Jessie Maple, Pioneering Black Filmmaker, Dies at 76

you gravitate towards that lend themselves well to layering, for peak temperatures you want breathable, lightweight materials, like , cotton, and silk, that move easily and feel good on skin—and don’t trap heat. When it comes to fit, anything loose and flowy usually works.

, showed off an impressive that works just as well during the day as it does for evening events.Created by her go-to hairstylist, Bryce Scarlett, the style took inspiration from the 1950s, when volume, exaggerated waves and quiffs were de rigueur in the world of women’s hair. Robbie’s “original Barbie” look saw her hair pulled up into a high ponytail, which sat at the crown of her head.Margot Robbie doing press in Sydney, Australia. Styled into bouncy, big-barrel waves, her blonde hair fell down her neck, drawing attention to an elegant, bare décolletage.

is going straight to the vision board.Photographers caught the No Hard Feelings actor shooting a commercial for —in New York City on June 28, looking inexcusably amazing in loose-fitting layers while managing three leashed dogs at once. Lawrence's chic ‘fit included a pair of black pants, ballet flats, and a white t-shirt. Over the simple tee she had an open button-down shirt, a classic trench coat, and a navy cardigan tied around the shoulders.

CCTV released by the police shows how a thief used sleight of hand and some cunning to distract a woman in a bar and then swipe her mobile phone.

An man is due to appear in court over the wounding of another man in Tameside. Officers were called out to Oldham Road, in Ashton-under-Lyne, at around 1.25pm yesterday (June 28).

Earlier this week, James Gunn cast David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in his upcoming “Superman: Legacy” as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane. But who will play Kal-El’s main adversary, Lex Luthor, in the first DCU film? According to reports, it’s down to Alexander Skarsgård and Bill Skarsgård to play the villainous mad scientists/CEO.

The Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities who consider race as a factor in admissions violate the Constitution.

Apple TV+ has unveiled several first-look photos and set the premiere date for Season 3 of The Morning Show. The 10-episode third season will debut Wednesday, September 13, with the first two episodes.

EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse announced today that the Company has acquired all U.S. rights to the star-studded, modern-day bayou western The Dirty South. Cineverse is planning a Fall release, day and date in theaters and on VOD.

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, with nominations announced Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo looks to have found a director as sources tell Deadline, Leslye Headland is on board to helm. Liz Tigelaar penned the script with Liza Chasin producing for 3Dot Productions while Brad Mendelsohn will producer for Circle of Confusion. Jenkins Reid and Margaret Chernin will exec produce.

Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication's 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation's thought leaders and, of course, music. The Essence Music Festival has since morphed into the Essence Festival of Culture, which, in its 29th year, kicks off Thursday and goes through July 3 across various venues in downtown New Orleans.The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center will hold most of the free workshops, vendor exhibits and celebrity meet-and-greets.

the heartbreaking loss of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, a beloved dancer, a devoted father of three, and the DJ and executive producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Now, his mother, Connie, opens up to PEOPLE magazine, sharing her love and memories of her son.Time seems to play tricks on Connie’s heart as she navigates the pain of Stephen’s death last December. Living in Phoenix with her other son, she finds solace in her unwavering faith, knowing deep in her heart that she will be reunited with Stephen again.

Nadya ‘Octomom’ Suleman is offering rare commentary on the pregnancy that catapulted her to fame over a decade ago, disclosing a litany of physical problems. "I’ve been asked for years how I stay physically strong and healthy (and mentally sane) in spite of my stressful, busy lifestyle with such a big family," the 47-year-old wrote to Instagram.

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Kim Kardashian is thankful that 2016 Paris robbery happened to her and not one of her sisters.

Holly Jones Inspired by the simmering one-man rebellion that kicked off a tremendous tide-change in Barcelona, writer-director Marcel Barrena (“Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea”) and Spain’s The Mediapro Studio have begun filming “The 47.” TMS has released first look images. The premise centers on social activist bus driver Manolo Vital, played by three-time Goya Award winner Eduardo Fernández (“Smoke & Mirrors”), as he grows increasingly outraged at the abject neglect faced by immigrant communities outside the city’s center, whose neighborhoods, peeled by immigrants from Extremadura and Andalusia, had only just achieved running water.

J. Kim Murphy A series of newly announced cast members are being welcomed to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Paramount+ and Nickelodeon Studios revealed Thursday morning that Josh Server, Lori Beth Denberg and Carmen Electra will reprise their roles from the 1997 nostalgic favorite for its upcoming sequel “Good Burger 2.” Joining the trio of returning actors alongside leads Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are an expansive slate of newcomers. Lil Rel Howery will play Cecil McNevin, a lawyer from the suspiciously titled MegaCorp, while Jillian Bell will play Katt Boswell, the corporation’s CEO. Alex R. Hibbert will play Ed2, the doppelganger son to Mitchell’s Ed. Kamaia Fairburn, Fabrizio Guido, Anabel Graetz and twins Elizabeth and Emily Hinkler round out the cast playing the crew of Good Burger employees. Paramount+ and Nickelodeon Studios tease that additional celebrity cameo announcements are still on the horizon.

