Issa Rae: Celebs Rumors

Teddy Ray, whose viral social media presence marked him as a comedy star to watch, died Friday at age 32. Details on the cause and location have not yet surfaced.

Just a few hours shy of the deadline set in late July by hundreds of top female writers and showrunners on abortion safety protocols, most of Hollywood’s biggest studios and streamers today opted to side step specifics.

Kate Aurthur editorAfter more than a thousand showrunners behind some of the most popular shows in the world mobilized to demand specific abortion safety protocols be put in place at the studio level, those studios answered with a collective response on Wednesday evening. The letter seeks to assure the showrunners that they share the same concerns, but does not address the specific demands the showrunners sought.

EJ Panaligan editorIFC variety comedy series “Sherman’s Showcase” is returning for a second season on the network along with AMC+ on October 26, and the full guest lineup has been announced, headlined by EGOT winner and series executive producer John Legend and “Insecure” and “Rap Sh!t” creator Issa Rae. IFC announced the news on Wednesday during AMC Networks’ day at the TV Critics Assn.

Really sad news, especially for fans of Insecure. Denise Dowse, who plays the sage-like therapist Dr. Rhonda Pyne on the HBO hit, is in a coma following a case of meningitis.

EXCLUSIVE: Keshet Studios has acquired TV rights to adapt Katelyn Monroe Howes’ debut novel The Awoken, which is publishing this week.

Actress Denise Dowse, known for her roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Insecure”, is currently in a coma due to meningitis.

Actress Denise Dowse, known for her roles in  and  is currently in a coma due to meningitis. Denise's sister, Tracey, confirmed reports of the actress' condition to ET, saying, «Yes, she is still in a coma. We are hopeful that she will come out of this soon.»In a post to Denise's Instagram page this week, Tracey released a statement on Denise's coma and requested «support and prayers» for their family. Explaining the difficult decision to go public with Denise's health battle, Tracey wrote, «As many of you have seen, my posts have been positive and uplifting.

Denise’s Instagram account and to her own, in which she wrote: “As many of you have seen, my posts have been positive and up lifting. I am trying to keep my spirits up and support those who need it.

HBO Max’s big merger with Discovery + has come uncertainty for many shows and creators as the company pivots in a new direction. The first Afro-Latina Batgirl has already become a casualty, with Warner Brothers permanently shelving the near-completed superhero project indefinitely, and also quietly pulling 6 other films produced as HBO Max original films, including The Witches starring Octavia Spencer and Chris Rock, Charm City Kings starring Jahi Di’Allo Winston, William Catlett, and Meek Mill, and Locked Down starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Ann Hathaway.

Naman Ramachandran Circle of Confusion, the talent management and production company behind “The Walking Dead,” has joined production and finance outfit Carte Blanche and Roadmap Writers’ genre screenwriting competition.Josh Dove at Circle is handling their side of the partnership alongside Kyle Stroud and Frank Ponce at Carte Blanche and Joey Tuccio and Dorian Connelley at Roadmap Writers.Carte Blanche will be greenlighting and fully financing at least one genre film. The script will have no more than five characters and five locations, and will focus on a contained, character-driven story.

Angelique Jackson CAA has signed writer-director Sadé Clacken Joseph, who most recently directed two episodes of Issa Rae’s “Rap Sh!t,” for representation.The HBO Max comedy series stars Aida Osman, KaMillion, Jonica Booth and RJ Cyler, with Syreeta Singleton as showrunner. Joseph helmed the pilot and second episode, titled “Something for the City” and “Something for the Girls” respectively.

the better Hulu comedy series “Only Murders in the Building,” which has a similar premise and is releasing new episodes at the very same time.Running time: 94 minutes. Rated R (language and brief violence). In theaters.Where B.J.

Variety, contains signatures from Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, Jenny Han, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Natasha Lyonne, Ava DuVernay and many more.More than a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, states ratifying anti-abortion laws include Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.A bulleted list outlines the specific demands all these Hollywood big names are behind, such as an abortion travel subsidy, safeguarding of medical privacy, medical care — including that for ectopic pregnancies and other complications that require medical treatment via abortion, criminal and civil legal protection, and a pledge to discontinue all political donations to anti-abortion candidates.The letter requires for a written response within 10 business days from July 28, 2022. “We also welcome the opportunity to review the written response with your company representatives for additional context should you wish,” the letter concluded.

