He explained that he’s “used to” fans being “awful” to him about speaking up. “These past few weeks I’ve been told to shut up more than I can count,” he said. “These fans are playing into exactly what I’m saying, though. They don’t like a minority voice speaking up and exposing the many problems with
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This June, E! turns 30! To celebrate we’re looking back at the most monumental moments in pop culture. Television, you’ve come a long way. Over the last 30 years of TV (1990-until today), which E! has been covering since our debut 30 years ago, there has been no shortage of monumental shifts and history-making moments
As we find ourselves in a Pride season unlike any other, with the country battling a pandemic while rising up to tackle the systemic oppression that’s plagued Black Americans for decades, how has your personal definition of Pride changed or shifted this year? It hasn’t. I think that’s what is so gratifying for me. My
The Simpsons is making a change to its casting process. On Friday, June 26, producers for the animated sitcom told E! News in a statement, ”Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.” Earlier this year, The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria, who is white, said he would no longer voice Apu following years of criticism
Zac Efron is a man on a mission. The Hollywood heartthrob packed his bags and traveled the world with wellness expert Darin Olien for Netflix’s Down to Earth with Zac Efron, all in an effort to learn about sustainable ways to live. “We are traveling around the world to find some new perspectives on some very
With coronavirus making large-scale festivals a public health hazard and widespread protests forcing the nation into a reckoning on racial inequality, this Pride season is one unlike any other. And yet, the spirit of a movement itself born out of a protest lives on. As the month of June comes to a close and International
Fans of Normal People, the saga of Marianne and Connell isn’t over just yet. At least if you have access to RTÉ Does Comic Relief. Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones are reprising their Normal People roles for two new special episodes set 40 years in the future. The shorts will air part of RTÉ Does
Yes, there’s a plan for what comes next after the Love, Victor season one finale cliffhanger. Warning, spoilers follow. The 10th episode of Love, Victor season one had Victor (Michael Cimino) at the big dance where he was there determined to give Mia (Rachel Naomi Hilson) a perfect night before breaking things off with her. And
With coronavirus making large-scale festivals a public health hazard and widespread protests forcing the nation into a reckoning on racial inequality, this Pride season is one unlike any other. And yet, the spirit of a movement itself born out of a protest lives on. As the month of June comes to a close and International
Big Mouth co-creator Nick Kroll also released a statement on his own social media, explaining that they will be casting a Black actor in the role. “After thoughtful discussion with us and our Black collaborators, Jenny Slate has decided, and we wholeheartedly agree, that Missy on Big Mouth should be voiced by a Black actor,”
The toll of the coronavirus pandemic is vast. It’s worldwide—and deeply personal at the same time. Netflix’s Lenox Hill, a docuseries about four doctors in a New York City hospital, had cameras there to capture the personal toll on patients, their families and the healthcare providers. A special episode out on Wednesday, June 24, features
As we find ourselves in a Pride season unlike any other, with the country battling a pandemic while rising up to tackle the systemic oppression that’s plagued Black Americans for decades, how has your personal definition of Pride changed or shifted this year? I’m not sure. I’m trying to educate myself a lot. I have
Netflix has mysteries that need to be solved. The streamer is bringing back Unsolved Mysteries, the iconic docuseries returns with six new episodes on July 1 with six additional to drop at a later date. The original series creators John Cosgrove and Terry Dunn Meurer are on board with Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy.
Guests include the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; 12-year-old singer and viral sensation Keedron Bryant; Ibram X. Kendi, author of Antiracist Baby; Jade Fuller, Nya Collins, Zee Thomas, Kennedy Green, Emma Rose Smith and Mikayla Smith, the teens from Nashville who founded Teens4Equality; Tabitha Brown and her family; and family
At this point, season three of Stranger Things feels like it actually did come out in the 80s. It’s somehow only been about a year since we all witnessed the Battle of Starcourt, and then its devastating conclusion in which it appeared that Hopper (David Harbour) was killed in an explosion, and then the Byers
Beharie told The NYT it took her five years to “undo those three years” she spent on the show. “I’ve been putting pieces of myself back together and healing from all the antibiotics and the antiviral steroids as well as the things that happened in that environment,” she said. “I never wanted to talk about
When 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Angela, 54, told her fiancé Michael she got her period for the first time in two years, he was shocked. She was shocked. The audience was shocked. Now, it turns out it wasn’t her period after all. In the above exclusive sneak peek of the Sunday, June
Summertime and the streaming is easy… Happy first weekend of summer, people! And what better way to celebrate the season of sunshine than by spending your Saturday and Sunday checking out new TV shows and catching up on returning ones? In this week’s round-up of our top binge picks, we’ve got the return of a