Wendell Pierce campaigning to play ‘Family Guy”s Cleveland after Mike Henry steps down from the role

Khloé Kardashian is dedicated to making her coparenting relationship work with her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson for the sake of their 2-year-old daughter, True.The Good American cofounder, 36, opened up about her partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers player, 29, in a bonus clip from season 18 of Keeping Up With the Kardashians.Andy Cohen bumps into the reality star at an event and immediately questions Kardashian on her relationship with her ex.“You know what, Tristan and I are in a really

Khloé Kardashian spent July 4 at ex Tristan Thompson‘s L.A.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAs the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians examine their team names and logos in contemplation of changing what many deem offensive, one other baseball team has remained outside of the debate.The Atlanta Braves, who once spotlighted Chief Noc-a-Homa, a Native American who would emerge from a teepee and do a war dance when a team player hit a home run (he was “retired” before the 1986 season) just issued a letter that seemed defiant on the name

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs pressure mounts on the Washington Redskins to change their name, fans are renewing calls on Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians to alter that team’s name, as well. On Friday, just a few hours after the Redskins issued a statement about their team name, Cleveland did likewise.

The Cleveland Indians are also mulling over a possible name change, the team announced to fans on social media on Friday (July 3).

Khloé Kardashian has not held back when it comes to her relationship with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Tristan Thompson. Two days before the reality star gave birth to daughter True in Cleveland on April 12, 2018, footage surfaced of the NBA star kissing and cozying up to another woman.

Round two? Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson are “not back together” after their breakup, but they are “giving their relationship another try.” A source told People on Wednesday, July 1, that the Cleveland Cavaliers player has been “working hard” to show his ex-girlfriend that he’s a new man after their drama-filled breakup in February 2019 after Tristan cheated on Khloé with her younger sister Kylie Jenner’s best friend Jordyn Woods.

Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson might be crushing the cordial coparenting game, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to rekindle their relationship just yet.Fans began to wonder whether Kardashian, 36, and the Cleveland Cavaliers player, 29, had secretly gotten engaged after noticing the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star flashing a huge diamond ring on her left hand in photos from her Saturday, June 27 birthday bash.

Wendell Pierce is putting his name in the hat to take over the role of Cleveland Brown.

The Wire star Wendell Pierce wants to voice Cleveland in Family Guy after white actor Mike Henry stepped down from playing the African-American character.Henry has voiced Cleveland since Family Guy debuted in 1999, and also starred in spin-off series The Cleveland Show from 2009 and 2013, but announced he would step down last week (June 28, 20), in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.On Sunday, Pierce put himself forward as a replacement, tweeting,Now that Mike Henry has consciously

Now that Mike Henry has stepped down from the role, Wendell Pierce said he would like to take over performing the voice of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy. Henry, who voiced the character for 20 years both on Fox'sFamily Guy and and four seasons on The Cleveland Show, announced last week he would no longer play the African American cartoon character amid a new push for characters of color to no longer be portrayed by white actors.

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.

Hot New Hip Hop reported today that Mike Henry, who voiced the role of Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, finally stepped down from the position following more than two decades. On the 26th of June, the Family Guy cast member shared that he was stepping down from the position because he wasn’t a person of color.

Also Read: 'The Simpsons' Will No Longer Have White Actors Voice Nonwhite CharactersBrie’s statement comes after several other white voice actors stepped away from their roles as people of color in animated series. “Family Guy” star Mike Henry said on Friday that he would step away from the Fox sitcom as the longtime voice of the Black character Cleveland Brown.

After 20 years, actor #MikeHenry has decided to step away from voicing Black character #ClevelandBrown. He says a person of color should have the role instead.

The Simpsons and Family Guy plan to recast white actors who previously voiced characters of color on the long-running Fox animated sitcoms.“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the network said in a statement to TVLine on Friday, June 26.Meanwhile, Mike Henry, a white voice actor, tweeted on Friday that he will stop playing Cleveland Brown on Family Guy.“It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years.

Mike Henry, who has voiced the character of Cleveland Brown for two decades on "Family Guy," said on Friday that he is stepping down from the role on the FOX animated series. "It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years," Henry, 54, wrote on Twitter.

and  are the latest shows that are making big changes. Amid recent backlash over the use of blackface, as well as white actors voicing ethnic characters, a spokesperson for tells ET on Friday that «Moving forward, will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.”Mike Henry, known as the voice of Cleveland Brown on, also said that he would no longer be voicing the Black character.

Cornerstone animated shows “Family Guy” and “The Simpsons” are doing away with white voice actors voicing characters of colour.