Jenny Slate Exits ‘Big Mouth’: Black Animated Characters ‘Should Be Played by Black People’

Maluma is in good company as he makes his feature film acting debut in. The 28-year-old Colombian superstar co-stars alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in the upcoming rom-com, out Friday. While chatting with ET's Nischelle Turner, Maluma shared why was the perfect first film."[It's] pretty surreal, that's the right word, pretty surreal.

Bob Odenkirk is sharing how scary his on-set heart attack really was, and the role his co-stars played in saving his life.On July 27, the celebrated actor was rushed to the hospital after collapsing on the New Mexico set of his acclaimed drama series. Now, speaking with, Odenkirk, 59.

Kevin Hart got Nick Cannon in some hot water with his latest prank. Earlier this week, Hart gifted Cannon a vending machine full of condoms as part of his latest prank in the pair's «prank wars» challenge, but the prank didn't go over too well for the talk show host at home.Cannon was joined by his  co-stars earlier this week, and he spoke about how the stunt caused him some «baby mama drama.»«I still think me wrapping his face on my private plane is better than his sending me a vending machine full of condoms,» Cannon told ET's Kevin Frazier of Hart's NSFW prank.«Vending machine full of condoms is a much bigger hassle to get out of a dressing room and takes up all the space,» Hart chimed in. «And one thing that was brilliant about it, it was the mystery of it, because I had up some baby mama drama, 'Who sent you that? Who sent you that?'» Cannon said. «So, I did have to do some real life stuff, and then when he came out and said it was him, everybody relaxed.»Hart's prank came just days after Cannon announced that he's expecting his eighth child with model, Brie Tiesi.«It's about complicating a person's day, how do I make your day difficult? That's a beautiful prank,» Hart added of the hilarious moment.A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real)The friends and co-stars have a couple more shenanigans in store on their BET+ original series, .

Jeremy Giambi, who was portrayed in the film and book versions of Moneyball and played for four teams, including the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies, has died. He was 47 and no cause of death was released.

J. Kim Murphy It’s been nearly six years since Will Smith suited up as Deadshot in Warner Bros.’ “Suicide Squad.” Although the star hasn’t returned to DC films since, he supports the idea that a director’s cut of David Ayer’s supervillain team-up movie should be released to the public.“Let me tell you, there’s a whole lot that stayed on the floor for ‘Suicide Squad,” Will Smith told Variety’s Marc Malkin on the red carpet for “Bel-Air.” “I’m into it. I love that world.

As Billie Eilish, 20, continues her Happier Than Ever world tour, she and her brother Finneas decided to make a brief pit stop at the White House — to visit President Joe Biden of course! The newly Oscar nominated singer and her sibling posed with the 46th president as he shared the moment to social media. “When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House,” he captioned the post. “Great to see you and your family — and I’m glad you got to meet Commander,” he wrote, speaking of the family’s new German Shepard puppy.

Tons of stars have joined the cast of Zack Snyder‘s new sci-fi adventure movie!

The Amazing Race finally returned to CBS last month after being off the air for more than two years and this season is unlike any other.

Kodi Smit-McPhee was reportedly offered a role in an upcoming Marvel movie, but he had to turn it down unfortunately.

Super Bowl LVI is only a few short days away, but the festivities are kicking off early! Stars like Shaquille O’Neal, Kegan Michael Key, 50 Cent, Usher, Tinashe, and Drake are all making big hosting appearances, hitting the stage for performances, or rubbing elbows in nightlife settings in celebration of the big game coming to Los Angeles for the first time in 30 years. With Omicron still sweeping the nation and mask mandates recently lifted in the state of California, many events are scaling back capacity and scaling down some grandeur in an effort to keep artists, athletes, and fans safe.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced significant changes to its guidance for health professionals carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments across the UK.

Victim Support Scotland has seen a dramatic surge in people it helps being at risk of suicide amid a large backlog of cases coming to court.

