TV Updates David Letterman signs off Last night marked the official end of The Late Show with David Letterman. After his final interview, his last broadcast was dedicated to best-of segments, tributes, thank yous, and one last Top 10, which lined up some of Letterman’s most frequent and favorite celebrity guests. He’s always been By Sarah • May 21, 2015 10:23 am
TV Updates Empire and its friends Lee Daniels, Taraji P Henson, Gabourey Sidibe, and Jussie Smollett represented Empire yesterday at the FOX Upfronts. And, bonus, Terrence Howard wasn’t there to ruin the pictures. The big question was how many episodes. Empire’s first season had 12 episodes. Next? 18 split in 2 half seasons. Reminds By Lainey • May 12, 2015 01:10 pm
Hook Ups Chris Rock’s divorce timing Chris Rock filed for divorce from his wife Malaak right around Christmas. It looks like it might get messy. But the timing is interesting too… Because Rock was in St Barts for New Year’s, yacht hopping with billionaires and partying with Diddy. And Page Six reports that there was By Lainey • Jan 05, 2015 11:01 am
Break Ups Chris Rock files for divorce Chris Rock has filed for divorce from wife Malaak. They’ve been married for 19 years. I didn’t even think of it when he showed up for the Top Five premiere without her. I do remember wondering while I was watching Top Five if I found him attractive. Then By Lainey • Dec 29, 2014 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Five Movie Review I went into Chris Rock’s Top Five with a checklist of expectations, and I am happy to say that my expectations were met, and even exceeded in places. If you’re extremely spoiler-phobic, and don’t like to know anything about any movie, best to bow out now. Otherwise, By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 12:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Choose Top Five This weekend there are two new major releases in theaters: Exodus: Gods & Guyliner and Chris Rock’s Top Five. If you’re going to the movies, go see Top Five. Ridley Scott thinks he couldn’t make Exodus without white leads, but we have a chance to empirically prove By Sarah • Dec 11, 2014 03:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Rock or Moses? There’s been a discussion lately about the whitewashing of Exodus. Sarah posted about it here the other day. Exodus opens on December 12. Some are calling for a boycott. Why don’t we call it an alternative? Chris Rock’s Top Five opens wide on the same day. This By Lainey • Dec 04, 2014 10:59 am
Chris Rock Chris Rock on Hollywood: “It’s a white industry” Chris Rock is on a roll. First, he was in New York Magazine talking about race and politics, and now he’s written an editorial in The Hollywood Reporter in which he straight up calls out the industry’s ongoing and increasingly depressing diversity problem. Rock is speaking from experience, By Sarah • Dec 03, 2014 04:10 pm
Chris Rock Chris Rock talks race, comedy, and rich people Back at TIFF, Chris Rock’s Top Five, which he wrote, directed, and stars in, sold for an incredible $12.5 million after a heated bidding war. The movie was fast-tracked for release by Paramount and is now due out on December 12, which means that Rock is on the By Sarah • Dec 02, 2014 11:41 am
Chris Rock The Black Academy The Academy’s annual Governor’s Awards happened on Saturday night. So many of them showed up. They showed up because this is when you kiss the Academy’s ass. We are balls deep into award season now. And every opportunity counts. If you don’t show up, and when By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 09:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Everyone loves Chris Rock In the last six years—ever since the economy took a sh*t in the world’s bed—the markets at film festivals have drawn down. Deals still get made at a comparable rate to pre-economy-sucking-it-hard days, but where once distributors were willing to throw money around to make a By Sarah • Sep 09, 2014 10:31 am
Girlcrushes They all support Lauryn This will give you goose pimples. At the 2010 Rock the Bells show in NYC, so many of them were there – Beyonce, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys Mary J Blige, Chris Rock, John Legend – to witness the return of... Ms Lauryn Hill. Please. It’s been too f-cking long. But she had By Lainey • Aug 30, 2010 03:11 am
Brad Pitt Who’s the other one? LOVE this video. Chris Rock and Nia Long are promoting his documentary Good Hair. During this random, hilarious interview, somehow the discussion turns to white dudes dating black girls. And then Justin Timberlake comes up. And then Marky Mark. And then Brad Pitt, at which point Chris reveals that he By Lainey • Oct 09, 2009 11:08 am
