Jojo Siwa is speaking out. On Friday, June 26, internet users criticized the 17-year-old Nickelodeon star for featuring a young dancer in the music video for “Nonstop” who appears to be wearing brown facial makeup and monkey ears. In the circus-themed visual, which was released on June 19, Jojo performs alongside a number of dancers dressed
The Princess Bride, the widely loved 1987 fantasy adventure film, is being remade in a pandemic-friendly manner this summer. The original movie stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, and others. It follows heroes on a quest as they try to rescue Princess Buttercup, with the story told through a book read by a grandfather to
YouTube star Shane Dawson wants his millions of fans to know that he’s not the person he used to be. In a 20-minute video released Friday, June 26 and titled “Taking Accountability,” Dawson addressed the renewed criticism he’s facing for his use of blackface, the N-word and other offensive comments he’s made since launching his popular
At one point, very recently, two Vanderpump Rules OG cast members were pregnant, Stassi Schroeder and Scheana Shay. Stassi revealed that she and Beau Clark are expecting a baby girl, who’s due in January 2021. Unfortunately, Scheana just revealed that she lost her baby six weeks into her pregnancy. Scheana emphasized that she’s so happy
HAIM have released a video of their live performance at Los Angeles deli Canter’s, where director Paul Thomas Anderson shot the band’s new album cover. The sisters played songs from Women in Music Pt. III, which landed today (June 26). The setlist includes “Summer Girl,” “The Steps,” “Gasoline,” and more. Check out the full performance
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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
The first time you see a black protagonist, for me, a real black protagonist, it’s Malcolm X. Mind you, I was born in 1989. Malcolm X came out in 1992, and I lived in a black household, so when that movie hit we were watching it. We were watching it over and over and over
Charlize Theron is ready and willing to do Hancock 2. The original was released in 2008 and served as something of a unique take on the superhero genre, with a superhero played by Will Smith who had stopped caring about protecting people and had fallen out of favor. Now, more than a decade later, Theron
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The music industry can’t change who Christina Aguilera is. It’s no secret that the musician has found huge success thanks to several hits like “Genie in the Bottle,” “Beautiful” and “Fighter.” But in a new interview with Billboard, Christina is opening up about her journey in the industry and reflecting on those who may not have
The Freight side missions in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas were bad, and the only thing worse is the thought that a new version of these side activities could be brought back in Grand Theft Auto 6. If bringing San Andreas’ Freight Train missions back is something Rockstar is thinking about doing, they should stop in their tracks, pun intended. Nothing
A woman holds a sign that says: “The traditional family is in danger, come together to defend it!” during a protest against homosexuality in Bucharest, May 20, 2017. The senate in Romania has passed a bill that, if signed by the president, will make it illegal to discuss gender identity in every school and university
The Office is making a change to an episode to take out the use of blackface. The episode in question, 2012’s “Dwight Christmas,” features Rainn Wilson‘s character, Dwight, trying to get his coworkers to participate in a Schrute family Dutch Christmas tradition. As part of his efforts, Dwight has Nate (Mark Proskch) dress up as
Vanderpump Rules star Scheana Shay has been very open about her fertility journey, which has included freezing her eggs. Recently, she found out that she was pregnant, naturally, something she never expected to happen. She was very excited, however, she just revealed that she miscarried. Us Weekly reported that Scheana shared, “A few weeks ago, we
Kanye West and Kid Cudi joined forces back in 2018 as collaborative duo Kids See Ghosts, and their same titled debut EP has paved the way for an animated series that’s on the way. Directed by Takashi Murakami, “Kids See Ghosts” sees West voicing Kanye Bear and Cudi voicing Kid Fox, and the series looks
Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco’s death sparked outcry for typifying the failures of the criminal justice system for trans women of colour. (Facebook/Polanco family attorney) Another day, another grim development in the case of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco, a trans woman whose death in a New York City jail has unfolded into a drawn-out quest for justice. According
Yesterday, Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge released an open letter to the dance music industry, calling for an end to “long standing racial inequities” in how Black and POC artists are received and promoted by gatekeepers like playlist curators at major platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and others. “As a member of the