Talib Kweli is suing Jezebel for “emotional distress”

Amy Stechler, the Emmy-nominated filmmaker of PBS’s The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005) and the ex-wife and early collaborator of documentarian Ken Burns, died Friday, Aug. 26, at her home in  Walpole, N.H. She was 67.

Called out. Big Brother contestant Kyle Capener was confronted for his comments about race on the CBS reality series.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from Thursday’s live eviction.

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Season two of "The Kardashians" will address some family drama. Hulu released the full trailer for the next season of the reality TV show, set to hit the streaming platform on Sept. 22.The new trailer features Kim, Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie and Kris Jenner plus all the drama that's gone down since the first season aired.

Will she accept his rose … again? Peter Weber fueled rumors that he and ex-girlfriend Kelley Flanagan have gotten back together with a flirty social media comment.

Brittany Snow doesn’t appear on Selling the OC, but her marriage is front and center amid questions about husband Tyler Stanaland‘s relationships with his female costars.

A revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford could land on Broadway this Spring, with the team behind Hamilton – producer Jeffrey Seller and director Thomas Kail – attached, according to a published report.

Daniel Kaluuya won’t be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” he seems plenty excited to experience the franchise as a fan this time around.The actor offered his reaction to the first trailer for “Wakanda Forever” during the Los Angeles premiere of “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” Kaluuya serves as a producer on the comedy, which stars Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown.“Of course, I’ve seen it!” Kaluuya told Variety’s Marc Malkin when asked about the trailer.

Iraqi star Enas Taleb is taking legal action against British media outlet The Economist over a picture of her that was used to illustrate an article about obesity. Titled, “Why women are fatter than men in the Arab world,” the Economist story was published online on July 28 and featured an image of Taleb at the Babylon International Festival.

Kelli Evans has been nominated as a California Supreme Court associate justice. If confirmed, she will be the first self-identified lesbian and second Black person to serve on the bench. Photo: Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Talib Kweli is suing the US-based website Jezebel for emotional distress that he claims was brought on by a 2020 article titled ‘Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off’.The story in question, which was written by Ashley Reese, detailed the Black Star rapper’s alleged social media interactions with and about a then-24-year-old student and activist called Maya Moody.In July 2020, Kweli confirmed in a post on Instagram that he’d “officially left” Twitter and said he would instead be using the membership fee-based service Patreon. “Now most of my exchanges will always be with real fans who invest in me,” he wrote, citing the “bigots and trolls” he’d dealt with previously.But Reese claimed in the Jezebel piece that Kweli, 46, was removed from Twitter due to “repeated violations” of the website’s rules.

Talib Kweli is filing a lawsuit.