Diversity on TV Is Scary, Reports White Woman
On Tuesday, Deadline Hollywood's Nellie Andreeva dissected the swell of actors of color in television's casting rooms and leading roles, writing that minorities might be snatching too many jobs. I mean, what are the white actors supposed to do in this kind of climate?
Cookie Lyon's Closet is For Sale! Here Are My Irrefutible Empire Picks

Following the Empire's exhausting finale this week—Yes Boo Boo Kitty slept with ____ and yes, ____ caught them—you can now buy a piece of Cookie Lyon's cat-print-filled wardrobe for yourself. You too can "taste these cookies," if you will. I ranked the items for your viewing and, perhaps, buying pleasure, if…
On Loving and Hating Terrence Howard as Empire's Lucious
In the pilot for Empire, Lucious Lyon was pure evil, more of a straight-up villain than an anti-hero. This meant he had a long way to go to be likable. Lucious had the greatest potential character arc and the most tragic flaws to overcome, including homophobia. The writers have so far succeeded in making him one of…
Taraji P. Henson's Evil, Lovable 'Cookie' Makes Empire Worth a Watch
After previewing the sloppy yet moderately intriguing pilot for Empire, a drama about a dysfunctional music-business family, there's one reason I'm giving it a shot. Cookie. Although Terrence Howard is billed as the star (he plays the rotten record label magnate Lucious Lyon), Taraji P. Henson is a bigger draw as the…
Terrence Howard Rejected Beyoncé & Padma Lakshmi, Says Terrence Howard
Baby wipes enthusiast Terrence Howard was particularly sassy on last night's episode of Watch What Happens Live, where the Best Man Holiday star made super questionable claims about famous women hitting on him and talked major shit on how Robert Downey, Jr. screwed him out of the Iron Man sequels.
Zooey Deschanel Hates Judgmental Shithead Internet Commenters
Zooey Deschanel, who I often forget is pretty cool, spoke truthy words about how horrible the Internet can be in this month's Marie Claire. (After all, noted Zooey Deschanel 1.0 Mary Louise Parker quit over it.)
Suri Cruise's Clothing Line Is Our Fearsome New Reality
Now that Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise have been away from the Xenu madness and securely ensconced in the filthy bosom of Manhattan for some time, the 7-year-old child can go about having a totally normal childhood. Which now involves ghost-designing a fashion line that's worth more than Reese Witherspoon's new property
Lindsay Accused Of Stealing Necklace She's Been Wearing
- Lindsay Lohan — who is being accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from the Kamofie & Company jewelry store in Venice — can allegedly be seen on surveillance video taking said necklace from said store.
Meanwhile, At Sundance, Thespians Act Cold
Once again, the stars give us a master-class in looking cool — or ludicrous — in frigid temps.
Wet Wipes May Cause Extremely Severe Anal Rashes
Doctors from a Minnesota Mayo Clinic issued a warning about toilet paper wipes after four patients had an allergic reaction. Cottonelle wipes gave one man an anal rash so severe he couldn't walk for months. Someone warn Terrence Howard. [Reuters]

