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The Lebanese Designers Who Are Everywhere This Awards Season

Lebanese designers have been dressing glamorous women all over the world for a long time. This awards season, fashion talents from the tiny Levantine nation have been exceptionally prominent on awards season red carpets as well, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards and everything in between. Tony Ward, whose atelier is located in […]

Bill Hader’s ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Lands March 2026 Release in Theaters

Bill Hader is learning how to meow. Warner Bros. announced Monday it will release its animated event pic The Cat in the Hat — based on the beloved Dr. Seuss tale — in theaters on March 6, 2026. It also revealed the movie’s voice cast for the first time. Hader, who will play The Cat, […]

Quinta Brunson Explains ‘Abbott Elementary’ Time Jump in Season 3

[The following story contains spoilers from Abbott Elementary‘s season three premiere.] Abbott Elementary is back and, for season three, the hit ABC series did something different. The Quinta Brunson comedy picked up five months into the school year, only flashing back to the beginning of the year at the show’s central school, in order to […]

‘Abbott Elementary’ Bosses on Pulling Off That Season 3 Premiere Cameo and Vetting Guest Star Requests: “Sometimes It’s Very Hard to Resist”

[This story contains spoilers from the third season premiere of Abbott Elementary.] Major change has come to Abbott Elementary as the show’s lead character, Janine Teagues, played by series creator and Emmy Award-winning actress Quinta Brunson, finds herself outside of the classroom and inside the oft-alluded-to Philadelphia school district at the start of the ABC […]

Most Memorable Emmy Moments, From ‘The Bear’ Stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Matty Matheson’s Kiss to Ali Wong and Quinta Brunson Making History

The 75th Emmy Awards were filled with plenty of memorable moments, from historic wins to emotional tributes and a long, sultry onstage kiss. Some of them included Ali Wong and Quinta Brunson wins’ serving as Emmy milestones, Elton John joining the very elusive EGOT club, and Matty Matheson getting a kiss on the mouth from The […]

Inside MPTF’s Evening Before Benefit with Stars of ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’

Who doesn’t love a group photo packed with big-name actors? A slew of stars came together to say cheese and help raise north of $2.5 million in West Hollywood on Saturday night at the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s 17th annual Evening Before benefit. Co-chaired by Quinta Brunson and Bob Odenkirk, the annual event takes […]

2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala Photos: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Elliot Page and More Stars

Blackpink's Rosé, Quinta Brunson, Kim Kardashian, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal, Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain were spotted at the star-studded event, honoring David Fincher and Judy Baca, that was also attended by co-chair Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.

Why Quinta Brunson Won’t Do a School Shooting Episode for ‘Abbott Elementary’: “I Don’t Want to Open Up My Show to That Political Violence”

Quinta Brunson says there are “two different realities” to teaching — and a school shooting episode wouldn’t fit into the reality Abbott Elementary’s universe is most focused on. The star and creator of the hit ABC workplace comedy has yet again responded to a question around why her series wouldn’t do a topical episode on the […]

Quinta Brunson Says She Wants Places For Young People to “Learn About and Care About Their Craft,” Fears “TikTok Is Ruining Art”

Ghetto Film School, the 23-year-old nonprofit that develops students for top universities and careers in the creative industries, held its annual Fall Benefit on Thursday night, honoring a starry trio of Quinta Brunson, Sandra Oh and Danielle Brooks. The event was held at the Los Angeles home of Veronica and Brian Grazer, with guests including […]

Danielle Brooks, Quinta Brunson, Sandra Oh to Be Honored at Ghetto Film School Fall Benefit (Exclusive)

Danielle Brooks, Quinta Brunson and Sandra Oh will be honored at Ghetto Film School’s 2023 fall benefit, the nonprofit academy’s biggest fundraising event of the year. “The benefit is our annual opportunity to celebrate the school’s achievements, and those of our students and alumni. Their support, vision and talent has enabled GFS to reach new […]

Quinta Brunson Steals Just For Laughs Spotlight With Best Comedy Award

Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson delivered an emotional speech while recalling breaking out at the Just For Laughs festival in 2017 before returning this year to Montreal to pick up the top comedy award in front of a roomful of fellow comics and industry execs. “This is crazy. It’s wild to be in front of […]

Niecy Nash-Betts, Quinta Brunson and ‘P-Valley’ Among Winners at African American Film Critics Association’s TV Honors

Niecy Nash-Betts, Quinta Brunson and P-Valley are among the winners at the African American Film Critics Association’s fifth annual TV Honors, recognizing achievements in streaming and broadcast television. Brunson was recognized for her writing on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Nash-Betts for her performance in Netflix’s Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and actors J. Alphonse Nicholson […]