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Red Table Talk is marking the 35th anniversary of the premiere of The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World by hosting a special tribute with many of the old cast.In an exclusive clip ahead of the airing of the episode, Jasmine Guy, who starred as Whitley Marion Gilbert, revealed she quit the show and gave her 'two-week notice' after witnessing producers disrespect the cast, including Lisa Bonet and Sinbad.'I didn't like the way they were treating the cast,' she explained, adding, 'I went in there and I said, "Thank you so much for this opportunity. I've learned so much."' Taking a stand: During an appearance on red Table Talk, Jasmine Guy revealed she gave her 'two weeks notice' during season one of A Different World after witnessing co-stars Lisa Bonet and Sinbad being 'disrespected' by producers Moving on: Lisa Bonet, 55, ended up leaving the show before season two after it was revealed she was pregnant. Sinbad, 66, had a recurring role in season one but was made part of the main cast for seasons 2-4For the special episode of Red Table Talk, co-host Jada Pinkett Smith (Lena James) was reunited with her A Different World co-stars Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Cleofis Wayne), Dawnn Lewis (Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor), Darryl M.

Ain’t No Mo’, playwright Jordan E. Cooper’s acclaimed but struggling Broadway comedy, has extended its run for another week and will now play through Friday, December 23, at the Belasco Theatre.

Celebrity tributes poured in Saturday night for singer and actress Irene Cara, who was found dead in her Florida home at the age of just 63.Cara, who won an Oscar in 1984 for the theme song from Flashdance, received a particularly touching homage from the movie's star Jennifer Beals.Beals posted a throwback shot of herself standing arm in arm with Cara at the 1984 Academy Awards as the songstress triumphantly held up her trophy. 'Thank you brilliant Irene': Tributes poured in Saturday for Irene Cara, including from Jennifer Beals who starred in Flashdance, the theme song of which won Cara her OscarThe tributes poured in despite the fact many fans have refused to believe the news after a recent death hoax targeting the star.'Thank you brilliant Irene for your open heart and your fearless triple threat talent,' Beals wrote in the caption.

Get ready to say goodbye to Meredith Grey…

EXCLUSIVE: Award-winning director, actress, dancer, choreographer and producer Debbie Allen is adding talk show host to her resume.

Kate Walsh made her triumphant return as Dr. Addison Montgomery in Grey's Anatomy on Thursday with a sexually-charged episode aptly titled 'Let's Talk About Sex.'In it, the world-renowned neonatal surgeon visited Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to help interns create sex-education videos for teenagers alongside Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and Jo (Camilla Luddington).Addison was one of the many doctors who performed a TikTok-style dance in the lecture room while pointing to imaginary sexual health facts, which will be added 'on the screen later.' 'Let's Talk About Sex': Kate Walsh made her triumphant return as Dr.

.Jesse Williams will return in season 19 to guest star in the fifth episode, which he also directed, ET can confirm. The episode, titled «When I Get to the Border,» airs Thursday, Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Williams is returning as director and guest star in the fifth episode of the medical drama’s upcoming 19th season, reprising his role as Dr. Jackson Avery. Airing Nov. 3 and titled “When I Get to the Border,” it will be the fourth episode of the show that Williams has directed.

Kevin McKidd has spent nearly 15 years portraying Dr. Owen Hunt on, but he's yet to decorate the trailer he uses while filming the medical drama.

Jada Pinkett Smith has shared a stunning selfie to mark National Bald Is Beautiful Day.The actress posted the snap on Instagram, just months after her hubby Will Smith sent shockwaves around the world for striking Chris Rock at the Oscars when he made a crack about Jada's bald head."Happy Bald is Beautiful day to all my brothers and sisters with no hair," wrote Jada, whose hair loss is due to alopecia.READ MORE: Will Smith confronted by Ian McKellen after refusing to kiss man for film roleThe 50-year-old looked gorgeous in a silky pale gold top and sparkly diamond earrings.Dramatic eye make-up and a slick of deep red lipstick completed her glamorous look.The snap has already racked up more than 57,000 likes, with Jada being called "flawless" and "stunning"."PURRRRRRTY!!!" one person posted.Grey's Anatomy actress Debbie Allen said Jada was "beyond beautiful"."Glowwwwwwww queen!!!!!!!" said someone else, adding a string of heart emojis.The Oscars drama in March started when comedian Chris - who was a host at the ceremony - made a joke about Jada, quipping that he couldn't wait for the movie GI Jane 2.Hollywood star Will, 53, strode on to the stage and struck the star, before returning to his seat and shouting to Chris: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth."He later apologised for his actions, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable and inexcusable" and that "violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive".Will addressed his outburst again in a video this summer, saying that he was "deeply remorseful" and that it hurt him to have let people down.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The actor said he was "deeply devoted and committed to

