Gabrielle Union's 'America’s Got Talent' complaints prompt bosses to agree to changes

Ethan Shanfeld Los Angeles County is expected to lift its outdoor mask mandate Wednesday following a decrease in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The indoor mask requirement could be lifted by the end of March if case rates continue to decline.With guidelines imposed earlier this month, L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the county would lift its mask requirement if hospitalizations remained under 2,500 for seven consecutive days.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount Plus will begin integrating Showtime content this summer, launching an in-app upgrade that includes access to the pay TV channel’s programming, ViacomCBS announced during its Tuesday investor event.“So let’s talk about how we’re helping subscribers access even more of our amazing streaming services, right there in the Paramount Plus app,” Tom Ryan, president and chief executive officer of streaming at ViacomCBS, said during the virtual presentation, which covered the company’s fourth-quarter 2021 results and forward-looking goals for this year. “Our existing bundle, of Paramount Plus and Showtime, has performed very well out of the gate.

Christine Brown was in good spirits on Monday for Valentine’s Day, when she posted a photo of herself on her Instagram. It was the 49-year-old Sister Wives star’s first V-day on her own, since she split from her husband of over 25 years Kody back in November. In the picture of herself, she looked like she was spending some time outdoors, and she had a huge smile across her face.

Rihanna surprised everyone when she first announced her pregnancy with A$AP Rocky, keeping it a secret from the public despite online rumors suggesting the singer was expecting a baby.And while Rihanna did a great job hiding the pregnancy from her fans and followers, she struggled to keep it a secret from her inner circle of friends.During her recent red carpet appearance, the billionaire revealed that it was hard to keep it under wraps because she is always around her “posse.”“It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they’re around me, they know my habits,” she explained, revealing that her friends kept asking “You don’t want something to drink? You’re not smoking?,” all while she was “eating all the things I’m not used to eating.”“They know I hate sweets and I’m all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well,” Rihanna shared.The artist says she is excited to celebrate and share the joy with everyone now that the secret is out, and giving fans hope about a new album, as she says she is still working on new music.Rihanna says she was surprised when she first found out about her pregnancy, “I was like, ‘This is not for real, right?’” adding that she didn’t want to “get too excited too soon, because it’s great news, but you...

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorViacomCBS will change its corporate name to Paramount as of Feb. 16, calling the move an effort to adopt “an iconic global name” to reflect the conglomerate’s increasingly worldwide focus.The company’s shares will trade on the NASDAQ index under the ticker symbol PARA (for Class B common shares), PARAA (for Class A common), and PARAP (for Class A preferred).The moniker makeover was announced Tuesday by ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone and president-CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to staffers.

Love yourself a Toby Carvery? Well, you've come to the right place as you can now get your hands on their 'magic bags' for less than £4. For those who don't know, the Toby Carvery Magic Bags consist of unwanted food produced that include staple roast items.

Emmerdale fans were left frustrated on Tuesday's episode as Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher kept making the same mistake as they were held hostage by murderer Meena Jutla. During the latest instalment, Meena, who kidnapped Dawn in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding, drove to a remote viaduct as she revealed that she had groom Billy in the boot.

President Joe Biden is speaking out amid rising tensions overseas.

Dwayne Johnson is showing his co-star, Tyrese Gibson, some love after the death of his mother, Priscilla Murray Gibson.Tyrese took to Instagram Monday to reveal that his mother had died following a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia.The 43-year-old singer and actor shared a tearful video of him holding on to his mother's hand as he tearfully said his goodbyes.In the caption, he thanked everyone who had been praying for his mother's recovery and said that he and his family are «broken and just can't believe this.»«So so sorry about this brother,» Johnson wrote in part. «She was so proud of all you are and have become.

Legendary and Warner Bros Pictures have closed deals for four original cast members Ian Petrella (Randy), Zack Ward (Scut Farkus), Scott Schwartz (Flick), and R.D. Robb (Schwartz) to join the sequel to the holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.

When it was announced that Amazon was developing a live-action TV series based on “The Lord of the Rings,” fans were elated. But there were a ton of questions.

The streaming wars have seen both ups and downs, with Disney+ and HBO Max making significant strides by adding subscribers in the shadow of Netflix that looms large. Peacock and other budding streaming services are still trying to grow their audience, and that means putting together more exclusive original content to get eyeballs with compelling television shows.

