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Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a โ€˜monumental nightโ€™

Read full article: Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a โ€˜monumental nightโ€™

Once inside the Met Gala, guests passed under a slew of flower petals suspended from the ceiling.

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Conan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

Read full article: Conan O'Brien accepts Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

On a night when half a dozen people made jokes about this being the last-ever Mark Twain Prize, Conan Oโ€™Brien made sure the ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ended on a high note.

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Who won on the red carpet at the Oscars?

Read full article: Who won on the red carpet at the Oscars?

These looks turned heads during the biggest night in Hollywood

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Oscars' choreographer Mandy Moore on 'Wicked' opening, Quincy Jones and that salute to James Bond

Read full article: Oscars' choreographer Mandy Moore on 'Wicked' opening, Quincy Jones and that salute to James Bond

The Academy Awards' choreographer Mandy Moore had a real challenge for the 2025 Oscars.

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Freeman praises Gene Hackman, Goldberg and Winfrey give love to Quincy Jones in Oscars tributes

Read full article: Freeman praises Gene Hackman, Goldberg and Winfrey give love to Quincy Jones in Oscars tributes

The Oscars included a somber elegy for Gene Hackman and a joyful tribute to Quincy Jones.

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The Latest: 'Anora' wins best picture at the 97th Academy Awards

Read full article: The Latest: 'Anora' wins best picture at the 97th Academy Awards

โ€œAnoraโ€ has won best picture at the 97th Academy Awards.

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Oscar presenters Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg rehearse before the show

Read full article: Oscar presenters Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield, Oprah and Whoopi Goldberg rehearse before the show

Emma Stone knows her way around the Dolby Theatre, but the even the two-time Oscar winner needs a little rehearsing.

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12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years

Read full article: 12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years

โ€œSaturday Night Liveโ€ was intended for countercultural comedy.

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Christian Siriano takes his New York Fashion Week show attendees for a glamorous ride

Read full article: Christian Siriano takes his New York Fashion Week show attendees for a glamorous ride

Designer Christian Siriano drew the inspiration for his latest New York Fashion Week collection from his love of cars.

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Conan O'Brien will receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

Read full article: Conan O'Brien will receive Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

Comedian and host Conan Oโ€™Brien is the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.

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Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in 'Annie' this holiday season in New York

Read full article: Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in 'Annie' this holiday season in New York

Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business โ€” never work with animals or children.

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NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

Read full article: NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.

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'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

Read full article: 'The View' abortion ad signals wider effort to use an FCC regulation to spread a message

The advertisement on โ€œThe View" this week, preceded by a warning from ABC, was shocking: condemning celebrities for supposedly promoting abortion rights and showing images of dead fetuses.

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'The View' co-hosts come out swinging at Donald Trump a day after he insulted them

Read full article: 'The View' co-hosts come out swinging at Donald Trump a day after he insulted them

The hosts of ABCโ€™s โ€œThe Viewโ€ are responding to Donald Trump a day after he insulted co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg.

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Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'

Read full article: Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'

Anne Hathaway, Kelli Oโ€™Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald and other stars of stage and screen are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week.

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Trump lashes out at Harris and 'The View' co-hosts, as Hurricane Milton makes landfall

Read full article: Trump lashes out at Harris and 'The View' co-hosts, as Hurricane Milton makes landfall

Former President Donald Trump has hurled insults at his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the co-hosts of ABC's โ€œThe View.โ€.

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Maggie Smith mourned by 'Downton Abbey' colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others

Read full article: Maggie Smith mourned by 'Downton Abbey' colleagues, Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe and others

Actors, collaborators and fans who worked with Dame Maggie Smith are paying tribute to the award-winning actor, known for her roles in the โ€œHarry Potterโ€ movies and โ€œDownton Abbey.โ€.

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Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'

Read full article: Pope Francis meets more than 100 comedians at the Vatican: 'You also make God smile'

Before flying to Italyโ€™s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican celebrating the importance of humor.

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Organization behind the Oscars elects board of governors for 2024-25 term

Read full article: Organization behind the Oscars elects board of governors for 2024-25 term

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars, announced 17 people elected to its board of governors Monday.

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Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor

Read full article: Comedian Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor

Kevin Hart rose from the open mics and comedy clubs of his native Philadelphia to become one of his countryโ€™s most recognizable performers.

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The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch

Read full article: The Oscars are almost here. Here's what to know and how to watch

After a winter barrage of award shows โ€” the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys โ€” the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner.

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Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!', is killed in a car crash at 68

Read full article: Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of 'Sarafina!', is killed in a car crash at 68

The family of renowned South African playwright, producer and composer Mbongeni Ngema says he has died in a car crash at the age of 68.

