Self-avowed pro-First Amendment, anti-government repression Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are demanding President Joe Biden unleash the full force of the state’s National Guard to suppress pro-Palestinian student protests at Columbia University.
“If [New York City Mayor] Eric Adams won’t send the NYPD and [New York Governor] Kathy Hochul won’t send the National Guard, Joe Biden has a duty to take charge and break up these mobs,” Cotton wrote Monday on X, formerly Twitter, describing the protests as “nascent pogroms” against Jews — invoking the term used to describe historic massacres against Jewish communities.
“If [New York City Mayor] Eric Adams won’t send the NYPD and [New York Governor] Kathy Hochul won’t send the National Guard, Joe Biden has a duty to take charge and break up these mobs,” Cotton wrote Monday on X, formerly Twitter, describing the protests as “nascent pogroms” against Jews — invoking the term used to describe historic massacres against Jewish communities.
- 4/22/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
NPR Business Desk Editor Uri Berliner. (Courtesy image)
Public radio program distributor NPR has suspended its business desk editor Uri Berliner over an editorial he wrote that was critical of the broadcaster and its former executives.
The suspension of Uri Berliner occurred last Friday, but was only made public on Tuesday after NPR revealed it in a news story on its website. The story was apparently with Berliner’s blessing, as he reportedly provided documents outlining the discipline to its media correspondent, David Folkenflik.
The unpaid suspension occurred several days after Berliner penned an essay for the Free Press, a Substack-distributed newsletter founded by former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss. The newsletter offers “investigative stories and provocative commentary about the world as it actually is,” and is often a haven for think-pieces from those who feel disenfranchised by the perceived progressive tilt of the American mainstream media.
In his column,...
Public radio program distributor NPR has suspended its business desk editor Uri Berliner over an editorial he wrote that was critical of the broadcaster and its former executives.
The suspension of Uri Berliner occurred last Friday, but was only made public on Tuesday after NPR revealed it in a news story on its website. The story was apparently with Berliner’s blessing, as he reportedly provided documents outlining the discipline to its media correspondent, David Folkenflik.
The unpaid suspension occurred several days after Berliner penned an essay for the Free Press, a Substack-distributed newsletter founded by former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss. The newsletter offers “investigative stories and provocative commentary about the world as it actually is,” and is often a haven for think-pieces from those who feel disenfranchised by the perceived progressive tilt of the American mainstream media.
In his column,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
My recent trip to Montgomery, Alabama, wasn’t my first visit. I had previously explored the city and the sites associated with Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative (Eji) in 2019, in what turned out to be a pivotal moment — after Donald Trump’s ascent to power, but before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. It was also before the 2020 killing of George Floyd sparked widespread protests and a year of reconstruction.
I remember the world around me, even Trump’s presidency, making sense as I left the Legacy Museum,...
I remember the world around me, even Trump’s presidency, making sense as I left the Legacy Museum,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Donovan X. Ramsey
- Rollingstone.com
The votes by 19 conservative lawmakers to tank government surveillance legislation on Wednesday was the culmination of a decade of efforts to build a left-right alliance against warrantless spying. The rare setback for the intelligence community may only be temporary, though, and the federal government could soon enjoy far broader surveillance powers.
Fresh off an embarrassing defeat, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has regrouped and is moving to advance the legislation — which would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — on the House floor again on Friday. Lawmakers will consider one...
Fresh off an embarrassing defeat, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has regrouped and is moving to advance the legislation — which would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — on the House floor again on Friday. Lawmakers will consider one...
- 4/12/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
In the latest of a string of lawsuits indicating serious trouble in Bravoland, former Vanderpump Rules cast member Faith Stowers is accusing NBCUniversal of racial harassment, according to a complaint filed on Friday.
Stowers, who appeared in seasons 4 and 5 of the reality series offshoot of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, claims in the suit that castmate Lala Kent held a knife to her neck and threatened to “cut a bitch” during the filming of Vanderpump Rules, which follows the staff of Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump’s Los Angeles restaurant, Sur.
Vanderpump herself is named in the complaint from Stowers, who alleges that the reality TV star threatened to have her removed from her namesake show if Stowers couldn’t continue to work alongside her alleged assailant. The show’s executive producer also discouraged her from reporting the incident with Kent to local police, Stowers claims in the filing.
Stowers...
Stowers, who appeared in seasons 4 and 5 of the reality series offshoot of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, claims in the suit that castmate Lala Kent held a knife to her neck and threatened to “cut a bitch” during the filming of Vanderpump Rules, which follows the staff of Housewives star Lisa Vanderpump’s Los Angeles restaurant, Sur.
Vanderpump herself is named in the complaint from Stowers, who alleges that the reality TV star threatened to have her removed from her namesake show if Stowers couldn’t continue to work alongside her alleged assailant. The show’s executive producer also discouraged her from reporting the incident with Kent to local police, Stowers claims in the filing.
Stowers...
- 4/5/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Faith Stowers, a former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member, accused NBCUniversal on Friday of racist harassment and retaliation, becoming the latest Bravo star to sue over her treatment on a popular reality show.
Stowers appeared on Seasons 4 and 5 of the series, which aired from 2015 to 2017. In her lawsuit, she alleges that castmate Lala Kent brandished a knife at her during an argument in Season 4, held it to her neck and threatened to “cut a bitch.”
Stowers alleges that the show’s executive producer discouraged her from reporting the “knife incident” to police. She also alleges that Lisa Vanderpump, the show’s star, warned that she would be terminated if she did not find a way to get along with Kent.
The lawsuit comes as Stowers is about to launch a podcast in which she will reveal more about her experiences on the show. She is represented by Bryan Freedman and Marc Geragos,...
Stowers appeared on Seasons 4 and 5 of the series, which aired from 2015 to 2017. In her lawsuit, she alleges that castmate Lala Kent brandished a knife at her during an argument in Season 4, held it to her neck and threatened to “cut a bitch.”
Stowers alleges that the show’s executive producer discouraged her from reporting the “knife incident” to police. She also alleges that Lisa Vanderpump, the show’s star, warned that she would be terminated if she did not find a way to get along with Kent.
The lawsuit comes as Stowers is about to launch a podcast in which she will reveal more about her experiences on the show. She is represented by Bryan Freedman and Marc Geragos,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Black Canadian content creators attending the inaugural Black Screen Office Symposium in Toronto on Tuesday showed both excitement and anxiety as the global entertainment business model faces unprecedented disruption.
