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In 1st Appearance Since Attack, Jussie Smollett Performs Live in LA; Says Now Is the Time to Be 'Blacker and Gayer'
Jussie Smollett may be bruised, but he isn’t broken. The 35-year-old made his first public appearance on Saturday night since his reported attack. “I had to be here tonight. I couldn’t let those motherfuckers win,” he shouted to the exuberant crowd in triumph, per The Hollywood Reporter. Chicago police are currently investigating an attack on…
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Jussie Smollett Is ‘OK’ and Thanks Everyone for Their ‘Outpouring of Love and Support’
Following the horrific report of the homophobic and racist attack against Jussie Smollett and the tsunami of commentary that followed, it was important to give him space. I knew he would say his piece when he was ready and willing, and that time has come. “Let me start by saying that I’m OK,” Smollett told…
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Jussie Smollett Reportedly Hospitalized in Chicago Following Racist, Homophobic Attack [Updated]
Horrifying news— Jussie Smollett is reportedly hospitalized in Chicago following a possible hate crime. The Chicago Police Department released a statement concerning “a cast member of the television show, Empire” regarding an assault and battery incident. According to TMZ, two white men in ski masks reportedly approached the 35-year-old actor late Monday, yelled out racial…
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Move Over, Ellen. Lena Waithe Has Spoken and Wants a 'Really Gay Ass Black Person' to Host the 2019 Oscars
Ellen Degeneres may want her some Kevin Hart on the 91st Academy Awards ceremony stage, but Lena Waithe prefers some true representation and intersectionality in that bitch this year. At this point, everyone and their mama has an opinion on who should host the Oscars (A duo-hosting gig consisting of Maya Rudolph and Tiffany Haddish…
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Kevin Hart Is Pretty Damn Tired of Apologizing to the LGBTQ+ Community, Promptly Goes on Exhaustive Fake Apology Tour
In the words of Kevin Hart himself, “Oh-my-God, nooooooo!” I am firmly a proponent of the “shutting the fuck up is free” philosophy because it is free in both money and energy. So, Kevin deciding to use so much energy on the very thing he’s so against spending energy on is damn near baffling. After…
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Kevin Hart to 'Assess' Returning to Host the Oscars After Ellen Degeneres Reveals the Academy Wants Him Back
The show’s not over. Well…possibly. Kevin Hart, he of the firm stance against true atonement, recently appeared on Ellen Degeneres’ talk show to thoroughly discuss the grand opening/grand closing of his Oscars hosting gig on national television for the first time. It bears repeating: Kevin Hart was about to secure yet another bag in his…
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Post-Trump, Miss Universe Welcomed Its 1st Openly Transgender Contestant in 2018
She didn’t take home the crown, but Spain’s Angela Ponce made history this year as the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant on Dec. 16 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a relatively quiet, but strikingly progressive inclusion in an industry long lambasted for its regressive politics and representations—and even more…
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And the Category Was… LGBTQ+ Love and Support at TrevorLIVE, Featuring the Cast of Pose
The Trevor Project is a blessing for LGBTQ youth, but many attendees of its annual event, TrevorLIVE LA, weren’t afforded the privilege of such a wonderful service. The Trevor Project is the world’s largest organization specifically designed to serve as crisis intervention for youth within the LGBTQ community. Every year, the organization gathers to honor…
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FX's Pose Receives First Major Award Nomination
The history making, groundbreaking—10’s across the board receiving—FX series POSE has received its first major award nomination from the IFP Gotham Awards for long form breakthrough series. Co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, Pose is unlike anything television has ever seen. The period drama sheds a light on New York City’s ballroom…
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I Like It Like That: Hennessy Carolina and Michelle Diaz Get Glammed Up for Pride
She may not have a gold album and multiple platinum singles like her big sis, but don’t sleep on Instagram and reality-TV star Hennessy Carolina (and yes, that’s her real name). Like Bey’s sibling Solange before her, Cardi B’s stylish little sister has been making her own distinctive imprint on pop culture, switching up her…