Michael Appler In 1958, an unknown actor spoke just one line from the stage of the Cort Theatre on Broadway: “Mrs. Roosevelt, supper is served.” Then, a 27-year old James Earl Jones could barely make it through his five words. His stutter had yet to smooth into a defining voice. On Monday afternoon, in a ceremony attended by Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen and Mayor Eric Adams, that same theater was rededicated in honor of the now 91 year-old actor. “I spoke my first line ever on Broadway in this theater,” Jones said in a video played during the ceremony, taped when Jones and his family toured the renovated theater privately. “I was a kid,” he said from the stage, looking out to an empty audience.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Debbie Allen and Amber Riley are moving into “The Lower Bottoms.” The two actors join the scripted dark comedy podcast — about denizens in a gentrifying neighborhood in West Oakland, Calif. — for Season 2. Also appearing in the second season of “The Lower Bottoms” is Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alice Walker, who will guest star alongside returning stars including Kelsey Grammer, Theo Rossi and Annie Ilonzeh. The show is coproduced by iHeartMedia and Will Packer Media. Season 2’s first episode premieres Monday (Sept. 12) with new episodes released every Monday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other audio platforms. The second season will have a 10-episode run, the same as the first season, which was released in the summer of 2021.

Oprah Winfrey is back on the red carpet at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival!

The first trailer for Tyler Perry's upcoming Netflix drama,  is finally here. Set in the 1940s Deep South, the film follows star-crossed lovers Bayou and Leanne, whose forbidden love is the backdrop for 40 years of secrets and lies. «That was our first kiss,» Bayou says in the trailer.

Angelique Jackson Ahead of the film’s world premiere next month at TIFF, Netflix has released the first trailer for Tyler Perry’s “A Jazzman’s Blues,” the billionaire media mogul’s longtime passion project. Written, directed and produced by Perry, the period drama tells the tale of forbidden love, starring Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer as Bayou and Leanne, a star-crossed couple navigating the world as young Black people in the deep South during the 1940s and through the decades that follow.  “That was our first kiss. Ain’t nothing felt that good in all my life,” Boone’s Bayou narrates as the trailer opens on the lovers sharing a sweet smooch while sitting in a sun-soaked tree.

Loretta Devine has had a storied career in film, TV, and on the stage and is still going strong as a beloved industry veteran.MORE: Grey's Anatomy welcomes five new cast members after Ellen Pompeo announces step backHowever, one of her most memorable roles to date definitely comes via her recurring appearance on the hit long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy.VIDEO: Grey's Anatomy hits milestone 400 episodesShe played Adele Webber, the wife of Dr. Richard Webber, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and was in the care of her husband's hospital.The role brought her significant acclaim and won her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will be honored with this year’s Governors Award at the Emmys, the Television Academy announced on Monday. The institute, which was founded by Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis in 2004, will be recognized for its work in promoting gender balance and fostering inclusion in the entertainment industry.First awarded in 1978, the Governors Award “honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television,” according to the Television Academy.

I sat in the green room waiting for actor and director Tyler Perry to arrive backstage at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center for the Colors of Conversation event during the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival. Before he hit the stage for the panel, there was only a short window to interview him about his new project, A Jazzman’s Blues, a script he had written in the 1990s. 

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIf he wins for “Annie Live!,” choreographer Sergio Trujillo will add an Emmy to his Tony Award. Trujillo wanted to make the classic musical accessible to a younger generation.

Legendary actress Jenifer Lewis looked dazzling as she accepted her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.The 65-year-old icon kept cool in a yellow chiffon flowing pant suit with butterfly sleeves and wide legs, which she accessorized with a chunky gold necklace, hoop earrings and various bangles on her arms.The I Love That for You star styled her hair in natural curls and completed the look with a bright red lip. Star: Jenifer Lewis, 65, received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in an emotional ceremony Friday Her longtime pal Debbie Allen, 72, saluted the Black-ish star in a moving speech, in which she described her friend as 'dynamic and so amazing.' 'This moment right now is a great moment for all of us to share with Jenifer.

ESSENCE Festival of Culture’s concert series featured the past, present and future of R&B/Soul music.With Tiffany Haddish and Kenny Burns commanding the stage, the hilarious duo introduced the extremely talented Summer Walker shortly before 9:30pm, on what became an amazing evening in New Orleans. The singer – who sported a beautiful baby bump – came out to her song “Say My Name,” which the crowd recited word for word.