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Stacey Dash just made things more awkward for everyone after she made an cryptic appearance at the Oscars on Sunday night. Attendees of the 88th Academy Awards seemed puzzled by her presence on stage and host, Chris Rock didn't seem to help when he named her the new director of the Oscars' Minority Outreach Program. Read More »
In the month since the Academy Awards 2016 nominations were announced, there has been a lot of tension in Hollywood, as there were no people of color nominated in the acting categories, prompting a call for boycott. Now, Telenovela star Eva Longoria joins a new campaign for Oscar night: wear brown ribbons to support diversity, particularly when it comes to Latinos. Read More »
Just days after coming under fire for her comments that "we are all Africans" at the Berlin Film Festival, Meryl Streep is being praised for speaking out about the gender gap in Hollywood. Read More »
Hollywood is going through its most racially tense time in a long time, after the Academy nominated only white people in the acting categories for the second year in a row, prompting a call for boycott. Now Chris Rock, this year's Oscars host, talks about the Hollywood gender pay gap, saying Jennifer Lawrence is still miles ahead of black actresses. Read More »
Cuba Gooding Jr. is making a comeback by playing O.J. Simpson in the first season of the anthology, "American Crime Story," and being an Academy Award-winning black actor, he was obviously asked what he thought about the recent Oscar boycott. It turns out that, for the "Jerry Maguire" actor, the awards show isn't the real problem, as Hollywood diversity should be focused on earlier phases of the chain. Read More »
Yet another big name has contributed their opinion to the Oscars diversity issue. President Obama gave his two cents on the issue during an interview with a group of reporters earlier this week, saying he believes Hollywood "should do what every other industry should do." Read More »
Over the years, Robert Redford has turned into the all-time champion for independent movies, launching the Sundance Film Festival and, in the years since, it has grown to become one of the most important festivals around. Now, even Redford thinks it's gotten a little too big. Speaking during this year's edition, the actor and filmmaker refused to address the recent #OscarsSoWhite boycott while speaking about the festival. Read More »
If you want to know why the cast of Straight Outta Compton will not be doing interviews on the red carpet during the Oscars, TMZ claims it's because they were not invited despite being nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Read More »
Gabrielle Union knew what she was doing when she dodged bullets while answering questions about the controversial "Clueless" star, Stacey Dash. Thanks to Dwyane Wade's wife, the hashtag: "#WhoIsStaceyDash" was trending on social media like wildfire Tuesday night. Read More »
It seems there's some confusion about what Oscar host Chris Rock will say come Feb. 28. ABC's Oscar co-producer, Reginald Hudlin, said earlier this week that Rock had completely trashed his original plan for the show. But now, a rep for Rock is disputing Hudlin's comments. This begs the question, what can audiences really expect from the comedian on Oscar Sunday? Read More »
Sir Ian McKellen is one of the most widely respected actors in theater and cinema as well as a two-time Academy Award nominee and an openly gay man. Recently, he was asked to weigh in on the racism concerns the Oscars are facing as well as the recent boycott. In response, he suggested at homophobia on the part of the group and said that openly gay actors never win Oscars. Read More »
It looks like actress Alexis Arquette pushed the wrong buttons when it comes to Will Smith's ex-wife, Sheree Fletcher. MStars News has learned that the first wife of the actor had to put Arquette in "check" after she made claims that Smith is gay. Read More »
More and more celebrities are joining the boycott against the 2016 Oscars after the Academy nominated only white actors for the second year in a row. Chris Rock, an outspoken figure on minority issues, is currently facing pressure to join the movement, with celebrities like 50 Cent and Tyrese Gibson asking him to step down as the award show's host – but will he step down with just weeks to go? Read More »
