Chaz Ebert Receives FACETS Legend Award As Producer-Philanthropist-Entrepreneur Works On Directorial Debut

Angela Bassett appears as she's never been seen before on the November/December issue of Essence magazine.The seasoned actress, 64, was transformed into a comic book character as she graced the outlet's latest issue.In illustrations by Darius X. Moreno Angela's beauty was translated to cartoon form to accompany her interview.

The first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon came to an end on Sunday, breaking a new viewership record.The Season 1 finale - dubbed The Black Queen - was watched by 9.3 million viewers on Sunday night across all platforms, according to an HBO press release.The viewership was the highest for an HBO season finale since the series finale of Game of Thrones in May 2019. Record: The first season of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon came to an end on Sunday, breaking a new viewership record 9.3 million: The Season 1 finale - dubbed The Black Queen - was watched by 9.3 million viewers on Sunday night across all platforms, according to an HBO press releaseThe numbers - compiled from both Nielsen and first-party data - are even more impressive given the heavy competition from NBC's Sunday Night Football and Fox's ALCS game between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees.'We’re so thrilled to see House of the Dragon catch fire with Game of Thrones fans around the world, as well as new viewers who are discovering the world of Westeros for the first time,' said Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max.  'Congrats to George, Ryan, Miguel and the whole House of the Dragon team on an incredible first season,' Bloys added.

Actor Penn Badgley decided to join the popular social media platform TikTok by participating in Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero challenge.The 35-year-old actor joined the legions of Swift fans by posting a video of him lip-syncing lyrics to her song Anti-Hero off her new album Midnights on Monday afternoon.The actor seemingly did so in character, participating in the challenge as his character Joe Goldberg from the hit Netflix series You. TikTok: Actor Penn Badgley decided to join the popular social media platform TikTok by participating in Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero challenge.

Ramona Singer put on an eye-popping display while attending the 2022 Angel Ball - hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation - at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday.The Real Housewives Of New York City star, 65, sizzled in a long plunging silver sequin gown that showed off her ample cleavage. Others attending the star-studded event included Chaka Khan, Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Hilfiger, Melissa Gorga, Jackie Goldschneider, Clive Davis, Joy Corrigan and more.  Wow! Ramona Singer put on an eye-popping display while attending the 2022 Angel Ball - hosted by Gabrielle's Angel Foundation - at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on MondayThe Angel Ball honors individuals who have made significant humanitarian and philanthropic contributions in support of cancer research.  Singer added more silver sparkle to her look with a pair of chandelier earrings and a matching metallic purse.The blonde beauty wore her tresses parted in the middle and very lightly curled, and accentuated her features with dramatic lashes and a touch of pink lipstick.   Sizzling: The Real Housewives Of New York City star, 65, sizzled in a long plunging silver sequin gown that showed off her ample cleavage In style: Designer Tommy Hilfiger, 71, was dapper in a vivid blue velvet tuxedo, while his wife Dee Hilfiger, 55, wore an ornate fringe silver dress, sparkly boots and a wing-shaped purse Meanwhile legendary singer Chaka Khan, 69, dazzled in a black outfit with an opulent feather shawl, and wore her auburn hair in voluminous tight curls. The Ain't Nobody hitmaker wore bright pink lipstick for the occasion, and drew attention to her eyes with black eyeliner.Designer Tommy Hilfiger, 71, and wife Dee Hilfiger, 55, made a stylish pair as they posed

Andy Cohen issued a public apology to Garcelle Beauvais, after being accused of disrespecting her feelings on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion.In response to being called 'heartless' by Twitter users for laughing when Lisa Rinna admitted to throwing out Beauvais' memoir, Love Me as I Am, last Wednesday, the  54-year-old TV host replied to viewers' backlash over his insensitivity. 'I need to really sincerely apologize not only for diverting the topic but for not returning — even worse — to the serious conversation that was at hand,' Bravo vet said on SiriusXM's Radio Andy.  Sorry: Andy Cohen issued a public apology to Garcelle Beauvais, after being accused of disrespecting her feelings on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunionHe went on to tell listeners he has a 'deep admiration for Garcelle' and they had a 'really good, productive conversation last Thursday' about dismissing her feelings.

