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Dakota Johnson, Priestess of High Chaos, Said Making ‘Those Big Naked Movies’ Was ‘Psychotic’

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the actor spilled the tea on Fifty Shades of Grey and her experience working with…

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PublishedJune 29, 2022

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The 2022 BET Awards: Big Freedia Wears a Pink Metallic Cape, and We 'Forget the Rest'

Here are the best, the brightest, and the kookiest looks from the red carpet--and Big Freedia, who nailed all three.

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PublishedJune 27, 2022

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Olivia Rodrigo, Janelle Monae, and Phoebe Bridgers to SCOTUS: ‘F*ck You’

At the BET Awards and the Glastonbury Festival, music's biggest stars spoke out against the overturn of Roe.

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PublishedJune 27, 2022

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Pete Davidson May Have Quietly Gotten Kim's Name Tattooed on His Chest

The SNL star previously got tattooed with ex-fiancee Ariana Grande, only to get it covered when they broke up. It's…

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PublishedMarch 14, 2022

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Mary J. Blige Is the R&B Queen of Vulnerability, But Her New Documentary Keeps Fans at Arms’ Length

Vanessa Roth's movie for Amazon Studios gives Mary her flowers, but leaves us with only a vague impression of…

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PublishedJune 24, 2021

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ZOLA......SHE'S COMING

When will my film adaptation of the peak chaotic good Twitter thread to that game theory guy’s peak lawful evil one…

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PublishedDecember 19, 2020

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The American Music Awards Get a Very 2020 Makeover: Sadness

Whoever first said, “The show must go on,” couldn’t possibly have understood what they were inflicting on us. For…

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PublishedNovember 23, 2020

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What Would You Miss Most If You Were Serving Time for Insider Trading? For Martha Stewart, It Was Lemons

Perhaps recently you thought to yourself, Oh yeah, remember when Martha Stewart went to prison for insider trading?…

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PublishedOctober 19, 2020

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Cassie Randolph Filed a Restraining Order Against Former <i>Bachelor</i> Colton Underwood

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Cassie Randolph Filed a Restraining Order Against Former Bachelor Colton Underwood

In some disturbing Bachelor universe news, season 23 winner Cassie Randolph has filed a restraining order against…

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2020

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Cookie Lyons May Be Getting Her Own <i>Empire</i> Spin-Off

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Cookie Lyons May Be Getting Her Own Empire Spin-Off

Taraji P. Henson is developing an Empire spin-off series at Fox centered around her iconic character, Loretha…

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PublishedJuly 24, 2020

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A TMZ Reporter Ratted Out Eminem to the Secret Service Over Trump Lyrics

That headline reads like a row in an early aughts-themed word jumble. To unscramble a bit, let us begin here: In…

Emily Alford

PublishedOctober 24, 2019

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Ellen Pompeo Says the Set of <i>Grey's Anatomy </i>Was 'Really Toxic'

Ellen Pompeo Says the Set of Grey's Anatomy Was 'Really Toxic'

In an interview for Variety with Taraji P. Henson, Ellen Pompeo says working on Grey’s Anatomy really sucked for a…

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PublishedJune 6, 2019

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Studios Are Still Trying to Get Away With Underpaying Taraji P. Henson

In an interview with Variety, Taraji P. Henson says she still has to ask for more money every time she books a new…

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PublishedApril 2, 2019

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Make Taraji P. Henson a Warlock

Taraji P. Henson’s appeal is undeniable—unless you were a producer or director who met her before she starred on Empi…

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PublishedMarch 8, 2019

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In What Men Want, It's Really Not That Hard to Find Out

In Nancy Meyers’s 2000 film What Women Want, Mel Gibson plays a sleazy, womanizing advertising executive oblivious…

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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019

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As a Man, the Trailer for Taraji P. Henson's <i>What Men Want </i>Is Actually What I Want

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As a Man, the Trailer for Taraji P. Henson's What Men Want Is Actually What I Want

In the year 2000, writer-director Nancy Meyers released her only bad film, What Women Want, which went on to become…

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PublishedAugust 14, 2018

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Frances Bean Cobain's Ex-Husband Reportedly Gets Kurt's Guitar in Divorce Settlement

Frances Bean Cobain and Isaiah Silva (who have the same ombré dye job??) reportedly finalized the terms of their…

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PublishedMay 15, 2018

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Max Greenfield Will Have His Mind Read by Taraji P. Henson in What Men Want

In November it was announced to much fanfare that the great Taraji P. Henson would star in a gender-flipped remake…

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PublishedMay 1, 2018

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4/27/18

Taraji P. Henson and Angela Bassett Prove the Best Comment Will Always Be ‘No Comment’

While promoting her upcoming gender-swapped remake of Nancy Meyers box office hit What Women Want on Wednesday…

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PublishedApril 27, 2018

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2/2/18

9 Women of Color Accuse Talent Manager Vincent Cirrincione of Sexual Misconduct

Vincent Cirrincione, a talent manager who’s worked with Taraji P. Henson and Halle Berry, has been accused of sexual…

Megan Reynolds

PublishedFebruary 2, 2018

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