A version of this interview with John Ridley first appeared in the Limited Series & Movies issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.John Ridley has been a leading voice in television for decades, earning two nominations in 2015 (and another the following year) for his ABC limited series “American Crime.” When the cultural and political landscape began to change in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last month, we figured it was time to check back in with Ridley,
TV show Cops axed amid racial tensions
10.06.2020 - 09:05 / breakingnews.ie
US television show Cops has been dropped by the Paramount Network after 33 seasons on air, as protests against police proliferate around the world.
“Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return,” a spokesperson for the cable channel said in a statement on Tuesday.
The show had been pulled temporarily from the air in late May, when protests aimed at police over the death of George Floyd began to gain momentum. That move has now become
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Rachel Lindsay Says She’ll ‘Disassociate’ Herself From Bachelor Nation If They Don’t Make Changes
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Black Music Month 2020: TDE's Reason on Petitioning For Cops to Be Local to Their Area & Why He's 'Never Been Prouder to Be Black'
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04.06.2020 / 19:57
Beyonce Encourages Protesters To ‘Remain Aligned And Focused’ Amid The Fight Against Racial Inequality!
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04.06.2020 / 12:59
Primal Scream, Dua Lipa, Ghostpoet and more show solidarity by attending London Black Lives Matter protest
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04.06.2020 / 11:23
Bruce Springsteen shares powerful tribute to George Floyd on home radio show
"Our black citizens continue to be killed unnecessarily by our police on the streets of America"
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