TV Writers Group Calls on Industry Leaders to Hire Black Writers, Commit to Equal Pay

Naman Ramachandran Award-winning filmmaker Liam Saint-Pierre has embarked on a project to encourage Britons to share what they have and haven’t missed during the lockdown via a free anonymous phone line known as The Missing Line. Selected caller confessions will form the basis of “Missed Calls,” a short documentary film sketching 24 hours of life in lockdown in the U.K.The motivation for the project stems from a survey conducted in May by the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics, which concluded that millions of people across the country had their wellbeing affected by loneliness during the lockdown.

Susanna Reid has shown her sassy side after a Twitter troll rubbed her up the wrong way this morning.

A lucky wildlife snapper who caught a whale's 10ft penis on film has admitted "it's not something you see every day".The penis of the humpback whale is one of the most impressive in the animal kingdom, reaching lengths of up to 10ft.However it’s rarely seen, hidden inside the mighty cetacean’s genital slit for most of the time.

Haim have opened up about the sexism they’ve encountered in the music industry on their new album.The all-female sibling trio, comprised of Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim, are one of the hottest Los Angeles pop-rock outfits, but in a chat with Variety, they revealed interviewers were fixated on their gender up until recently.Admitting that they would constantly be asked, “What it’s like to be…?” in “every single interview”, Danielle said: “We haven’t gotten asked the question this record cycle, which is also another reason why we wanted to call the album Women in Music. So it’s actually great.” The new record, titled Women in Music Pt.

Gabrielle Union wants to see Hollywood bosses making a more proactive effort to combat racism in the entertainment industry.Following her exit from America’s Got Talent after just one season at the end of 2019, the actress maintained her departure came as a result of complaints she made about the “toxic” working environment behind the scenes, referencing harassment, inappropriate behaviour, and misogynistic conduct.During an appearance on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, the star opened up about the investigation into the show that NBC commissioned, insisting that she thought it was going to be “independent” but it was controlled by NBC and other production companies involved with the show.“They turn over what they believe to be

Dominic Raab has declared he will only take the knee for two people despite thousands having done so as a sign of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.The Foreign Secretary stated that he feels it's a 'symbol of subjugation and subordination' and thinks the gesture has come from popular TV show Game of Thrones - despite it being a well-known act against police brutality across the world.Speaking to Talk Radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer, he said: "I understand this sense of frustration that is driving the Black Lives Matter movement."I've got to say on this taking of the knee thing, I don't know maybe it's got a broader history, but it seems to be taken from Game of Thrones."It feels to me like a symbol of subjugation and

Gabrielle Union called out Simon Cowell and NBC over the way they handled her abrupt exit from “America’s Got Talent” and the subsequent investigation into her claims of racism. The 47-year-old actress appeared on a recent episode of “The Daily Show” where host Trevor Noah asked her about her experience with systemic racism in light of the ongoing protests sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd while in police custody.

MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund on Sept. 9.

Jennifer Lawrence is officially on social media! The actress created a Twitter account on June 16. However, don’t expect to see intimate photos of her life at home. J.Law’s account is in partnership with Represent.Us, and appears to strictly be being used to fight for justice in the United States. The handle of Jennifer’s Twitter is @JLawrence_RepUs.

Rachel Lindsay spoke about Matt James being named the first Black Bachelor on Wednesday’s “Watch What Happens Live”.

It’s time to light 44 candles because it’s Blake Shelton’s big day! The Voice judge and country music superstar celebrates his birthday today, June 18, but with so many candles, he may need to recruit his sweetheart, Gwen Stefani, 50, to help blow them out. After all, if there’s anything hotter than a flame or sweeter than birthday cake, it’s the love between these two! Ever since they began dating in 2015, Blake and Gwen have set the new standard for couple goals.

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie has promised to do everything she can to fight inequality among black and other minority ethnic people in Scotland.The Equalities Minister said the Scottish Government has taken steps to tackle racism but “we need to make much greater progress”.She spoke in the Scottish Parliament last week as the world continued to react to the death of George Floyd who died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a police officer pressed down on his neck.Ms McKelvie called for more representation from ethnic minorities in Parliament, public boards and workplaces, saying: ”The people are there; we just need to make sure that we encourage that participation, then we can change some of those structural

Chris Brown’s baby mama, Ammika Harris just said on here IG account that she definitely needs a night out. She shared a photo in which she’s looking bomb in a gorgeous outfit that shows off a lot of skin, but not too much either.

coronavirus in the UK, with the ONS estimate of excess deaths for the period since March putting the figure somewhere in excess of 62,000. But the Cambridge-based property broker says he refuses to have his freedom curbed by lockdown, says that the Government is denying people the freedom to have sex based on what he describes as "trumped up statistics”.“I totally ignored lockdown from the start and travelled hundreds of miles to meet friends, just to break the horrifying routine of forced imprisonment," he said.“And after the government’s laughable attempt to ban sex, I headed over to a friend’s place to do exactly that."There are plenty of people I have met for sex during lockdown.

Beyonce and Jay-Z have been sued by a Jamaican choreographer and academic whose voice is heard at the start of ‘Black Effect’, a track on their 2018 collaborative album ‘Everything Is Love’. Dr Lenora Stines says that she did not even know her comments about what the word ‘love’ meant to her were being recorded, let alone that that recording would subsequently appear as part of a track on the defendants’ album.In a lawsuit filed with the courts in Florida, Stines says that she was engaged by the two musicians when they recorded a promotional video for ‘Everything Is Love’ in Jamaica in March 2018.

Tiger King star Joe Exotic has written a new letter to a fan, in which he calls on Black Lives Matter activists to demand prison reform.In the letter, Exotic, who is currently serving a 22-year jail sentence for plotting to kill rival zoo owner Carole Baskin, refers to the US prison system as the “American slave trade”.“You got the attention of the world over the murder of Mr. Floyd.

This is the first picture of a policeman shot dead in the street shortly before midnight.Colleagues paid tribute to “respected” Colm Horkan after the cop was gunned down in Castlerea, Ireland, on Wednesday.A man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently detained in Castlerea Garda Station.A Garda spokesman said: "It is with deepest sadness An Garda Síochána confirms the death of our colleague, resulting from fatal gunshot wounds received during an incident in Castlerea shortly before midnight on Wednesday 17th June 2020."President of the Garda Representative Association, Jim Mulligan paid tribute to the "greatly respected" Horkan.He said: "On behalf of the GRA, I extend our deepest sympathy to the family

Dr Hilary Jones has called for viewers to take vitamin D after a new review into the supplement was ordered by the government in the fight against coronavirus.

‘Archewell is a name that combines an ancient word for strength and action, and another that evokes the deep resources we each must draw upon.’‘We look forward to launching Archewell when the time is right.’According to the Telegraph, the Archewell foundation will include a website and embrace the sharing of ‘education and training materials’ via films, podcasts and books.

Gary Lineker has divided opinion on social media after making a controversial Black Lives Matter joke during last night’s Premier League return. The English top flight got back underway on Wednesday evening, with Aston Villa and Sheffield United first playing out a 0-0 stalemate before Manchester City recorded a 3-0 victory over Arsenal.

Ben Croll French animation house My Fantasy, a 2P2L Group subsidiary dedicated to new media animation, has unveiled its first feature project at Annecy’s MIFA pitch forum.