Drugs crusader Peter Krykant has delivered a proposal to open official Overdose Prevention Centres in Glasgow and Dundee within four months.

A Scottish nursery worker says she spent months blaming herself after discovering her daughter would be born with a cleft lip.

Gangland thug John Kennedy was a hitman who called himself a “one-man band”.

After earning two back-to-back Emmys for her scene-stealing supporting role on “Ozark”, Julia Garner is stepping into the lead as convicted fraudster Anna Delvey in Shonda Rhimes’ limited, true-crime series, “Inventing Anna”. The series should earn more awards attention for the 28-year-old star, who met with Delvey in order to learn how to embody the captivating yet perplexing persona of the German expat who pretended to be an heiress as she conned hundreds of thousands of dollars out of some of New York’s high society and financial institutions.

It’s a very big day for Snoop Dogg!

we previously reported, actress Jenny Slate also abandoned her role on Netflix’s “Big Mouth”.She was one of the first actors to announce her resignation, and gave a lengthy explanation about her voicing a black character has contributed to racism and white privilege.  After 20 years, actor #MikeHenry has decided to step away from voicing Black character #ClevelandBrown. He says a person of color should have the role instead.

The Simpsons have announced that they will no longer be using white actors to voice people of colour on the show.“Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the producers said in a short statement.This week has seen a number of white actors stepping down from animated roles in which they play those of a different race.Earlier this week white actor Jenny Slate announced that she would no longer be playing biracial character Missy in the Netflix series Big Mouth.

The Simpsons will no longer feature white actors voicing non-white characters, network Fox has said.

Central Park, cosigned a statement by the animated series announcing that Bell would no longer voice the role. However, Bell will apparently remain on the show as a new character. “This is a time to acknowledge our acts of complicity,” to the statement in her caption.

Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell might’ve garnered online praise after stepping down from voicing biracial TV characters this week amid accusations of whitewashing.

Big Mouth, while Bell portrayed Molly on the Apple TV+ show, Central Park. “At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and white — as am I.

Big Mouth actor Jenny Slate has announced that she’ll no longer be voicing biracial character Missy in the Netflix cartoon.After playing the character for three seasons since the show first aired back in 2017, Slate has decided to step down from the role in favour of a Black actor.“At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White — as am I,” Slate said in a statement on Instagram. “But Missy is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.”She continued: “I acknowledge how my original reasoning was flawed, that it existed as an example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white

Jenny Slate has quit cult animated show Big Mouth, because her character is supposed to be biracial.

 Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate are helping lead the charge of making sure that when it comes to animated roles, Black or mixed race characters should be voiced by Black or mixed race actresses. Kristen has voiced the mixed race character of “Molly” on Apple TV+’s animated musical comedy Central Park, which just finished it’s first season. Should the streaming service order up a season two, Kristen will still be a part of the show, but feels an actress should match the character as she’s been drawn for audience. The 39-year-old said in a June 24 Instagram post that the voice of Molly should go to “someone who can give a much more accurate portrayal.”

Jenny Slate is stepping away from .The 38-year-old actress revealed via Instagram on Wednesday that she will no longer be voicing Missy, as the character from the animated Netflix series is biracial, and she is white.«At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play 'Missy' because her mom is Jewish and white — as am I. But 'Missy' is also Black, and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,» she said.

Slate wrote on Instagram. “But ‘Missy’ is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people.”“As I look back on the nature and emergence of my own voice in comedy, I know that I have made mistakes along the way,” Slate continued.

Nick Kroll is making some changes to the “Big Mouth” cast.

“Big Mouth” co-creator Nick Kroll took to social media today to announce that moving forward one of the animated series’ main characters, Missy, would no longer be voiced by Jenny Slate. This was made at the request of Slate who decided that the bi-racial character should be voiced by a black actor.

Being bogged down in the same routine for an extended period of time might be the ultimate test of maintaining sanity. Surprise, surprise: that very thing has been part of the status quo facing the world for the past several months.