{blackbabes} Hulu Drama ‘Washington Black’ Adds Rupert Graves As Series Regular, Shaunette Renée Wilson As Recurring

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Rupert Graves (Riviera, Sherlock) has joined Hulu's anticipated limited series Washington Black as a series regular, with Shaunette Renée Wilson (Indiana Jones 5, The Resident) signing on to a recurring role.

Graves and Wilson join a previously announced series regular ensemble led by Ernest Kingsley Jr. and Sterling K. Brown, which also includes Eddie Karanja, Tom Ellis, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel and Sharon Duncan-Brewster.

Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (Twilight Zone, Strange Adventures) is adapting the nine-episode drama series based on Esi Edugyan's international bestselling novel of the same name. It will follow the extraordinary 19th-century adventures of George Washington ("Wash") Black (Kingsley Jr.)—an 11-year-old boy on a Barbados sugar plantation who must flee after a shocking death threatens to upend his life. As previously announced, Brown is playing the gregarious, larger-than-life Medwin Harris, who traveled the world after a traumatic childhood as a Black refugee in Nova Scotia as the de facto Mayor of Black Halifax prioritizes the community over everything except Black, his young protégé. Meeting Wash sends him down a challenging path of self-discovery. And as the barricades around his heart start to fall, Medwin will learn to dream again.

Graves will play Mr. Goff, a British scientist who travels to Nova Scotia with his daughter, Tanna (Evans), after fleeing social stain, the dwindling of fortunes in London, and lessened influence with the Crown. Nova Scotia represents a new start. But Tanna's resistance to the marriage he's arranged for her, and her unexpected relationship with our titular hero, forces Goff to consider whether he will prove brave enough to put love first, or let his fears lead him to ruin.

Wilson will portray Big Kit, who is a singular, driving force in Wash's life. She teaches him to dream in the mythic vernacular of her West African heritage. And she teaches him to fight—because Kit is an engine of constant resistance. Fighting to create choice where none exists… for herself, and for this boy she protects. But can she shield him, or will she ultimately die trying?

Brown is exec producing the series from 20th Television under his Indian Meadows Productions banner, alongside Hinds, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jeremy Bell, Lindsay Williams and DJ Goldberg, and series writer Jennifer Johnson. Series directors Wanuri Kahiu and Mo Marable also serve as executive producers, along with Anthony Hemingway. Esi Edugyan is co-producing, with Hinds also serving as showrunner.

Graves recently starred opposite Julia Stiles in the Sky series, Riviera, and featured opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the BBC's Sherlock.  Other credits include the BBC miniseries The War of the Worlds, the third season of the hit BBC One series Last Tango in Halifax, the ABC series The Family, and director Autumn de Wilde's Emma. for Focus Features. He is also known for his acclaimed feature roles in A Room with a View, Maurice, A Handful of Dust, The Madness of King George, Different for Girls and Death at a Funeral.

Wilson recently wrapped filming opposite Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Mads Mikkelsen on James Mangold's Indiana Jones 5 for Lucasfilm, and previously appeared in Marvel's Black Panther, from director Ryan Coogler. She was most recently seen in the role of Dr. Mina Okofor in Antoine Fuqua's Fox medical drama, The Resident, and also also appeared in the "Treehouse" episode of the holiday horror anthology series Into the Dark for Blumhouse Television and Hulu. The Yale School of Drama graduate was awarded the prestigious Princess Grace Award in Theater while in her final year, and booked a nine-episode arc on Season 2 of Showtime's Billions, opposite Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, immediately upon graduating. She also previously featured in the  Sundance 2018 film A Kid Like Jake, opposite Claire Danes and Octavia Spencer.

Graves is represented by APA and United Agents in London; Wilson by CAA, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, ImPRint and Fox Rothschild.

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{blackbabes} ‘Sitting In Bars With Cake’: Yara Shahidi To Exec Produce & Star In Amazon Studios Rom-Com

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Yara Shahidi (Black-ish, Grown-ish) has signed on to exec produce and star in Amazon Studios' rom-com Sitting in Bars with Cake, Deadline has confirmed. The feature, based on the blog and book of the same name by Audrey Shulman, will be directed by Pitch Perfect 3's Trish Sie.

