Reliable Source: Phylicia Rashad acknowledges Bill Cosby without even saying his name

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Celebs (like Mark Ruffalo and Chloe Sevigny) may be ready for Elizabeth Warren   Hillary Clinton isn’t the only potential 2016 presidential wannabe who can draw a crowd of celebrities. A gathering on Thursday in New York of  “Artists for Warren” included some notable possible supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Dem who keeps insisting that she’s not running despite clamor among the fans of her populist message. …  Read full article »

Did Joe Biden confess to Ellen that he’s bored at SOTU? Or that he’s Obama’s work husband?

Did we hear what we thought we heard? It seems that Vice President Biden just confessed during an appearance on “The Ellen Degeneres Show” that he finds President Obama’s State of the Union speeches… a little been there, heard that. In a video clip of the full interview that will air later Monday afternoon, the …  Read full article »

After ‘Meet the Press,’ Kareem Abdul Jabbar dines at the Palm

Hey, isn’t that…  Kareem Abdul Jabar huddled up with his publicist at a quiet booth at the Palm on Sunday night? The NBA legend was apparently refueling after his appearance that morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press” where he weighed in on the NFL’s recent “deflate-gate” as well as terrorists acting in the name of Islam. …  Read full article »

PBS Civil War drama to film in Virginia

Looks as if Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s efforts to woo TV and movie projects to his state is paying off — a new, as-yet-unnamed PBS drama series is set to shoot in and around Richmond. It’s being billed as a Civil War-era “hospital drama and family saga” … so, we’re imagining “ER” meets soap opera, only with …  Read full article »

Phylicia Rashad acknowledges Bill Cosby without even saying his name

Phylicia Rashad received the theatrical arts award at the 2015 BET Honors on Saturday night. She was the last honoree to be recognized, but her role as “everyone’s favorite mother” on the “The Cosby Show” was a running theme throughout the night. Rashad, Kanye West, Usher, Jonnetta Betsch Cole, the director of the National Museum …  Read full article »

Kanye West feels “humbled for the first time” at the 2015 BET Honors

Mr. West is in the building. Actually, Kanye and Kim were both in the building. West received the Visionary Award at the 2015 BET Honors Saturday night. The broadcast airs February 23 on BET. While he was one of five honorees — joined by Phylicia Rashad, Usher, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, the director of the National …  Read full article »

Wayne Brady, Ne-Yo and Anthony Anderson discuss the future of #blacklivesmatter [VIDEO]

The 2015 BET Honors held Saturday night marked a time to celebrate the achievements of honorees Kanye West, Phylicia Rashad, Usher, Jonnetta Betsch Cole, the director of the National Museum of African Art, and John W. Thompson, chairman of Microsoft Corp. But with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Esaw Garner, Eric Garner’s widow, in …  Read full article »