Human Rights Campaign to Honor FX’s ‘Pose’ at Virtual Gala

Zoe Saldana Says She “Should Have Never Played” Nina Simone in Tearful Apology

Zoe Saldana has apologized for portraying celebrated musician Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic Nina.Earlier this week, the Avatar actress opened up about her controversial role while speaking virtually, via the Bese Instagram account, with Pose creator Steven Canals.”I should have never played Nina,” Saldana said.”I should have done everything in my power with the […]

The New Faces of Pride: Ryan Jamaal Swain on Feeling Reflected by Media for the First Time and More

With coronavirus making large-scale festivals a public health hazard and widespread protests forcing the nation into a reckoning on racial inequality, this Pride season is one unlike any other.And yet, the spirit of a movement itself born out of a protest lives on.As the month of June comes to a close and International Pride Day […]

How Pose Changed Hollywood in Just 2 Short Seasons

Pose had written itself into the history books well before a single second of footage had ever aired.When FX announced casting on the series created by Ryan Murphy alongside Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, still in the pilot stage at that point, we learned that the prolific and progressive producer had assembled the largest cast of […]

Billy Porter on Pose’s Game-Changing Golden Globes Nomination: “It’s a New Day”

Billy Porter was in the middle of filming a scene for his new movie, Limited Partners opposite Rose Byrne, Tiffany Haddish and Salma Hayek, when the Golden Globes nominations came out, so his phone was on silent and not in view.When he finally had a chance to check it? Imagine his surprise.”When I looked at […]

Transgender Artists Applaud Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Rub & Tug’ Exit

There’s not always lot of distance between celebration and relief.Less than 24 hours after FX announced a second season of the transgender-centric TV series Pose — a ground-breaking show created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals that features the largest recurring cast of LGBTQ characters ever for a scripted series — Scarlett Johansson […]