Based on a true story, Sitting in Bars with Cake follows a quiet young woman who is unlucky in love and discovers an unlikely guy magnet when she bakes a cake for her best friend's birthday and brings it to a bar, only to be swarmed by men. She believes it's a fluke, but her friend convinces her to commit to a year of baking cakes and bringing them to bars, with the goal of finding true love. The shy young woman's life subsequently opens up in ways she couldn't have imagined.

Shulman adapted the script. Susan Cartsonis, Brent Emery and Suzanne Farwell are producing for Resonate Entertainment with Nick Moceri of All Night Diner, with Shahidi exec producing alongside Teri Simpson.

Shahidi is best known for her turn as Zoey Johnson in ABC's family sitcom Black-ish and its Freeform spin-off Grown-ish, and will also soon be seen in the role of Tinker Bell in Disney's Peter Pan & Wendy.

Sie is currently in post on the Netflix film Players, starring Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., and Tom Ellis, alongside producer Marc Platt.

Shahidi is represented by CAA, Principal Entertainment LA and The Nord Group; Sie by UTA and attorney Robert Offer; and Shulman by Curate.

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{blackbabes} Ashleigh Murray To Star In ‘Tom Swift’, Joining Tian Richards In the CW’s ‘Nancy Drew’ Spinoff

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Riverdale and Katy Keene alumna Ashleigh Murray is returning to the CW as the female lead opposite Tian Richards in Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift, based on the classic book series. Tom Swift, which has a series order, comes from Nancy Drew co-creators/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, their Fake Empire banner and CBS Studios.

Co-created by Melinda Hsu Taylor, Noga Landau and Cameron Johnson, Tom Swift follows the serialized adventures of its titular gay, billionaire inventor (Richards) who is thrust into a world of sci-fi conspiracy and unexplained phenomena after the shocking disappearance of his father. Tom takes to the road on a quest to unravel the truth, leaving behind the comforts of his usual moneyed lifestyle, all while fighting to stay one step ahead of an Illuminati-scale group that's hellbent on stopping him. Tom's missions will require his genius and flair for innovation guided by love, romance, friendship and the mysteries of the universe yet unsolved.

Murray will play Zenzi Fullerton, who is efficient and effervescent but nobody's fool. She's been Tom's best friend since childhood and considers him family – and she's one of the few people who can keep up with Tom and read him for filth when necessary.

Taylor, Landau and Johnson also serve as executive producers along with Schwartz, Savage and Lis Rowinski. Tom Swift is a production of CBS Studios in association with Fake Empire.

Tom Swift originated as an unconventional backdoor pilot, with only Richards' character getting introduced on Nancy Drew last season. The rest of the characters have started casting after the project was picked up to series in August.

Murray recently was a lead in another CW spinoff series, Katy Keene, reprising her Riverdale role as Josie McCoy. She also played the co-lead in the Netflix movie Deidra & Laney Rob a Train. Murray is repped by Innovative Artists, and Kimberly Jago of G&G Talent.

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{blackbabes} Rashida Jones To Headline Dark Comedy Series ‘Sunny’ Ordered By Apple TV+ From A24

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Apple TV+ has handed a formal 10-episode series order to Sunny (fka Dark Manual), a half-hour darkly comedic drama starring and executive produced by Rashida Jones, from Katie Robbins (The Affair, The Last Tycoon) and A24. Lucy Tcherniak (Station Eleven, The End of the F***ing World) is attached to direct.

Written by Robbins, Sunny, which had been eying a green light for awhile, is based on the book "Dark Manual" by Japan-based award-winning Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan. The dark comedy stars Jones as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As "consolation" she's given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband's electronics company. Though at first Suzie resents Sunny's attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship, as together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie's family, becoming dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.

Robbins executive produces with Jones and Tcherniak, along with Ravi Nandan and Jess Lubben for A24. The series is expected to film in Japan.

Sunny marks the second collaboration for Apple, A24 and Jones following Sofia Coppola's On The Rocks. It is Jones' third project at Apple TV+ overall; she will also next be seen in Wool, the streamer's upcoming, world building drama series based on Hugh Howey's best-selling trilogy of dystopian novels. Jones is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.

