Raquel Calhoun is an Audience Writer for TheWrap. She previously served as a senior multiplatform reporter for Forbes. Some of Raquel’s producing credits include former daytime talk show “The Real” and the nationally-syndicated talk show “Dr. Phil.” In addition, her print and on-camera work has been featured on several platforms, including Ebony magazine, NPR, Fox Soul and The Root.
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Columbia College Chicago
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Drew Barrymore Realizes On-Air That She Starred in and Produced Seth Rogen’s Feature Film Debut | Video
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Reese Witherspoon Shares First Look at ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’: ‘Now in Production!’
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Charlamagne tha God Applauds Cory Booker for Record Trump Speech: ‘A Democrat Actually Doing Something, Wow!’ | Video
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Maddow Mocks Hegseth for Wasting $40 Million on Guantánamo Migrant Efforts: ‘Government Efficiency!’ | Video
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Roy Wood Jr. Defends Nepo Babies While Realizing That He Might Be One Himself | Video
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John Boyega Says His ‘Star Wars’ Debut as the First Black Lead Faced Backlash Because the Franchise Is ‘So White’
“They’re OK with us playing the best friend, but once we touch their heroes, once we lead, once we trailblaze, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, it’s just a bit too much!’”
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Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ to Screen in All UK Schools in Prime Minister-Backed Initiative
“As a father, watching this show with my teenage son and daughter, I can tell you — it hit home hard,” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says
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AfroAnimation Summit 2025 Kicks Off Next Week
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Convicted Media Executive Carlos Watson’s Nearly 10-Year Sentence Commuted by Trump While Headed to Prison
The Ozy Media founder was sentenced in December for fraud and was on his way to surrender when the clemency call came through
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Ronny Chieng Says JD Vance’s Wife Is Prepared to Visit Greenland Because the VP Is ‘Cold and Lifeless’ | Video
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Where to Watch ‘Holland’: Is Nicole Kidman’s New Thriller Streaming?
And who all stars alongside the Academy Award-winning actress
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Joaquin Phoenix, Sandra Oh, Emma Thompson and More Sign Letter Condemning Academy for Lack of Support for Hamdan Ballal
“It is an attack on all those who dare to bear witness and tell inconvenient truths,” the group of more than 500 Hollywood leaders writes
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Where to Watch ‘Paul American’
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