Culture
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Top-Grossing Films Showed Slight Gains in Diversity of Lead Actors Last Year, Study Says
In 2021, 41% of movies had a female lead or co-lead, a rebound from 36% in 2020, Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study shows
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37 Stars Who Need Only an Oscar to EGOT, From Lin-Manuel Miranda to Cynthia Erivo (Photos)
A select group of entertainers can round out their trophy cases with a competitive win from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
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Inside Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Debacle and His Leadership Style: ‘100% Self-Inflicted Wound’
A former Disney leader faults Chapek’s “hubris” in handling the PR crisis
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Pink Floyd Removes Music From Russian Platforms in Boycott of Ukraine Invasion
The move follows an open letter written by the band’s co-founder Roger Waters
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Hailey Bieber Describes Brain Blood Clot Scare That Caused Stroke-Like Symptoms
The model – and Mrs. Justin Bieber – said it was “one of the scariest moments I’ve been through”
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Wrestler Big E’s Broken Neck That Happened Live on ‘WWE SmackDown’ Won’t Require Surgery
Ettore “Big E” Ewen is in the hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
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Amber Ruffin Explains Why Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’ Is Grossly Inaccurate (Video)
“Native women have been hyper-sexualized throughout American history, and the consequences have been devastating,” the comedian says
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Godfather Trilogy,’ Ukraine Teens, and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming only covers so much
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LGBTQ Groups Outraged That Disney Denounced Georgia’s 2016 Anti-Gay Law But Not Florida’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
“These policy statements actually do work… It’s just denying reality for Bob Chapek to say that it’s not the case,” PFLAG National’s Jean-Marie Navetta says
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How Zelenskyy, Putin and Elon Musk Are Fighting the Information War Over Ukraine
Putin is playing hardball, but experts say he might be working from an outdated playbook
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Taron Egerton Faints on Stage During First Night Performance of London Play ‘Cock’
The actor copped to a “bruised ego but I’m fine” after his understudy completed the performance Saturday
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Robert Pattinson Says Fan Reaction to His ‘Twilight’ Casting Was Worse Than Batman: ‘That Was Way More Painful’
The actor tells MTV there was a “weirdly positive” reaction to his casting as Batman
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Netflix Animation Foundation Program Spotlights Indigenous and Veterans Groups
In its second year, the initiative taps IllumiNative and Veterans in Media & Entertainment to identify early creatives from underrepresented communities
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Disney Sidesteps Calls to Take a Stand on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Despite Protests
“The biggest impact we can have in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce,” company says
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Suspect in Jacqueline Avant Killing Changes Plea to Guilty
Aariel Maynor, 30, admitted to shooting Avant inside her home on Dec. 1
