The Chi

Yolonda Ross, star of the ground-breaking Showtime series 'The Chi,' today announced with Rhonda Feinberg, a special donation of $100,000, funded by The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation, to three grassroots organizations serving women of color who are living with breast cancer.

Carl Thomas, Dave Hollister, and Donell Jones, three of the biggest names in R&B music in the 90s and 00s, are forming a “supergroup.” The Chicago natives announced that they are forming a new singing outfit called The Chi.

Former “The Chi” actress Tiffany Boone has addressed her departure from Showtime’s Lena Waithe-created series for the first time since leaving the show in late 2018. We previously reported… Boone was among the multiple actresses on the set who called out co-star Jason Mitchell’s misconduct, which ultimately caused her to quit the series and he was fired from the drama. […]

After reports confirmed that Jason Mitchell’s character on “The Chi” will be killed off in this upcoming season, the actor is speaking out about his firing resulting from the sexual assault allegations against him. As we reported back in May, Mitchell was fired from the Showtime drama and dropped from the Netflix film “Desperados” — […]

Although The Chi is a great show with an amazing cast, its seems that the actors’ personal lives are filled with more drama than the actual show. First, Jason Mitchell was accused of inappropriate behavior and later let go from the show. Now, another leading character is some trouble. Related: Jason Mitchell Dropped From ‘The Chi’ […]

Tiffany Boone was among multiple actresses on the set of Showtime’s “The Chi” who called out Jason Mitchell’s misconduct which caused her to quit the series and got him fired from the hit drama. As previously reported, the actor was recently dropped from the forthcoming third season of “The Chi” after allegations of “off-set” misconduct emerged from Netflix’s […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MTV on Wednesday cut Jason Mitchell from contention at next month’s MTV Movie & TV Awards following reports of alleged misconduct by “The Chi” actor. MTV said in a statement Mitchell was removed as a nominee for best performance in a show in light of recent developments. The channel did not […]

Follow @939WKYS on Twitter and Instagram Actor Jason Mitchell has been fired from the Showtime Network television series “The Chi” over misconduct allegations. Mitchell has also removed from the Netflix movie “Desperados,‘ where he was set to play the lead and his agency, UTA; management company, Authentic Talent & Literary Management.   Deadline.com reports that the decision was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — “Girls Trip” changed the game for Tiffany Haddish, and now she’s being honored as one of Essence magazine’s “game-changers” at its annual “Black Women in Hollywood” awards. “Girls Trip” was one of last year’s big hits and made Haddish a breakout star. The comedian is one of four women being honored […]

Freeform’s “grown-ish” (Jan. 3, 2018, 8:00-8:31 p.m. EST) and Showtime’s “The Chi” got off to successful starts in terms of viewership, reports Variety. “Grown-ish,” the spinoff of “black-ish” that follows eldest daughter Zoe (Yara Shahidi) during her freshman year in college, ranked as Freeform’s biggest series launch in two years among Total Viewers (1.562 million), […]

You know her as detective Greggs on The Wire and the producer of the documentary Baltimore Rising which was inspired by the death of Freddie Frey, Sonja Sohn is back as Laverne on the Showtime show The Chi. “It’s produced and created by Lena Waithe and Common,” explained Sohn. “They really wanted to explore the humanity and sensationalism behind the South Side […]

  Chicago is grabbing the TV spotlight with two new series, the comedy “Superior Donuts” and the drama “The Chi.” The CBS sitcom, based on a Tracy Letts play, stars Judd Hirsch as a doughnut shop owner who refuses to change along with his gentrifying neighborhood. Jermaine Fowler plays the young employee who tries to […]