Viola Davis On VARIETY!
The day after her historic win at the 67th EMMYs, Viola Davis headed to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles for an early morning photoshoot to celebrate her victory.
Viola, who is working on an HBO biopic about Harriet Tubman, opened up to VARIETY about what the win means to her. We've got a few tidbits from her interview. When asked how she felt about the win, she said: “It’s a mixture of disbelief and joy and acceptance. It’s just beautiful.”
On her EMMY being like the Willy Wonka ticket: “What it meant for me to win the Emmy is I found it,” she says, choking up. “It’s not just the award. It’s what it’s going to mean to young girls — young brown girls, especially. When they saw a physical manifestation of a dream, I felt like I had fulfilled a purpose.”
On her long journey: “You guys have to realize, I’ve been in this business 35 years, and 27 years professionally. I’m the journeyman actor that you saw in one scene here, two scenes there. I’ve been eking out a living doing theater — Broadway, Off Broadway — film supporting roles, that I’m just excited to be a part of the conversation.”
On what's she's learned about herself: “I’ve learned so much about myself and what it means to be an actor. By going to the unemployment line, by going to the theater, and doing your two lines. Somewhere in the midst of that, you begin to discover what kind of actor you are and what kind of person you are. And then when success comes, if it comes, you’ve earned it. You can handle it.”
Why she is grateful for success later in life: “I don’t know if I could have handled all this when I was 23,” she says. “For a fact, I could not have.” She lists the struggles she’s faced — the death of her father, rejection, failure, unemployment, making just $120 a week — and then, ultimately, finding joy in her work. “All of that has brought me to the point of being on the stage with that Emmy with all of that energy coming at me. Being able to handle it, that’s what life gives you.”
OMG! A Fan RUSHES Kerry Washington Outside Of “GMA” Studio!
The gorgeous Kerry Washington hit the NYC streets serving fab in a red Giambattista Valli frock, dazzling red Paul Andrew pumps, a Movado watch, and jewels by Monique Pean & Eva Fehren for an early morning appearance. Oh..and she also rocked her custom wedding band made by Tiffany & Co. Nice!
The “Scandal” starlet made an appearance on “Good Morning America” to chop it up about the upcoming fifth season of her hit ABC series….that we can not WAIT to see.
Kerry exited the studio where she was met by adoring fans. Soon after, some fans began walking up towards her for a quick photo-op. Unfortunately, ish went a little left when a mob of people approached her and she had to turn them away:
The pictures actually look worse than what actually happened.
Here's a clip of the melee
Glad she's ok and no one was hurt.
"Scandal" season 5 will premiere tonight at 9/8c on ABC.
OOPS! Did Cynthia Bailey Slips Up and Reveals RHOA Premiere Date?
Did Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey accidentally give up the premier date?
Cynthia Bailey was chatting with fans on Periscope and let slip that The Real Housewives of Atlanta will return in the first week of November.
Cynthia also confirmed that Sheree Whitfield is once again part of the cast.
Michael B. Jordan Covers GQ; Talks Hollywood, Backlash Over Kendall Jenner Dating Rumors & More
Michael B. Jordan talks ‘hustling in Hollywood’ for the latest issue of GQ — along with a fun photo spread.
Check out a few excerpts from his interview:
On attention from the ladies: “I understand what females want and need, you know. I’m good at that. I don’t know if I’m the guy to give it to them right now. I’m emotionally unavailable. Until I find something that’s so undeniable that I can’t help myself. The females, they’ll always be there. Like honestly, bro, oh my God. Female-wise now? I ain’t got to do too much work. And it’s weird, because I’m the same guy. I haven’t f*cking changed, right? I haven’t done anything different…Okay maybe a blockbuster film.”
On taking a more assertive role in his career: “I told my team after I finished Chronicle that I only want to go out for roles that were written for white characters. Me playing the role will make it what it is.”
On the backlash he faced after ‘dating’ Kendall Jenner: “It’s the world we live in. They see white and black. I don’t. Kendall’s a friend of mine, you know. I don’t know her, like, that well, but I know her enough. People’s perspective on that is what it is. I don’t f*cking know. I don’t live my life to make other people happy. It’s so weird, though, right? A lot of black fans were feeling like ‘Oh, my god, he should have been with a black woman’ and that whole thing.”
To read more from Michael and to check out the rest of the photos, check out GQ!
‘Empire’s’ Trai Byers Signs with Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models announced on Tuesday that it will now be representing Empire‘s Trai Byers.
The 32-year-old actor, who plays Lucious and Cookie Lyon’s eldest son Andre on the FOX series, recently landed the cover of Saks Fifth Avenue’s fall catalog and has appeared in several fashion magazines, including GQ and Vogue.
Congratulations, Trai!
So who got the BIG ratings Wednesday? Empire or Blackish?
Wednesday Empire and Blackish returned for season 2.
Did they live up to the hype..? Empire's Lucious Lyon proved he's still running things from behind bars and on Blackish Andre and Rainbow fought to keep their son Jack from being expelled after he used the N-word in school.
Did Empire live up to the hype and did Andre and Bow make a valid case for Black kids using the N-word?
