Former Empire Star Jussie Smollett Re-Launches Career in LGBT Drama

Lady Gaga, Tom Daley and the first all-male ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ couple were among the winners of this year’s ‘British LGBT Awards’. Vogue director Edward Enninful, 50, and singer Alicia Keys, 41, also took home gongs at the London event on Friday. (24.

Rylan Clark has revealed he has a bizarre feature in his home as he appeared on The Lateish Show on Channel 4 on Friday night (June 24). The 33- year-old TV presenter rose to fame after finishing in fifth place in the ninth series of The X Factor.

Elvis co-star Tom Hanks described it when appearing on CinemaBlend’s official podcast ReelBlend, Austin Butler essentially is playing Jesus, in a movie titled Jesus. The full focus falls on Butler as he attempts to play The King for Baz Luhrmann’s rewarding biopic Elvis, now in theaters.

It was the last Real Time before a five-week break, and luckily for Bill Maher, he had one last show to discuss the hottest topic of the moment, the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Lizzo said on social media that she’ll donate $500,000 of her upcoming “Special Tour” money to Planned Parenthood. Live Nation, the tour’s promoter, will match that total, making for a $1 million total donation.

Christian Bale is opening up about The Batman, and revealed that he actually hasn’t seen it just yet.

Michael Davies is opening up about the hosting situation on Jeopardy!

Susan Lucci, one of the most celebrated actors in daytime television history, returned to the Daytime Emmy Awards stage tonight to introduce the In Memoriam segment, which featured Michael Bolton performing his 1982 hit “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.”

The National Trust for Scotland is offering over 100 places to entertain the family this summer – and all for less than a tenner a month.

Millions of Scottish kids of all ages are gearing up for summer and seven weeks of school holidays. But while they look forward to long days of freedom with friends, for some families it can be a tricky time balancing the household budget without compromising on the fun.

A Scots dad was forced to have his arm amputated after he grazed his knuckles while tinkering with his car and developed deadly sepsis.

Beautiful Barbados would be a joy to visit at any time of the year but when storms were queuing up to batter Scotland, it was nothing less than a godsend.

With the summer holidays on the horizon, many kids will be excited at the prospect of spending the next few weeks having fun.

Michael Morgan made history Friday by becoming the first Black actress to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress category. She plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS drama.

Entertainment Tonight has won another Daytime Emmy! At the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, who hosted the ceremony, accepted the award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program on the show's behalf.This is Entertainment Tonight's eighth Daytime Emmy overall. Last weekend, the show also took home the award for Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement at the Creative Arts & Lifestyle Daytime Emmy Awards for its season 41 promo, Treat Yourself, which was produced in collaboration with RM15 Creative.In addition to Frazier and Turner as the show's hosts, Lauren Zima, Rachel Smith and Matt Cohen serve as ET's correspondents. Erin Johnson is the executive producer, while Whitney Wallace and Leslie Kawaguchi are co-executive producers.The #DaytimeEmmys Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Series goes to @etnow (SYNDICATED).

49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards! On Friday night in Los Angeles, California, the 35-year-old star won Best Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series: Actress, making her the first Black woman to win in this category.«I'm so proud of this generation,» Morgan said while tearfully accepting her award. "...I am being honored regardless of the cover of my skin ...for being the best at what I do.«Just days prior to her big win, ET spoke to Morgan about the possibility of winning, admitting that „it has been super intense to think about.“»It's weird cause it's like, I want this moment for everybody who deserves it and I want everybody to see that I was, us, [were able] to break every glass ceiling, you know?" she explained to ET's Nischelle Turner.

Julie Andrews is opening up about her role as the voice of Lady Whistledown on Bridgerton.

In an effort to educate those who have forgotten what a scary time it was for a woman before Roe v. Wade, Rita Moreno has opened up about her own scary experience with having a botched abortion.

Maya Rudolph is halfway to becoming a stage mom.

Phoebe Bridgers is leading a charge against the court ruling of Roe v. Wade.

Lizzo is taking action after the news of the Supreme Court overruling of Roe v. Wade.

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Lundberg have seen this day coming. For a long time.