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Who should replace Pat Sajak on โ€˜Wheel of Fortuneโ€™

Read full article: Who should replace Pat Sajak on โ€˜Wheel of Fortuneโ€™

The longtime host of โ€œWheel of Fortune,โ€ Pat Sajak, announced he would be retiring from his hosting duties at the end of the next season.

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Biden hosts screening of film about lynching of Emmett Till

Read full article: Biden hosts screening of film about lynching of Emmett Till

President Joe Biden is hosting a screening Thursday of the movie โ€œTill,โ€ about the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi.

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Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize

Read full article: Comedian and actor Adam Sandler to get 2023 Mark Twain Prize

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor has gone to such luminaries as Richard Pryor, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, George Carlin and Ellen DeGeneres.

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New this week: Bruce Springsteen, 'The Big Brunch' and Sonic

Read full article: New this week: Bruce Springsteen, 'The Big Brunch' and Sonic

This weekโ€™s new entertainment releases include albums by Bruce Springsteen and Louis Tomlinson, Olivia Wilde's โ€œDon't Worry Darlingโ€ hits HBO Max, and Dan Levy of Emmy-winning โ€œSchittโ€™s Creekโ€ fame has โ€œThe Big Brunch,โ€ a cooking competition he created and hosts.

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3 climate hecklers ejected for disrupting Cruz on 'The View'

Read full article: 3 climate hecklers ejected for disrupting Cruz on 'The View'

Three women were ejected from the set of โ€˜The Viewโ€™ on Monday after interrupting an interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for what appeared to be a climate change protest.

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For Whoopi Goldberg, 'Till' release comes after long wait

Read full article: For Whoopi Goldberg, 'Till' release comes after long wait

Whoopi Goldberg says it took more than two decades for Hollywood to believe Emmett Tillโ€™s story was worthy of the big screen.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro join 'The View' as cohosts

Read full article: Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro join 'The View' as cohosts

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration spokeswoman who broke from her old boss in 2020, will be the conservative voice on the daytime talk show โ€œThe View.โ€.

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Oscars org adds Marlee Matlin, Jason Reitman to board

Read full article: Oscars org adds Marlee Matlin, Jason Reitman to board

Actor Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are joining the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

Read full article: Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

Shannen Dee Williams grew up Black and Catholic.

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Playwright Neil Simon's papers go to Library of Congress

Read full article: Playwright Neil Simon's papers go to Library of Congress

Dozens of notebooks, scripts, speeches, drafts of letters, artwork and even signed baseballs owned by the late playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress.

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Figure Skating in Harlem: 25 years and growing

Read full article: Figure Skating in Harlem: 25 years and growing

Figure Skating in Harlem celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gala on April 25, and has become a success story built on academics, social growth and the ice rink.

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Will Smith apologizes: 'I was out of line and I was wrong'

Read full article: Will Smith apologizes: 'I was out of line and I was wrong'

Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping the comedian onstage at Sundayโ€™s Oscars, writing in a statement that he was โ€œout of lineโ€ and โ€œwrong.โ€.

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What can the Oscars do to diversify its nominees and winners?

Read full article: What can the Oscars do to diversify its nominees and winners?

The Academy Awards are happening in March, and in the 94 years the event has been running, only 20 Black actors have won an acting Oscar.

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Whoopi Goldberg returns to 'The View' after suspension

Read full article: Whoopi Goldberg returns to 'The View' after suspension

Whoopi Goldberg returned to โ€œThe Viewโ€ on Monday following her two-week suspension for remarks about the Holocaust.

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US Jews talk identity, Holocaust after Goldberg's remarks

Read full article: US Jews talk identity, Holocaust after Goldberg's remarks

The uproar over Whoopi Goldberg's remarks about the Holocaust has catalyzed somber reflections by many American Jews, and not just about the Holocaustโ€™s legacy.

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Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?

Read full article: Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi?

ABCโ€™s decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from โ€œThe Viewโ€ for two weeks for her remarks about the Holocaust has opened the network up to criticism that its response derailed a teachable moment for the nation.

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`The View' presses on with a simple 'OK' on Whoopi Goldberg

Read full article: `The View' presses on with a simple 'OK' on Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldbergโ€™s colleagues on the โ€The View'' had virtually nothing to say Wednesday about her two-week suspension for her comments on Jews and the Holocaust.

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ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks

Read full article: ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust race remarks

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks as co-host of โ€œThe Viewโ€ because of what the head of ABC News called her โ€œwrong and hurtful commentsโ€ about Jews and the Holocaust.

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Tributes pour in for groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier

Read full article: Tributes pour in for groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier

Tributes to Sidney Poitier poured in from Hollywood and elsewhere following the death of the groundbreaking actor and cultural icon.

