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Not every celebrity played it safe during the nationwide uprising over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd while in police custody.
Pop star Halsey and ex-boyfriend and rapper Yungbood were among those taking part in street protests in Los Angeles. Halsey claimed she was shot twice by rubber bullets.
“I wanted…
Edward James Olmos has partnered with Tito Puente’s family to bring the story of the legendary musician to the world in a series of projects, including film, television and VR content.
Known as the “King of Mambo,” Puente was a six-time Grammy winner, and received many other accolades before he died in 2000.
Olmos is…
CNN commentator Don Lemon was at it again on Saturday night, tweeting out a lament that “Hollywood” was not doing enough to support street protesters.
"What about Hollywood? Strangely quiet," says @DonLemon. "Why aren't they helping these young people? These young people are out there standing on a platform on the…
President Donald Trump has just tweeted out that ANTIFA, the anti-facist group that has been involved in street protests for several years, will be designated as a Terrorist Organization.
Trump gave no other details in his early communications, but it marks a major step in limiting actions by the mask-wearing group…
Winston Churchill once noted, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” President Donald Trump is facing one now, as at least 30 US cities have erupted in violent protests over the death of Minnaepolis man George Floyd in police custody.
Today, Trump’s tweetstorm was taking advantage of that crisis to point a finger at…
Former football quarterback turned activist Colin Kaepernick is setting up a legal defense fund to help protesters arrested in Minneapolis’s street confrontations.
In his NFL playing days, Kaepernick started a movement by kneeling before the national anthem to protest injustice and alleged police violence. After…
With all the other good fortune that's fallen upon Clint Eastwood—great looks and talent, for starters—the one that calls out to be noted today is his extraordinary longevity. Sunday, May 31st marks the man's 90th birthday, a landmark exceptional in itself—most of us would be thrilled to make it anywhere near that…
A boarded-up Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. The Grove, one of the city’s premier dining and retail centers, staggering with several stores looted. National Guard troops deployed in the streets, and an entire police department mobilized for the first time in 25 years.
That’s what Los Angeles woke up to this morning, as…
Update, with Broadway League statement The companies of Hamilton, Hadestown and What the Constitution Means To Me are among the Broadway voices speaking out on the issues that have filled city streets across America with protest.
In one among a series of Tweets from the Hamilton company, creator Lin-Manuel Miranda…
EXCLUSIVE:BBC One has set the premiere date for Dancing Ledge Productions’ anticipated three-part miniseries, The Salisbury Poisonings. A dramatization of the 2018 Novichok poisonings that rocked the eponymous city and made global headlines, it will air from June 14-16 at 9PM locally. Rafe Spall, Anne-Marie Duff and…
UPDATED with state of emergency declaration: As protests and looting spread across Los Angeles Saturday evening, Mayor Eric Garcetti asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom to send in the National Guard to help restore order amid unrest over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Newsom responded later in the…
As anger over the death of George Floyd spreads into violence, fires and curfews across America tonight, Joe Biden asked "a nation furious at injustice" for calmer minds and hearts to prevail.
"Protesting such brutality is right and necessary," the Democrats' presumptive nominee said in a statement late Saturday as…
