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“The Jennifer Hudson Show” received the Variety Changemaker Award, presented by Waymo, at Variety’s L.A. Power of Women event on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. The award was presented by Waymo’s chief marketing officer Suzanne Philion, honoring the show’s cultural impact. In her introduction, Philion shared that the EGOT winner’s talk show is an example of […]
Guests didn’t leave this year’s Variety Power of Women event empty-handed. After a glitzy evening at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Wednesday night (featuring powerhouse performances from Jennifer Hudson and Normani), attendees were gifted with a curated bag of over 90 products, including skincare items from Goop and Clarins, beauty products from Ilia and Laura […]
Issa Rae received the Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Variety’s L.A. Power of Women event on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. The award was presented by U.S. Bank senior executive vice president Courtney Kelso and honored the Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and entrepreneur. Rae created, executive produced and starred in HBO’s “Insecure,” which ended […]
Paige DeSorbo was honored with the Variety Courage Award, presented by Purina, for using her platform to advocate for survivors of domestic violence. Following an introduction from Molly Sims, the former star of Bravo’s “Summer House” delivered an emotional acceptance speech reflecting on her experience with domestic violence and why she ultimately chose to share […]
By the time Pearlena Igbokwe was offered the job of president of Universal Television in 2016, she already had an impressive résumé. She’d climbed the ranks over 20 years at Showtime, and then excelled during a four-year stretch as head of NBC’s drama department. But the prospect of moving out of the network hierarchy to […]
Melissa McCarthy, one of the most gifted comic actors working today, will soon be starring in a tragedy. In “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey” — premiering on Netflix on Dec. 10 — McCarthy plays Patsy Ramsey, the mother of 6-year-old JonBenét, who was killed in the Ramseys’ Boulder, Colorado, home on Christmas night in 1996. […]
Jennifer Hudson is changing. Her transformation might not be as dramatic as the one Effie White sings about in the second act of “Dreamgirls,” but the EGOT winner is beginning what she describes as her “next chapter.” It all started in Salt Lake City, on the final stop of her 16-city summer tour with Josh […]
