Jada Pinkett-Smith
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Jada Pinkett Smith Responds to Chris Rock’s Oscars Jokes
“We gotta keep it moving,” says actress who boycotted Academy Awards ceremony this year
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Al Sharpton Takes ‘Some Credit’ for Oscars Ratings Drop
Viewership for the 88th Academy Awards was down 6.3 percent from last year
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21 Best and Worst Oscars Moments of 2016, From Sarah Silverman to Lady Gaga (Photos)
From Lady Gaga’s emotional performance to Chris Rock’s tone-deaf Asian joke, ABC’s live broadcast of the 88th Academy Awards ran the gamut
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The New Yorker Takes On #OscarsSoWhite With Biting Cover (Photo)
Daniel Clowes’ illustration is titled “Privileged Characters”
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#OscarsSoWhite Creator Says Journalists Shouldn’t ‘Simplify’ the Diversity Issue
“This is an issue about all diverse communities, not just race,” says April Reign
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Nick Cannon Shrugs Off #OscarsSoWhite Controversy in Rhyme: ‘Don’t Waste Your Voice, Don’t Waste Your Prayers’ (Video)
The “Chi-Raq” actor rapped about the debate that has led many people like Will Smith and Michael Moore to boycott the award show this year
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Ian McKellen Thinks Gay People Are ‘Disregarded’ in Hollywood
“It’s not only black people who’ve been disregarded by the film industry, it used to be women, it’s certainly gay people to this day,” the actor says
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Marlon Wayans Not Surprised by Oscar Diversity Debate: ‘It’s Named After a White Dude’
“Fifty Shades of Black” star Marlon Wayans hopes for a “blackout”
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Hollywood Conservatives Defend Oscars Voting: Racist Accusations Are ‘Insulting’
“What’s wrong with you all? It’s not the Academy of Diversity,” one Academy member tells TheWrap
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Mark Ruffalo Says He’s ‘Weighing’ Whether to Attend Oscars
“The entire American system is rife with white privilege racism,” the “Spotlight” actor says
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Jada Pinkett Smith Answers Janet Hubert’s Attacks: ‘Controversy Isn’t Really About the Oscars’ (Video)
The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actress slammed Pinkett Smith for boycotting the Oscars
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Will Smith Joins Wife Jada in Oscars Boycott: ‘We’re Uncomfortable’
“This is about children that are going to sit down and watch this show and they’re not going to see themselves represented,” the “Concussion” star says
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Tyrese Gibson Calls on Chris Rock to ‘Step Down’ as Oscars Host
“Furious 7” star is the latest to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity among this year’s nominees
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Who’s Boycotting Oscars So Far – And Who’s Just Mad (Photos)
Academy members Michael Moore and Spike Lee vow they will not attend the event over lack of diversity among nominees
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Idris Elba Asks British Parliament to Tackle Diversity in Entertainment
His speech to the British Members of the Parliament came on the same day Spike Lee announced he would not attend the “lily white” Oscars