Just as an industry reckoning after the murder of George Floyd led to more Black representation among Canadian industry gatekeepers and more direct federal government investment in Black creators, the impact of Hollywood shooting fewer originals and locally commissioned series in Canada, and with lower production budgets, is rippling across the business.
The impact on local broadcasters shrinking their local content slates as Canadians increasingly shift to streaming platforms and away from traditional cable TV subscriptions also plays a part as a weak advertising market undercuts overall linear TV revenues and artificial intelligence poses an existential threat everywhere.
“Because our industry is in a state of contraction, there’s challenges,” Floyd Kane, president of Freddie Films and the creator of the...
Just as an industry reckoning after the murder of George Floyd led to more Black representation among Canadian industry gatekeepers and more direct federal government investment in Black creators, the impact of Hollywood shooting fewer originals and locally commissioned series in Canada, and with lower production budgets, is rippling across the business.
The impact on local broadcasters shrinking their local content slates as Canadians increasingly shift to streaming platforms and away from traditional cable TV subscriptions also plays a part as a weak advertising market undercuts overall linear TV revenues and artificial intelligence poses an existential threat everywhere.
“Because our industry is in a state of contraction, there’s challenges,” Floyd Kane, president of Freddie Films and the creator of the...
- 4/2/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was confronted while attending the funeral of fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
On Monday, Diller was shot and killed in Queens, New York, during a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Guy Rivera, had 21 prior arrests. At Diller’s wake, video footage shows Hochul speaking with an unidentified man before being turned away. The video was shared on X.
Watch: Video of New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
pic.twitter.com/C4TNI0Wp0G
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 29, 2024
While it is unclear what was said to Hochul, viewers speculate that funeral attendees felt Hochul’s policies were responsible for Diller’s death. Currently, New York state law only requires bail for serious offenses after a bail reform bill passed after the murder of George Floyd. After enduring much criticism, Hochul fought for and...
On Monday, Diller was shot and killed in Queens, New York, during a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Guy Rivera, had 21 prior arrests. At Diller’s wake, video footage shows Hochul speaking with an unidentified man before being turned away. The video was shared on X.
Watch: Video of New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
pic.twitter.com/C4TNI0Wp0G
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 29, 2024
While it is unclear what was said to Hochul, viewers speculate that funeral attendees felt Hochul’s policies were responsible for Diller’s death. Currently, New York state law only requires bail for serious offenses after a bail reform bill passed after the murder of George Floyd. After enduring much criticism, Hochul fought for and...
- 3/30/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
There are few shows that push the boundaries of good taste quite like "It's Sunny in Philadelphia." The long-running FX comedy series has had a relative lack of backlash over the years despite joking about controversial topics in every single episode, but it has come up against some issues with censorship over the years. Sometimes, this happened after the fact, like when five episodes were removed from most streaming services for racially insensitive content in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and sometimes it came at the hands of either network brass or basic network standards. While it's understandable that there might be some pushback for some of the show's wilder ideas, all the way back in season 1 the series' creatives really had to fight even to include a controversial word on the show. This word is not a slur, a swear, or offensive in any way outside of people's feelings around the issue,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Marcus Ryder, CEO of the UK’s Film and TV Charity, has unveiled details today (March 28) of a fund to support Black and Global Majority creatives, at the final day of The New Black Film Collective Xpo in London.
The Reel Impact Fund, steered by Anita Herbert, will offer grants of up to £10,000 for individuals and £25,000 for companies, with applications opening from May 13-June 30, and an independent panel assessing the applications.
Reel Impact aims to support mid to senior level Black and Global Majority individuals, as well as Black and Global Majority-led production companies and organisations working behind the scenes in film,...
The Reel Impact Fund, steered by Anita Herbert, will offer grants of up to £10,000 for individuals and £25,000 for companies, with applications opening from May 13-June 30, and an independent panel assessing the applications.
Reel Impact aims to support mid to senior level Black and Global Majority individuals, as well as Black and Global Majority-led production companies and organisations working behind the scenes in film,...
- 3/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
With eleven seasons under its belt, there have been many Chicago Pd characters introduced.
In proper One Chicago fashion, the series has undergone many cast changes and evolution, as we've seen a revolving door of characters enter our lives only to depart, and some make some epic returns.
With a series about policing that's evolved from its early days of presenting a squad akin to Southland to an even more conscientious approach, especially in the Post-George Floyd era, Chicago Pd has kept up with the times.
Part of the appeal of the series is that they've had great characters who have drawn the audience in -- individuals who have kept the interest of viewers, embarking on character journeys that have kept us invested and evoked all the emotions.
However, Chicago Pd is also procedural, and with that comes typecast roles that are standard fare. In the interim, there are...
In proper One Chicago fashion, the series has undergone many cast changes and evolution, as we've seen a revolving door of characters enter our lives only to depart, and some make some epic returns.
With a series about policing that's evolved from its early days of presenting a squad akin to Southland to an even more conscientious approach, especially in the Post-George Floyd era, Chicago Pd has kept up with the times.
Part of the appeal of the series is that they've had great characters who have drawn the audience in -- individuals who have kept the interest of viewers, embarking on character journeys that have kept us invested and evoked all the emotions.
However, Chicago Pd is also procedural, and with that comes typecast roles that are standard fare. In the interim, there are...
- 3/25/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 21-year-old gun rights activist who was acquitted for fatally shooting two people and injuring another at racial justice protests in 2020, faced intense backlash when he gave a speech at the University of Memphis on Wednesday.
Rittenhouse’s appearance at a campus event organized by the university’s chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization, ignited widespread student protests. Despite the outcry, the university stated that it was legally obligated to allow Rittenhouse to speak due to the First Amendment and Tennessee’s Campus Free Speech Act.
At the event, Rittenhouse discussed the importance of the Second Amendment and criticized the Black Lives Matter movement. Students expressed their opposition to his presence and highlighted concerns about gun violence in the community and his promotion of what they perceived as racist views. Videos shared online captured students booing, walking out, challenging Rittenhouse’s statements and questioning information...
Rittenhouse’s appearance at a campus event organized by the university’s chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization, ignited widespread student protests. Despite the outcry, the university stated that it was legally obligated to allow Rittenhouse to speak due to the First Amendment and Tennessee’s Campus Free Speech Act.
At the event, Rittenhouse discussed the importance of the Second Amendment and criticized the Black Lives Matter movement. Students expressed their opposition to his presence and highlighted concerns about gun violence in the community and his promotion of what they perceived as racist views. Videos shared online captured students booing, walking out, challenging Rittenhouse’s statements and questioning information...
