The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for its Webby Awards, shining a spotlight on Internet-centric organizations that over the last year have addressed such hot-button topics as sexual harassment, immigration and gun control. Oprah Winfrey, Colin Kaepernick, RuPaul, Questlove and Shonda Rhimes are among the talent up for awards […]
When Oprah Winfrey appeared on “The Late Late Show With James Corden,” James challenged the media mogul to make him cry… and she succeeded. Winfrey was on the show along with Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling to promote their new movie, “A Wrinkle in Time.” Winfrey is famous for making folks cry during interviews, and […]
You read that headline right, comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish has her own seasoning salt. After meeting her idol Oprah on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show and getting to cook up a storm McCormick and Company’s Lawry’s took a whiff of her stuff and liked it so much they named a seasoning after her. People reports the Girls Trip star […]
Ava DuVernay gifted her hometown of Compton with the very first public screening of “A Wrinkle in Time,” which arrives in theaters later this week. As DuVernay noted on her Twitter account, she specifically requested that the first public screening of her $100 fantasy feature be held in Compton. But since there are no movie […]
Comedian and actress Mo’Nique was invited on The View to talk about her Netflix boycott when things took a turn for the worse. Wrapped up in a previous conflict between her, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, and Lee Daniels, Mo’Nique started to complain about their strained relationship, according to Page Six. Like she said in the past, Mo’Nique […]
Opportunities keep hitting Tiffany Haddish left and right as she continues her comedic takeover, and nothing says opportunity like a visit from Oprah. Haddish stopped by Ellen recently, and leading up to O’s surprise visit, Tiffany explained how she always used to write letters to the media mogul. “I would write her right, and I […]
Oprah Winfrey has already decided she won't run for president, but hasn't stopped Donald Trump from treating her like a rival candidate.
It seems like Russell Simmons continues to get hit from all sides amid his sexual assault and rape accusations. The NY Daily News reports, Oprah has dropped Simmons from her book The Wisdom of Sundays. The book features conversations with various celebrities like Shonda Rhimes, Ariana Huffington and Tony Robbins. In the book, Simmons’ has […]
It seems like Russell Simmons continues to get hit from all sides amid his sexual assault and rape accusations. The NY Daily News reports, Oprah has dropped Simmons from her book The Wisdom of Sundays. The book features conversations with various celebrities like Shonda Rhimes, Ariana Huffington and Tony Robbins. In the book, Simmons’ has […]
She also dishes to the magazine if we'll soon be calling her Madame President.
ABBEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has visited the grave of a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention and whose story was highlighted in Winfrey’s recent Golden Globes speech. Winfrey said in an Instagram post that on assignment for “60 Minutes,” she ended up in the town […]
Essence readers will have an advance glance into A Wrinkle In Time as cast leads Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid and the film’s director, Ava DuVernay, cover the February issue. In the article titled ‘A Different World,’ Winfrey, Reid and DuVernay open up about their experiences on set, and deep dive into their future trajectories and […]
