Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died at the age of 87. Gossett died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California, according to his nephew. The actor’s cause of death has not yet been released. Gossett always thought of his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from an …
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Following what many deemed a disastrous job co-hosting the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011, Anne Hathaway was subjected to online vitriol and constant mockery. Two years later, she was back at the Academy Awards, accepting her first Oscar for her performance in “Les Misérables.” But even with that accreditation, Hathaway says a negative online presence loomed. “A lot of people …
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After top Hollywood stars like Michael Rapaport and Debra Messing joined 450 Jewish entertainment industry insiders to denounce an Oscar winner’s speech condemning Israel, an additional 500 people joined the effort when it went viral overnight. The Hollywood Reporter reported Tuesday that the signatories to an open letter repudiating “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer more than doubled, now …
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