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Gabrielle Union, Oprah Winfrey and America Ferrera are among the first wave of presenters confirmed to present at this month’s Emmy Awards. The virtual ceremony is set to air on Sept. 20, on ABC and be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Joining the above on presenting duties will be Anthony Anderson, Issa Rae, J.J. Watt and…

The heat beneath comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been turned up after he chose to go on vacation instead of apologizing for wearing blackface and saying the N-word in the 1990s. A cacophony of cries calling for ABC to fire the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” began after it was uncovered…

Reflecting on this White psychology and their obsession with having to don blackface. But don’t get me wrong. From the 1840s creation of the minstrel show, born out of “massa” having his enslaved property perform for his entertainment, I get. I get White folks’ need to demean and see Blacks as ignorant, stupid and as…

Starting on Monday, March 16, 2020, some ABC and CBS talk shows will join a number of others who have cut their “live audience” due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, ABC said: “As a precautionary measure, we have decided to temporarily suspend the live audience for “Jimmy Kimmel Live” beginning Monday, March…

French Montana had a “dope relationship” with Khloe Kardashian. The 34-year-old rapper dated the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star for five months on and off back in 2014 but he’s adamant they’ve managed to remain friends, because they didn’t end on bad terms nor did they have many arguments. Speaking to Haute Living magazine,…

Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith (Aladdin) went on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to announce that he cannot watch most of his wife’s blockbuster show, “Red Table Talk,” because they tell “all of our business” and he doesn’t know what will be uncovered next. The fans don’t know, either. And this makes Jada Pinkett Smith’s ultra-popular Facebook Watch…

Rising Hollywood star Lena Waithe got the gift of a lifetime when she guest hosted the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show on Wednesday, May 22. Kimmel was away working on the highly anticipated “All in the Family” and “Jefferson” show reboots. American royalty Halle Berry surprisingly traipsed onto the set during the 35-year-old Waithe’s monologue, looking…

Kim Kardashian West thinks Kourtney Kardashian is the sister most likely to sue her. The 38-year-old reality star is often seen arguing with her siblings Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian and their mother Kris Jenner on the family’s reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Although their disputes have never resulted in legal action, Kardashian West…

From Donald Trump’s perspective, the record low ratings for the Academy Awards on Sunday night was due to a glaring void of major celebrities. On Tuesday, Trump climbed onto Twitter to gleefully slam the annual Oscar gala and poke fun at the “lowest rated Oscars in History.” He went on to say, “the Problem is,…

Lupita Nyong’o has claimed she has “lost friends” over the selection of people she chose to take to the Black Panther premiere. The 34-year-old actress stars as Nakia in the upcoming Marvel movie, and has admitted that she had so many friends and family that wanted to attend the premiere of the production that even though…

Serena Williams‘ fiancée Alexis Ohanian believes the couple are expecting a baby girl together, but he’s looking forward to the surprise when the baby is born. The couple, who got engaged in Rome last December, are expecting their first child together but made the decision not to find out the sex of the child. However,…

When Jacqueline Bell became the go-to hairstylist for family and friends when she was just a kid, she was setting her second career in motion. After 18 years of marriage and living in Florida with her soldier husband, Bell had a burning desire to own a hair salon. “I always wanted to do hair. As…

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Jimmy Kimmel asks kids about gay marriage and their responses are surprising.

By now the clip of Common’s awkward passing over of Oprah Winfrey’s high-five at last Sunday’s 87th annual Academy Awards has been seen across the world millions of time. In case you missed it, in the excitement of the moments after he and John Legend’s big win for Best Original Song for “Glory” from the film…

There is a whole other side to fame and celebrity that most of us never get to see: the dangerous stalker fan. Whether it’s a troubled mentally ill man attempting to assassinate the President to impress an actress, or even an overzealous admirer like the character “Stan” in Eminem’s hit song of the same name,…