It’s official. Kenya Barris, the creator of ABC’s “Black-ish” and writer of “Girls Trip,” is ending his longtime affiliation with ABC Studios and is reportedly set to close a nine-figure overall deal with Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, Barris had become disgruntled at the broadcast affiliated studio, and industry sources predicted he’ll likely […]

Is the “Black-ish” creator making moves like Shonda Rhimes?   There are signs that Kenya Barris is ready to walk away from ABC for a deal with Netflix. It’s possible that ABC could lose another hit-making Black creator. According to The Hollywood Reporter, several sources are claiming that Kenya is looking to back out of the four-year deal […]

We simply cannot wait for this!   It’s getting closer #TGIT fans! That’s right, the highly-anticipated crossover episode of ABC’s Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder is closer than you think, as the premiere date and first on-set look has just been revealed. When it was first announced a few weeks ago, fans were immediately scrambling to […]

One day after her epic Cecil B. DeMille award acceptance speech at the Golden Globes, “CBS Sunday Morning” contributing correspondent Oprah Winfrey sat down with high-profile organizers of the Time’s Up movement, which raises awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace. Participants included Natalie Portman, Shonda Rimes, Kathleen Kennedy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Nina Shaw, America Ferrera and Reese Witherspoon, who […]

Rhimes joins fellow inductees Joan Rivers and the original cast of ‘Saturday Night Live.’   She’s the reigning Queen of TV and now Shonda Rhimes will forever be immortalized for her tremendous contributions to the world of scripted television. It was recently announced that the prolific TV titan will be inducted into the TV Hall […]

Support for NFL players in the wake of the backlash from Donald Trump is growing, with at least one NBA legend and the casts of two television shows taking to social media on bended knee. Shonda Rhimes and the cast of “Grey’s Anatomy” knelt for the cause, and shared the pic on Instagram Tuesday. Rhimes joined director Debbie Allen and […]

ABC has reportedly chosen an end date for “Scandal.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is expected to announce at next week’s upfront presentation that the Shonda Rhimes drama starring Kerry Washington will wrap for good following its previously-announced seventh season. ABC, producers ABC Studios and Shondaland declined comment. In its current sixth season, […]

Bill O'Reilly has rubbed people the wrong way – once again – but Shonda Rhimes is not here for it.

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Scores of protesters walked 6 miles to spread awareness about police misconduct and the negative impact it has on our nation.

As we reported over the weekend, a petition to fire Jesse Williams from “Grey’s Anatomy” has been started at Change.org. The petition is titled, “Sign the petition to fire Jesse Williams from Grey’s Anatomy for racist rant,” and was created by an “Erin Smith,” which is probably a fake name. In any event, the petition […]

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