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Cardi B has denied being homophobic and transphobic after coming under fire from fans on Twitter.The star became involved in a spat with users on the social media site after a fan account shared a tweet referencing a mention of the Bodak Yellow star on Hulu’s Love, Victor, which is about a gay teenager.“Cardi is mentioned in Hulu’s new series Love, Victor E04; in a scene discussing how the mother was ejected from a basketball game for excessive dancing,” they penned, also sharing the quote, “Not

Florence Pugh has issued a lengthy statement admitting she was complicit in cultural appropriation for years before she finally realised what she was doing.Amid ongoing Black Lives Matter protests worldwide and calls for an end to systemic racism, the Little Women star took to Instagram to address her previously unprincipled behaviour.

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Adam Lambert gave a highlight performance of Tears For Fears’ hit Mad World as part of Saturday’s Global Pride 2020 livestream event.The Queen singer joined fellow performers, actors, politicians, and activists as part of the worldwide celebration of all things LGBTQ+ and he summed up what many were thinking as he belted out the British group’s breakout song. Introducing the cover, Adam said: “It’s amazing to be a part of the LGTBQ+ community.

Beyonce will release her forthcoming visual album Black is King exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service.It was previously reported that the Halo hitmaker, who worked with Disney bosses on last year’s The Lion King revamp and its subsequent soundtrack, was eyeing a $100 million (£80 million) deal with chiefs at the media giant to work for the organisation exclusively.On Saturday, it was confirmed the 38-year-old entertainer will be releasing Black is King, based on the music from her 2019

Alison Brie has lamented voicing a Vietnamese-American character in cult animated show BoJack Horseman.Just days after Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate announced they were stepping down from cartoon hits Central Park and Big Mouth due to not wishing to falsely voice black characters, Brie has raised her concerns about portraying an Asian.“In hindsight, I wish that I didn’t voice the character of Diane Nguyen,” the actress wrote to her 1.2 million followers on Instagram.

Jaime King is no longer seeking a restraining order against her estranged husband, Kyle Newman.According to Entertainment Tonight, a planned court hearing on Monday (29Jun20) will no longer go ahead because the actress withdrew her claims and her request for a temporary restraining order while their divorce negotiations continue.

The Rolling Stones have declared they are taking ‘further steps’ to prevent Donald Trump from using their music at his Presidential campaign rallies.The U.S. leader has ignored the previous cease-and-desist letters from the rockers, over the use of songs by the group, led by Mick Jagger.

Miley Cyrus performed the Beatles’ Help! in an empty Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California as part of Global Citizen’s Global Goal: Unite for Our Future livestream event on Saturday.The Wrecking Ball singer belted out the song while standing on a giant exclamation point as ‘HELP!’ was spelled out across the length of the field. “For me, the magic of performing is sharing and celebrating music together… being surrounded by people and feeling their energy!” she tweeted.

The 2020 BET Awards kicked off with an explosive performance of Public Enemy’s protest anthem Fight The Power featuring Chuck D, Professor Griff, Flavor Flav, Nas and members of The Roots.Each act performed virtually amid images from the recent Black Lives Matter protests across America.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have triumphed in their bid to be allowed to use the name Archewell for their foundation.The couple applied to trademark the name of their non-profit, chosen to honour their 13-month-old son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, in March.

Sia has complained a mural inspired by her likeness on Sia Furler Lane in Adelaide, Australia looks too much like her.The public art piece by local artist Jasmine Crisp titled She Imagined Buttons will now be altered after the Chandelier singer’s managers took issue with it for resembling the star too much.“I think what’s happened is that once the mural was started it was seen and talked about as if it was a portrait of Sia, which was never the intention,” Adelaide City Council Lord Mayor Sandy

Singer Sia is convinced she was “saved” after becoming a mother two adopted teens.The Cheap Thrills star decided to expand her family last year, when the boys were both 18, just before they aged out of the foster-care system, and the musician is adamant the arrangement was just as beneficial for her as it was for them. “It’s a blessing for me,” the 44 year old told U.S.

Family Guy actor Mike Henry is stepping down from voicing the African-American character of Cleveland Brown to make way for a person of colour.Henry, who is white, originated the role back when the hit cartoon debuted in 1999, and also brought Brown to life on the spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, which ended after a four-season run in 2013. However, Henry has since announced he will no longer voice the part of Brown in the long-running Seth MacFarlane sitcom.

Bob Dylan has become the oldest artist ever to score a U.K. number one album with a record comprising of new original material.The 79-year-old folk rock icon’s latest release, Rough and Rowdy Ways, has been met with huge critical acclaim since its release, and it tops Friday’s Official Charts Company rundown with 34,000 chart sales.

Kelly Clarkson gave a special shoutout to her estranged husband Brandon Blackstock as she accepted her first ever Daytime Emmy.The 38-year-old Catch My Breath singer won the award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for the first season of her The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday night’s virtual ceremony.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced Rainn Wilson’s blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.

John Legend is lobbying streaming service officials at Hulu to reconsider optioning his planned Black Wall Street drama series because the topic couldn’t be more timely. The All of Me hitmaker, who has also found success as a film and TV producer, had been developing the project with Ride Along actress Tika Sumpter back in 2016, with the series focusing on the Tulsa, Oklahoma community of Greenwood, one of America’s most famous affluent black neighbourhoods in the early 20th century.

Kerry Washington has insisted Hollywood executives must “do better” in the ongoing drive for diversity and equal representation.The 43-year-old Scandal actress appeared on the Hollywood The Sequel podcast, where she opened up on the subject of race in the entertainment industry.“We look at ourselves to get better and do better. Like, that’s the practice of self-reflection is to ask ourselves how we can do better,” Kerry shared.

