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Black History Month: Paley Center pays tribute to Sidney Poitier, Joe Morton hosts Inside the Black Box, and more
LEE CELANO/AFP via Getty Images In celebration of Black History Month, The Paley Center for Media in New York City is hosting its “Salute to Black Achievements in Television” from Saturday, February 5 to Sunday, February 27. [Read More…]

‘Peacemaker’ star Steve Agee on stepping away from the computer, and the show’s viral opening dance number
HBO Max Steve Agee reprises his role as John Economos from The Suicide Squad in HBO Max’s new hit spin-off Peacemaker. For the series, Agee’s character graduates from being that superhero movie staple “the guy in the chair” to [Read More…]

Arrests made regarding Michael K. Williams’ death; Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah reuniting; and more
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York announced on Wednesday that four men have bee arrested on federal charges in connection with the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams on September [Read More…]

From bedroom wall to NFT: Farrah Fawcett’s iconic bathing suit pic gets the non-fungible treatment
MORE Management, LLC If you’re a male of a certain age, it’s likely you had that iconic poster of Farrah Fawcett on your wall — it sold 12 million of copies, after all. Now you can relive those days [Read More…]

Gwyneth Paltrow takes a bite of *that* candle in Uber Eats Super Bowl ad
ABC (NOTE CONTENT) With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, advertisers have been teasing their pricey ads that will air during the Big Game, and Gwyneth Paltrow is in the mix with a commercial for Uber [Read More…]

Keke Palmer, John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Meagan Good, President Biden and more celebrate Black History Month
ABC AT&T is celebrating Black history through its Dream in Black initiative’s signature program, Black Future Makers, honoring John Legend, Kirk Franklin, Meagan Good and others who are shaping culture, advocating for equity, and creating pathways for the next generation [Read More…]

Take a deep dive into the rise and demise of Las Vegas legends Siegfried & Roy with ‘Wild Things’ podcast
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Today, a new episode of Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy dropped on Apple Podcasts. The series takes a deep dive into the titular tiger handlers, and what happened before and after a 2003 performance in which [Read More…]

HBO Max reveals that documentary about ‘…And Just Like That’ will drop February 3
HBO Max For Sex and the City fans who can’t get enough of its follow-up …And Just Like That, help is here. HBO Max has revealed that there will be a behind-the-scenes documentary about the heavily hyped return [Read More…]

Paramount+ announces cast for prequel series ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’
Paramount+ Paramount+ has unveiled the cast of its upcoming series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, a prequel to the classic 1978 film musical Grease. The 10-episode series is set in 1954, four years before the events [Read More…]

Celebrity chef Eddie Jackson shares his thoughts on serving vegan options for the Big Game
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYCWFF Although Eddie Jackson‘s team of choice — the San Francisco 49ers — will not be playing in this year’s Super Bowl, that won’t stop the NFL player-turned-celebrity chef from cooking up a storm during the Big [Read More…]

Regina King expresses her pride as a “Black American,” Halle Berry loved recording with her boyfriend and H.E.R., and more
DAVID LEE/NETFLIX © 2021 Regina King stars in the western The Harder They Fall, and she expressed to Variety her pride in being a Black actress. “I know that we call ourselves African American, but I’m a Black American, [Read More…]

Former Miss USA and ‘Extra’ correspondent Cheslie Kryst dies by suicide at 30
Dia Dipasupil/WireImage Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday, her family confirmed. She was 30 years old. In a statement, Kryst’s family wrote, “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her [Read More…]

ABC News celebrates Black History Month with Halle Berry and more Black female stars; Lisa Raye McCoy reveals she suffered an identity crisis from her breakout role
ABC/Matt Petit ABC News will broadcast two primetime specials to celebrate Black History Month in February. As part of the Soul of a Nation series, Halle Berry, Tessa Thompson, Debbie Allen, and more will be featured in Screen Queens [Read More…]

Sean Penn says “cowardly genes” lead some men into “surrendering their jeans” for skirts
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for CORE Sean Penn is already famous for speaking his mind, and he’s apparently done so again, while promoting his new film Flag Day. “I am in the club that believes that men in [Read More…]

Alicia Silverstone takes to TikTok to flip off body shamers
BG020/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Having weathered slights like “Fatgirl” after filming 1997’s Batman and Robin, Alicia Silverstone isn’t taking it anymore. The Clueless actress took to TikTok — with the help of GAYLE‘s “abcdfu” and her own middle finger — to express just what she thought of the [Read More…]

He “loved with everything he had” — Bob Saget’s daughter Lara posts tribute to her dad
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Bob Saget‘s daughter Lara remembered her late dad in a tribute she shared on social media. In a letter addressed to “anyone afraid to love” she posted Thursday on Instagram, Lara wrote that “unconditional love is [Read More…]

Jason Momoa reportedly looking to fight the family in ‘Fast and Furious 10’
ABC/Rick Rowell Deadline is reporting Jason Momoa could be the next in line to battle Vin Diesel‘s Dom Toretto and his “family” in the tenth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. The trade notes the newly-single Dune star is joining the cast of [Read More…]

Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield unite for a video interview about ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Sony Pictures (SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME) In a video conversation posted to Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s official YouTube channel, Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield came together virtually to discuss uniting in the blockbuster movie. It was the first [Read More…]

‘Grown-ish’ stars Yara Shahidi, Chloe Bailey, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook on what’s next for their characters
Freeform/Jabari Jacobs After four years of love, heartbreak, and life lessons, it’s officially senior year on grown-ish. Season 4B of the Freeform series airs Thursday and will lead fans on a drama-filled journey all the way to [Read More…]

“Wookiee welcome”: Widow of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew welcomes new actor into the furry fold
Lucasfilm One of the characters from The Book of Boba Fett that has had fans buzzing just got the blessing of Angie Mayhew, the widow of Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars trilogy and its prequels. Black [Read More…]