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‘The Connors’ dedicates live season four premiere to Norm MacDonald

The Connors kicked off its fourth season with a live episode that took every opportunity to take advantage of the situation.  The show capped off with a touching tribute to comedian Norm MacDonald, who died last week at the age of 61 after a long, private battle with cancer. The episode, titled “Trucking Live in Front of a...

Influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

Influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom many consider the godfather of modern Black cinema, has died at age 89. On behalf of his family, The Criterion Collection and Janus Films confirmed his passing in a statement posted Wednesday. “In an unparalleled career distinguished by relentless innovation, boundless curiosity and spiritual empathy, Melvin Van Peebles made...

Jada Pinkett Smith celebrates 50th birthday on ‘Red Table Talk’; ABC to adapt Baratunde Thurston’s ‘How to Be Black’

The latest episode of Jada Pinkett-Smith's Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, is definitely a star-studded one. In celebration of Jada's 50th birthday on September 18, the actress-turned talk show host had an impressive list of celebrity friends make an appearance on her show to wish her a happy birthday, including George Clooney, Mariah Carey,...

First ‘SNL’ guests of the season: Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek, and Jason Sudeikis

On social media, Saturday Night Live has revealed the hosts and guests for the first month of its 47th season. Loki star Owen Wilson leads things off on October 2, with musical guest Kasey Musgraves; October 9 will see Kim Kardashian West take the stage at Studio 8H for the first time, with singer Halsey. The October 16 show will be hosted by Rami Malek, a week...

“No one is safe. Not one of you.”: Johnny Depp decries ‘cancel culture’

After the one-time box office champ claimed he was being boycotted by Hollywood following his messy legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is speaking out again. At a press conference at the San Sebastian Film Festival, where he was given the lifetime achievement honor known as the Donostia Award, Depp was asked about 'cancel culture.' “Do...

Ray J responds to rumors of a second sex tape with Kim Kardashian: “This ain’t cool”

Ray J's former manager claims he has a second sex tape of him with Kim Kardashian, and Ray isn't happy about it. During a podcast, Wack 100 stated that he had a tape that "was more graphic and better than the first one," which was titled Kim Kardashian, Superstar. That tape was recorded in 2002 while Ray and Kim were...

Nicole Richie sets hair on fire while blowing out birthday candles

Nicole Richie is bringing in her 40s on fire -- literally.  The actress celebrated her birthday on Tuesday and shared a short clip of herself blowing out the candles on her cake. In the video, which was shared on Instagram, Nicole's cheered on by people off camera. However, the cheers quickly turn to scream, when...

Nicole Richie’s hair catches fire while celebrating 40th birthday

Nicole Richie accidentally turned up the heat as she celebrated her 40th birthday Tuesday. The House of Harlow founder shared a video to Instagram of her blowing the candles out on her birthday cake, which was decorated with a photo of her younger self. As she leans, she quickly realizes her hair is on fire....

Tonight on ABC: ‘The Wonder Years’

Tonight, ABC is relaunching its beloved series The Wonder Years from a new perspective. Narrated by Don Cheadle, the show is set in the late 1960s, and centers on a Black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama. Aside from serving as a director on tonight's pilot, Fred Savage himself is one of the executive producers, along with Empire's Lee Daniels. E.J. Williams plays Dean, who is taking the...

‘Ted Lasso’ Emmy winner Brett Goldstein has been off the market, his comedienne girlfriend confirms

You might have missed it during his Emmy acceptance speech -- seeing as much of it was censored -- but Ted Lasso's heartthrob Brett Goldstein is spoken for. The F-bomb-loving actor who plays, well, F-bomb-loving soccer star Roy Kent, sent love to his girlfriend Beth during the speech, and Page Six has figured out that Beth is British actress and...