An Oscar is the most coveted trophy in the film industry, riding on the illusion that once you are an Academy Award winner, you’ve made it to the highest ranks of film and automatically obtain whichever role you want. Well, Halle Berry is here to tell us that perception is just a myth. The 40-year-old – who […]
Looks like Giuliana Rancic is playing the blame game. After taking full responsibility for accusing Zendaya of smelling like “patchouli oil and weed” when she wore dreadlocks to the Oscars, then apologizing for the insensitive comment, the E! News and Fashion Police host is singing a slightly different tune. According to the Daily News, Giuliana is now saying […]
UPDATE: 2:38 PM Zendaya has taken to her Instagram account to respond to Giuliana Rancic’s apology. —– The internet has been on fire ever since Sunday night’s Academy Awards, but it wasn’t the actual ceremony that stole the show. On a post-awards episode of Fashion Police, E! correspondent Giuliana Rancic made some offensive comments about Zendaya Coleman‘s look, more […]
Giuliana Rancic infuriated the masses when she decided to take it upon herself to say that Zendaya looked like “she probably smells like patchouli oil … or weed,” because she was wearing locs to the Oscars. The 18-year-old, who is no stranger to criticism, decided to address the insensitive remarks on Instagram. In what was the most graceful […]
#OscarsSoWhite, an 18-year-old black girl gets slammed for rocking locs. When Zendaya Coleman walked down the Oscars red carpet rocking faux-locs on Sunday night, many praised her for wearing the non-conventional hairdo to an award show that revered mostly white people. Tons of fans supported her look, with the exception of E! News and Fashion […]
Many fans and viewers happened to notice that Joan Rivers was left out of the Academy Awards’ ‘In Memoriam’ portion of the show last night. While many were acknowledged during the tribute to those who have passed away in the last year, the late Fashion Police comedian was noticeably snubbed from it, and many are not […]
So this happened. During a segment on Cleveland’s Fox 8 discussing Sunday night’s Oscars, anchor Kristi Capel made heads turn when she used the term “jigaboo” to describe Lady Gaga’s music. Quick history lesson: Jigaboo is bad. Really bad. Like “it’s 2015 and a term used in the late 19th and early 20th century to belittle […]
This year’s Academy Awards were memorable at best, as many stars used the platform to talk about civil rights, ALS, and equal rights for women, but one moment between old friends Sean Penn and director Alejandro González Iñárritu almost ruined the show. During Sunday’s telecast, Penn presented the Birdman filmmaker with the Best Picture Award. Before giving […]
On the heels of a year chock-full of political and liberation movements, the 2015 award season is proving that Hollywood has become more cognizant of the national (and many times, global) stage at their feet. In short, Hollywood has been touched by the activism bug. This is not to erase artists and performers who have long used […]
While many are excited for John Legend and Common’s win for Best Original Song at the Oscars last night, I am not one of them. For me, the song was the worst part of a great movie and it came across as corny and manufactured. I am a fan of John Legend and Common and […]
John Legend and Common had the moment of the night when they hit the stage at the 2015 Academy Awards to perform the heart-wrenching “Glory” from the Selma soundtrack. While the film was snubbed in a lot of other categories, Selma‘s moving theme courtesy of the ultra-talented Mr. Legend and Common also took home the award […]