New Music: The Iconic Gladys Knight – ‘Just A Little’
The “Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight is back with “a little” positivity to get you going in the right direction. Her new single “Just A Little” is a fun, up-tempo boost of energy produced by Grammy Award winning producer Symbolyc “S1” One (Kanye West, Beyonce, Jay-Z) for something very modern.
Knight proves she still has the vocal pipes as she reminds us that love, especially self-love, is the key: “It don’t matter who you are / Love can carry you away / Just keep shining you’re a star / Golden like a Summer day,” she sings. A video for the tune is coming soon.
Knight says it was time for her to release something different. “We just wanted to have fun. Most of the singles I’ve released prior to ‘Just A Little’ were ballads. I wanted something new. Something that we could dance to,” she said in a press release.
Cop “Just A Little” on Friday, September 25th, but meanwhile, you can preorder on iTunes above. The single is the first offering from Knight’s twelfth solo studio album to be released in 2016. h/t singersroom
Basketball Wives LA Renewed
Last month there were rumors that Basketball Wives was not going to make it another season
Wrong…
Turns out the ratings for Basketball Wives puts VH1 in the no.1 spot on Sundays at 9pm in the coveted 18 - 34 demographic so the series will definitely be back for another run.
VH1 confirmed the news this week.
Minister Louis Farrakhan has a Message For Jay Z!
A Message to Hip-Hop Artist Jay-Z from Minister Farrakhan
Jay Z is married to one of the most beautiful and talented entertainers in the world, Beyonce Knowles. Beyonce is known for her sexy dance moves, beautiful voice and great body. In a recent interview with Hip Hop Since 1987, the Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has a message for Jay Z, “To my brother Jay-Z: As much as I love and admire you, I want to see my sister, Beyonce, beautifully covered… You’re responsible”
WATCH:
The interview was by host E-Money and special guest Tahirah Akilah to discuss the issues that directly affect Black communities from the past to the present. Not to take the message out of context Farrakhan is expressing more so on many issues surrounding us presently and the overall war on the Black community through propaganda in film and television images. Throughout the hour-long interview, we are able to gain an in-depth look into how the minister feels the Jewish media has been aiming to emasculate and feminize Black men and degrade Black women, and the influence they have on our everyday lives. He also touches on the legacies of both Malcolm X as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who he believes was much more than just a dreamer.
Lil Wayne Porn Tape Being Shopped
Someone’s shopping a sex tape around starring Lil Wayne and 2 chicks, but Wayne’s reps tell TMZ, if a porn company dares to market it, they will have hell to pay.
Reports TMZ: We’re told the big p0rn companies have been contacted by a person in possession of the tape, which shows Wayne in nothing but his socks, and 2 more-than-accommodating women who do all the work.
Wayne’s rep says if there is a tape, the rapper didn’t know he was being filmed. And the rep makes it clear they will pounce if a tape is released to the public, saying, “We’ll sue the hell out of them.”
Without Wayne’s sign-off, the big p0rn companies would never take the risk.
Oh? Stitches Says He Did Cocaine with Kylie Jenner
Last month rapper Stitches claimed he and rapper InkMonstarr smashed Kylie Jenner behind Tyga's back
That's not all they did… Stitches claims he and Kylie also did cocaine together.
“I did cocaine with Kylie and then slept with her — while she was in a relationship with Tyga.”
“I had sex with her. We did it all.”
“[We did] some drugs. She called me ‘Daddy. She didn’t bring up Tyga, not one time. She did not seem remorseful, not one bit.”
As for the reason Stitches is telling Kylie's business? The usual reason: She dissed him after giving it up.
Stitches explains,
“I thought it was a good idea to come at her ’cause, I’m not gonna lie — she ignored me after that day we had sex.”
WOW
Zendaya To Be Honored With Her Own Oscar Awards Barbie Doll
One of our favorite starlets and leading role models is all set to be immortalized the Mattel way.
The official Barbie Twitter account recently made the grand announcement that they were crafting a Zendaya Barbie doll borrowed from her Oscar red carpet look that everyone loved except Giuliana Rancic.
The 19-year-old virtuoso of the arts wore a pearl Vivienne Westwood on music’s biggest night this past February and that is exactly what the Zendaya Barbie doll will be rocking as part of the “Fashionistas” line the iconic brand has been developing. According to the NYDailyNews, there will be twenty-three new dolls in efforts to celebrate diversity that include eight different skin tones, fourteen sculpts, eighteen eye colors and twenty-three hair colors.
“I’m excited to be a part of the new direction the Barbie brand is headed, specifically how they are celebrating diversity in the line and encouraging kids to raise their voices,” the superstar said in a statement. On September 26, she will be hosting the Barbie Rock ‘N Royals Concert Experience at the Hollywood Palladium, which benefits VH1’s Save the Music Foundation.
Despite the magnitude of the announcement, Zendaya’s wins didn’t stop there. She was recently named the new brand ambassador of CHI Haircare. The girl has the glow. You hear that, Giuliana?
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘ON LAYAWAY’
I tend to try and look at things on the positive side. For instance, this would look hella intimidating if it were peeking out from a Gladiator Helmet.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM
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