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Chris Rock Wants to Hear About Your ‘One Black Friend’: Actor Reaches Out to Fans with New Project
Chris Rock is reaching out to his fans to help him with his latest project.The actor and comedian, 54, has launched My One Black Friend, a project looking at experiences of being the only African-American friend in a group.“All my black friends have a bunch of white friends,” Rock said in a statement.“And all my […]
Continue readingZendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal & More Have The Best Clap Backs To These “Mean Tweets”
Brushing off trolls is nothing new for celebrities—and the stars of Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s 12th edition of “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets” handled their social media haters like pros.Jimmy Kimmel’s fan-favorite segment, where stars read nasty comments written about them, aired on Wednesday night with guests from television and film, including Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Hamm, […]
Continue readingEddie Murphy Plotting Standup Return With Netflix Specials – Report
Eddie Murphy hasn’t performed standup in decades, even though in the ‘80s he was considered one of the finest practitioners of the form: his classic 1987 standup film “Eddie Murphy Raw” grossed $50.5 million on an $8 million budget, making it the most financially successful standup film of all time.Now, TMZ is reporting Murphy is […]
Continue readingChris Rock’s ‘Saw’ Crossover Makes Perfect Sense, Producer Will Packer Says
Chris Rock comes from a dark place …so his jump to the horror genre should come as no surprise, and it’s exactly why producer Will Packer says he’s anxious to see Chris revamp the “Saw” franchise.We got Will out Monday at Lax and had to ask him about the famed funnyman signing up to executive […]
Continue readingBobby Brown Isn’t Mad at Chris Rock Anymore Over Whitney Joke
Bobby Brown says he and Chris Rock are all good …after the comedian made what some consider a tasteless joke about Whitney Houston — but you can tell Bobby’s still waiting for 2 magic words.He was leaving Lax Monday, when we asked if he was still mad at Chris for using Whitney’s image to make […]
Continue readingChris Rock Is Resurrecting the Saw Franchise With a New Spinoff, So Let the Game Begin
Image Source: Getty / Kevin WinterToday in news we never could have predicted, Chris Rock is resurrecting the Saw franchise with a new spinoff film.Yep, that Chris Rock, and yep, that horrifying yet oddly addicting Saw franchise.The 54-year-old multihyphenate is teaming up with Lionsgate and a handful of the film series’s Og creators, producers, and […]
Continue readingFrom Ellen DeGeneres to James Franco: See the Most Memorable Oscar Hosts
The Oscars have had better days when it comes to the hosting department.After Kevin Hart announced he would no longer be hosting Hollywood’s biggest award show of the year, producers found themselves host-less for the first time since 1989.You know, when Rain Man won Best Picture.Seasoned comedians such as Whoopi Goldberg to established actresses such as Anne Hathaway […]
Continue readingThe Beckham Family Leads the Way as Stars Hit London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week is in full swing, and that means the great and good of international fashion have landed in the British capital.Victoria Beckham showed her latest collection on Saturday, and followed it with a star-studded party that included guests like Chris Rock, Alexa Chung, and Luke Wilson, as well as her ever-supportive husband David, […]
Continue readingChris Rock and Louis C.K. Spark Backlash for Dropping the N-Word in Old Video
An old video of Chris Rock, Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais dropping the N-word while discussing the notion of making jokes with it, in front of an uncomfortable-looking Jerry Seinfeld, has resurfaced, gone viral and stirred controversy.The comedians have not commented on the footage, taken from the 2011 HBO special Talking Funny.Many people voiced outrage about it on Twitter over the […]
Continue readingLouis C.K., Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock Hurl N-Word On 2011 HBO TV Special
Louis C.K., Ricky Gervais and Chris Rock hurled around the n-word during a TV chat back in 2011 …and it’s getting a lot of criticism now — the question, what about then? The conversation aired as part of an HBO special called “Talking Funny.” Chris Rock calls Louis C.K., “The blackest white guy I know,” […]
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