Tessa Thompson, Ramy Youssef Discuss The Role Hollywood Plays In Generating Political Change, Why Representation Matters & More

Angelique Jackson As Hollywood commits to featuring more Black actors on camera, another question arises: What is being done about the support staff around them — and particularly in the hair and makeup trailers?When “The Bold Type” star Aisha Dee posted a letter on Instagram on July 15 detailing her experience as a biracial woman in Hollywood — using the moment to “demand better and more authentic representation both in-front-of and behind the camera” — she joined a chorus of voices speaking

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NEW YORK -- Christopher Dickey, a veteran foreign correspondent and author who was a Paris-based editor for The Daily Beast, has died. The Daily Beast reports that he died Thursday at 68.

every now and then they'll be like "HERE'S THE 94-YEAR OLD QUEEN OUT HERE RIDING A PONY." A post shared by (@theroyalfamily) on This is Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla's account, and mostly consists of them doing royal engagements. But sometimes, if we're lucky, we get sh*t like this glorious video of Charles and Camilla attempting to clap like normal people.

showed the first batch of virtual auditions amid the coronavirus pandemic — as well as the stunning last batch of performances done in-person. Among them was Australian singer Riley, who stunned the judges with his beautiful rendition of Billie Eilish's «idontwannabeyouanymore.» The Australian singer first had Simon Cowell, Sofia Vergara and Howie Mandel (Heidi Klum was out sick) perplexed as he refused to answer Cowell's simple question about his name.

Kate Middleton showed off her fresh new hair cut and color that’s perfect for summer.The Duchess of Cambridge gave fans a preview of her new look on the royals’ official Instagram account.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are on good terms.

earned Youssef a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy earlier this year. Hiam Abbass, Amr Waked, Laith Nakli, May Calamawy, Dave Merheje, Mohammed Amer and Steve Way also star in the show, which centers on Youssef's Ramy, an Egyptian-American on a journey to explore his faith and become a better Muslim.

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Wilmer Valderrama knows the importance of using his platform and voice to help his community.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took part in a joint video call with young leaders last week to discuss fairness, justice, and equal rights.

After taking some time away from each other as Scott Disick put his mental health first, Sofia Richie was seen hanging with her ex-boyfriend on the Fourth of July. This comes after rumors spread that Scott wants his ex back.

Following Anthony Mackie‘s criticism of Marvel Studio‘s lack of diversity in film crews, it is now Tessa Thompson who is speaking up about the importance of representation in Phase 4 of the MCU. READ MORE: Anthony Mackie Is “Bothered” By Marvel Studios’ Lack Of Diverse Film Crews As part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Thompson spoke with Ramy Youssef of “Ramy” about the importance of representation both to the industry and the fandom at large.

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Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticRamy Youssef’s Golden Globe win this year, for his comic role on his series “Ramy,” came as a delightful surprise. And on “Westworld,” Tessa Thompson is casting into the future, imagining a woman of color who’s eventually inhabited by an android — and keeping her work human scale throughout.

won a Golden Globe earlier this year, beating out the likes of Bill Hader and Paul Rudd.“The show is so well done from the writing to the filming,” says Merjehe, 39, who plays Ramy’s friend Ahmed in the Hulu series.

Ramy Youssef tells ET over the phone, with his smile somehow audible from the other end. He's spent the last few days popping in and out of interviews while promoting the second season of his Hulu series,, and is loving every second of it.