- 3/23/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Coming straight from Sundance with their respective buzzy docs “Power” – a Netflix Original – and “Union,” U.S. director/producer Yance Ford and his Canadian counterpart Brett Story delivered March 20 an empowering talk at Copenhagen’s “Film:makers in Dialogue” session, where they bounced ideas between each other about power structure in American society, capitalism, race and class divides from historical and contemporary perspectives.
“Power,” which was competing at Cph:dox for the Human Rights Award, is a forceful documentary essay on the origin of U.S. policing spanning 300 years, turning on its dynamics and impact on American society. “I’m interested in U.S. institutions, power, control in our society,” said Ford about his sophomore feature and follow up to his Academy Award-nominated “Strong Island,” acquired by Netflix for global distribution in 2017.
“After the George Floyd murder [in 2020], I saw the way the police was acting with unfiltered violence towards people protesting, and decided to step back.
“Power,” which was competing at Cph:dox for the Human Rights Award, is a forceful documentary essay on the origin of U.S. policing spanning 300 years, turning on its dynamics and impact on American society. “I’m interested in U.S. institutions, power, control in our society,” said Ford about his sophomore feature and follow up to his Academy Award-nominated “Strong Island,” acquired by Netflix for global distribution in 2017.
“After the George Floyd murder [in 2020], I saw the way the police was acting with unfiltered violence towards people protesting, and decided to step back.
- 3/22/2024
- by Annika Pham
- Variety Film + TV
After “Endgame,” Anthony Mackie became Captain America, which divided fans’ opinions. His first appearance in this role was in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” set six months later. Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie reprised their roles as Barnes and Wilson from the movies.
The series received praise for addressing the Black experience and tackling racial discrimination and America’s historical injustices. Sam Wilson, a Black man, becoming Captain America was seen as significant. The series’ release coincided with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder verdict, adding to its relevance.
The show’s themes divided fans, with some praising its approach while others were disappointed by the focus on political issues over storytelling. Despite this, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” didn’t receive a second season. This wasn’t due to the reception but because Disney+ series at the time were meant to be miniseries. Wilson’s story...
The series received praise for addressing the Black experience and tackling racial discrimination and America’s historical injustices. Sam Wilson, a Black man, becoming Captain America was seen as significant. The series’ release coincided with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder verdict, adding to its relevance.
The show’s themes divided fans, with some praising its approach while others were disappointed by the focus on political issues over storytelling. Despite this, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” didn’t receive a second season. This wasn’t due to the reception but because Disney+ series at the time were meant to be miniseries. Wilson’s story...
- 3/22/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
Following the events of ‘Endgame’ Anthony Mackie aka Sam Wilson took over the role of Captain America. Some fans greeted the idea some did not. The next opportunity to see Mackie in action after he was handed the mantle was ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ set six months after the events of the ‘Endgame.’ Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie reprised their respective roles as Barnes and Wilson from the film series.
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ received praise for its exploration of the Black experience and dealing with issues of racial discrimination and America’s historical injustices. It was noted because of the significance of Sam Wilson, a Black man, taking on the role of Captain America. The timing of the series’ release, aligned with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder verdict.
The overall themes of the show were extremely polarizing with part of the fandom praising...
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ received praise for its exploration of the Black experience and dealing with issues of racial discrimination and America’s historical injustices. It was noted because of the significance of Sam Wilson, a Black man, taking on the role of Captain America. The timing of the series’ release, aligned with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder verdict.
The overall themes of the show were extremely polarizing with part of the fandom praising...
- 3/22/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Oregon lawmakers are on the cusp of revisiting the state’s drug decriminalization measure. Once hailed as a groundbreaking approach to addiction, the law has faced intense backlash as communities grapple with the devastating impacts of fentanyl use.
On Thursday, the Oregon House of Representatives voted 51-7 to make possession of a small amount of drugs a misdemeanor once again, which has garnered significant bipartisan support. The bill will now proceed to the Oregon Senate before it reaches the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek (D-Oregon), who has expressed openness to signing the legislation.
The implementation of Measure 110 in Oregon, approved by voters over three years ago, sparked heated debates about drug policy, public safety and justice.
Championed by the reform organization Drug Policy Alliance, Measure 110 was initially celebrated as an innovative public health approach and a departure from the failed war on drugs. For decades, the war on drugs had...
On Thursday, the Oregon House of Representatives voted 51-7 to make possession of a small amount of drugs a misdemeanor once again, which has garnered significant bipartisan support. The bill will now proceed to the Oregon Senate before it reaches the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek (D-Oregon), who has expressed openness to signing the legislation.
The implementation of Measure 110 in Oregon, approved by voters over three years ago, sparked heated debates about drug policy, public safety and justice.
Championed by the reform organization Drug Policy Alliance, Measure 110 was initially celebrated as an innovative public health approach and a departure from the failed war on drugs. For decades, the war on drugs had...
- 3/1/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Image Source: Getty / Emma McIntyre
In season three of "The Morning Show," a race scandal rocks Uba, the broadcast network that serves as the show's backdrop. The storyline sees Karen Pittman's Mia and Greta Lee's Stella strikingly depict the realities of women of color in largely white, corporate spaces like network television. "That's me and Greta actually, in a real way," Pittman tells Popsugar after speaking at the 2024 Makers Conference on Feb. 28.
Through characters like Mia and Nya on "And Just Like That...," Pittman brings incredible nuance to her portrayal of strong Black women who navigate their race in their respective environments, which she opened up about in conversation with "Succession" actor J. Smith-Cameron. The two spoke at the three-day summit hosted by Makers, a community-focused media brand owned by Yahoo that's focused on accelerating equity for women in the workplace.
"I pride myself on having characters that...
In season three of "The Morning Show," a race scandal rocks Uba, the broadcast network that serves as the show's backdrop. The storyline sees Karen Pittman's Mia and Greta Lee's Stella strikingly depict the realities of women of color in largely white, corporate spaces like network television. "That's me and Greta actually, in a real way," Pittman tells Popsugar after speaking at the 2024 Makers Conference on Feb. 28.
Through characters like Mia and Nya on "And Just Like That...," Pittman brings incredible nuance to her portrayal of strong Black women who navigate their race in their respective environments, which she opened up about in conversation with "Succession" actor J. Smith-Cameron. The two spoke at the three-day summit hosted by Makers, a community-focused media brand owned by Yahoo that's focused on accelerating equity for women in the workplace.
"I pride myself on having characters that...