Robbins, repped by UTA, was a writer-producer on seasons four and five of Showtime's The Affair and staffed on The Last Tycoon. She was most recently a consulting producer on Party of Five. She is repped by UTA, Aaron Kogan Management and Lichter Grossman.

Tcherniak's directing credits include Station Eleven and The End Of The F***ing World and Peacock's upcoming limited series Angelyne. She is repped by CAA, Grandview and Independent Talent.

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{blackbabes} ‘Something From Tiffany’s’: Jojo T. Gibbs, Javicia Leslie, Chido Nwokocha, Stephanie Shepherd & Michael Roark Board Rom-Com From Amazon And Hello Sunshine

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Jojo T. Gibbs (Fresh, Twenties), Javicia Leslie (Batwoman, God Friended Me), Chido Nwokocha (Tyler Perry's Sistas, Destroyer), Stephanie Shepherd (Dave) and Michael Roark (Bennett's War, Driven) have signed on to the Amazon Original film Something from Tiffany's, based on Melissa Hill's novel of the same name, from Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios.

They join an ensemble led by Zoey Deutch, which also includes Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell, and Leah Jeffries, as previously announced.

Something from Tiffany's watches as a woman's life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she's meant to be with. Daryl Wein is directing the holiday romantic comedy from a script adapted by Tamara Chestna. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine, with Deutch exec producing. Hello Sunshine's first studio feature will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Gibbs recently appeared in the thriller Fresh, toplined by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, which was acquired by Searchlight Pictures ahead of its Sundance premiere. The actor has appeared in such series as Twenties and Good Trouble, and will also soon be seen in writer-director Celine Song's drama, Past Lives.

Leslie is best known for her turn as Ryan Wilder (aka Batwoman) in The CW's comic book series of the same name. She has also appeared in series including The Flash, The Family Business and God Friended Me, as well as such indie features as Roped and Always a Bridesmaid.

Nwokocha stars in BET's top-rated cable series Sisters from Tyler Perry. He previously appeared in the acclaimed film Destroyer with Nicole Kidman and next joins Tom Cruise in the highly anticipated Top Gun: Maverick.

Shepherd is a relative newcomer who has previously appeared as herself in Keeping Up with the Kardashians, also guest-starring in an episode of FX's comedy series Dave. Roark has appeared in films including Bennett's War and Magic Mike, as well as such series as Driven and Beauty and the Beast.

Amazon Studios and Hello Sunshine are also currently in production on Daisy Jones & The Six, a musical drama series starring Riley Keough and Sam Claflin, which is based on the bestselling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Gibbs is represented by UTA, Felker Toczek, and Shelter PR; Leslie by Stewart Talent and Thirdhill Entertainment; Nwokocha by Main Title Entertainment and KMR Talent; Shepherd by WME, 3 Arts and Hansen Jacobson; Roark by Untitled Entertainment and the Kohner Agency.

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{blackbabes} ‘Criminal Minds’: As Dealmaking Continues, Six Stars Are Poised To Return For Revival On Paramount+

 

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Almost a year after the Criminal Minds revival for Paramount+ was announced, there is still no one officially attached to the series. However, six fan favorite cast members, Joe Mantegna, Kirsten Vangsness, Adam Rodriguez, A.J. Cook, Aisha Tyler and Paget Brewster, have agreed to come back, subject to closing their deals and availability, I have learned.

I hear finalizing the sextet's contracts has been put on hold as Criminal Minds lead studio, ABC Signature, moved to make a deal with the series' longtime executive producer/showrunner Erica Messer. Negotiations with Messer, who has an overall pact with the studio, are still ongoing, with the two sides getting closer but still not close enough for a deal to be imminent, sources said. Meanwhile, I hear that a license agreement for a 10-episode new season of Criminal Minds has been reached between Paramount+ and the studios behind the crime drama, ABC Signature and CBS Studios. (A license deal with the network/platforms as well as pacts with showrunner(s) and the cast are all necessary elements for a series to go forward.)

