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BET Awards 2026 Winners List: Cardi B, Leon Thomas, Kehlani, Jalen Brunson & More
The 2026 BET Awards, hosted by Druski, celebrated the best in culture and had some big winners. Teyana Taylor was honored with the Icon of the Year Award, while...
BET Awards Ultimate Icon Sylvia Rhone On Protecting Creativity Amid Tech Disruption: “We Make The Algorithm, The Algorithm Doesn’t Make Us”
Sylvia Rhone was recognized as the Ultimate Icon at the 2026 BET Awards and delivered a powerful message about protecting creativity as tech disrupts the industry. “We’ve seen musical...
What Bill Maher Said About Trump As He Received Kennedy Center Prize
Bill Maher celebrated his ability to anger the right and the left as he received the Kennedy Center‘s Mark Twain Prize, with a message to those who complain about...
Teyana Taylor Delivers Inspirational Speech At BET Awards: “Greatness” Is “Measured By How Many People Stand Beside You”
Teyana Taylor was honored with the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 BET Awards, which was presented by Janet Jackson. The Oscar-nominated star was emotional from the...
Nia Long Praises Jaafar Jackson For ‘Michael’ Success: “It Was A Joy Watching You Transform Into Your Uncle Right Before Our Eyes”
Jaafar Jackson and Nia Long present the first award at the 2026 BET Awards and received a resounding round of applause. The Michael stars acknowledged the film’s success, sharing a few...
Bill Maher, At Kennedy Center To Receive Mark Twain Prize, Talks About Donald Trump’s Tarp: “Only He Could Think Of That”
Comedians including Louis C.K. and Jay Leno and political figures like Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) turned out for Bill Maher on Sunday as...
Salman Rushdie On His 2022 Knife Attack & “Polemical Fiction” — Babell
“I’ve had quite a good look at it, and it’s not great,” Salman Rushdie joked this evening when asked about death, and whether he feared it, during a sold-out...
Matt Damon Got “No Special Treatment” On ‘The Odyssey’ Set
Despite a roster of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars in The Odyssey, Matt Damon says all were treated as equals on set. The Oscar winner recently noted there was...
AFI Names ‘Blazing Saddles’ Funniest Movie Of All Time For Mel Brooks 100th
Mel Brooks turns 100 years old today, so in honor of that, the American Film Institute (AFI) has decided to officially change the order of their signature AFI’s “100...
Peter Safran Still “Confident” In DCU Strategy After ‘Supergirl’ B.O.
Although Supergirl has failed to soar with its opening weekend, the DCU still has some tricks in store for moviegoers. Following the Craig Gillespie-helmed movie’s premiere, DC Studios co-CEO...
‘Love Island USA’s Ciara Miller & Teffi Pessoa Push Back At Criticism Over Opinions: “We Cannot Please Everyone Because We Are Human”
Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa are the co-hosts of Love Island USA Aftersun, and both have taken to social media to push back on criticism from the passionate fanbase....