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TV host Seth Meyers contracts COVID-19, show dark this week

Read full article: TV host Seth Meyers contracts COVID-19, show dark this week

This weekโ€™s remaining episodes of โ€œLate Night with Seth Meyersโ€ have been scrapped after the host tested positive for COVID-19.

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McCain book shares why she left 'toxic' times at 'The View'

Read full article: McCain book shares why she left 'toxic' times at 'The View'

Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain says she decided to leave โ€˜The Viewโ€™ the day after she returned from maternity leave last winter when colleague Joy Behar said โ€˜I did not miss youโ€™ during a political argument.

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Kamala Harris to face panelists on 'The View' Friday

Read full article: Kamala Harris to face panelists on 'The View' Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit โ€˜The Viewโ€™ studio on Friday for her sixth appearance on the daytime chat show โ€” but her first as vice president.

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Meghan McCain makes low-key exit from 'The View'

Read full article: Meghan McCain makes low-key exit from 'The View'

Few things Meghan McCain has done on โ€œThe Viewโ€ can be classified as low-key, until her exit on Friday.

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Meghan McCain says she's quitting 'The View' in late July

Read full article: Meghan McCain says she's quitting 'The View' in late July

Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain says that she's quitting ABC's daytime talk show โ€˜The Viewโ€™ after four years.

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Among the Oscar winners: 2 foundations that serve the needy

Read full article: Among the Oscar winners: 2 foundations that serve the needy

Two foundations that serve the needy achieved the kind of spotlight at the Academy Awards telecast that any nonprofit yearns for: A shout-out from a famous celebrity to the 10 million or more people estimated to be watching from home.

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'Lovecraft Country' part of virtual festival celebrating TV

Read full article: 'Lovecraft Country' part of virtual festival celebrating TV

This image released by HBO shows Jurnee Smollett, from left, Jonathan Majors and Courtney B. Vance in a scene from "Lovecraft Country." The Queens Gambit, Lovecraft Country and What We Do in the Shadows are among the series featured in a virtual edition of the Paley Centers annual festival. (HBO via AP)LOS ANGELES โ€“ "Lovecraft Country,โ€ โ€œThe Queenโ€™s Gambitโ€ and โ€œWhat We Do in the Shadowsโ€ are among the series featured in a virtual edition of the Paley Centerโ€™s annual festival celebrating TV programs and their makers. Sessions with stars and creators of โ€œThe Good Doctorโ€ and โ€œBig Skyโ€ round out the festival lineup. Highlights of PaleyFest events past, including for โ€œThe Golden Girlsโ€ and โ€œThe Big Bang Theory,โ€ are available on the Paley Centerโ€™s YouTube page at youtube.com/user/paleycenter.

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Goldberg, Zendaya to be honored at Essence Hollywood awards

Read full article: Goldberg, Zendaya to be honored at Essence Hollywood awards

This combination photo shows actress Michaela Coel, from left, Andra Day, Cynthia Erivo, Whoopi Goldberg and Zendaya. Essence announced on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, that the actresses are among the honorees at this year's Essence Black Women in Hollywood event. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Whoopi Goldberg, Andra Day and Zendaya will be among the honorees at this year's Essence Black Women in Hollywood event, which will be livestreamed during Oscars week for the first time this year. Essence on Tuesday announced the honorees for the 14th annual ceremony on April 22. In addition to the Emmy-, Grammy-, Oscar- and Tony-winner Goldberg and โ€œEuphoriaโ€ star Zendaya, they include actor, singer and songwriter Cynthia Erivo and actor Michaela Coel.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Michael Sheen in 'Prodigal Son'

Read full article: Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Michael Sheen in 'Prodigal Son'

This combination photo shows Catherine Zeta-Jones, left, at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles and Michael Sheen at the FOX Upfront party on May 13, 2019, in New York. The Welsh actors join "Prodigal Son" in the Tuesday, March 2, 20201, episode with Zeta-Jones playing a doctor and Sheen playing an incarcerated serial killer surgeon. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Catherine Zeta-Jones was already a fan of โ€œProdigal Son,โ€ so when the chance came to join the show, she jumped, lured by the prospect of working alongside Michael Sheen. She was born in Swansea and Sheen was born in Newport seven months apart. That was, of course, a huge pull for me.โ€Zeta-Jones joins Foxโ€™s โ€œProdigal Sonโ€ in Tuesday's episode, directed by co-star Lou Diamond Phillips.

