D.L. Hughley is the latest celebrity to throw in his two cents about the lack of diversity at the upcoming 88th Academy Awards. Except in true D.L. fashion, the witty comedian/actor/radio host perfectly summed up the problem with the Oscars by connecting it to the issues with grand juries. He wrote: What do you think […]
Despite giving a thumbs up to the Academy for taking steps to increase diversity among its membership, don’t expect Ava DuVernay to use that word to express the hot issue when it comes to the racial and gender imbalance in Hollywood. “We’re hearing a lot about diversity. I hate that word so, so much,” the […]
Nick Cannon felt moved to deliver a spoken word piece regarding the #OscarsSoWhite controversy. In a video of himself posted to Facebook over the weekend, Cannon tells viewers that his poem is not to be mistaken as “another trophy rant,” but rather a chance to focus on issues he believes are more important than boycotting […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Film and television producer Effie Brown believes that women and people of color have been complicit, at some level, in taking a backseat in Hollywood. “Somehow, we co-signed this. Somehow, we participated,” she said Monday at the annual Women at Sundance brunch. Brown, who became a public voice for diversity […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A representative for Chris Rock says the Oscar host has made no decisions about his opening monologue. Rock’s publicist Leslie Sloane, in a statement Monday, refuted earlier comments by Academy Awards co-producer Reginald Hudlin that Rock had scraped earlier plans and was rewriting the show following the backlash to the all-white […]
In response to #OscarsSoWhite, the film academy is now pledging to double the number of female and minority members by 2020, and will immediately diversify its leadership by adding three new seats to its board of governors, reports the Associated Press. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the changes Friday, following a weeklong storm of […]
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Julie Delpy has apologized for recent comments saying that there is nothing worse than being a woman in the entertainment business. In a Friday interview with “The Wrap,” the actress said that she “sometimes wished she were African American because people don’t bash them afterwards.” She was referencing a time […]
Academy Awards producer Reginald Hudlin says host Chris Rock is hard at work rewriting his material for next month’s Oscar show. Hudlin told “Entertainment Tonight” on Saturday that Rock is eager to host the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28, even as a few black celebrities have decided not to attend the show for its lack […]
You know your stuff is raggedy when your own family publicly speaks out against you. That would be the case of Stacey Dash who’s cousin, former record mogul Damon Dash, who accused her of “coonin‘” in a recent interview. When asked about her comments by Dr. Boyce Watkins, Dash was direct in his assessment of […]
Folks are up in arms about having their voting rights snatched if they haven't worked in the industry for a while.
You had to expect GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to stir the #OscarsSoWhite controversy by questioning why white actors get shut out of black awards shows, like the BET Awards. Trump expressed his opinion on Wednesday while speaking to Fox & Friends about celebrities boycotting the 2016 Oscars over the lack of black nominees. Trump […]
Shelle Shelle is planning a her annual Oscar party with her boyfriend, but she’s running into some hesitancy amidst this year’s controversy. Listen to the audio player to hear more on the The D.L. Hughley Show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley Show” LIVE weekdays 3-7 p.m. EST! RELATED: What White […]
