PBS documentary Finding Your Roots, already under internal review over claims it censored information about Ben Affleck’s slave-owning ancestors out of a recent episode, has again come under fire for inaccuracies after Affleck’s mother denied she was ever involved in the 1964 Freedom Summer.
Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Jeremy Renner and Chris Evans apologized Thursday for comments they made in a promotional interview in which they called co-star Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow character a “slut” and a “whore.”
Actor Mark Ruffalo posted a link to an investigation based on Peter Schweizer’s new exposé Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich on his Twitter page Thursday, a possible signal that Schweizer’s book has penetrated the Hollywood establishment’s liberal entertainment elite.
Five cast members of the upcoming Ferguson stage play abruptly quit this week after reading the play’s script, which recreates the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson using testimony taken from the grand jury proceedings in the case.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley returned to Hollywood this week to meet with well-connected, deep-pocketed donors as he decides whether to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race.
In an interview with National Geographic, President Obama stressed the importance of California’s conservation efforts amid a fourth year of drought, laid out his expectations for this year’s climate conference in Paris, and reiterated America’s commitment to a “low-carbon future.”
In an interview with the Daily Beast, actress Olivia Wilde said she will throw her support behind Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, despite having previously urged Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for the post.
Ben Affleck revealed the name of his slave-owning great-grandfather on Wednesday, a day after saying he regretted asking producers of a PBS documentary to edit any mention of the ancestor out of a documentary television show.
Last month, Jay-Z and a handful of some of the biggest names in music teamed up to launch Tidal, a new artist-owned streaming music service that would compete with household names like Pandora and Spotify. The concept seemed promising; a new
Ben Affleck took to Facebook on Tuesday to address the controversy surrounding censorship of his segment on the PBS television show Finding Your Roots.
Legendary X-Men character Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, is set to come out of the closet in a new issue of the “All-New X-Men” comic book series.
Beauty-tip seeking teenagers showed off their painful, bruised lips on social media this week after attempts to undertake the “Kylie Jenner Challenge” proved unsuccessful.
A California state appellate court struck down a tiered water rate plan used by the city of San Juan Capistrano as unconstitutional on Monday. The ruling that could represent a major setback for the state’s recently amended water conservation plan, backed by Gov. Jerry Brown as an answer to California’s crippling, historic drought.
Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame is running for President, and he wants your support.
The integrity and reputation of PBS could be damaged by the revelation that the network censored information about Ben Affleck’s slave-owning great-grandfather out of the actor’s segment on the television show Finding Your Roots, several media professors said Monday.
Star Trek actor William Shatner wants to boldly go where no man has gone before: To the rain-soaked city of Seattle for a potential solution to California’s devastating drought.
Happy 4/20 Day, America.
More than five months after a group of hackers crippled Sony Pictures Entertainment, information from thousands of leaked documents and emails is still surfacing.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly looking to expand their family by adopting a child from war-torn Syria.
California’s State Water Resources Control Board on Saturday unveiled the latest outline for the implementation of water cutbacks across the Golden State. The Board said the new rules would better take into account factors that the previous outline had not addressed.
The second trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens dropped this week. The film is so highly anticipated that box office analysts are already saying it could gross $2 billion in worldwide revenue.
Marijuana locator app Weedmaps.com made a pair of million-dollar contributions on Friday to organizations working on legalization measures in California, an early sign that the cannabis industry will look to bolster its political clout ahead of the 2016 election.
Ben Affleck asked the producers of PBS’ Finding Your Roots television show to edit out details of an ancestor who owned slaves, according to a Sony internal email exchange leaked this week. In an email sent to Sony CEO Michael Lynton
Louis C.K.’s Twitter account suddenly disappeared in November last year.
A group of renowned physicians petitioned Columbia University this week to fire television personality Dr. Oz from the school’s faculty, characterizing the celebrity doctor’s brand of medicine as being full of “various quack propositions” and “magical mystery cures.”
J.J. Abrams unveiled the second trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens during Thursday’s kickoff panel for the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio skipped the Tribeca Film Festival kickoff party this week after the festival’s founder, Oscar-winner Robert De Niro, said in an interview that the mayor does “nothing” to support the event.
The Duck Commander Musical, a new play based on the lives of Duck Dynasty’s Robertson family, is set to premiere Wednesday night at the Rio Casino Hotel in Las Vegas.
Snoop Dogg wants a piece of the burgeoning legal marijuana market for himself.
The rapper’s Casa Verde investment outfit contributed to a $10 million fundraising round for the San Francisco-based marijuana delivery app Eaze, according to Business Insider.
Lena Dunham and Kim Kardashian are among this year’s Inspiration Impact Honorees at Variety’s biannual Power of Women: New York luncheon on April 24. The event recognizes the philanthropic efforts of women in the entertainment industry.
TV mega-producer/showrunner Shonda Rhimes was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame on Monday at an event honoring diversity in television.
In an interview for the May issue of Hood Housekeeping, actress Kristen Bell discussed how motherhood has changed her views on the anti-vaccination movement.
Bradley Cooper picked up Best Male Performance at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night for his role in American Sniper and used his acceptance speech to dedicate the award to the man he portrayed onscreen: the late U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
Filmmaker/playwright Phelim McAleer will bring a special sneak preview of his new Ferguson stage show to Washington D.C. on Wednesday April 15.
Rapper Kanye West and reality television star wife Kim Kardashian were in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday for the baptism of their daughter, North West.
Hollywood’s entertainment and media figures took to Twitter Sunday afternoon to voice their support for Hillary Clinton’s announcement that she will seek the presidency in 2016.
A new web series from Daily Show alumnus Aasif Mandvi uses sitcom-style humor to disarm many of the stereotypes surrounding Muslims living in America.
Going Clear director Alex Gibney wants the IRS to revoke the Church of Scientology’s tax-exempt status.
Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige reportedly hired two private investigators to track his father for a year and a half because he was concerned he would spill damaging secrets about the religious organization.
Rapper Wale’s fifth studio album landed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts this week, knocking Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly off of the top spot and marking the second straight number one debut for the artist.
