PROTESTS
Amar Ramasar, who plays Bernardo, shared a sexually explicit photo of his girlfriend in 2018. As one protester’s sign put it, “A boy like that should not be on Broadway.”
Laura Bradley is a New York-based entertainment reporter for The Daily Beast. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and has previously written for Vanity Fair and Slate with a focus on television.
MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
For years, the streaming giant avoided even dipping a toe into reality, but now it’s all in—and so are the genre’s producers.
COMING CLEAN
The actor opened up to The New York Times about his family’s history with substance use issues, his drinking habits, and his split from Jennifer Garner.
ASSESSING THE TOLL
It’s time to seriously determine what kinds of support these series owe their participants.
Allegations
Police also arrested Brian Hickerson last May, after the two allegedly fought after a night of drinking.
LOOKING BACK
“I see someone like Lizzo and I have just pride and feel such warmth towards her and what she’s doing,” says the actor.
HAPPILY EVER AFTER?
It’s too bad it wasn’t even stranger.
LIP SERVICE
Portman wore the names of snubbed female directors on her Oscar night cape. Says McGowan, “[D]o us all a favor and hang up your embroidered activist cloak, it doesn’t hang right.”
GEE GOLLY
Same lovable characters. Same bubbly aesthetic. Zero emotional stakes.
COMING SOON
Universal shelved the film last autumn following controversy that went all the way up to the White House—but now it’s getting the Friday the 13 release it deserves.
