attended a session on their hit show Abbott Elementary during PaleyFest LA 2023 at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday (April 1) in Hollywood, Calif.

No time for the haters. Khloé Kardashian got real with a social media user who asked if the reality star misses her “old face.”

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning co-director/co-scribe/producer of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Rodney Rothman, and former MGM exec Adam Rosenberg, have inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures to develop, produce, write, and direct feature films through their company, Modern Magic.

Maybe Quinta Brunson learned about April Fool’s Day “pranks” from some confused kids at Abbott Elementary.

Clapback class is in session! Quinta Brunson swiftly shut down an Abbott Elementary critic who questioned the show’s take on charter schools.

@AbbottElemABC @quintabrunson is from West Philly and attended charter schools her entire education,” Allen wrote on Twitter. “She reportedly loved it at the time, heaped praise on it. Once upon a time.

Clapback queen! Kristen Doute slammed haters who commented on her recent weight gain after she stopped smoking.

Quinta Brunson is headed to Saturday Night Live to host the April 1 episode of the popular late night show.

Katie Reul editor Quinta Brunson, the Emmy award-winning creator and star of “Abbott Elementary,” will transition from a classroom to a live studio audience with her hosting debut on “Saturday Night Live” on April 1. Lil Yachty has been named as the episode’s musical guest. Brunson’s first appearance on the show could coincide with the a potential strike set by the show’s post-production editors. The strike comes after calls for NBCUniversal to pay editors industry standard rates and provide appropriate health benefits. The editing crew organized with the Motion Picture Editors Guild, which is part of IATSE Local 700, in order to negotiate a contract with NBCUniversal in October of last year. An agreement has yet to be reached. Now, the post-production team of “SNL” has set a deadline of April 1 for an agreement to be reached, at which point they will boycott working on the show.

Remaining unbothered! Kourtney Kardashian clapped back at criticism that her style has gone downhill since marrying husband Travis Barker.  

They have arrived! The brightest and most brilliant stars in TV, film, music and more came together to celebrate the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards on Thursday, March 9. 

Carla Renata Fresh off his Industry Leadership Award at the ABFF Honors and brokering a $90+ million-dollar strategic funding plan with a group of blue-chip investors, it was time to decompress as Charles D. King and wife Macro chief brand officer Stacey Walker King hosted their fifth annual pre-Oscars party. The festivities, again presented by Chase Sapphire, were in full swing at Mother Wolf in Hollywood Thursday night attracted some of Hollywood’s best known people of color. “Abbott Elementary” stars Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams were in attendance, while producer/actress and “Black-ish” star Marsai Martin hit the dance floor alongside Lena Waithe, Affion Crockett and Teyana Taylor.

Kourtney Kardashian took to the comments section to react to questions about if she was pregnant in one of her recent posts on Instagram.