CR Fashion Book China found a new way to make the beloved actress their cover star for its upcoming magazine issue.   The fourth issue of the publication features a digitized version of Monroe, who’s image has also been modernized in the shoot digitally curated by CR’s Founder and Creative Director, Carine Roitfeld. With eight different covers set, which are already available on international newsstand, the actress is seen wearing contemporary designs by the likes of Miu Miu, Fendi, Balmain and Balenciaga.

Dancing With the Stars professionals Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Though Murgatroyd gave birth to their son Shai Aleksander in 2017, they've endured a lot of heartbreak in the years since, and the couple opened up about a particularly tough situation they faced when Murgatroyd suffered a miscarriage while Chmerkovskiy was in his native Ukraine. In October of 2021, Peta Murgatroyd said she had just tested positive for COVID and was really struggling, as Maksim Chmerkovskiy was out of the country and serving as a judge on the Ukrainian version of Dancing With the Stars.

Somerset show the night before his Glastonbury headline set reminded him of his early days of being “hot and sweaty”. The 80-year-old former Beatle performed at the Cheese and Grain entertainment venue in Frome, Somerset, on Friday to a crowd of adoring fans and famous faces including the late George Harrison’s wife Olivia and pop star Olivia Rodrigo.

Celebrity Gogglebox viewers were floored by Johnny Ball's real age as the TV legend appeared on Friday night (June 24). The children's TV presenter appeared on the hit Channel 4 show with his daughter, BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball and her son Woody. Ball was a regular fixture on children's television from the mid 1970s and throughout the 1980s, presenting several series of popular science and technology programmes intended for children, including Think of a Number; Think Again; Think Backwards; Think.

Celebrity Gogglebox viewers were left baffled by the same thing about Fred Sirieix and his fiancee Fruitcake's home. The First Dates star and his partner, who have been dating since 2018, were on the hit Channel 4 show on Friday night (June 24).

Nick Grimshaw first joined BBC Radio 1 in 2007, before taking over the drivetime slot from Greg James in 2018. However, in August 2021, the presenter quit radio to pursue new projects in front of the camera.

KATE MOSS’s services to partying are indisputable. But the “Croydon clotheshorse” is now plumping for more formal recognition — an OBE — for modelling.

Jussie Smollett has launched his directorial debut with BET+ "B-Boy Blues." The LGBTQ+ centered show will debut on the streaming network June 9, just in time for Pride Month. This project marks the first for Smollett since he was found guilty of making false reports on what he alleged to be a hate crime.

Jurnee Smollett is looking back on her tumultuous few years with a positive perspective. In an interview with, the 35-year-old actress reflected on her hurdles over the past few years and her hopes for the future.In March 2020, the  star filed for divorce from her husband, musician Josiah Bell, after nearly 10 years of marriage.

Jussie Smollett, is making his directorial debut next month. Per , the Smollett-directed , has been picked up by BET+ and will hit the streamer June 9, as part of BET+'s Pride Month programming.In addition to directing and writing the project, Smollett is also a producer on , alongside  Mona Scott-Young and her Monami Entertainment, who the outlet said was instrumental in getting the deal done with BET+.Starring, Timothy Richardson, Ledisi, Brandee Evans, Heather B, Marquise Vilson, Jabari Redd, Broderick Hunter and Thomas Mackie, is the film adaptation of James Earl Hardy’s novel by the same name.Described as «a clash of class and culture when Mitchell Crawford, a college educated journalist from Brooklyn and Raheim Rivers, a bike messenger from Harlem, fall in love,» the indie film made its award-winning debut last year at the 2021 American Black Film Festival, taking home the Narrative Feature Fan Favorite Award. Smollett's directorial debut comes after he was sentenced to 150 days behind bars in March and given 30 months of felony probation -- three months after he was found guilty on five of the six counts of disorderly conduct for which he was charged.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFormer “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s directing debut has finally found a home: BET+ has picked up “B-Boy Blues,” which will debut on the streamer on June 9 in time for Pride Month. As part of the pickup, Mona Scott-Young and her Monami Entertainment has joined the film as a producer and was instrumental in getting the deal done with BET+.“B-Boy Blues” reps the first project for Smollett since being found guilty of making false reports about what he alleged to be a hate crime.