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Kevin Hart may be done adjusting the microphone stand to the low position. The 36-year-old comic claims he may be done performing stand-up comedy. The Wedding Ringer star made the announcement this week while attending CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Read More »
The 88th Academy Awards will probably go down as the most controversial in the award show's history. The #OscarsSoWhite issue was tackled head on by host Chris Rock in both his opening and throughout the show. Of course along the way we saw Spotlight win for Best Picture and Mad Max: Fury Road win for almost everything else. Read More »
Kick off the biggest award show night for movies the right way, which is watching the Oscars with a drink in your hand. With a night full of surprises, who knows who will take home an award, you may even see Taylor Swift on stage accepting the coveted golden statue. Read More »
Apparently Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee may be missing a shorter show. In an effort to speed-up the pace, this year's Oscar telecast will feature and on-screen "thank you" crawl at the bottom of the screen. The new format will supposedly also prevent winners from being cut off in mid-speech. Read More »
Every year at the Oscars, stars hit the red carpet dripping in diamonds, wearing (usually) custom designer gowns and tuxes. And some Oscar guests receive pretty fancy gift bags worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and this year is no exception: Vampire Breast Lifts, toilet paper (?!) and totes, among other goodies that in total are valued at about $232,000. Read More »
Hollywood is going through its most racially tense time in a long time, after the Academy nominated only white people in the acting categories for the second year in a row, prompting a call for boycott. Now Chris Rock, this year's Oscars host, talks about the Hollywood gender pay gap, saying Jennifer Lawrence is still miles ahead of black actresses. Read More »
It is a sad news in the world of music. Earth, Wind & Fire lost their legendary founder member, Maurice White. White died at the age of 74. His brother, and bandmate, Verdine White said that his brother "passed away peacefully last night in his sleep." Read More »
Yet another big name has contributed their opinion to the Oscars diversity issue. President Obama gave his two cents on the issue during an interview with a group of reporters earlier this week, saying he believes Hollywood "should do what every other industry should do." Read More »
It seems there's some confusion about what Oscar host Chris Rock will say come Feb. 28. ABC's Oscar co-producer, Reginald Hudlin, said earlier this week that Rock had completely trashed his original plan for the show. But now, a rep for Rock is disputing Hudlin's comments. This begs the question, what can audiences really expect from the comedian on Oscar Sunday? Read More »
Despite all of the controversy surrounding the Oscars as of late, given the fact that there were zero nominations for African Americans for the second year in a row, host Chris Rock is reportedly not stepping down as the host. In fact, he's decided to trash the show he's already written and start putting in some newer jokes centering on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. Read More »
More and more celebrities are joining the boycott against the 2016 Oscars after the Academy nominated only white actors for the second year in a row. Chris Rock, an outspoken figure on minority issues, is currently facing pressure to join the movement, with celebrities like 50 Cent and Tyrese Gibson asking him to step down as the award show's host – but will he step down with just weeks to go? Read More »
Actress and producer Jada Pinkett Smith's call for inclusion at the Oscar Awards has grabbed the attention of the president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs and host Chris Rock. The backlash for no actors of color nominated for an award has been spiraling out of control since last Thursday when #OscarsSoWhite started trending, reported Gossip Cop. Read More »
The controversy over the nearly all white Oscar nominations continues with Jada Pinkett Smith suggesting a boycott of the awards and host Chris Rock dubbing it the "White BET Awards." Read More »