J. Kim Murphy The next Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m. PT. CBS and the Recording Academy announced the date on Thursday morning, sharing that the ceremony would be broadcast on the CBS Television Network, in addition to being available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. The organizations also announced another key date in the upcoming awards season, revealing that this year’s Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 10. Following a board of trustees meeting, the Recording Academy announced its annual updates to its rules and guidelines earlier in June. The group added three new categories: best African music performance, best alternative jazz album and best pop dance recording. In a major change, the four top categories — album, song, record of the year and best new artist — were reduced to eight nominees from 10. The move represented a reverse from the abrupt expansion of the field in 2021 from eight to 10 nominees. The Recording Academy also introduced a rule accounting for AI, stating that only human creators are eligible for Grammy awards.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Sean Evans has consumed approximately 3,000 chicken wings on camera as the host of “Hot Ones,” the viral series that subjects A-list actors, hip hop stars, comedians and other notable figures to unbearably spicy sauces in a traditional talk show format. The show, produced by Complex’s First We Feast label, has become a go-to on the celebrity promotional circuit – as mandatory and beneficial as a ride in James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke. Thursday marks the series’ 300th episode (it features comic John Mulaney challenging his gastrointestinal fortitude) and represents a milestone for a digital project with cable access amenities and a game show hook.

Charna Flam AppleTV+ announced “The Morning Show” returns for its third season on Sept. 13, and provided a peek at the series’ newcomers, Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie. The 10-episode season will debut with its first two episodes and will be followed by one new episode every Wednesday through November 8.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Anthony Mackie is one of the first Marvel actors to publicly weigh in on the assault allegation facing Jonathan Majors, who joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe earlier this year as Kang the Conquerer in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” Majors’ Kang is the new Thanos-sized villain of the MCU, meaning it’s likely he’s supposed to come face to face with Mackie’s new Captain America at some point in the future. “We’re a country that was built on ‘everyone is innocent until proven guilty,’” Mackie told Inverse when asked by Majors’ alleged assault. “That’s one of the staples of this country. Nothing has been proven about this dude. Nothing. So everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That’s all I can say. It’s crazy where we are as a society. But as a country, everyone is innocent until proven guilty.”

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Kayle Tausche, who has enjoyed a prominent role at CNBC over the past decade, is leaving the NBCUniversal-backed business-news outlet. “After nearly 13 years at CNBC, it’s time for a new adventure. As a wide-eyed cub reporter, I never could have imagined the experiences these years would bring and all the pinch-me moments I’d encounter. I’m so grateful for it all,” the journalist posted on Twitter Thursday. She added: “As for what’s next, I’ll have more to say on that soon. For now, I’m going to take some downtime — with no deadlines looming — for the first time in too long.” “We thank Kayla for her many contributions during her time at CNBC,” the network said in a statement. “We wish her the best.”

Naman Ramachandran Signature Entertainment has snapped up U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand distribution rights to Charlie Day’s (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) directorial debut, “Fool’s Paradise,” from Sierra/Affinity. Day also leads the cast that includes Ken Jeong (“The Hangover”), Kate Beckinsale (“Underworld”), Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”), Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”), Jason Bateman (“Ozark”), Ray Liotta (“Dangerous Waters”) and John Malkovich (“Being John Malkovich”). The comedy, written by Day, follows a down-on-his-luck publicist (Jeong), who gets his lucky break when he discovers a man (Day) recently released from a mental health ward looks just like a famous actor who refuses to leave his trailer.

Tia Mowry is showing her children how to «walk in truth» in the wake of her divorce from Cory Hardrict. In a cover story for, the 44-year-old  actress opens up about her decision to split from 43-year-old Hardrict, and how it was influenced by her children. The former couple shares son Cree, 11, and daughter Cairo, 5. «A part of my decision was also for them,» Tia says of the split. «For them seeing their mother walk in truth.

GRAMMY Awards has been revealed. On Thursday, the Recording Academy announced that the upcoming musical honors will be handed out at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. The event is slated to air live starting at 8 p.m.

has an official return date!Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are back for the anticipated third season of the Apple TV+ series, which premieres Wednesday, Sept. 13 with the first two episodes, it was revealed Thursday.

