Lexi Carson Oscar-nominated actor, producer and author Taraji P. Henson is set to return as the host of this year’s BET Awards. It will air live on June 30 on BET at 8 p.m.
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The GOAT Serena Williams has been tapped to host the 2024 Espy Awards, set for July 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
The news was announced Tuesday during Disney‘s Upfront presentation in New York City.
Williams, regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, was ranked world No.1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No.1 five times. She won 23 major (Grand Slam) women’s singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She earned 14 doubles titles with her sister Venus and two mixed doubles titles. Williams retired in September 2022, walking away with 73 singles titles and $94.8 million in prize earnings, per the WTA Tour.
Williams currently has several TV/film projects in the works including an ESPN docuseries, first announced at last year’s Disney upfront. She most recently voiced Yoga/Yvette on PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and served as an executive producer on the 2021 feature King Richard, starring and produced by Will Smith.
Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Argentina and Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi were double winners at last year’s Espy Awards. Mahomes was named Best Athlete, Men’s Sports, and Best NFL Player and his Chiefs won the ESPY for Best Team. Messi won for Best Soccer Player and Best Championship Performance, the latter for leading Argentina to his first World Cup championship in 2022. Other 2023 Espy winners included U.S. ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James and then-Los Angeles Angels and current L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
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Lexi Carson Oscar-nominated actor, producer and author Taraji P. Henson is set to return as the host of this year’s BET Awards. It will air live on June 30 on BET at 8 p.m.
Taraji P. Henson is making a return appearance as host of the 2024 BET Awards. This will be Henson’s third time hosting the trophy show, having previously hosted in 2021 and 2022.
The concept of "family resemblance" certainly holds true, even within the Royal Family.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hulu, NBC, Netflix, Black and Missing, Hachette Books and CBC Podcasts were among the winners on Saturday night at the CrimeCon convention’s annual Clue Awards. Among top prizes, Dateline NBC’s “The Murdaugh Murders: Inside the Investigation” was named outstanding docuseries, while Huly’s “Me Hereafter” was top episodic series and Netflix’s “Cyberbunker: The Criminal Underworld” was top documentary film.
National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) has announced the co-hosts and honorees for the 2024 Impact Awards Gala. Each year, the NHMC honors individuals “making an impact, shifting societal narratives, and setting an example for Latine communities.” The event is on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, and the list is star-studded, even featuring two names that have graced our digital cover this year.
Prince William hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace earlier this week, as Royal enthusiasts were particularly touched by one sentimental act.
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Venus Williams will be one of nine female athletes immortalized as Barbie dolls. This initiative is a significant part of Barbie’s 65th anniversary festivities, recognizing sports’s pivotal role in fostering self-confidence, ambition, and empowerment among young girls worldwide.
Resident Advisor, the three anonymous women have claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Williams in 2010, 2021 and 2023.A representative for Williams has shared a statement saying that the “very serious allegations are untrue and emphatically denied by him and that he will be able to demonstrate the same,” (per Resident Advisor). A day after the investigation was published (May 23), Williams’ upcoming UK gigs have all now been cancelled.
Soccer Aid is back with more famous faces taking to the pitch for a very good cause. As ever, this year's event - billed as the "world’s biggest charity football match" - is raising money for Unicef.
Serena Williams has people both giggling and intrigued after a recent tweet. On Tuesday, May 21, the tennis legend shared a cryptic message on X, formerly known as Twitter, hinting at a possible return after announcing her retirement, or in her words “evolvement” away from the sport, in September 2022.While it’s unclear if Serena was talking about returning to the sport again professionally, the 42-year-old wrote, “I’m ready to hit some balls again.”I’m ready to hit some balls againThe tweet has over 4.9M views 37 thousand likes, and thousands of comments with some laughing at her choice of words, “That didn’t sound right,” “You know what? Same. lemme give him a call right quick,” and “This is a diabolical way to announce your return but I’m here for it,” are among some of the comments on social media.
? The GOAT tennis player from the sport in August 2022, citing a desire to expand her family (which she did, welcoming daughter Adira in August 2023). But her recent statement has us wondering if she's about to return to the court…or maybe announce a new product? We know how these stunts work, but we can't help ourselves!“I’m ready to hit some balls again” the mom of two on May 21, 2024. The language is just vague enough that she could mean a lot of things, including punching nutsacks (sorry, we're all thinking it! If this is a prank by Venus…), but if this means what we think it means… Gossip Girl, “welcome back, Queen Serena.”Serena Williams announced her retirement in , and made it clear that she was still grappling with the decision.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Is Reba McEntire running a little behind Bob Hope, as an awards-show-hosting perennial… or actually a little bit ahead? It depends how you count. Because this year marks her 17th year hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards, aka the ACMs, and Hope did the Oscars 19 times, so she’s still two years from matching his record, if we compare these gigs. However, McEntire has also hosted a rival program, the CMA Awards, five times over the years.
The peaches are back as The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 officially starts production. Bravo has confirmed the cast for the new season, which sees Shereé Whitfield exit the franchise.
The next project in Serena Williams‘ post-tennis career has been announced!
Samm-Art Williams, whose Tony-nominated 1979 play Home is being revived on Broadway this year and whose TV producing credits include Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, died peacefully today in Burgaw, North Carolina. He was 78.
The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the winners of the 84th Peabody Awards today and there were some definite surprises in the mix. As expected, “The Last of Us,” “The Bear,” “Bluey,” and “Jury Duty” were among the honorees.
Sheffield DocFest, the U.K.’s premiere nonfiction film festival, today revealed the full lineup for its 31st edition running June 12-17. Among the highlights: the world premiere of Tilda Swinton’s feature directorial debut, The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze, co-directed by Bartek Dziadosz.
Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit back at those who criticised Layton Williams during his time in the competition as his major new role was revealed. The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest last year.
The party did not stop at the 2024 Met Gala, as Stella McCartney hosted a star-studded bash after the event on Monday (May 6) at Casa Cruz in New York City.