Terry Crews has apologized to Gabrielle Union for failing to support her after she was dismissed from America’s Got Talent.As the actress filed an official harassment and discrimination complaint against the AGT producers and NBC Universal executives, the show’s host confessed he had been inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests sweeping through America and wanted to apologize to the former judge for not having her back when she first criticized the TV talent contest for being a “toxic” working environment.“I am privileged as (a) man, in a society that also has sexism built in,” Terry tweeted on Thursday (June 4,l 2020). “This privilege carries over into my community as a Black man in relationship with Black women.

The actress has filed the complaint with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), reports hollywoodreporter.com.She has claimed that she was fired from the Simon Cowell-created competition show for "her refusal to remain silent in the face of a toxic culture (at the sets) that included racist jokes, racist performances, sexual orientation discrimination, and excessive focus on female judges' appearances, including race-related comments".The complaint comes months after Union's exit from the show and a week after the culmination of a joint investigation by NBC, producers Fremantle and Simon Cowell's Syco.

Dwyane Wade is defending wife Gabrielle Union. Six months following her exit from after one season, Union reportedly filed a discrimination complaint against Simon Cowell, NBC, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing in Los Angeles.

Gabrielle Union has filed a discrimination complaint against Simon Cowell and the producers of America’s Got Talent following her dismissal from the show last year.

It's been over six months since news broke that Gabrielle Union would not be returning to the  judges' table, but her battle with NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment seems far from finished.

Gabrielle Union is again using her voice to take action. 

Gabrielle Union's saga with NBC, Simon Cowell, FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment over her departure at isn't over.The 47-year-old actress reportedly filed a harassment, discrimination and retaliation complaint with California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing in Los Angeles on Thursday, six months following her exit from after one season. DFEH complaints are often precursors to lawsuits.

Gabrielle Union and NBA star Dwyane Wade have paid tribute to daughter Zaya on her first birthday after coming out as transgender.

The Good Doctor star Hill Harper, 54, is regretful for calling Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union’s daughter Zaya, who is a transgender female, by the wrong gender. Underneath Gabrielle’s Instagram birthday tribute for her stepdaughter on May 29, Hill wrote in a now-deleted comment, “Happy Birthday young man!! Read Letters to a Young Brother!!! Your mom wrote something in it!! You’ll love it! Have a great day!!” (according to this screenshot).

Happy birthday, Zaya Wade!

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are wishing their inspirational daughter, Zaya, the happiest 13th birthday! In two separate posts the couple shared on their separate Instagram accounts on May 29, the proud parents wrote nothing but adoring words dedicated to the newly-minted 13-year-old. In his post, Dwyane shared a carousel edit of four images, featuring his daughter in a flowing black and white skirt patterned like the American flag with a black T-shirt. Dwyane stood by her side, and lovingly put his arm around the teen in one photo. But his message was even more powerful.

Gabrielle Union is finally spilling the tea on her departure from America’s Got Talent last year—revealing that due to the “toxic” work environment on the NBC series, she became physically ill, eventually being diagnosed with bronchitis that she couldn’t shake.

Following NBC’s investigation surrounding Gabrielle Union’s America’s Got Talent “toxic” racism callout in 2019, the former talent competition judge still has plenty of shocking things to say about her experience. While the findings of AGT’s internal investigation concluded that there were no “insensitive or derogatory remarks” made on the basis of “race nor gender,” you might find that Gabrielle’s latest interview with Variety reveals otherwise.

Six months after she was let go from America’s Got Talent, Gabrielle Union voiced her concerns with the show’s atmosphere and her relationship with fellow former judge Julianne Hough. In the May 27 profile from our sister publication Variety, the 47-year-old actress aired her frustrations that the reality competition show allowed a racially insensitive actto go on and audition in front of the judges and audience.

NBC and America's Got Talent producers, Fremantle and Syco Entertainment, have announced the results of an investigation into the events surrounding Gabrielle Union's exit from the show. Back in November, it was revealed that both Union and Julianne Hough would not be returning for the 2020 season.

Gabrielle Union is speaking out for the first time about her experience working on that led to her exit after one season.