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The Latest: Hundreds of 'No Kings' protests and rallies planned for Saturday over Trump’s policies

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BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show

Read full article: BET Awards bring star power as Doechii, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey shine in 25th anniversary show

The BET Awards has delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice.

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BET Awards to honor Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin

Read full article: BET Awards to honor Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin

The BET Awards will honor four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin — with one of the show’s top honors, the Ultimate Icon Award.

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Want to be prescribed a new hospital drama? These TV doctors are ready to treat you

Read full article: Want to be prescribed a new hospital drama? These TV doctors are ready to treat you

It’s a case of physician, heal thyself in new hospital dramas at the moment as TV showcases a selection of hardworking but flawed medical staff.

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What to stream: '1923' returns, Tate McRae, 'Reacher,' Baldwins' reality show and a 'Suits' spin-off

Read full article: What to stream: '1923' returns, Tate McRae, 'Reacher,' Baldwins' reality show and a 'Suits' spin-off

A modern reimagining of the graphic novel “The Crow” starring Bill Skarsgård plus Canadian pop musician Tate McRae offering her third album are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

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'Shogun' wins record-breaking 14 Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony as Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first

Read full article: 'Shogun' wins record-breaking 14 Emmys at Creative Arts ceremony as Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first

“Shogun” won a whopping 14 times at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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Maya Rudolph gets career Emmy No. 6, Angela Basset wins her first at Creative Arts Emmys

Read full article: Maya Rudolph gets career Emmy No. 6, Angela Basset wins her first at Creative Arts Emmys

Maya Rudolph and Angela Bassett are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus and more honored as Disney Legends in emotional ceremony

Read full article: Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett, Miley Cyrus and more honored as Disney Legends in emotional ceremony

Disney has bestowed “legends” status on 14 artists who have shaped the company, including Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus.

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Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event

Read full article: Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event

Hollywood’s awards season can feel a little gratuitously self-congratulatory, but Tuesday night some of the biggest movie stars in the industry gathered to celebrate someone other than themselves.

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Barack Obama, John Mulaney and Carol Burnett are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Read full article: Barack Obama, John Mulaney and Carol Burnett are among the winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Barack Obama has won his second Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

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Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes

Read full article: Honorary Oscars event celebrating Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks pushed back amid Hollywood strikes

Angela Bassett is going to have to wait a little bit longer to get her Oscar.

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Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars

Read full article: Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars

Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all.

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Cannes turns up the glamour for amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research

Read full article: Cannes turns up the glamour for amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research

The attention at the Cannes Film Festival turns Thursday to the glitzy amfAR gala to raise money for AIDS research.

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Audience for 95th Oscars rebounds slightly to 18.7 million

Read full article: Audience for 95th Oscars rebounds slightly to 18.7 million

Whether it was the lingering drama of “The Slap” or the prominence of blockbusters in the best picture race, a bigger audience was lured back to the Oscars this year.

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Yeoh, Fraser feel the love at Vanity Fair post-Oscars party

Read full article: Yeoh, Fraser feel the love at Vanity Fair post-Oscars party

Newly minted Academy Award winners kicked up their heels at post-Oscars parties.

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Ruth E. Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win 2 Oscars

Read full article: Ruth E. Carter becomes 1st Black woman to win 2 Oscars

Ruth E.

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'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards

Read full article: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates at SAG Awards

The unlikely awards season juggernaut “Everything Everywhere All at Once” marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and even gathered steam with awards not just for best ensemble, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan but also for Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Angela Bassett, 'Wakanda Forever' top NAACP Image Awards

Read full article: Angela Bassett, 'Wakanda Forever' top NAACP Image Awards

Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home a television acting trophy for “9-1-1.”.

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Q&A: Austin Butler on what 'Elvis' taught him about fear

Read full article: Q&A: Austin Butler on what 'Elvis' taught him about fear

Austin Butler has taken some flack for holding onto his Elvis accent long after actually playing Elvis.

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Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Read full article: Oscars response to Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Motion picture academy president Janet Yang told a room full of Oscar nominees that the organization's response to Will Smith's onstage slap of Chris Rock during last year's ceremony was inadequate.

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New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela Anderson

Read full article: New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela Anderson

This week’s new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” lands on Disney+ and a new PBS “Frontline” documentary delves into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interaction with the last five U.S. presidents.

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Bassett, Butler, Yeoh, Fraser, others react to Oscar nods

Read full article: Bassett, Butler, Yeoh, Fraser, others react to Oscar nods

Angela Bassett, a supporting actress nominee for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” was thinking about the late Chadwick Boseman and his legacy.

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'Wakanda Forever' scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

Read full article: 'Wakanda Forever' scores 12 NAACP Image Award nominations

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has been nominated for 12 NAACP Image Awards, while “The Woman King” and “Abbott Elementary” will enter next month’s ceremony as other top nominees.

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'Wakanda Forever' extends reign, 'She Said' struggles

Read full article: 'Wakanda Forever' extends reign, 'She Said' struggles

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” extended its box-office reign in its second week of release with $67 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates.