- 3/1/2024
- by Yerin Kim
- Popsugar.com
While the pandemic spurred many (white collar) Americans to flee the big cities and retreat to the safety and comfort of living room Zooming, Detroit native Mitch McCabe returned home to the big city and instead roamed the often chaotic streets, eventually journeying throughout Michigan, camera in tow. What the veteran filmmaker-educator (and Flaherty Seminar and MacDowell fellow) witnessed was what we all primarily saw in that “unprecedented” election year: anger. At lockdowns, at those attending protests unmasked. And masked. At the murder of George Floyd, at the BLM movement, at Trump. At Democrat elites like Governor Gretchen Whitmer and […]
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- 3/1/2024
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
While the pandemic spurred many (white collar) Americans to flee the big cities and retreat to the safety and comfort of living room Zooming, Detroit native Mitch McCabe returned home to the big city and instead roamed the often chaotic streets, eventually journeying throughout Michigan, camera in tow. What the veteran filmmaker-educator (and Flaherty Seminar and MacDowell fellow) witnessed was what we all primarily saw in that “unprecedented” election year: anger. At lockdowns, at those attending protests unmasked. And masked. At the murder of George Floyd, at the BLM movement, at Trump. At Democrat elites like Governor Gretchen Whitmer and […]
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- 3/1/2024
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Rookie has graduated from primetime newbie to veteran TV show as it reaches its 100th episode, a milestone star and executive producer Nathan Fillion says tells you, “Whatever you’re doing, you’re doing something right.” Since debuting in 2018, the ABC police procedural has sustained faithful viewership amid both internal and industrywide obstacles, including the pandemic and most recently, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Fillion, who portrays John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, credits the drama’s longevity to creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley, with whom he also worked on ABC’s Castle from 2009-16. “I think what keeps people coming back is the time they spend with these characters,” says Fillion, who teases the possibility of new romantic plotlines during season six. “Anytime you throw two different characters in a squad car together, you know you’re going to get different dynamics, and people are tuning in to that.
Fillion, who portrays John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, credits the drama’s longevity to creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley, with whom he also worked on ABC’s Castle from 2009-16. “I think what keeps people coming back is the time they spend with these characters,” says Fillion, who teases the possibility of new romantic plotlines during season six. “Anytime you throw two different characters in a squad car together, you know you’re going to get different dynamics, and people are tuning in to that.
- 2/27/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Friday, former President Donald Trump claimed his mug shot and criminal charges appeal to black voters.
Trump spoke at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual Gala in Columbia, South Carolina. There, he stated, “I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time, and a lot of people said that that’s why the black people like me.”
Trump attempted to relate his issues to the issues faced in the black community. “Because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against,” he said.
Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Gala: I got indicted and lot of people said that’s why the black people like me… pic.twitter.com/QENwQvvyLI
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2024
Trump also claimed many black people are wearing t-shirts with his mug shot, taken in 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia.
Many...
Trump spoke at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual Gala in Columbia, South Carolina. There, he stated, “I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time, and a lot of people said that that’s why the black people like me.”
Trump attempted to relate his issues to the issues faced in the black community. “Because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against,” he said.
Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Gala: I got indicted and lot of people said that’s why the black people like me… pic.twitter.com/QENwQvvyLI
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2024
Trump also claimed many black people are wearing t-shirts with his mug shot, taken in 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia.
Many...
- 2/27/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Tom Sandoval of Vanderpump Rules continues to be the punchline of jokes for late-night shows and John Oliver took a swipe at the Bravo star on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight.
Oliver took on the scam known as “pig butchering,” which is when scammers fatten up their victims with the promise of money and end up scamming them out of money.
“Imagine being the victim of this scam, turning on the news and suddenly learning the shorthand for people in your situation is — the pigs,” Oliver said.
He continued, “Although, I will say, it could’ve been worse. Pigs are awesome. They are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet. They are smarter than dogs, most three-year-olds and Tom Sandoval.”
Watch the moment in the clip below.
John Oliver dings #PumpRules star Tom Sandoval pic.twitter.com/QLvbkD35SR
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 26, 2024
Oliver, who is...
Oliver took on the scam known as “pig butchering,” which is when scammers fatten up their victims with the promise of money and end up scamming them out of money.
“Imagine being the victim of this scam, turning on the news and suddenly learning the shorthand for people in your situation is — the pigs,” Oliver said.
He continued, “Although, I will say, it could’ve been worse. Pigs are awesome. They are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet. They are smarter than dogs, most three-year-olds and Tom Sandoval.”
Watch the moment in the clip below.
John Oliver dings #PumpRules star Tom Sandoval pic.twitter.com/QLvbkD35SR
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 26, 2024
Oliver, who is...
- 2/26/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Sandoval of Vanderpump Rules was name-dropped on Saturday Night Live during the “Weekend Update” segment with Marcello Hernández making a reference to the Bravo star.
Hernández appeared during the weekly segment as a frozen embryo from Alabama after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos are the legal equivalent of a child.
When Colin Jost asked the embryo who his parents were, they said, “No, but based on my accent and size, I’m going to guess Sofía Vergara and an oompa loompa.”
The reference to Sandoval came after Jost asked the embryo if it felt like a full human life.
“Does this look like a life to you Colin? I’m living at negative 200 degrees in liquid nitrogen, freezing my non-existent nipples off. I don’t got a brain, I don’t got a heart. I’m like Tom Sandoval,” Hernández said as the embryo.
When Jost...
Hernández appeared during the weekly segment as a frozen embryo from Alabama after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that embryos are the legal equivalent of a child.
When Colin Jost asked the embryo who his parents were, they said, “No, but based on my accent and size, I’m going to guess Sofía Vergara and an oompa loompa.”
The reference to Sandoval came after Jost asked the embryo if it felt like a full human life.
“Does this look like a life to you Colin? I’m living at negative 200 degrees in liquid nitrogen, freezing my non-existent nipples off. I don’t got a brain, I don’t got a heart. I’m like Tom Sandoval,” Hernández said as the embryo.
When Jost...
- 2/26/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
A politically charged segment during the Feb. 24 episode of “Saturday Night Live” contained some brutal jokes about Tom Sandoval, the “Vanderpump Rules” cad who cheated on his longtime girlfriend with her friend and fellow cast member, the fallout of which elevated his profile to pop culture supervillain.
The barbs came during a sketch taking aim at the controversial decision by the Alabama Supreme Court this week that now considers frozen embryos created during in vitro fertilization to be children.
