• Blac Chyna accuses NBC of racism amid ongoing ‘Rob & Chyna’ lawsuit

    Blac Chyna accuses NBC of racism amid ongoing ‘Rob & Chyna’ lawsuit

    Blac Chyna is calling out NBC for alleged racism just one day after Gabrielle Union filed a discrimination complaint against the network. Chyna, 32, sued the entire Kardashian family in October 2017, claiming they interfered with her show “Rob & Chyna” and caused producers and the network to cancel it — which she says caused …
  • Gabrielle Union calls NBC ‘a snake pit of racial offenses’ in new complaint

    Gabrielle Union calls NBC ‘a snake pit of racial offenses’ in new complaint

    Gabrielle Union has drawn Jimmy Fallon, Al Roker, Ted Danson — and her former “America’s Got Talent” co-star Julianne Hough — into her battle against NBC. Union filed a harassment complaint against NBC and Simon Cowell on Thursday after claiming NBC’s entertainment chief Paul Telegdy tried to silence her reports of racism. She has previously …
  • Shaun Robinson calls out former co-star Billy Bush over ‘Access Hollywood’

    Shaun Robinson calls out former co-star Billy Bush over ‘Access Hollywood’

    Billy Bush’s former “Access Hollywood” co-star is calling him out on Twitter. Shaun Robinson, who was on the show for 16 years, tweeted at the anchor on Wednesday, “I appreciate you being an ally NOW” in response to a promotional link Bush tweeted out about him discussing George Floyd’s murder with correspondent and former NFL …
  • ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and other cop shows slammed as ‘propaganda’ amid protests

    ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and other cop shows slammed as ‘propaganda’ amid protests

    As protests about police brutality and the murder of George Floyd spread across the country, fictional cops on TV have come under fire, too. Critics are calling out shows including the popular NBC cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and others centered on the lives of police as “propaganda” making light of issues brought to light by …
  • Jimmy Fallon apologizes on-air for blackface: ‘I’m not a racist’

    Jimmy Fallon apologizes on-air for blackface: ‘I’m not a racist’

    Jimmy Fallon apologized on-air for donning blackface in a resurfaced 2000 “Saturday Night Live” clip, insisting that he’s “not a racist.” “The Tonight Show” host opened up Monday night’s episode by promising “a different kind of show” before saying he was going to “start this personally, then expand out.” “I had to really examine myself …
  • ‘Why Do I Have to Play By Somebody’s Rules if There’s No Justice?’: MSNBC Anchor Empathizes with Rioters, Looters on Hot Mic

    ‘Why Do I Have to Play By Somebody’s Rules if There’s No Justice?’: MSNBC Anchor Empathizes with Rioters, Looters on Hot Mic

    An MSNBC anchor covering the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis appeared to sympathize with the lawlessness on display in a conversation with a Black Lives Matter activist captured on a hot mic. MSNBC’s Ali Velshi provided live coverage to the network throughout the protests on Thursday night, with a concurrent livestream posted to YouTube. During …
  • ‘We’re In The Middle of a Pandemic’: GOP Rep. Urges Trump to Stop Tweeting about Scarborough Conspiracy Theory

    ‘We’re In The Middle of a Pandemic’: GOP Rep. Urges Trump to Stop Tweeting about Scarborough Conspiracy Theory

    Republican Representative Liz Cheney on Wednesday said President Trump should stop his attacks on MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough, breaking with other Republicans who appeared reluctant to criticize Trump over his tweets. “I do think the president should stop tweeting about Joe Scarborough. We’re in the middle of a pandemic. He’s the commander in chief of this …
  • Paley Center announces upcoming ‘Front Row’ virtual panels

    Paley Center announces upcoming ‘Front Row’ virtual panels

    Stars including Alec Baldwin, Kristen Bell and Mika Brzezinski are set to take the virtual stage as part of Paley Center for Media’s “Paley Front Row” discussion series. First, on May 29, the cast and creatives from Apple TV+’s animated musical comedy “Central Park” will chat about the upcoming series. Kristen Bell, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn …
  • What a fuss: ‘This Is Us’ actor now says filming will start in fall

    What a fuss: ‘This Is Us’ actor now says filming will start in fall

    During Wednesday’s film and television industry Zoom roundtable with Governor Gavin Newsom, “This Is Us” actor Jon Huertas said that after talking to show creator Dan Fogelman, the NBC drama may not return to production until January 2021 in case of a second wave of COVID-19. People ran with this return date which made Huertas …
  • Ronan Farrow may face lawsuits over ‘Catch and Kill’

    Ronan Farrow may face lawsuits over ‘Catch and Kill’

    After Matt Lauer published what he claimed to be a devastating rebuttal to Ronan Farrow’s bombshell book “Catch and Kill,” a journalist has reported that another of Farrow’s “primary targets” is close to filing a lawsuit against the author. On Tuesday Lauer, 62, wrote an article on Mediaite alleging that Pulitzer-winning reporter Farrow engaged in “shocking” …