Mila Kunis shared her thoughts about Ashton Kutcher’s new look for his upcoming movie ‘Vengeance,’ and it seems she was “not a fan” of his facial hair for his role, acting alongside B.J. Novak, Dove Cameron, Issa Rae, and Boyd Holbrook.Ashton described his character’s appearance during the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, revealing on the red carpet that it is “kind of this combination of this aristocracy, but also country,“ in reference to the mustache.“There was this kind of Errol Flynn thing happening, but it was also, kind of had this Burt Reynolds country vibe going. I was rocking it for a while, just to kind of feel it and live it.

Seth Meyers has once again tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the host to once again cancel the remainder of his shows.The 48-year-old late-night TV host took to Twitter on Wednesday morning and revealed that he tested positive, this after testing negative on Monday and Tuesday. As a result, Meyers said he's «canceling shows the rest of this week.» He apologized «to our scheduled guests and loyal viewers!»Meyers was set to host star Nathan Lane and musical guest Maren Morris for Wednesday's show;  star Adam Pally on Thursday; and Issa Rae and comedian Nikki Glaser for Friday's show.After negative tests Monday and Tuesday I tested positive for COVID this morning.

Seth Meyers has tested positive for COVID-19.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC’s “Late Night” won’t broadcast new episodes for the rest of the week after host Seth Meyers discovered Wednesday he tested positive for coronavirus.“After negative tests Monday and Tuesday I tested positive for COVID this morning,” Meyers said on Twitter. ” Canceling shows the rest of this week.

Late-night continues to be hit by Covid.

Carson Burton B.J. Novak of “The Office” fame is taking viewers to Texas in a true-crime comedy with his directorial debut film “Vengeance.” Novak, who wrote, directed and starred in the upcoming film, still remembers the nerves on the first day on set.“Day one, I was so scared,” Novak told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere for “Vengeance” at the Ace Hotel. “You know how you see a photo of yourself and you’re like, ‘Burn that photo?’ I was like, ‘What if I feel that way about a whole scene?’ So honestly, it was my fear that I would get in my own way like that.

new scripted series on television this summer, get ready to have your appetite fulfilled because The Sweet Life: Los Angeles is back. Executive produced by Issa Rae, The Sweet Life follows a group of ambitious 20-something friends from South LA as they navigate life, love, friendship and their careers.

Nightmare Vacation, brilliantly displayed this artistic range that makes her standout. From the playful nature of “IPHONE” to the smooth antics of “Own It,” Rico’s most consistent attribute is her creative fearlessness. With her new mixtape Las Ruinas, out now, Rico continues to prove she's come a long way from her Soundcloud days.Here, she celebrates her latest project by sharing some personal anecdotes, thoughts, and revelations about her discography for Glamour’s “Hey Arnold” was one of Rico Nasty’s first big Soundcloud singles.

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Lieb, former showrunner of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, is joining Charlamagne Tha God’s late-night series.

Ryan Gosling was a guest at “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” where he discussed his upcoming movie “The Gray Man” and his role in the movie “Barbie,” where he plays the Mattel doll.Ryan Gosling talks about his character in Barbie: ‘That Ken life is even harder’Eva Mendes gushes over Ryan Gosling as Ken while wearing his underwearFallon and Gosling were talking about “Barbie” and the public’s reaction to it, especially to his photo as Ken, which broke the internet. “Were you surprised by the public’s reaction to the photo?” Fallon asked. “I was surprised how some people were kind of clutching their pearls, as though they ever thought about Ken for a second,” Gosling said.

Ryan Gosling (La La Land) returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night for the first time in 10+ years to discuss his role as Ken, Barbie’s boyfriend, in the upcoming Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad).

Zack Sharf Ryan Gosling said on “The Tonight Show” that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” screenplay is “the best script I’ve ever read,” but that’s not what made him finally agree to Gerwig’s offer to star in the movie as Ken. It turns out the universe gave Gosling a bit of a push, as the actor discovered one of his daughter’s Ken dolls face down in the dirt almost immediately after being offered the “Barbie” movie.“Best script I’ve ever read. I walk out in the backyard [after getting the offer] and, do you know where I found Ken?” Gosling said.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains some details of tonight’s Rap Sh!t premiere on HBO Max at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET

We’ve got a style crush, and her name is Issa Rae!

Angelique Jackson Issa Rae’s Hoorae media company has expanded its ranks, hiring new executives Sarah Al-Qatou and Gaby McCormick, and announcing the promotion of Jax Clark.All three executives will report to Sara Rastogi, EVP of development and production at Hoorae. News of the executive expansion comes as Hoorae celebrates the launch of the HBO Max series “Rap Sh!t,” created by Rae.