I hear Mantegna, Vangsness, Rodriguez, Cook, Tyler and Brewster are in sync and ready to finish negotiating once Messer's situation is resolved. The sextet represents the majority of Criminal Minds' cast in its 15th and final season. Missing from the list are original cast member Matthew Gray Gubler, who had indicated that he was ready to move on after playing Spencer Reid for 15 years, and Daniel Henney, who stars in The Wheel Of Time. The Prime Video series, which films in Prague, has been picked up for two more seasons, and any potential Henney guest appearance on Criminal Minds would be subject to his commitment to Wheel Of Time and scheduling, sources said.

Details about the actors' agreements for Criminal Minds are murky but I hear they are multi-year and, like with other series revivals, they are subject to actors' availability. I also hear the deals are not fully exclusive, with the cast members able to do major recurring roles on ongoing series and series regular parts on limited series if production does not interfere.

In its road to the screen so far, the Criminal Minds revival has gone through some major swings. It was announced with much fanfare at the streamer's coming-out presentation last February. By July 31, Brewster told fans on Twitter that "we think it's dead." Fast forward six months to Feb. 1 when Nicole Clemens, President, Paramount+ Original Scripted Series, told reporters that Criminal Minds is "alive and well." Behind the scenes, cast members and Messer were first approached about returning before the revival's announcement last February. I hear formal talks with the actors started first, then stalled for months over the summer, around the time Brewster gave her update. Negotiations with the cast resumed in the fall, and I hear general agreements were reached in November. Then in December, ABC Signature started formal negotiations with Messer, which are currently going through the process after a pause over the holidays, sources said.

"We are still very much in development on Criminal Minds," Clemens said during Paramount+'s virtual TCA executive session earlier this week. "We'll have more to share on that soon but it is alive and well."

Clemens indicated that the executive changes at the streamer last summer when she added her Paramount+ duties, contributed to the delay in the reboot's progress.

The original series, created by Jeff Davis, follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit, using behavioral analysis and profiling to investigate crimes and find perpetrators. The group is led by Senior Agent David Rossi (Mantegna) and includes Agents JJ Jareau (Cook), Tara Lewis (Tyler) and Luke Alvez (Rodriguez) as well as Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia (Vangsness) and Unit Chief Emily Prentiss (Brewster).

The classic broadcast procedural is being serialized for binge-driven streaming consumption, with the team coming back together to investigate a single case over 10 episodes in the new season for Paramount+.

Criminal Minds is among ViacomCBS' most prized titles in the streaming era. It had been a top performer on Netflix since before the streamer started releasing viewership information. While Paramount+ has all 15 seasons, Netflix carries the first 12. They accounted for 33.9 billion minutes of viewing on the global platform, making it the most watched title on Netflix in 2021. Criminal Minds also was the third-most-streamed series in 2020 on Netflix behind The Office and Grey's Anatomy, with 590M hours viewed.

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{blackbabes} ‘Euphoria’ Renewed For Season 3 By HBO

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HBO will get a third dose of Euphoria. The Emmy-winning drama series starring Zendaya from creator Sam Levinson has been renewed for Season 3.

Euphoria's renewal comes as its sophomore season continues to deliver ratings records for both HBO and HBO Max. The Season 2 premiere currently boasts 14 million total viewers across all HBO platforms.

In Season 2, Zendaya returns as Rue, who's relapsed since Jules (Hunter Schafer) left her for the city. With school back in session, Rue faces new obstacles to her sobriety and her relationship with Jules. Tensions also rise between Nate (Jacob Elordi), Maddy (Alexa Demie) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), while Lexi (Maude Apatow) takes on a creative venture.

Written, directed and executive produced by Levinson, Euphoria has been a hit critically and culturally. Beyond trending on Twitter with nearly each episode, Euphoria took home three prizes at the 2020 Primetime Emmys, including Zendaya's history-making Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series win. That year, Euphoria also won Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics. At the 2021 Primetime Awards, Euphoria received three nominations.

"Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken Season 2 to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart. We couldn't be more honored to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into Season 3," said Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO Programming.

