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Ten months after helping launch Time’s Up, which is working to combat workplace sexual harassment, assault and abuse, actress America Ferrera found herself pondering another way she could help bring about societal change. Should she run for office? "This whole movement is about the balance of power, and who is…

After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford shared her testimony in before the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the confirmation now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the country — and the world — responded first with disappointment and now hope and support. On Wednesday, Tarana Burke, Amanda de Cadenet, Glennon Doyle, Tra…

As the hearings for Brett Kavanaugh are on the horizon, Professor Christine Blasey Ford’s sexual assault accusations against the SCOTUS hopeful has taken center stage on Twitter with the trending hashtag #DearProfessorFord. Julianne Moore, Gabrielle Union, Eva Longoria,  Marisa Tomei, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn…

Hollywood did not come to play as A-listers joined the masses for Families Belong Together rallies all across the nation. From New York City to Los Angeles, the immigration march comes in the wake of the Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the southern border — which has been weighing heavily on…

NBC has put in development comedy American Alien, from Superstore co-executive producer Sierra Teller Ornelas, star and producer America Ferrera, Teri Weinberg and Universal TV. Written by Teller Ornelas, American Alien centers around Denise “Dee Dee” and Sonny Mendoza, a small-town brother-and-sister team who…

Former Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and executive producer Teri Weinberg have teamed to launch a new production company. The yet-to-be-named banner has signed a first-look deal with Universal TV and has set up its first project under the pact, a legal drama, with former Revenge showrunner Sunil Nayar, at <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/nbc/" id="auto-tag_nbc"…

The 12th annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival has announced comedian-actor Kym Whitley as host of its finale, with This Is Us actor Chris Sullivan and members of the Pitch Perfect 3 cast slated as presenters. The finale screening and awards will take place October 18 at the Directors Guild of America in…

NBCUniversal’s 12th annual Short Film Festival celebrating diversity in storytelling has named America Ferrera, Mariska Hargitay, Chrissy Metz and Lena Waithe as its first ambassadors. They’ll serve as advocates for the festival and join the judging panel determining award winners. Others on the judging panel include…

Update, 11:13 a.m., with new video & livestream Actress Scarlett Johansson made a direct plea to the new president today at the Women’s March in Washington D.C. Speaking before hundreds of thousands gathered in the Capital, Johansson was pointed in her support of Planned Parenthood. “President Trump, I did not vote…

The Rio Olympics may have been heading into the final stretch on Friday, but Usain Bolt certainly wasn't slacking, even if the Ryan Lochte scandal seemed to be heading toward the inevitable next round of apologies. The world's fastest man scored his ninth gold medal yesterday as he helped the Jamaican team take first…

“I'm Lena Dunham, and according to Donald Trump my body is probably like a 2,” Dunham said, introding herself at the DNC, where she appeared with America Ferrera. “I’m America Ferrera and, according to Donald Trump, I’m probably a rapist,” Ferrera chimed in, though she is not from Mexico. “We know what you're all…

America Ferrera had the crowd erupting in cheers when she joked during a show reunion at ATX about "Hulu picking [Ugly Betty] back up for a two-hour special." To the crowd’s disappointment, Ferrera admitted it was a gag, but she did end up urging the crowd to start a Twitter campaign to make that joke a reality. After…