“SNL” featured player Marcello Hernandez dropped by Weekend Update as a “frozen embryo from Alabama” in order to talk about his existence and how it differs from humans.
“I don’t got a brain, I don’t got a heart, I’m like Tom Sandoval,” the embryo quipped.
“So you watch ‘Vanderpump Rules?'” Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost asked incredulously.
“Of course not — I don’t even have eyes. But...
The barbs came during a sketch taking aim at the controversial decision by the Alabama Supreme Court this week that now considers frozen embryos created during in vitro fertilization to be children.
“SNL” featured player Marcello Hernandez dropped by Weekend Update as a “frozen embryo from Alabama” in order to talk about his existence and how it differs from humans.
“I don’t got a brain, I don’t got a heart, I’m like Tom Sandoval,” the embryo quipped.
“So you watch ‘Vanderpump Rules?'” Weekend Update anchor Colin Jost asked incredulously.
“Of course not — I don’t even have eyes. But...
- 2/25/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Although Barbie won the box office last year, a demographic analysis of the rest of 2023’s releases indicates that Hollywood is still investing primarily in male-centered movies.
Just 30 percent of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female lead or co-lead, the lowest share in a decade, according to the latest research brief from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. AI2 has compiled this data annually since 2007 (which, at 20 percent, featured the lowest-ever percentage of women protagonists), and last year’s mark is a substantial drop from 2022’s record-high of 44 percent.
“This is a catastrophic step back for girls and women in film,” AI2 founder Stacy L. Smith said in a statement. “These numbers are more than just a metric of how often girls and women are in protagonist roles. They represent the career opportunities offered to women in the industry…. Even by looking at the films that were moved to 2024 because of the strike,...
Just 30 percent of the top 100 films of 2023 featured a female lead or co-lead, the lowest share in a decade, according to the latest research brief from USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. AI2 has compiled this data annually since 2007 (which, at 20 percent, featured the lowest-ever percentage of women protagonists), and last year’s mark is a substantial drop from 2022’s record-high of 44 percent.
“This is a catastrophic step back for girls and women in film,” AI2 founder Stacy L. Smith said in a statement. “These numbers are more than just a metric of how often girls and women are in protagonist roles. They represent the career opportunities offered to women in the industry…. Even by looking at the films that were moved to 2024 because of the strike,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For years, Tom Schwartz has been known on Vanderpump Rules for being “one of the Toms,” half of a duo with his longtime best friend Tom Sandoval. The Toms have opened bars together, built businesses, and created personal and professional identities around their friendship. It was a solid game plan until the world turned on Sandoval last year after learning about his months-long affair with Rachel Leviss. Seemingly simply as a result of being “one of the Toms,” Schwartz also found himself on the outs for sticking by his friend (and maybe,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Krystie Lee Yandoli
- Rollingstone.com
Well, here’s a post that should come as no surprise to Tom Sandoval’s PR team, or the public relations folks at Bravo, or even Vanderpump Rules executive producer Alex Baskin: The widely reviled reality star went ahead and tossed out a half-baked comparison between the media attention garnered by “Scandoval” with that of the O.J. Simpson trial or the police murder of George Floyd in The New York Times.
The quotes appear in an extensive profile of Sandoval that digs into how the villain of the infamous...
The quotes appear in an extensive profile of Sandoval that digs into how the villain of the infamous...
- 2/21/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Sandoval has released a new statement following backlash on Tuesday (February 20).
The 40-year-old Vanderpump Rules reality star had a new interview with The New York Times drop that day, and in the feature, he compared Scandoval to that of the Oj Simpson trial and George Flood, which drew quite a lot of backlash on social media.
Following the reaction to his quote, Tom shared an apology and was intention behind what he said was.
Keep reading to find out more…
“My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I’m incredibly sorry and embarrassed,” he shared on his Instagram story.
If you missed it, in the Nyt Magazine interview, Tom said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really, but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd...
The 40-year-old Vanderpump Rules reality star had a new interview with The New York Times drop that day, and in the feature, he compared Scandoval to that of the Oj Simpson trial and George Flood, which drew quite a lot of backlash on social media.
Following the reaction to his quote, Tom shared an apology and was intention behind what he said was.
Keep reading to find out more…
“My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I’m incredibly sorry and embarrassed,” he shared on his Instagram story.
If you missed it, in the Nyt Magazine interview, Tom said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really, but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd...
- 2/20/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval has apologized for comparing Scandoval to O.J. Simpson and George Floyd in a New York Times Magazine interview, quotes that quickly went viral.
In the profile published Tuesday, the Vanderpump Rules star was asked by interviewer Irina Aleksander why he thought Scandoval became such a massive pop culture phenomenon. He responded, “I’m not a pop culture historian really, but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit of the same?”
Aleksander attempted to provide context for Sandoval’s train of thought, noting, “He was trying to express the oddity of becoming the symbolic center of a nationwide discussion and a major news story; what he communicated instead was something more honest, which is...
In the profile published Tuesday, the Vanderpump Rules star was asked by interviewer Irina Aleksander why he thought Scandoval became such a massive pop culture phenomenon. He responded, “I’m not a pop culture historian really, but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit of the same?”
Aleksander attempted to provide context for Sandoval’s train of thought, noting, “He was trying to express the oddity of becoming the symbolic center of a nationwide discussion and a major news story; what he communicated instead was something more honest, which is...
- 2/20/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s apology time.
Tom Sandoval, star of Vanderpump Rules, was the subject of a nearly 7,000 word profile in The New York Times, where he compared his recent cheating scandal to George Floyd and O.J. Simpson.
He has now apologized.
“My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I’m incredibly sorry and embarrassed,” Sandoval said.
When asked why Scandoval – which kicked off during the Bravo series during the end of last season – had got so big, Sandoval said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?...
Tom Sandoval, star of Vanderpump Rules, was the subject of a nearly 7,000 word profile in The New York Times, where he compared his recent cheating scandal to George Floyd and O.J. Simpson.
He has now apologized.
“My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I’m incredibly sorry and embarrassed,” Sandoval said.
When asked why Scandoval – which kicked off during the Bravo series during the end of last season – had got so big, Sandoval said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?...
- 2/20/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Sandoval is getting some heat for what he said in a new interview.
While speaking with The New York Times Magazine in a new profile, the 40-year-old Vanderpump Rules star, who was of course at the center of a cheating scandal dubbed “Scandoval” in 2023, compared that to the likes of the Oj Simpson trial and the murder of George Floyd.
Keep reading to see what he said…
In the interview, Tom is asked why he thinks Scandoval got so big.
