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Black “Daily Show” Writer Says Jon Stewart Told Him To “Fawk Off” Over Proposed Racism Segment

  Y’all already know white guilt only goes so far right? Even for the most liberal folks — sometimes they just can’t take the truth! Via NY Daily News reports : Wyatt Cenac, who left the night time political show in 2012, appeared on Marc Maron’s podcast WTF, where he shared a story about the host attacking him. The conversation began when Maron asked the writer if he and Stewart got along and he simply answered, “naw.” The two didn’t see eye-to-eye after Fox News started attacking the Daily Show for Stewart’s impression of Herman Cain. The host came up with the idea to do a segment called “everything I do is racist,” and Cenac told him he thought it was a bad idea. Instead of hearing Cenac out, Stewart apparently got really defensive. “I remember he was like, ‘What are you trying to say? There’s a tone in your voice,’” he explained. “I was like, ‘There’s no tone, it bothered me.’ And I was like, ‘It sounded like Kingfish.’ Then he got upset, and he stood up, and he was just like, ‘F–k off, I’m done with you.’” The comedian stormed out of the room and although their dispute didn’t get “settled” according to Cenac he did eventually tell him he “shouldn’t have yelled.”   This seems pretty mild considering how passionate ish can get in the writers room but we’re disappointed in Jon Stewart for losing his cool and not respecting Wyatt’s opinion. Oh and is it just us, or is Wyatt kinda fine???   APImages/Charles Sykes

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Lisa Kudrow hosts the WGA’s – Hollywood TV

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Trans* Writer And Advocate Stephen Ira Speaks Out Against Conversion Therapy In The Wake Of Leelah Alcorn’s Death

In the wake of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn’s death, a host of support and attention on the issues that the transgender community face has emerged. The latest to speak out on behalf of trans* rights and the pressures of dangerous practices like conversion therapy is Stephen Ira, the son of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty…. Read more »

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Leslie Jones Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast

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Leslie Jones has just gotten a huge promotion on “Saturday Night Live.” She’s moving from the writer’s room to the stage! Shadow And Act reports…

Leslie Jones Joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast

Seen On The Scene: Tamar Braxton, Zendaya, Faith Evans And More At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

Zendaya and Ludacris were among top winners at the 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Friday in Los Angeles. Ludacris Wins 2014 President’s Award At BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards In Los Angeles Broadcast Music, Inc.®, (BMI®), the global leader in music rights management, presented the BMI President’s Award to Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges at the 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, held at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on August 22. The star-studded event celebrates the songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs of the previous year. Ludacris was honored for his outstanding achievement in songwriting and his profound global influence on culture and the entertainment industry. As the 2014 President’s Award recipient, Ludacris joins an elite list of previous honorees that includes will.i.am, Adam Levine, Carlos Vives, Taylor Swift and Pitbull. The night’s top honoree got the crowd moving with a medley of his greatest hits including “Fantasy,” “How Low Can You Go,” “Southern Hospitality,” “Area Codes,” and “Yeah,” joined by special guest Mystikal. The evening also featured a slew of performances: rapper TeeFlii and DJ Goofy delivered “24 Hours”; Tamar Braxton offered “Love and War”; and a special set by DJ Mustard and YG. Additional top honors were presented at the awards ceremony: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us” earned the Song of the Year prize; Lil Wayne was crowned the Songwriter of the Year for penning hits “Ball,” “Bandz A Make Her Dance,” “Beware,” “Love Me,” “No Worries,” and “Pop That.” DJ Mustard won the coveted Producer of the Year award and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. accepted the prestigious Publisher of the Year crystal for having 14 of the most-performed songs from the previous year. BMI also recognized top producers Mike Dean, Noel “Detail” Fisher, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon, Ryan Lewis and Kanye West. Zendaya won the BMI Social Star Award. Selected by fans voting via Twitter, the award salutes the BMI R&B/hip-hop songwriter who has best demonstrated the power of social media to showcase their songwriting talents. During the ceremony, BMI also recognized the songwriters of Billboard No. 1 singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts over the past year. BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill and Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton shared the evening’s hosting duties with Revolt TV Vice President, Marketing Kenny Burns. BMI partnered with City National Bank, Revolt TV, and Red Bull to present the 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. For a complete list of 2014 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop winners, please visit: http://bmi.com/hiphopwinners2014 . Hit the flip for more photos from the evening. WENN

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‘Batman V Superman’ Isn’t Getting Any Help From ‘Dark Knight Returns’ Writer

It’s no secret that “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice” takes a lot of inspiration from Frank Miller’s seminal, “The Dark Knight Returns” – from the older, weathered Batman with short ears to his armored throw-down with the Man of Steel. But according to Miller, who I spoke with at San Diego Comic-Con, he has… Read more »

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Fictional Character “Daquan” Fuels Racially Charged Memes [Photos]

If you’re anything like this writer, the sheer wonderment of why a name as racially specific as “Daquan” was trending on Twitter was enough to look into the latest meme craze. What followed was something more ridiculous than anyone could imagine… Continue

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Dropping Knowledge: Which Of Your Favorite Rappers Have Vocabularies Larger Than Shakespeare’s??

Can Hip Hop actually make you…smarter? Even though it’s commonly assumed that all rap teaches kids is to how to rob and ask for a big booty ho for their birthday , new info from data analyst Matt Daniels has found that some of today’s hip hop artists actually use more words per rhyme than William Shakespeare — the writer cited by many academics to have the largest vocabulary of all time. Daniels took the first 5,000 words from 7 of Shakespeare’s works, then pit them against the first 35,000 rhymes by the most well-known hip hop artists (up to 2012). So how does your favorite measure up? Check the chart below: You can peep the full interactive version of the chart HERE . Are you surprised by any of the results?

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Future ‘Lost All Respect’ For T-Pain After Auto-Tune Criticism

‘I wanna stay as far away from that situation as possible,’ Future tells MTV News of alleged beef with T-Pain. By Nadeska Alexis, with reporting by Sway Calloway

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‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Character Star-Lord Gets A Solo Series [Exclusive]

Writer Sam Humphries discusses new ongoing Marvel comic, with art by Paco Medina. By Alex Zalben

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