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Over the years, outraged citizens have protested the unjust treatment of Black and Brown bodies in America. Today is no different as a string of recent deaths of unarmed Black people—Ahmaud Arbery (Feb.), Breonna Taylor (Mar.), and George Floyd (May)—has sparked civil unrest across the nation. As conversations surrounding the state of racial injustice in […]
Tiffany Boone has addressed her departure from Showtime’s Lena Waithe-created series The Chi for the first time. She left the show in late 2018 after she made misconduct allegations against her co-star, Jason Mitchell. He was fired from The Chi in May 2019, but the specifics of the allegations have not made public. In a post on Instagram, Boone said […]
Actor Jason Mitchell has been dropped from UTA, Authentic Talent & Literary Management, Showtime‘s The Chi, and the upcoming Netflix film Desperados over misconduct allegations, Deadline reports. The Chi, in which Mitchell plays the character Brandon Johnson, was recently picked up for a third season. Deadline reports that it’s currently unclear what exactly the aforementioned misconduct allegations are. Mitchell previously […]
Showtime has announced the season 2 release date for The Chi and gifted viewers with a trailer illustrating the upcoming storyline. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, alongside fellow executive producer Common, the coming-of-age series will return on April 7, at 10pm EST. The Chi follows a group characters as they combat particular challenges while living on the Southside of Chicago. Upon […]
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