“I’m not a pop-culture historian really,” he told interviewer Irina Aleksander, “but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?”
Following this statement, Irina noted, “I think I knew what he meant. He was trying to...
While speaking with The New York Times Magazine in a new profile, the 40-year-old Vanderpump Rules star, who was of course at the center of a cheating scandal dubbed “Scandoval” in 2023, compared that to the likes of the Oj Simpson trial and the murder of George Floyd.
Keep reading to see what he said…
In the interview, Tom is asked why he thinks Scandoval got so big.
“I’m not a pop-culture historian really,” he told interviewer Irina Aleksander, “but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?”
Following this statement, Irina noted, “I think I knew what he meant. He was trying to...
- 2/20/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
When a reality TV star gets caught up in a cheating scandal, admittedly one that has captured the nation, it’s never a great idea to compare it to the brutal murder of a man at the hands of the police.
But that’s exactly what Tom Sandoval, star of Vanderpump Rules and the man at the center of the cheating scandal, just did in a New York Times profile.
When asked why Scandoval – which kicked off during the Bravo series during the end of last season – had got so big, Sandoval said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?”
At the core of the scandal, Sandoval cheated on...
But that’s exactly what Tom Sandoval, star of Vanderpump Rules and the man at the center of the cheating scandal, just did in a New York Times profile.
When asked why Scandoval – which kicked off during the Bravo series during the end of last season – had got so big, Sandoval said, “I’m not a pop-culture historian really but I witnessed the O.J. Simpson thing and George Floyd and all these big things, which is really weird to compare this to that, I think, but do you think in a weird way it’s a little bit the same?”
At the core of the scandal, Sandoval cheated on...
- 2/20/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: In response to the interview and subsequent blowback online, Tom Sandoval has released a statement, saying, “My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the level of national media attention my affair received. The comparison was inappropriate and ignorant. I’m incredibly sorry and embarrassed.”
Previously: “Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval has already stuck his foot in his mouth several times on the new season of the realty show. After all, it’s the first episodes back since he gained infamy for “Scandoval,” in which he cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with one of her best friends, Rachel Leviss. But after reflecting on the incident, Sandoval offered a jaw-dropping comparison to his infidelity.
In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, Sandoval was asked “why he thought the scandal got so big,” and gave a tone-deaf answer.
“I...
Previously: “Vanderpump Rules” star Tom Sandoval has already stuck his foot in his mouth several times on the new season of the realty show. After all, it’s the first episodes back since he gained infamy for “Scandoval,” in which he cheated on his longtime girlfriend, Ariana Madix, with one of her best friends, Rachel Leviss. But after reflecting on the incident, Sandoval offered a jaw-dropping comparison to his infidelity.
In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, Sandoval was asked “why he thought the scandal got so big,” and gave a tone-deaf answer.
“I...
- 2/20/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Troy, Michigan, is quintessential suburbia: strip malls, banks with drive-thrus, and jewelry stores. Though just 30 minutes outside of Detroit, Troy feels a world away from the Motor City, with its blocks of boarded-up houses and abandoned stores. The disparate environments speak to the systemic inequality that brought me here to talk politics and the bind that Joe Biden has gotten himself into.
Inside Fresh & Pressed Juice, a brightly lit juice bar and cafe with a vibrant green ceiling, I talk with the impeccably dressed shop owner Kiara Smith and her husband,...
Inside Fresh & Pressed Juice, a brightly lit juice bar and cafe with a vibrant green ceiling, I talk with the impeccably dressed shop owner Kiara Smith and her husband,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Disney parks purists rejoice.
The company’s Imagineering team has released the first look at the actual Tiana character that will enliven the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction at U.S. parks, and it is refreshingly old school.
Unlike the initial face-projection characters from Epcot’s Frozen Ever After, which creeped some guests out, Tiana is fully animatronic in the tradition of classic Disney rides like Pirates of the Caribbean. Catch your first look in the video below.
@disneyparks
First Look...
The company’s Imagineering team has released the first look at the actual Tiana character that will enliven the upcoming Tiana’s Bayou Adventure attraction at U.S. parks, and it is refreshingly old school.
Unlike the initial face-projection characters from Epcot’s Frozen Ever After, which creeped some guests out, Tiana is fully animatronic in the tradition of classic Disney rides like Pirates of the Caribbean. Catch your first look in the video below.
@disneyparks
First Look...
- 2/13/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
On Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will play in their fourth Super Bowl in the past five years, facing off against the San Francisco 49ers. Mahomes, the team’s quarterback, is the best player in football, maybe the best American athlete of his generation, and one of the most ingenious and thrilling on-field performers you could ever imagine. You should check him out if you get a chance, he’s really great.
Patrick Mahomes was raised in Tyler, Texas, by his mother.
Patrick Mahomes was raised in Tyler, Texas, by his mother.
- 2/11/2024
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
This is a week where the Super Bowl takes place (on February 11) and a new series about Christian Dior’s post-World War II fashion movement (“The New Look”) also premieres. The bounty of television keeps giving. Also this week: the streaming premiere of “Bottoms,” the end of “La Brea,” a new documentary about Black astronauts (“The Space Race”) and the return of Jon Stewart to “The Daily Show.” Plus so much more! Sounds like it’ll kind of be a momentous week, huh?
On with the television!
“The New Look”
Wednesday, February 14, Apple TV+
Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior in “The New Look” (Apple TV+)
This new historical drama focuses on Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), in his post-World War II period when he created the fashion line that unofficially went by The New Look. There are plenty of wonderful actors playing famous historical figures – Juliette Binoche is Coco Chanel, Maisie Williams is Catherine Dior,...
On with the television!
“The New Look”
Wednesday, February 14, Apple TV+
Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior in “The New Look” (Apple TV+)
This new historical drama focuses on Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), in his post-World War II period when he created the fashion line that unofficially went by The New Look. There are plenty of wonderful actors playing famous historical figures – Juliette Binoche is Coco Chanel, Maisie Williams is Catherine Dior,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Ozzy Osbourne is speaking out after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, allegedly used a sample of his music without his approval.
In a social media post shared Friday, the rocker called out West in all caps, writing, “@kanyewest Asked Permission To Sample A Section Of A 1983 Live Performance Of ‘War Pig’ From The US Festival Without Vocals.”
Osbourne went on to say that West was “Refused Permission Because He Is An Antisemite And Has Caused Untold Heartache To Many.”
“He Went Ahead And Used The Sample Anyway At His Album Listening Party Last Night. I Want No Association With This Man,” Osbourne wrote.