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MTA brings celebrity voices to NYC transit announcements

Read full article: MTA brings celebrity voices to NYC transit announcements

FILE - This photo from Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, show riders exit and enter a bus at the Fordham Metro-North in New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday launched a campaign that has celebrities including Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg, and Awkwafina making the announcements heard at subway stations, on trains, and buses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)NEW YORK โ€“ Riders on New York City subways and buses are getting an earful, thanks to some famous hometown voices. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday launched a campaign that has celebrities including Jerry Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg and Awkwafina making the announcements heard at subway stations, on trains and buses. The MTA said the announcements will run for at least a month, and highlight the importance of mask-wearing and other coronavirus pandemic safety measures.

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Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on Thanksgiving

Read full article: Star-studded benefit concert to honor nurses on Thanksgiving

All rights reserved)LOS ANGELES โ€“ Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan will be among the entertainers honoring nurses in a star-studded benefit virtual concert on Thanksgiving. Nurse Heroes announced Tuesday that the concert called Nurse Heroes Live will stream on the organizationโ€™s YouTube and Facebook along with LiveXLive on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. EST. The benefit will provide money for a variety of programs including scholarships for nurses and their children. Taylor Swift will donate a signed collectible edition โ€œFolklore" guitar, which will be auctioned for the benefit of the Nurses Heroes Foundation. The nurses of New York's Northwell Health will be the first beneficiaries of the concert.

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Atlanta police make arrest in actor's shooting death

Read full article: Atlanta police make arrest in actor's shooting death

In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, photo made from video and released by the Atlanta Police Department, Antonio Demetrice Rhynes surrenders to an APD drone with officers outside his apartment in Atlanta. Atlanta police announced Friday that they have arrested Rhynes on a felony murder charge for the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)ATLANTA โ€“ Atlanta police announced Friday that they have made an arrest in the shooting death of actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. It wasn't immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could comment on his arrest. In drone footage of the arrest released by Atlanta police, the camera enters a second-floor apartment with a damaged front door.

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Times' tax story is talker, but perceptions mostly hold

Read full article: Times' tax story is talker, but perceptions mostly hold

One questioned the report's timing and another wondered why the paper would run The New York Times' account without other sources. It was the most-engaged story that The New York Times has had this year, with 4.2 million reposts or reactions on social media through early Monday afternoon, according to NewsWhip. Seven of the 10 most-engaged stories concerned Trump's taxes, either the Times' pieces or those of other news organizations. The story ran under a large photo of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort shrouded in palm trees, itself a provocative news decision contrasting Trump's tax records with his wealth. The Orlando Sentinel's story ran under the headline, โ€œReport releases Trump tax info.โ€ Somewhat bland, the headline could be seen as a way of mollifying both sides.

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Oscars diversity criteria 'not about exclusion' say leaders

Read full article: Oscars diversity criteria 'not about exclusion' say leaders

I want to commend them for trying and for putting together a criteria because we know criteria is a way to counter bias, said Smith. Five years ago, the film academy endeavored to significantly diversify its own membership. The best picture adjustment is just one of the effort. Others include implementing a set 10 best picture nominees starting at the 94th Oscars and mandatory unconscious bias training for academy members. The best picture standards were specifically designed to be flexible and give latitude to filmmakers.

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Film academy to host virtual panels about inclusion, equity

Read full article: Film academy to host virtual panels about inclusion, equity

Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization that puts on the Oscars said Thursday that the panels rolling out through September and October will be available to the public. Entitled Academy Dialogues: It Starts with Us, the series is part of the film academys push to further equity and inclusion in its ranks and in the entertainment industry. The series launched last month with a conversation between Whoopi Goldberg and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson about the power of narrative. Its currently available on YouTube.

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DaBaby, Roddy Ricch to help BET celebrate awards virtually

Read full article: DaBaby, Roddy Ricch to help BET celebrate awards virtually

The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Kane Brown and Chloe x Halle. The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Kane Brown and Chloe x Halle. Comedian, actress and TV personality Amanda Seales will host the 2020 BET Awards, which will air on CBS for the first time. Drake is the leading nominee: Hes up for six honors, including video of the year and best male hip-hop artist. Ricch and Megan Thee Stallion follow Drake with five nominations each.

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Ava DuVernay joins the film academy's Board of Governors

Read full article: Ava DuVernay joins the film academy's Board of Governors

LOS ANGELES Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been elected to the film academys Board of Governors for the first time. The academy has increased the number of women and people of color on the board. Incumbent governors reelected include Whoopi Goldberg, Dolemite Is My Name screenwriter Larry Karaszewski and Participant Media CEO David Linde among others. The organization that puts on the Oscars said that the number of women on the board has gone from 25 to 26 and people of color from 11 to 12. The Board of Governors represent each of the academys 17 branches and work to set the organizations strategy, finances and fulfillment of its mission.

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