Chris Rock left Oscars viewers a little confused when he brought out Stacey Dash for a surprise appearance. Stacey was introduced by Chris as the ‘director of our new minority outreach program’ before she wished everyone a ‘Happy Black History Month’ and quickly exited the stage. The joke played off of the fact that Stacey Dash once […]
Chris Rock is playing into #OscarsSoWhite ahead of this Sunday’s Oscars ceremony with a cryptic tweet posted in the middle of the night. The message reads: “See you Sunday… #blackout #oscars.” It’s accompanied by a 15-second video of static. According to rumor, Chris is planning to go IN during his opening monologue about the lack […]
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When Jada Pinkett Smith release her #OscarsSoWhite-inspired video calling for people of color to boycott the Academy Awards, many argued that she only made it in response to her husband Will not getting nominated for his role in Concussion. Well, Will says that’s not the case. “If I had been the only person of color […]
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Will Smith spoke on the Oscars controversy during his appearance on The Graham Norton Show and clarified his stance on the matter. “The media sort of creates the ‘us’ and ‘them,’ and for me there is no ‘us and them,’” he said. “I’m a member of the Academy. For me it’s more about putting my […]
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Kerry Washington had a little fun at Harvard University on Thursday where she received the 2016 Hasty Pudding Award from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals — the university’s theater troupe. Part of the fun included a hilarious Tina Turner impression! While laughs were abound, things got serious for a moment when Kerry was asked her thoughts […]
Matt Damon is throwing his hat in the ring when it comes to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Talking to the Associated Press, Matt says the movie industry has “a long, long, long way to go” when it comes to diversity and that Hollywood must do “much, much, much, more” to reflect the audiences who watch movies. “We’re […]
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Saturday Night Live has been pretty hit-or-miss for the last few years, but every once in a while they hit it out of the park. Last night’s SNL take on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy reminded us how great the show can be at times. Although — we can’t forget the cast of SNL has had its own fair […]
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Chris Rock is ready to shake things up during this year’s Academy Awards. In recent days he’s seen a bit of pressure to drop out of the show due to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, but instead he’s going to do the job he was hired to do. The #Oscars. The White BET Awards.https://t.co/8qjLR0uysI — Chris Rock […]
The Academy is reportedly working really hard behind the scenes to ‘diversify’ the faces you see during the telecast before it goes live next month. While they can’t magically add diverse faces to the nominees, according to reports the producers are looking to add black presenters to give out top awards — including Best Picture. […]
Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is speaking out to condemn theAcademy Awards for their lack of diverse nominees this year. She shared a TIME article about Oscars diversity on Facebook, writing in her post, “So disappointed that some of 2015’s best films, filmmakers and performances were not recognized.” I really appreciated this article in TIME on the lack […]
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