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Caleb McLaughlin is opening up about the racism he’s experienced from fans of Stranger Things. While speaking at the Heroes Comic Con Belgium convention over the weekend, McLaughlin, who plays Lucas Sinclair on the hit Netflix series, talked about some of the racism he’s dealt with as the only Black male actor on Stranger Things. “It definitely […]
The Hollywood Reporter recently published an open letter written by Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon where she vented about her frustration with how white men in Hollywood have portrayed her father. Her latest gripe lies with his erroneous portrayal in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which director Quentin Tarantino addressed yet again in his appearance last week on the Joe Rogan Experience. “Where I’m […]
Four months after officially ending her contract with ABC’s The Bachelor, former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay opened up about her experience in an op-ed for New York magazine’s latest issue about Chris Harrison, feeling “exploited” and more within the hit franchise. Lindsay, who in 2017 became the first Black Bachelorette, began the essay by referencing her controversial Extra interview with Chris Harrison, whose departure […]
Regé-Jean Page took to Twitter Wednesday to seemingly respond to a report claiming that he wasn’t considered for a role in the upcoming Syfy series Krypton because of his race. In a profile on Zack Snyder’s Justice League star Ray Fisher for The Hollywood Reporter, the publication cited multiple sources who claimed that DC Films co-founder Geoff Johns was overseeing Krypton when Page auditioned for […]
Jay Leno delivered an apology for the racist jokes he has made throughout his career about Asians, per Variety. In a joint press conference with Guy Aoki, leader of the activist group Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA), Leno explained that since he considered those jokes to be harmless at the time, the comedian frequently spurned anyone who was critical […]
Will Smith stopped by Crooked Media’s Pod Save America podcast where he once again floated the idea of running for political office one day. “I think for now I’ll let that office get cleaned up a little bit and then I’ll consider that at some point down the line,” Smith said. “I absolutely have an opinion, I’m […]
Faizon Love has filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios. He’s accusing the studio of race discrimination for removing him from the international poster for the 2009 comedy Couples Retreat, Variety reports. The suit also accuses Universal of fraud, breach of contract, and violation of California’s fair employment act and civil rights law. “This film was […]
Dear White People star Jeremy Tardy has just announced that he will not be taking part in the fourth and final season of the Netflix show because of racial discrimination he said he faced with Lionsgate in regards to contract negotiations. “Unfortunately I will not be joining NETFLIX’s Dear White People for its fourth and final season due to my experience with […]
Lionsgate has opted to keep the Season 3 episode of Mad Men titled “My Old Kentucky Home,” which features John Slattery’s character Roger Sterling in blackface. Deadline reports the racist imagery will be addressed prior to the episode with a disclaimer explaining that the scene “shows how commonplace racism was in America in 1963.” “This […]
Mike Henry is exiting his decades-long role as Cleveland Brown, a fan-favorite character on the hit animated series Family Guy. The veteran voice actor, who is white, announced his decision via Twitter on Friday, writing: “It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years. I love this character, but persons of color should […]