The opening of Hugh Jackman’s Broadway production of The Music Man has been pushed back to May, 2021. The original opening date was set for 15 October, before the coronavirus shutdown forced all productions on The Great White Way to close temporarily.

Madonna has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden as America’s next leader, urging her fans and followers to “wake up” and vote out the “sociopath in the White House” in November.In a damning attack on President Donald Trump, the Vogue singer posted a video of the U.S. leader at his most recent rally to her Instagram account on Tuesday, and let rip.

Penn Badgley has admitted he’s “very troubled” by the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding his You co-star Chris D’Elia.The Whitney actor has denied accusations he attempted to groom and solicit photos from underage girls online, insisting he “never knowingly” pursued relationships with minors, and claiming he didn’t know any of the females making allegations of inappropriate behaviour against him via social media.However, the scandal has led to him being dropped by his talent agents, and

Lili Reinhart has hit out at online trolls for attempting to get stars “cancelled” following a string of seemingly false allegations of sexual abuse against her Riverdale co-stars.Over the weekend, a person using an anonymous Twitter account accused Lili’s co-star and ex Cole Sprouse of sexual assault at a 2013 party, with similar allegations made against his co-stars Vanessa Morgan and KJ Apa on other anonymous Twitter pages.However, one of the accounts later tweeted, “Do you see how easy it is

Zooey Deschanel has had her surname added to her children’s monikers as part of her divorce settlement from Jacob Pechenik.A judge signed off on the kids’ names being legally changed to Elsie Otter Deschanel Pechenik and Charlie Wolf Deschanel Pechenik, after the 40-year-old actress included the provision in the settlement to make it easier when she travels with them.

Sobriety has helped Miley Cyrus make full use of therapy by examining the impact her parents’ upbringings have had on her own mental health.The Wrecking Ball hitmaker gave up alcohol and drugs more than six months ago following “big” vocal cord surgery back in November after she was initially hospitalised for tonsillitis.And turning her back on her love of marijuana and booze has allowed Miley to view things in a different light.

Singer/actress Cynthia Erivo has used her time in lockdown to record the album she was hoping to make last year (19).The British star had a very busy 2019, promoting and earning multiple nominations for her film Harriet, in which she played former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and filming HBO series The Outsider, and she couldn’t find the time to lay down tracks. So when the coronavirus pandemic began, her record company bosses were quick to call.

Taylor Swift has promised fans she will be a ferocious anti-racist moving forward as part of a statement released to mark America’s Juneteenth.The singer made her pledge in honour of the 155th anniversary of the full emancipation of all African-American slaves, insisting she has changed her life forever as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice.

Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is thrilled Latin music stars are finally “shining their light and cultural colour on the whole world”.The I Gotta Feeling hitmaker spoke with Britain’s Daily Star newspaper, ahead of the release of the group’s latest album, Translation, which features collaborations with Latin stars including Shakira, J Balvin, Maluma, and Becky G.Explaining the motivation to explore the genre so heavily, Will insisted: “Latin music is the new pop! I’m so happy that Latinos and

Johnny Depp has resurrected his Pirates of the Caribbean character, Jack Sparrow, to entertain sick kids during a virtual hospital visit.The actor suited up as his kooky swashbuckling alter ego to perform for patients at Queensland Children’s Hospital in Australia during a Juiced TV charity special, which aired on Thursday amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been there and I miss it and I wanted to say hello,” he said during the online appearance.

Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem We’ll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer’s death this week.Dame Vera, who became known as the Forces’ Sweetheart after recording the song in the 1930s, died on Thursday aged 103, and while paying tribute to the icon on the radio on Friday, Richard revealed he had the pleasure of recording the track with Lynn.

Lionel Richie tapped his three kids for their honest feedback on his new perfume.The 70-year-old music legend launched the line of his and hers scents, called Hello by Lionel Richie, back in February, and enlisted the help of his children, Nicole, Miles, and Sofia Richie. However, he refused to tell them it was his perfume they smelt when he tried to get their seal of approval.

Selena Gomez has encouraged fans to join her pledge to end systemic racism forever in honour of America’s Juneteenth.The singer and actress has vowed to continue her battle for racial justice as Americans celebrate the 155th anniversary of the emancipation of African-American slaves on Friday. “Tomorrow is Juneteenth which commemorates the day slaves in Texas were told they were free on June 19th 1865,” Selena, a native Texan, wrote on Instagram ahead of the holiday.

Carey Mulligan’s style is “heavily influenced” by what she’s working on at the time.The Great Gatsby actress noted in an interview with U.S. InStyle magazine that her personal style is ever-evolving and will sometimes be inspired by the costumes she wears on set for a particular film, such the 2005 period drama Pride & Prejudice, which marked her movie debut, influencing her to wear vintage clothes in her downtime.

Will Smith fought back tears as he recalled becoming a dad for the first time. The Men in Black star was wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s guest of honour for the special Father’s Day episode of Red Table Talk, and he discussed the moment he became a father to son Trey at the age of 24.

Dua Lipa wants to follow in the footsteps of Madonna by enjoying a peak in the music industry in her 40s.The 24-year-old singer has already enjoyed huge success with hits such as Hotter Than Hell, One Kiss, and New Rules. But speaking to Chelcee Grimes on her podcast What We Coulda Been, Dua admitted she doesn’t see her career-high happening for another couple of decades yet.