Drake is feeling the birthday love as he turns 36.The Canadian superstar reposted a clip he received from his son Adonis, five, who sang happy birthday to him, on his Instagram Stories.Adonis in the clip was in a booster seat in a vehicle next to his mother, artist-model Sophie Brussaux, who wished Drake a 'happy birthday.' The latest: Drake, 36, reposted a clip he received from his son Adonis, five, who sang happy birthday to him, on his Instagram Stories Monday Adonis showed off his musical improvisational skills in the clip, singing to the tune of Happy Birthday, 'Happy birthday daddy, happy birthday daddy, but in my heart, in my heart, I'm gonna grow up.'In the clip, the son of the God's Plan performer, whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham, was clad in a puffy sky blue corduroy coat with his curly blonde locks down. The father and son share a birthday month, as Drake and Brussaux welcomed the child on October 11, 2017.Earlier this month, she wished her son a happy birthday on the social media platform, writing, 'I’m so proud of the beautiful human you are growing up to be.

Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of upcoming TV series Parish, has been let go from the show following a sexual misconduct investigation.AMC Networks confirmed Gonera's termination on Monday in a statement shared with Deadline, writing that the Zimbabwe-born filmmaker was 'immediately suspended and then terminated at the conclusion of an internal investigation.' Sources speaking with the publication shared that the incident was an alleged sexual assault that took place in late September at 'an off-set apartment outside of production hours' in New Orleans, where the show is currently being filmed. Serious: Sunu Gonera, the co-creator and director of upcoming TV series Parish, has been let go from the show following a sexual misconduct investigationMeanwhile sources close to Gonera say that the encounter was 'consensual' and that the 'behavior in question involved touching.' AMC's full statement read: 'We recently became aware of some very serious allegations against an individual working on this production, who was immediately suspended and then terminated at the conclusion of an internal investigation.'The victim, who is reportedly a longtime employee of Gonera's, and did not work for AMC, has filed a police report.

and birth control.Her upbringing was hard, and she ran away from home when she was 16. Because she felt as though her voice was taken from her when she was young, my mother empowered me with a voice and a choice. We could talk about anything. Now, as a parent of a daughter, I can only imagine the amount of anxiety my mother must’ve had around with me.

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Holder and Mark Holder are no longer executive producers of the new CBS drama series East New York, from Warner Bros Television.

Puck news was just taking Lucasfilm and its President Kathleen Kennedy to task today, basically asking what the hell is up with that studio and its lack of studio movies. The answer might be read as, especially in the face of tonight’s news, a lot of things they didn’t know.

Making amends. Andy Cohen issued a public apology after receiving backlash for his response to Garcelle Beauvais and Lisa Rinna‘s feud at the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion.

Meant to be! Idris Elba famously swore he would never marry again then all of a sudden, the actor instantly fell head over heels for his future wife Sabrina Elba (née Dhowre).

Taking the elder emo status literally. All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter looked a little different while performing at the When We Were Young music festival in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 23.

A young boy has been rushed to hospital after being seriously assaulted in Kilmarnock this evening.

Will & Grace actors Sean Hayes and Eric McCormack have led tributes to their late co-star Leslie Jordan. The actor/comedian died after a car crash in Hollywood on Monday morning. He was 67.

The 100-plus-year-old Motion Picture & Television Fund, hit by a “perfect storm” of rising expenses and declining revenue, is facing its “imminent demise” and the very real prospect of closing its doors and going out of business by the end of 2022 unless it gets a dramatic infusion of cash donations.

The Warner Bros Worldwide Marketing vet is in talks for the top Film & TV, Marketing post at Amazon Studios, sources tell us. The rumor has been around for a while, and we understand it’s becoming more real, and it really shouldn’t surprise as Sue Kroll has been a marketing consultant at Amazon Studios for six months. Sources tell us that the streamer and Kroll are still working out details.

Blac Chyna is fighting back against a wild — and apparently extremely untrue — allegation that she was supposedly trying to push a social media influencer into sex trafficking!

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Francesca “Kitten” Natividad, the go-go dancer who became a cult pop culture figure when she was cast by sexploitation film director Russ Meyer in “Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens,” died Saturday of kidney failure after suffering from cancer at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, according to her friend Siouxzan Perry. She was 74. “She adored her friends, cats, family and fans,” her sister Eva wrote in a statement on Facebook posted by Perry. Born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Natividad moved to Texas as a child, where she became class president of her high school in El Paso. After moving to California, she became a cook and maid for actress Stella Stevens before becoming a go-go dancer and adopting the name “Kitten.” She met “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” director Meyer through a dancer friend, and he hired her to narrate his 1976 sex comedy “Up.” She had already had breast implant surgery in Tijuana when Meyer paid for a second surgery, giving her the outsized proportions that would become her calling card.