. @kanyewest Asked Permission To Sample A Section Of A 1983 Live Performance Of “War Pig” From The US Festival Without Vocals & Was Refused Permission Because He Is An Antisemite And Has Caused Untold Heartache To Many. He Went Ahead And Used The Sample Anyway At His Album…...
In a social media post shared Friday, the rocker called out West in all caps, writing, “@kanyewest Asked Permission To Sample A Section Of A 1983 Live Performance Of ‘War Pig’ From The US Festival Without Vocals.”
Osbourne went on to say that West was “Refused Permission Because He Is An Antisemite And Has Caused Untold Heartache To Many.”
“He Went Ahead And Used The Sample Anyway At His Album Listening Party Last Night. I Want No Association With This Man,” Osbourne wrote.
. @kanyewest Asked Permission To Sample A Section Of A 1983 Live Performance Of “War Pig” From The US Festival Without Vocals & Was Refused Permission Because He Is An Antisemite And Has Caused Untold Heartache To Many. He Went Ahead And Used The Sample Anyway At His Album…...
- 2/9/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is joining CNN as global affairs analyst and political commentator.
Shortly after the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump fired Esper, part of the upheaval in the administration as Trump refused to concede the election. Esper served from July 2019 to November, 2020, a period that included his opposition to sending U.S. troops to control protests in major cities following the killing of George Floyd. In an interview with The New York Times in 2022, as he was publishing a book on his time in the administration, Esper said of Trump, “He is an unprincipled person who, given his self-interest, should not be in the position of public service.”
Before he became the Secretary of Defense, Esper was secretary of the Army. He is currently partner and board member at the venture capital firm Red Cell Partners.
CNN also announced that Leah Wright Rigueur would join the network as an on-air contributor.
Shortly after the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump fired Esper, part of the upheaval in the administration as Trump refused to concede the election. Esper served from July 2019 to November, 2020, a period that included his opposition to sending U.S. troops to control protests in major cities following the killing of George Floyd. In an interview with The New York Times in 2022, as he was publishing a book on his time in the administration, Esper said of Trump, “He is an unprincipled person who, given his self-interest, should not be in the position of public service.”
Before he became the Secretary of Defense, Esper was secretary of the Army. He is currently partner and board member at the venture capital firm Red Cell Partners.
CNN also announced that Leah Wright Rigueur would join the network as an on-air contributor.
- 2/7/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A judge has dismissed the $100 million lawsuit that Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group filed last year in California state court against McDonald’s.
Allen’s lawsuit, filed last May in Los Angeles Superior Court, asserted that the fast good giant had reneged on its promise to spend more of its annual advertising budget with Black-owned media outlets. A judge ruled earlier this month that Allen’s legal materials had so far had not shown a likelihood of proving its assertions in court. Allen Media Group plans to appeal the decision. Allen Media Group has a separate $10 billion lawsuit pending against McDonald’s in federal court, alleging that it discriminates through racial stereotyping in its advertising practices, violating civil rights laws.
Allen’s state suit hinged on a specific interpretation of claims McDonald’s made in a 2021 press release outlining its pledges to increase its spending with Black-owned businesses overall. The...
Allen’s lawsuit, filed last May in Los Angeles Superior Court, asserted that the fast good giant had reneged on its promise to spend more of its annual advertising budget with Black-owned media outlets. A judge ruled earlier this month that Allen’s legal materials had so far had not shown a likelihood of proving its assertions in court. Allen Media Group plans to appeal the decision. Allen Media Group has a separate $10 billion lawsuit pending against McDonald’s in federal court, alleging that it discriminates through racial stereotyping in its advertising practices, violating civil rights laws.
Allen’s state suit hinged on a specific interpretation of claims McDonald’s made in a 2021 press release outlining its pledges to increase its spending with Black-owned businesses overall. The...
- 2/7/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The reason Killer Mike was taken away in handcuffs after winning three Grammy awards Sunday is coming into focus. A senior law enforcement source says a female security guard working the star-studded event claims she was injured by the rapper during a confrontation inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Killer Mike denies the allegation in a new statement to Rolling Stone.
According to the source, it was shortly after the Atlanta musician, whose legal name is Michael Render, swept the rap category with trophies for Best Rap Album,...
According to the source, it was shortly after the Atlanta musician, whose legal name is Michael Render, swept the rap category with trophies for Best Rap Album,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Killer Mike was detained at the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon, shortly after winning three of the four rap categories in the pre-show telecast about two hours earlier.
An LAPD source tells Rolling Stone that Michael Santiago Render (Killer Mike’s real name) was handcuffed and detained after an alleged “physical altercation” inside the arena involving a third party. “Somebody complains, obviously we have to do something about it,” the source said. Render was questioned and later booked for misdemeanor battery, according to the LAPD.
An LAPD source tells Rolling Stone that Michael Santiago Render (Killer Mike’s real name) was handcuffed and detained after an alleged “physical altercation” inside the arena involving a third party. “Somebody complains, obviously we have to do something about it,” the source said. Render was questioned and later booked for misdemeanor battery, according to the LAPD.
- 2/5/2024
- by Ethan Millman and Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Taking place amid the crush of parties surrounding the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala — with its black-tie Black designer dress code — drew one of the most gorgeously turned out crowds of the entire bash-filled weekend.
Held for the first time in L.A. and hosted by Robin Thede, the gala raised money for the nonprofit equity organization Fifteen Percent Pledge, founded by Brother Vellies designer Aurora James, which asks retailers to devote 15 percent of shelf space to products from Black-owned brands.
First Lady Jill Biden, wearing designer Sergio Hudson, made a surprise appearance at the event, held on the lot at Paramount Studios. She touted the achievements her husband’s administration has made to help small and minority-owned businesses (including doubling the amount of loans given by the government to small Black-owned companies) and praised James for founding the Fifteen Percent Pledge in the wake...
Held for the first time in L.A. and hosted by Robin Thede, the gala raised money for the nonprofit equity organization Fifteen Percent Pledge, founded by Brother Vellies designer Aurora James, which asks retailers to devote 15 percent of shelf space to products from Black-owned brands.
First Lady Jill Biden, wearing designer Sergio Hudson, made a surprise appearance at the event, held on the lot at Paramount Studios. She touted the achievements her husband’s administration has made to help small and minority-owned businesses (including doubling the amount of loans given by the government to small Black-owned companies) and praised James for founding the Fifteen Percent Pledge in the wake...
