MTV is holding off on this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards for now, due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to postpone the event (rather than do a virtual edition) comes as it would have normally taken place this month. 15 more words

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In the 2014 pilot episode of the TV sitcom “Black-ish,” ad exec Andre Johnson was expecting a huge, historic promotion. After spending years toiling for the fictional Stevens & Lido and rising through the lower-management ranks, he thought he was about to upgrade to upper management as the company’s first black senior vice president. During…

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“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe posted a lengthy response on Monday to controversial anti-trans tweets posted by author J.K. Rowling on June 6. “Transgender women are women,” Radcliffe wrote in an essay posted to the website of the Trevor Project, a non-profit dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ people. 6 more words

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Taylor Swift made a brief appearance on the YouTube special “Dear Class of 2020,” telling quarantined high school graduates that she can relate to their experience because she missed her ceremony, too, even if hers was a voluntary MIA experience. 18 more words

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GoFundMe has suspended conservative political commentator Candace Owens’s fundraiser for an Alabama cafe whose co-owner criticized the George Floyd protests. Owens also came under fire for controversial comments about Floyd while speaking with Glenn Beck. 25 more words

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Camilla Hall’s debut documentary, “Copwatch,” wants viewers to know these names: Dave Whitt. Ramsey Orta. Kevin Moore. Not because these men of color have been lost to police violence but because they documented it. 23 more words

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Michelle Obama kicked off her “Dear Class of 2020” graduation speech with a list of uncomfortable questions and truths. “Over the past couple of months, our foundation has been shaken,” Mrs. 27 more words

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It’s been six years since “Psych” aired its series finale on USA Network after an eight-season run, but the property is hardly out of cases for its central detective duo. 29 more words

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Minneapolis City Council members have a vowed to disband the police department in the wake George Floyd’s death and nationwide protests. According to the “New York Times,” nine members of the city council announced their support for disbanding the local Minneapolis Police Department police department and replace the office with what is being described as…

via Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Disband Police Department — Variety

Lady Gaga painted a picture of racism in America as a malignant forest that needs to be uprooted in her graduation speech for YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020” event. 28 more words

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