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Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy

Read full article: Honorary Oscar awards celebrate Fox, Weir, Warren and Palcy

Four standing ovations in one night might seem a little over-the-top, even by Hollywood standards, but at the Governors Awards Saturday night, where Michael J.

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‘Black Panther' sequel scores 2nd biggest debut of 2022

Read full article: ‘Black Panther' sequel scores 2nd biggest debut of 2022

The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”.

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In 'Wendell & Wild,' stop motion moves to an Afro-punk beat

Read full article: In 'Wendell & Wild,' stop motion moves to an Afro-punk beat

The spooky, sublime stop-motion animation worlds of Henry Selick are feasts for the eye that can burrow into the imaginations of young minds.

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Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

Read full article: Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

An emotional Harrison Ford has unveiled a trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, saying this one will be his last.

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Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther' sequel

Read full article: Marvel teases new Avengers movies, ‘Black Panther' sequel

Marvel Studios returned to Comic-Con's Hall H for the first time in three years with a massive presentation and new information about phases five and six of the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Florida renters scramble for shelter as affordable housing erodes

Read full article: Florida renters scramble for shelter as affordable housing erodes

First, Jami Speegle laid down the pillows. Then, the soft blue blanket. Finally, a weighted comforter to hold the makeshift mattress in place.

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McCartney, Swift to induct new members into rock hall

Read full article: McCartney, Swift to induct new members into rock hall

Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift will induct new members into the Rock ‘n' Roll Hall of Fame next week, and actor Angela Bassett will do the honors for Tina Turner.

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New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'

Read full article: New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Lizzo and Ben Platt and an animated series on Disney+ that features a bevy of heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in reimagined events called “What If.

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Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy

Read full article: Tulsa massacre documentaries offer deep dive into tragedy

LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and a slew of networks are among those releasing documentaries based on the tragic backstory of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby top BET Award nominations

Read full article: Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby top BET Award nominations

Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby are the prom queen and king of the 2021 BET Awards.

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Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast

Read full article: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt join Oscars starry presenting cast

The Oscars are aiming to be more like a movie than a television show and enlisting A-list stars like Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry and Reese Witherspoon to help.

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'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes

Read full article: 'Nomadland,' 'Borat' win at a socially distant Golden Globes

She’s only the second woman in the history of the Globes to win, and the first since Barbra Streisand won for “Yentl” in 1984. Its star, guerilla comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, also won best actor in a comedy. “The Queen's Gambit” won best limited series, and best actress in the category for Anya Taylor-Joy. “Schitt's Creek,” the Pop TV series that found a wider audience on Netflix, won best comedy series for its final season. Catherine O'Hara also took best actress in a comedy series.

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‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year

Read full article: ‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year

This image released by Netflix shows, from second left, Norm Lewis, Clarke Peters Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Delroy Lindo in a scene from "Da 5 Bloods," named one of the top 10 films of the year by The American Film Institute. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar’s jazz themed “Soul” and two of Chadwick Boseman’s final films: the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam drama “Da 5 Bloods,” both of which are Netflix films. AFI also selected Warner Bros.’ Black Panther Party film “Judas and the Black Messiah” which will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Feb. 1. The AFI also named its top 10 television shows, including Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit,” the Disney+ phenomenon “The Mandalorian” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.”The selection jury included filmmakers Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang. The group also included a special citation for “Hamilton.”In lieu of the annual luncheon celebrating the honorees, AFI will hold a virtual benediction on Feb. 26 streaming on YouTube and the AFI website.

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Whitney Houston's Longtime Friend Robyn Crawford Says They Had a Physical Relationship

Read full article: Whitney Houston's Longtime Friend Robyn Crawford Says They Had a Physical Relationship

New details about the rumored relationship between the late Whitney Houston and her longtime friend, Robyn Crawford, are coming to light in Crawford's new memoir, A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston. She later adds that it was Houston who ended the physical part of their relationship in 1982. Crawford adds that Houston's mother, Cissy Houston, was against their bond, claiming, "Whitney told me her mother said it wasn't natural for two women to be that close, but we were that close." Houston's ex-husband, Bobby Brown, also claimed the singer had a same-sex relationship with Crawford in his 2016 memoir, Every Little Step: My Story. "I really feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney's life, Whitney would still be alive today," he told Us Weekly at the time.

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Felicity Huffman's 'Otherhood' Co-Stars React to Her College Admissions Scandal

Read full article: Felicity Huffman's 'Otherhood' Co-Stars React to Her College Admissions Scandal

Angela Bassett and Patricia Arquette are opening up about their Otherhood co-star, Felicity Huffman. ET caught up with the actresses at a press day for the film on Friday, where they candidly discussed Huffman's college admissions scandal. Bassett shared similar sentiments, telling ET, "I think she's handling it like a grown-up person. While Huffman appeared in the Netflix mini-series, When They See Us, Otherhood marks her first movie release since pleading guilty in May for her part in a massive college admissions scam. RELATED CONTENT:Felicity Huffman Celebrates Daughter Sofia's Graduation Amid College Admissions ScandalFelicity Huffman Fights Back Tears as She Officially Pleads Guilty in College Admissions ScamFelicity Huffman Is a Mom Trying to Reconnect With Her Adult Child in 'Otherhood' Trailer

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