Euphoria also features Nika King, Eric Dane, Angus Cloud, Algee Smith, Barbie Ferreira, Javon Walton, Dominic Fike, Storm Reid and Austin Abrams. Season 2 wraps on February 27.

Levinson executive produces Euphoria with Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel "Future" Nur, Zendaya, Will Greenfield, Ashley Levinson, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, and Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein. The series, produced in partnership with A24, is based on the Israeli series of the same name that was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, from HOT. The transgender consultant is Scott Turner Schofield. Kenneth Yu serves as a producer; Harrison Kreiss, Julio Perez and Jeremy O. Harris are co-producers.

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{blackbabes} Andrea Bordeaux Exits ‘Run the World’ Starz Series Over Covid Vaccine Mandate

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As Starz's comedy series Run the World is preparing to start production on its second season, it will be without one of its stars, Andrea Bordeaux. Run the World studio Lionsgate Television confirmed to Deadline that Bordeaux is not returning for Season 2.

According to sources, Bordeaux's departure stems from the new Covid protocols on the show. Lionsgate requires casts as well as crews working in Zone A on their productions to be fully vaccinated.

I hear Lionsgate Television had conversations with Bordeaux about her concerns over the vaccine mandate and reasonable ways to accomodate them. Ultimately, the two sides could not find a workable solution, and Bordeaux opted to leave the series. The actor declined comment; she is expected to publicly address her decision in a statement at her own time.

Bordeaux's role will not be recast. It is unclear whether the series will introduce a new character to fill the void left by her departure as one of Run the World's four leads.

The Covid safety protocols agreed upon by the Hollywood studios and unions give producers "the option to implement mandatory vaccination policies for casts and crew in Zone A (which includes the actors and those who directly interact with them) on a production-by-production basis". More and more series have implemented the requirement, with some studios, like Disney TV Studios, Netflix and Lionsgate TV, making it mandatory on their U.S. productions.

This has led to a handful of cast member departures, including 9-1-1's Rockmond Dunbar's recent exit from the Fox/20th TV hit drama series.

Created, written and executive produced by Leigh Davenport, Run the World follows a group of smart, funny, and vibrant thirty-something Black women – fiercely loyal best friends – who live, work and play in Harlem.

Bordeaux starred in Season 1 alongside fellow co-leads Amber Stevens West, Bresha Webb and Corbin Reid as well as Stephen Bishop and Tosin Morohunfola. Erika Alexander, Nick Sagar, Jay Walker and Tonya Pinkins recurred. The upcoming second season of Run the World, which films in New York, has a new showrunner, Rachelle Williams who executive produces alongside Davenport as well as Season 1 showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser.

Bordeaux  is known for her recurring role as Harley Hidoko on NCIS: Los Angeles. She also did an arc on TNT's Rizzoli & Isles.

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{blackbabes} ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Renewed For Season 3 By Showtime

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The L Word: Generation Q will be back for another go-round. Showtime has renewed the sequel to the groundbreaking LGBTQ series for a 10-episode third season for premiere later this year.

Created by Ilene Chaiken, The L Word: Generation Q follows a group of LGBTQ friends in Los Angeles as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success. Jennifer Beals, Leisha Haily, Katherine Moennig, Arienne Mandi, Leo Sheng, Jacqueline Toboni, Rosanny Zayas, Sepideh Moafi and Jordan Hull star.

There will be lots of loose ends to tie up in Season 3. In Season 2, Bette (Beals) dealt with Tina (guest star Laurel Holloman) and Carrie's (guest star Rosie O'Donnell) engagement, and daughter Angie's (Hull) search for her birth father; Shane (Moennig) ramped up her business and her feelings for Tess (Jamie Clayton); and hot new author Alice (Hailey) wrestled with her own complicated feelings for her book editor. Meanwhile, a newly single Dani (Mandi) leaned on Gigi (Moafi) during her father's trial; Finley (Toboni) and Sophie (Zayas) tried hard to make it work despite Finley's spiraling addiction; and friends Micah (Sheng) and Maribel (Jillian Mercado) fell hard for each other. The L Word: Generation Q season three is executive produced by showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan, along with series creator Chaiken, Kristen Campo, Allyce Ozarski, Melody Derloshon, and original series stars Beals, Moennig and Hailey.

