Issa Rae

Issa Rae Cancels Event After Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover

The comedian was slated to host an event at the center in March.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

‘Insecure’s’ Amanda Seales: I’m Done ‘Protecting’ Issa Rae

“It’s at a point where my protecting of Issa has become turned onto me and something that people are using against me,” actress Amanda Seales said in a new interview.

Helen Holmes

‘VIRULENT’

‘Insecure’ Actress Denise Dowse in Coma Battling Meningitis

Dowse’s doctors “do not know when she will come out of the coma as it was not medically induced,” her sister wrote.

AJ McDougall

FEELING MYSELF

What Does It Mean to Be F*ckable? Let ‘Rap Sh!t’ Explain.

In its first two episodes, the new HBO Max series is changing how female sexuality—especially for women of color—is talked about on TV. And it’s about damn time.

Allegra Frank

‘SKY’S THE LIMIT’

‘Rap Sh!t’ Breakout Star KaMillion Is the Real Deal

The real-life rapper tells The Daily Beast about channeling City Girls’ Yung Miami on Rae’s HBO Max comedy series and her quest to become the “breakout star that everybody loves.”

Adam Manno

A NEW CHAPTER

Jeremy O. Harris Let Go From HBO’s ‘The Vanishing Half’

Sources say that the acclaimed playwright and ‘Euphoria’ co-producer departed the TV series after failing to meet script deadlines. HBO confirmed Harris is no longer attached.

Marlow Stern