Kim's Convenience star Jean Yoon slams 'overtly racist' storylines on show; Calls it a 'painful' experience

Pete Davidson, 28, is trying to “stay away” from Kanye West, 44, after the rapper took to social media to publicly declare his desire to get back with his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, 41, and shade her new romance with the comedian. In a series of now-deleted Instagram posts he published this past week, Ye revealed he’s hoping to get his “family back” and shared various posts that trolled Pete, including one that asked his followers to scream “Kimye,” his couple nickname with Kim, at the Saturday Night Live star if they ever saw him in person.

Blake Lively might start wearing her director’s cap more often!

Fans of Netflix’s “Tinder Swindler” documentary may not have seen the last of Simon Leviev.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, and Tony Hawk's son, Riley Hawke, are dating.In a lengthy Instagram update posted Jan. 1, Frances, who took a year off from the app, shared what she's looking forward to in 2022 alongside a few photos from the last year, which included pics of Riley and his famous skateboarder father.«I took a year long break from posting on Instagram which was exceptionally good for my mental, emotional & spiritual health.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. With many projects about the couple's successful, yet tumultuous, marriage making their debut, their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, tells ET how she'd like her late parents to be remembered.«Exactly the way we're doing it right now. How can it get better than this?» Lucie tells ET's Matt Cohen at the Los Angeles premiere of on Tuesday.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorBappi Lahiri, a celebrated Bollywood singer, composer and politician, died Wednesday in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was 69.Lahiri had been ailing from various health issues, including sleep apnea.Lahiri’s music popularized disco in the 1980s and ’90s, long after it had left the West, with his music used in films such as “Namak Halal,” “Disco Dancer” and “Commando.”Dressed in his trademark golden chains and glasses, Lahiri was an instantly recognizable figure around Mumbai.

Nearly six million people across the UK are currently claiming Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits.

A team from a Scottish paranormal group have captured some incredible footage on Facebook Live from their latest ghost hunt.

West Dunbartonshire council is considering buying a £24,000 oil painting while proposing to charge disabled people for vital services.

A man charged over his alleged involvement in the Greenock firebomb attacks has been left seriously injured after being ‘slashed’ in prison.

James Davidson's conviction has put a stop - for now - to the criminal career of one of Scotland's most notorious drug smugglers.

Actor John DiMaggio has spoken out about his decision not to reprise his signature voice role as foul-mouthed robot Bender and an assortment of other characters in the upcoming revival of cult animated series Futurama for Hulu.

Batman star Michael Keaton has flown into Glasgow via a private jet to film the latest scenes for Batgirl.

BTS will be holding the South Korean leg of their ‘Permission to Dance On Stage’ tour next month.In a statement posted to the fan community app Weverse earlier today (February 16), Big Hit Music announced that the septet will be performing at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium on March 10, 12 and 13. The upcoming shows will mark the group’s first in-person concerts in South Korea after two and a half years, following their ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself (The Final)’ world tour in October 2019.Notably, their March 10 and 13 shows will be streamed online simultaneously, while their March 12 show will be available for “live viewing” in theaters worldwide.

Seth Rogen is taking a not so fond trip down memory lane!

Kate Hudson‘s son Ryder Robinson is going Instagram official with his new girlfriend!

Lizzo looks radiant in red during a date night out in Los Angeles on Monday night (February 14).

Coachella and Stagecoach just made some big announcements about their upcoming music festivals.

Brand new images from HBO’s The Time Traveler’s Wife series have been released.

Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United's wingers were told to attack Brighton's centre-backs in the second-half in a tactic that resulted in the dismissal of Lewis Dunk.

Paul Pogba's knack for effecting games off the bench continued in Manchester United's 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton.

Blake Lively might start wearing her director's cap more often!ET spoke to the 34-year-old actress on the red carpet at Michael Kors' Fall-Winter 2022 show at New York Fashion Week Tuesday night where she spoke about her recent Academy of Country Music Awards nominations and showing up for the beloved designer.«Academy of Country Music was not on my vision board,» Lively admitted about two ACM nominations for producing directing the music video for Taylor Swift's track, «I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version).»As far as what or who she'd like to direct next, Blake's undecided, though she might have another Queen B in mind.«Oh my gosh, I don't know, I don't know. Tell Beyoncé to stop calling me!» Lively joked.On a more serious note, Blake, who attended the show with her sister, Robyn, shared why it was so important for her to be at Kors' show.«I mean honestly, Michael was the first person to invite me to any fashion event, and he always shows up for me, so, I think that's one of the best things you can do in life for people, show up,»  star shared.Blake wowed in a powder blue sequined two-piece bra and skirt set which she paired with a matching blazer jacket, powder blue heels and metallic white clutch. She wore her long, blonde locks down and in loose waves, only breaking her monochromatic look to rock a bold, red lip.It was an important show for Robyn, too, who said she last attended Kors' show three years ago on Valentine's Day.«I couldn't miss it, is just so special for me because I don't get to do this very often, but I did come with you how many years ago, I think it was like three years ago,» she said.

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals major plot points from Tuesday’s Season 1 finale of ABC’s Queens.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorIn their last outings as leaders of ViacomCBS, the executive team led by Shari Redstone and Bob Bakish finally started to sound like they have a solid plan to compete in streaming.On the day ViacomCBS unveiled its corporate rebrand to Paramount, starting as of Feb. 16, the company put on a nearly three-hour virtual presentation for investors that demonstrated how much its operations have been turned inside out to focus on streaming growth opportunities.

J. Kim Murphy Original “Futurama” cast member John DiMaggio, who has long voiced the chain-smoking robot Bender on the show, has given an update on his tentative position on returning for the animated series’ upcoming revival on Hulu.DiMaggio shared his thoughts on Twitter on Tuesday evening, clarifying that he believes that the original “Futurama” voice cast should be paid more for returning for the revival.“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past months and just to be clear, I don’t think that only I deserve to be paid more.

Charles Barkley sees his television career as a basketball commentator coming to an end.

UPDATE 2/15/2022: Allison Gollust is stepping down from her position as Chief Marketing Officer for CNN, the network announced on Feb. 15. Jason Kilar, the CEO of the network’s parent company WarnerMedia, made the announcement of Allison’s resignation in a memo to the staff.

“Kim’s Convenience” star Simu Liu says he’s not out to end anyone’s career with his criticism of what went on behind the scenes of the now-defunct CBC series.

Kim’s Convenience have spoken out against the show’s “overtly racist” storylines.The fifth and final season of the longstanding Canadian sitcom launched on Netflix on June 2.Shortly after the premiere, co-stars Simu Liu and Jean Yoon took to social media to voice their frustrations with the show.In a lengthy Facebook post that was published on the same day that the final season launched, Liu listed the ways in which he felt that the show had let him down.The actor, who will next star in Marvel‘s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, wrote: “I remain fixated on the missed opportunities to show Asian characters with real depth and the ability to grow and evolve.”Season 5 of Kim's Convenience comes out on Netflix today, and I'm feeling a

once lauded for its lighthearted depiction of Korean-Canadian culture is now under attack by its own stars. The CBC show “Kim’s Convenience” recently aired its fifth and final season on Netflix.

Jean Yoon is revealing more of the behind-the-scenes drama of Kim’s Convenience.

Kim Convenience‘s Jean Yoon, who stars as the family matriarch, said that a lack of Asian women in the comedy’s writers room made the her time on the series less than ideal.

Jean Yoon is revealing why working on “Kim’s Convenience” was a “difficult” experience.