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Zoe Kravitz was ‘too urban’ for The Dark Knight Rises

Zoë Kravitz was denied an audition for a small part in the critically acclaimed Christopher Nolan-directed The Dark Knight Rises. Why? I hear you ask. Because of the colour of her skin …
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Columbus Short leaving Scandal TV drama

Columbus Short, who played Harrison on Scandal, will not be returning to the ABC series. Short has been involved in his own scandalous tales in real life so it shouldn’t come as a surprise. ABC …

Jennifer Lawrence fan spends $25,000 to look more like the celeb

A 30-year-old Jennifer Lawrence fan spent $25,000 on plastic surgery to look like the actress. The mother of a 5-year-old underwent several procedures, including breasts augmentation, and fat grafts …
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Scandal actor Columbus Short arrested after bar fight

I do love a bit of celeb gossip but I normally don’t like to go too deep into people’s business if I like them. Since learning that Scandal actor Columbus Short allegedly sucker-punched a …

Samuel L Jackson dons an I’m not Laurence Fishburne t-shirt

Seems like Samuel L Jackson still has a bee in his bonnet over the awkward moment when he had to roast a reporter for mistaking him for Laurence Fishburne. Jackson posted a photo of himself on Twitter …

Alfre Woodard to play first Black woman TV President in NBC pilot State of Affairs

Alfre Woodard is slated to play the first Black female President of the free world in NBCs drama pilot State of Affairs. In what has been described as Scandal meets the West Wing, Woodward will be …
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Scandal actor Columbus Short involved in bar fight

I can’t believe it. My boo Columbus Short (aka Harrison Wright from Scandal) might need a real life Olivia Pope. According to TMZ, Columbus is under investigation for getting into a bar …

Felix Dexter tribute to air on BBC on 17 November

BBC2 will pay tribute to comedic Felix Dexter, who passed away in October following a battle with multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer. A 30-minute programme to honour the much loved comic will …
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Idris Elba makes it to Mandela movie premier despite asthma attack

Idris Elba almost didn’t make it to the premiere of his film Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom. Idris, who plays Mandela in the film, was on a plane getting ready to fly to a press conference …
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Idris Elba will be Honoured with BAFTA LA Humanitarian Award

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honour Idris Elba with the LA Britannia Humanitarian Award at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia …
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VIDEO: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom preview

Idris Elba’s film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation for the cast, which features Idris in the title role. At a …

Wentworth Miller comes out as gay and says no to Russia

Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller came out as gay and gave a polite but firm up-middle finger to an invitation to St Petersburg International Film Festival as a “guest of …
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