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Russell Simmons rape accuser is now blasting Oprah Winfrey for “abandoning us” after the media mogul pulled out as an executive producer of the documentary just weeks before it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Alexia Norton Jones, who is the featured woman in the documentary “On the Record,” said her pain was compounded exponentially…

Oprah Winfrey says Russell Simmons tried multiple times to get her to quit as executive producer of the documentary about his sexual assault allegations, Fox News reports. However, the billionaire television station owner makes it clear that she did not step down because the hip-hop legend and Def Jam founder wanted her to. On the…

Three of the women accusing Russell Simmons of sexual assault shared their jarring stories just a week before the much talked about documentary featuring them debuts at the renowned Sundance Film Festival near Salt Lake City. In an interview with CBS This Morning, Drew Dixon, Sil Lai Abrams and Alexia Norton Jones shared their stories in…

Angela Simmons is defiantly siding with her legendary uncle, hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons, after it was revealed that Oprah Winfrey would be an executive producer on a documentary alleging he raped an employee. Angela Simmons, 32, told Bossip she won’t wedge her way into the middle of this controversy regarding Winfrey’s untitled docu-series that premieres…

Billionaire TV mogul Oprah Winfrey is going to play a major role at the Sundance Film Festival for the second consecutive year, particularly as it pertains to sexual assault. Winfrey is the executive producer of a yet-to-be-titled documentary that tells the story of Drew Dixon, the woman who accused Russell Simmons of rape. The film…

Jada Pinkett Smith spoke about why she almost quit acting. The 47-year-old actress admits that while she was always sure that she wanted to pursue a Hollywood career as a child, she lost her “desire” for acting after a while, and seriously considered walking away in order to go back to school and study psychology. Speaking at…

While the public continues to reel from the volcanic documentary, Surviving R. Kelly, we have the arrival of the flammable docu-series about another legendary singer-songwriter, the King of Pop. Pushback for the two-part, four-hour Michael Jackson documentary from fans was so intense that police were stationed outside the Egyptian theater at the Sundance Film Festival…

Resident guidance counselor Paula Dofat guides courageous STEP stars Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger and Tayla Solomon closer to their collegiate dreams in the riveting documentary STEP. A first-generation college graduate herself, Dofat knows all too well the pressure to break barriers when the odds are stacked against you.

Step coach Gari McIntyre invites you to step into the lives of all girl step team the Lethal Ladies of Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW) in the documentary STEP, which is now playing in theaters. This inspirational documentary follows the Lethal Ladies as they journey from surviving their senior year to winning a…

Fox Searchlight dropped the official first trailer for film from writer/director/star Nate Parker, giving audiences a longer look at the story about Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher who led a famous rebellion in Virginia in 1830, the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. This film broke a record at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival for highest sale ever.

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Nate Parker’s film on Nat Turner, the man who led a slave liberation movement in 1831, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday. The crowd gave The Birth of a Nation — which Parker wrote, produced and directed — a standing ovation, and it received rave reviews. The next morning, Fox Searchlight approached the actor to…

On Saturday night, the cast and crew of the upcoming WGN thriller “Underground” gathered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah for the Making of Underground panel at Blackhouse. The executive producers, including R&B hitmaker John Legend, discussed the show with its stars, including Jurnee Smollett (“Friday Night Lights”), Jussie Smollett (“Empire”), and…

Big Boi of OutKast recently attended the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. During his trip, Big Boi stopped by HBO’s “Game of Thrones” party as the network celebrated the upcoming new season. The OutKast member attended the event because he’s a huge fan of “Game of Thrones.” Big Boi spoke with rolling out and revealed…

Dawn Porter, director and producer of “Gideon’s Army,” airing on HBO on July 1, hopes to raise the bar within the criminal justice system. Her objective is to bring about awareness on the inequity of access for those in underserved communities. What was the mission of this film? I always said that I was making…

The Sundance Film Festival is renowned for launching the careers of many directors, actors and filmmakers. This year, Ryan Coogler, a 26-year-old filmmaker from California’s Bay Area and a graduate of the MFA program at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, made his debut on the big stage with the film Fruitvale. The film details the…

A-list stars are descending upon Park City, Utah for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Singers and actress Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys have teamed up for the movie titled The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, a heart wrenching and coming-of-age film. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete follows two inner city youths – an ambitious 14-year-old…

The Sessions Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Writer-director Ben Lewin has produced a film oozing with wit, grace, poignance and charm. Lewin, a polio survivor, tells the true story of Brian Marks, a polio victim who lives in an iron lung and loses his virginity at the…

With summer officially ending in two months Rolling Out has put together the most anticipated films remaining this season. Our list includes a few blockbuster hits and some great black films, independent and national, that you and your family should definitely look forward to.

65th Annual Cannes Film Festival Kanye West, Chris Tucker, Macy Gray and other Celebrities This week, Kanye West, Chris Tucker, and Macy Gray graced the films and red carpets this week during the 65th Annual of the Cannes Film Festival. Take a look at some of the great pictures we found from the 65th Annual…