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A pair of Russian pranksters managed to pull a fast one on J.K. Rowling. As pointed out by The Hollywood Reporter, notorious comedy duo Vovan and Lexus recently tricked the Harry Potter author into believing she was on a Zoom call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The comedians—real names Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, respectively—impersonated the European leader while firing off questions […]
Kim Kardashian had multiple ready-for-headlines talking points to get through on Tuesday’s Today show, including her recent vacation with Pete Davidson. “I would say the best way to describe it was just really relaxing,” Kardashian told Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie when asked about her and Davidson’s recent excursion together. “Like, to be away from four […]
The student theater at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. is getting a new name. As announced by the comedian himself on Monday night, however, the theater will not be named after school alum Dave Chappelle. As the Washington Post first reported, Chappelle made the announcement during an appearance at a […]
Netflix has reached a settlement with Mo’Nique in connection with a discrimination lawsuit she previously filed against the streamer, citing racial and gender biases. According to the Hollywood Reporter, which cited court documents in its update on Wednesday, the two sides of the legal disagreement “moved to dismiss the suit” this week. Specifics regarding the agreement, however, […]
Bryan Cranston, whose extended film and television canon includes directing an episode of The Office titled “Work Bus,” says it’s “not fair” that many alternately refer to the episode as “Death Bus.” Speaking with Stephen Colbert for a Late Show interview on Monday, Cranston—who, alongside Aaron Paul, will soon revive a certain someone for the […]
ASAP Rocky and Jerrod Carmichael, who both have new projects either on the horizon or fresh in the rear view, linked up for a well-worth-the-read Interview magazine discussion this week. At one point in the conversation between the two celebrated artists, Rocky reflected on his assessment of why rap is currently (in his opinion) “stuck” in a place […]
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration hit Netflix on Thursday. In it, comedian Billy Eichner—who served as the host for the event—mentioned the streaming platform’s support of Dave Chappelle, whose own Netflix special The Closer was widely criticized as containing transphobic content. First, Eichner made a passing reference to the Hollywood Bowl incident involving the comedian, […]
D.L. Hughley’s daughter Ryan Nicole Shepard has decided to speak up after the ongoing feud between her father and Mo’Nique got personal. Shepard penned a lengthy message for Mo’Nique where she voiced her displeasure towards the comedian for including her mother and younger sister in their public spat. “Out of all things you could have legitimately said about […]
While he doesn’t physically make an appearance on the show, it’s hard to argue against Pete Davidson being a palpable presence on the inaugural season of Hulu’s The Kardashians. With the latest episode, titled “Never Go Against the Family,” fans are given the most revealing glimpse yet at Pete’s relationship with Kim Kardashian, including insight from […]
D.L. Hughley took to Instagram to fire back at Mo’Nique after she spent time onstage over the weekend taking several digs at him over an alleged contract dispute. Mo’Nique told the crowd during her set at The Comedy Explosion in Detroit that her contract stipulated she would be the headliner. “That’s what the motherfucking contract says… Mo’Nique is to be […]