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{blackbabes} Spotify’s Joe Rogan Used ‘N-Word’ 24 Times In Videos, Leading India Arie To Pull Music

 

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Grammy-winning singer-songwrtier India Arie has posted clips today to Instagram showing Spotify host Joe Rogan using the N-word, a situation which she claimed led her to withdraw her music from the streamer.

The resurfaced clips, which were posted on YouTube at one time, were used to explain Arie's decision. She also called on followers to "delete Spotify," and used the hashtag.

"Hey, ya'll," the 46-year-old singer says in the first of a series of stories posted to her Instagram highlights account. "I'm going to leave a short message here about why I decided to ask my music be pulled off Spotify."

She followed that up with clips of Rogan using the racial slur, which Rogan used 24 times in the 23 clips. The slurs predates his $100 million deal with Spotify in 2020.

"He shouldn't even be uttering the word," Arie said. "Don't even say it, under any context. Don't say it. That's where I stand. I have always stood there."

Arie joined several musicians and podcasters who have pulled their content from Spotify. Most cited the alleged misinformation Rogan was providing on the pandemic in his podcast. Spotify has since backed Rogan's right to free speech, although it said it would monitor and warn customers about the potentially problematic content.

"I empathize with the people who are leaving for the COVID disinformation reasons – and I think that they should. I also think that Joe Rogan has the right to say whatever he wants to say," Arie said. "I also think that I have the right to say whatever I want to say."

She added that she didn't want to help generate money that funds Rogan, so she was therefore removing herself from the platform.

"Just take me off. That's where I'm at."

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{blackbabes} Taraji P. Henson Joins Blitz Bazawule’s Adaptation Of ‘The Color Purple’ As Shug Avery

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Taraji P. Henson has signed on to star alongside H.E.R. and Corey Hawkins in Blitz Bazawule's (Black Is King) adaptation of The Color Purple for Warner Bros., Deadline has confirmed.

The upcoming film is based on the Tony-winning musical from Marsha Norman, Brenda Lee, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, which was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning epistolary novel by Alice Walker. It comes on the heels of a classic 1985 film adaptation from director Steven Spielberg and centers on Celie, a Black Southern woman who struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over the course of four decades.

Henson will play Shug Avery, a jazz and blues singer played in Spielberg's adaptation by Margaret Avery, and by icons including Jennifer Hudson in various adaptations for the stage.

The Chi's Marcus Gardley handled the screenplay adaptation. Oprah Winfrey, who played Sofia in the 1985 film, will produce through her company Harpo Films alongside Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment and Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones, the latter two having previously produced the Broadway show. Alice Walker is exec producing alongside Rebecca Walker, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Carla Gardini, Mara Jacobs and Adam Fell. The film is set for release on December 20, 2023.

Henson is an Oscar- and three-time Emmy nominee who nabbed the former recognition for her supporting turn in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, garnering those on the TV side for Fox's Empire and the television movie Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story. The actress recently portrayed Miss Hannigan in NBC's Annie Live! and has also appeared in such series as Person of Interest and Boston Legal, and in films including Hidden Figures and Top Five, among many others.

Henson is represented by CAA, M88 and attorney Matthew Johnson of Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.

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{blackbabes} ‘The Woman King’ First Look: Viola Davis & Thuso Mbedu Lead Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Historical Epic For TriStar

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TriStar Pictures has unveiled first-look photos from The Woman King, the historical epic directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard, Beyond the Lights) that is hitting theaters on September 16.

The film is inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its story follows Nanisca (Viola Davis), General of the all-female military unit, and Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), an ambitious recruit, who together fought enemies who violated their honor, enslaved their people, and threatened to destroy everything they've lived for. The Woman King also stars Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Adrienne Warren, Sheila Atim, Jayme Lawson and Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Prince-Bythewood penned the final draft of the script with Dana Stevens, who also wrote the original. Davis produced the pic with Cathy Schulman, Julius Tennon and Maria Bello.

eOne co-financed and is handling distribution in the United Kingdom and Canada, with Tristar releasing the film in all other territories.

Check out the first stills from The Woman King below.

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