Issa Rae’s new HBO Max comedy Rap Sh!t alongside KaMillion.“This girl moved to Miami and moved right in the trenches,” KaMillion tells ESSENCE, speaking to her co-star’s commitment to the role. “I’m like, you got all this money girl, you could be living in a… and she lived right around the corner from where we were filming in the projects just so she could relate to the character.”Defending her choice, Osman, who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, interjects, explaining, “My character lives in Little Haiti, I’m not about to go to Miami and live in South Beach when my character lives in Little Haiti. I’m not messing this up for Issa,” she adds, laughing.

“highest-paid actress” as her colossal salary for the much-hyped comedy has been revealed.The Aussie actress, 32, is cashing in $12.5 million for starring in the title role of Oscar-nominated writer-director Greta Gerwig’s film based on the iconic Mattel doll of the same name, Variety reported.Ryan Gosling, who co-stars as Ken in the hot-pink-filled flick, is also scoring $12.5 million.Other high-earning actors who still rank above Robbie’s impressive pay grade include screen legends such as Denzel Washington (“The Equalizer 3”), who’s raking in $20 million, Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), coming in hot with $30 million and Tom Cruise — who ranks as the highest-paid actor with $100 million for “Top Gun: Maverick.”As for Robbie’s female peers, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown earned $10 million for the new Netflix movie, “Enola Homes 2.”Also on the list were Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween Ends”) bringing in $3.5 million and Anya-Taylor Joy (“Furiosa”) receiving $1.8 million.Robbie previously grossed $10 million for her 2020 Harley Quinn standalone film “Birds of Prey.”The “I, Tonya” actress stars alongside Gosling, 41, as the “pretty loser” Ken, as well as Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Issa Rae and Kate McKinnon in next year’s “Barbie.”According to Deadline, the plot is about “Barbie getting kicked out of Barbieland because she’s not perfect enough” and she “goes on an adventure” to save Barbieland only to realize “that the key to happiness is belief in oneself.”Robbie even celebrated her 32nd birthday on set earlier this month and was gifted a bright Barbie-themed birthday cake with the phrase “Happy Birthday Barbie Margot!” scrawled with light pink icing.“Barbie” is slated to drive her

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Little Women, Lady Bird) and cowritten by Gerwig and her partner, Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), it stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. Unfortunately, the film, which does not come out until July 21, 2023, is once again back in the news because people clearly can’t stop asking Gosling about it. Here’s an official photo of RyGos as Ken, in case you’ve somehow forgotten or if it’s been a while:Ryan Gosling as Ken in BarbieLive from the London premiere of his Netflix movie The Gray Man (which comes out Friday), BBC’s The One Show asked Gosling about how his , actor Eva Mendes, feels about his role as Ken, .

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Rap Sh!t” may be grounded in reality, but there’s something lightly surreal about the experience of watching it. Issa Rae’s new comedy, showrun by “Insecure” writer Syreeta Singleton and premiering July 21 on HBO Max, bobs and weaves between its stories and the ones its characters are constantly posting on Instagram.

Rap Sh!t, but the HBO Max comedy is as much about every day life in Miami for Black people across the diaspora as it is breaking into the music industry. Starring Aida Osman and rapper KaMillion as lead characters Shawna and Mia, two early twenty something young women pursuing their dreams, Rap Sh!t widens the lens on young Black womanhood, friendship, and how one’s environment — in this case Miami — shapes their drive and view of the larger world.“First it starts with the characters, right?” says showrunner Syreeta Singleton of making sure Black life in Miami was accurately represented.

” and not, I don't know, “Hot Confident Boss Lady.” I mean, look at her! For an appearance on The Today Show on Tuesday, July 19, wore a cantaloupe colored skirt suit layered over a matching sheer lace corset, which completed the monochromatic look. Some playful details—oversized heart-shaped buttons, a matchy-matchy mani-pedi—prevented the look from drifting the way of the drab skirt suits of the Working Girl era, while the on-trend brought the whole thing squarely into the year 2022. She styled the look with a sleek braided updo, chunky hoop earrings, a small black box clutch, and periwinkle strappy heels. The whole thing looks like something Eve might wear to work in a re-make of the 2000 classic Life-Size. “Being able to let people hone their skills on Insecure, and then watch them show and prove to the point where they’re now demanded by other projects … that’s dope to me, because I saw that happen on Black TV shows growing up," Issa Rae told in their first digital cover story.