Kim Cattrall isn't closing the door on Samantha Jones. The 66-year-old staple previously confirmed that she is returning for the season 2 finale of the show's Max reboot,, for a brief cameo as the sex-positive PR expert. In a sneak peek clip of an upcoming interview on , Cattrall also touches on the future of Samantha. «I don't think I'll ever say goodbye to Samantha.

Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, and members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more are set to appear in legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn’s first feature-length film Squaring The Circle: The Story Of Hipgnosis – in cinemas and on demand from July 14. Check out the trailer below.Hipgnosis was the collective of Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell – and later Peter Christopherson – who created iconic record sleeves for the likes of Pink Floyd, T.

Jonathan Majors is “innocent until proven guilty” in response to the ongoing case against the latter.Majors was arrested on March 25 on multiple charges of assault and aggravated harassment following a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. According to police, she was later taken to a local hospital in Manhattan “with minor injuries to her head and neck”.

Jamie T has announced the door times, curfew and stage times for his upcoming headline show at London’s Finsbury Park this weekend (Friday June 30). Check them out below.The South London singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer will be taking to the stage for the headline slot tomorrow night, for what will soon become his biggest-ever headline show to date.Unlike the Saturday instalment, the gates will open slightly earlier tomorrow at 1:30pm, with Willie J Healy being the first opener to take to the stage two hours later.

Henry Cavill’s exit from The Witcher.The latest season, which is airing on Netflix now, is the last one Cavill will appear in. Taking to Instagram last October, Cavill revealed that he would be stepping down from his role in the show and “passing the torch” onto actor Liam Hemsworth.Speaking about Cavill’s exit, Allen said she will miss the star and paid homage to the father-daughter relationship that her character Ciri and Cavill’s Geralt developed over the last three seasons.“For me, it’s not reflecting on any final scenes. I think my final scene was me shoving mashed potato down.

Jack Ryan is returning to Amazon Prime Video for a fourth and final season – you can find release details below.The new season sees John Krasinski return as Tom Clancy’s titular CIA analyst-turned-field agent for his “most dangerous mission yet”.The official synopsis for season four reads: “The fourth-and-final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan finds the titular character on his most dangerous mission yet: facing an enemy both foreign and domestic.“As the new CIA Acting Deputy Director, Jack Ryan is tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers a series of suspicious black ops that could expose the vulnerability of the country.“As Jack and the team investigate how deep the corruption runs, he discovers a far-worse reality—the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organisation—ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect.”The first two episodes of season four will be available on the service from 12am GMT on June 30. A further four episodes will follow, with one being released each week.Season three of the series debuted all eight episodes at once, but the service has now switched to a weekly release schedule for the final season.Alongside Krasinski, the fourth season will also see the return of Wendell Pierce (James Greer), Michael Kelly (Mike November) and Betty Gabriel (Elizabeth Wright).

The Witcher season three has arrived on Netflix, but this will be the last time fans get to see Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt Of Rivia.Based on the successful fantasy book series and video games of the same name, The Witcher sees Cavill star as a magically super-powered monster hunter (known as a Witcher) who crosses paths with a powerful sorceress and a princess whose untapped magic is sought after by evil forces.The official synopsis for season three reads: “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture Ciri of Cintra, Geralt takes her into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.”Alongside Cavill, the series stars Anya Chalotra as sorceress Yennefer Of Vengerberg and Freya Allan as Princess Ciri.This is, however, the last time Cavill will star in the series, with the actor set to be replaced by Liam Hemsworth for the already confirmed fourth and fifth seasons.While Cavill has never given a precise reason for his departure, it has long been suspected that creative differences ultimately caused him to step away from the role.The actor, who is a noted fan of the books and video games, has hinted for years that he wasn’t entirely happy with Geralt’s dialogue and the overall direction of the series.In 2021, ahead of the release of the second season, the show’s producer Lauren Hissrich revealed that Cavill sent her several notes about Geralt’s dialogue.“A lot of the notes he was sending to me were about Geralt’s dialogue — could he, first of all, say more,” Hissrich told The Hollywood Reporter. “Everybody came out of season 1 laughing and loving Geralt’s fuming.

Lizzo has shared a TikTok of her recreating the viral choreography Beyoncé and Blue Ivy do for ‘My Power’ on the ‘Reinassance’ tour.On Tuesday night (June 27), the fellow Texan singer attended Beyoncé’s gig at Poland’s PGE Narodowy stadium in Warsaw.In a video, Lizzo danced to the trending choreography for ‘My Power’ – which was made popular by Beyoncé’s 11-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, who occasionally surprises fans by performing alongside her mother on stage.DONT MAKE FUN OF MY BOOTS THEY WERE THIGH HIGHS BUT THEY SLID DOWN

Apparently, Ghislaine Maxwell is not enjoying her time in prison and cannot stop whining about it!