- 2/4/2024
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eight years after the film “Hidden Figures” brought the work of three Black women NASA mathematicians to mass audiences, National Geographic will debut a documentary film “The Space Race: The Untold Story of the First Black Astronauts.” Featuring interviews with former test pilot Ed Dwight, NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Leland Melvin and more, “The Space Race” reveals the boundary-defying work of these men who dreamed of reaching the stars as Americans struggled for equality at home on solid ground. The film chronicles over 50 years of this history, up to 2020 and the news about George Floyd’s murder reaching the International Space Station.
The new film documents the discrimination these men faced in achieving their goals. In a trailer for the movie, NASA astronaut and former administrator Charlie Bolden remembers how amazed he was at America’s space program, but “growing up in the Jim Crow South, you knew what you...
The new film documents the discrimination these men faced in achieving their goals. In a trailer for the movie, NASA astronaut and former administrator Charlie Bolden remembers how amazed he was at America’s space program, but “growing up in the Jim Crow South, you knew what you...
- 2/1/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
National Geographic on Monday dropped the official trailer for its forthcoming feature-length documentary “The Space Race,” which weaves together “the untold story of the first Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach the stars.” It’s directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and the Emmy-winning Lisa Cortes, who also produce along with Alexandra Bowen, Ally Parker, Mark Monroe and Kiro Birla. Together, they profile the Black pilots, scientists and engineers who joined NASA to drive forward the space program “even as their country failed to achieve equality for them back on Earth.” Watch the trailer above.
The 91-minute “The Space Race” debuts February 12 on National Geographic before streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
From 1963, when the assassination of President John F. Kennedy thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon, to 2020, when the echoes of civil unrest sparked by the killing...
The 91-minute “The Space Race” debuts February 12 on National Geographic before streaming on Disney+ and Hulu the following day.
From 1963, when the assassination of President John F. Kennedy thwarted Captain Ed Dwight’s quest to reach the moon, to 2020, when the echoes of civil unrest sparked by the killing...
- 1/29/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
When Power begins, before we see anything onscreen, we hear the voice of director Yance Ford, preparing the audience for information about the police that may be difficult to swallow. For those of us who have been politically radicalized — either in the past during landmark events like the Rodney King riots or the recent present in the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd — what we see in Ford’s tightly edited 85-minute documentary feature may not be surprising. But for the vast majority of people in America, the police are still considered trustworthy arbiters of law and order dedicated to keeping us safe. That is why, during the 2020 protests, “abolish the police” was quickly rebranded by liberal pundits as “defund the police.” Even with this softer message, the public outcry fell on deaf ears. And soon, the movement faltered.
Ford seems to be responding directly to that failure with Power,...
Ford seems to be responding directly to that failure with Power,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Jourdain Searles
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Ford Foundation is coming through for documentary filmmakers in a big way.
Today, the nonprofit philanthropic institution announced its latest round of grants under the foundation’s JustFilms division — $4.2 million that will go to support “59 innovative film projects centered on social justice globally and in the United States.”
Among the recipients are Union, the film directed by Stephen Maing and Brett Story that just held its world premiere at Sundance, and fellow Sundance premiere The Battle for Laikipia, directed by Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi. Union, about the battle to unionize an Amazon facility on Staten Island, New York, is in U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance. The Battle for Laikipia, in World Cinema Documentary Competition at the festival, examines “a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.” Roger Ross Williams and Toni Kamau are among the producers of Laikipia.
Today, the nonprofit philanthropic institution announced its latest round of grants under the foundation’s JustFilms division — $4.2 million that will go to support “59 innovative film projects centered on social justice globally and in the United States.”
Among the recipients are Union, the film directed by Stephen Maing and Brett Story that just held its world premiere at Sundance, and fellow Sundance premiere The Battle for Laikipia, directed by Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi. Union, about the battle to unionize an Amazon facility on Staten Island, New York, is in U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance. The Battle for Laikipia, in World Cinema Documentary Competition at the festival, examines “a generations-old conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.” Roger Ross Williams and Toni Kamau are among the producers of Laikipia.
- 1/25/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s an afternoon in July 2023, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in his element. Standing at a podium at the foot of the marble staircase in New York’s City Hall, the Mayor is flanked by staffers, supporters, and hip-hop stars including Eric B. (of Eric B. and Rakim fame), rapper and reality TV star Peter Gunz, and “The Blastmaster” Krs-One. The occasion is the announcement of a series of concerts to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary across New York’s five boroughs. Aiming to look the part of “Hip-Hop Mayor,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Timmhotep Aku and Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
For Ava DuVernay, whose projects like 13th, Selma, and When They See Us challenge viewers to contend with the gut-wrenching racism that’s colored American history, Origin provides a more global perspective on racial inequality and its foundation within social hierarchies.
“I try to make soul food with my movies, not junk food, not fast food,” DuVernay tells Rolling Stone. “Not stuff that goes in and goes straight up the next day, but stuff that sticks to your ribs.”
Origin, which DuVernay wrote and directed, draws inspiration from Isabel Wilkerson’s best-selling book Caste,...
“I try to make soul food with my movies, not junk food, not fast food,” DuVernay tells Rolling Stone. “Not stuff that goes in and goes straight up the next day, but stuff that sticks to your ribs.”
Origin, which DuVernay wrote and directed, draws inspiration from Isabel Wilkerson’s best-selling book Caste,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Editors note: John Ridley is the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave writer, writer-director of Five Days at Memorial, and the Eisner-nominated writer of the DC graphic novel series Gcpd: The Blue Wall. He also hosts with Matt Carey the Deadline podcast Doc Talk, and occasionally contributes guest columns, last of which focused on the dismantling of studio diversity leaders that became popular after George Floyd’s murder.
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It’s called a Napoleon complex for a reason.
With the first round of Oscar voting closing out, I spent the long MLK weekend catching up on narrative films I’ve yet to see. Yes. I know. I’m a little late to the party, but my day job of watching other people’s amazing docs has bled into my evenings of watching other people’s amazing narrative features.
Among the films, I watched Mr. Ridley Scott’s Napoleon with our older son.
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It’s called a Napoleon complex for a reason.
With the first round of Oscar voting closing out, I spent the long MLK weekend catching up on narrative films I’ve yet to see. Yes. I know. I’m a little late to the party, but my day job of watching other people’s amazing docs has bled into my evenings of watching other people’s amazing narrative features.
Among the films, I watched Mr. Ridley Scott’s Napoleon with our older son.
- 1/19/2024
- by John Ridley
- Deadline Film + TV
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