FayesVision/WENN.com Ethan Cutkosky Arrested A star on Showtime’s “Shameless” recently got busted for suspicion of DUI. Actor Ethan Cutkosky was arrested last week on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence near Los Angeles. According to The Associated Press the actor, 18, was pulled over after being spotted straddling lanes. A local sergeant told The AP that blood-alcohol tests are still pending and representatives for Cutkosky and Showtime didn’t immediately return a request for comment Tuesday. The teen star plays Carl, the middle son of William H. Macy’s character, Frank Gallagher, on the Showtime series. SMH, get your life together Carl. Season 8 of “Shameless” starts
Cardi B Explains Her Name As most folks know by now, Cardi B’s real name is Belcalis Almanzar . So going from that to Cardi B seems like a bit of a stretch. But as “Bardi” explained to Wendy Williams during a recent interview, it’s a play on words loosely based on her sister’s own name. Apparently, her sister’s REAL government name is Hennesy …so that provided a natural progression of nicknames for her. “My sister’s name is Hennessy, so everybody used to be like ‘Bacardi’ to me. Then I shortened it to Cardi B. The ‘B’ stands for whatever, depending on the day…beautiful or bully.” …right. We’re sure that coming up in the Bronx that there’s other B words that she probably applied there…but okay Cardi. “No one calls me Belcalis except for my family, my mother and my daddy.” Hmm, who knew? Getty/Splash/WENN
David Livingston/Getty Images Tamar Allegedly DONE With Marriage To Vince, Stop Begging! This is not a drill. Tamar Braxton is absoluting leaving her husband of 9 years, Vincent Herbet, despite all of his begging and pleading to reconcile. Yesterday, Tamar’s mom went on record to tell Vince to stop putting hands on Tay Tay before “someone gets killed”. Ms. Evelyn feelings similarly to how Tamar’s sisters feel about Vince, according to a TMZ report. Sources close to Tamar tell us there’s absolutely no chance she’ll go back to Vince now that she’s filed divorce papers. We’re told Tamar’s had enough. Their 9-year marriage had been tumultuous for too long and she’s hellbent on ending it for good this time. She’s surrounding herself with family and friends to keep her focused on both her career and her personal life. She’s already moved out of the family home. Vince had been telling friends he’s willing to try counseling, but Tamar’s not receptive. As for their TV show, “Tamar & Vince”, she’s still doing the press tour but she’s doing it solo. Do you think “never” is really NEVER?
David Livingston/Getty Images Tamar Allegedly DONE With Marriage To Vince, Stop Begging! This is not a drill. Tamar Braxton is absoluting leaving her husband of 9 years, Vincent Herbet, despite all of his begging and pleading to reconcile. Yesterday, Tamar’s mom went on record to tell Vince to stop putting hands on Tay Tay before “someone gets killed”. Ms. Evelyn feelings similarly to how Tamar’s sisters feel about Vince, according to a TMZ report. Sources close to Tamar tell us there’s absolutely no chance she’ll go back to Vince now that she’s filed divorce papers. We’re told Tamar’s had enough. Their 9-year marriage had been tumultuous for too long and she’s hellbent on ending it for good this time. She’s surrounding herself with family and friends to keep her focused on both her career and her personal life. She’s already moved out of the family home. Vince had been telling friends he’s willing to try counseling, but Tamar’s not receptive. As for their TV show, “Tamar & Vince”, she’s still doing the press tour but she’s doing it solo. Do you think “never” is really NEVER?
“Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” Airs Friday Nights On WeTV Peter Gunz asks estranged wife Amina Buddafly to be a family again in the latest episode of “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.” “I want you to come home,” Peter tells his wife. “Don’t leave me in LA. Bring my girls back.” But Amina isn’t too sure and said she worries that he’s still with his longtime on/off partner, Tara Wallace. Peep the episode description: It’s Day 4 in the Boot Camp house and the couples struggle to put the pieces back together in their puzzling relationships. It’s time for the couples to get a glimpse of the bigger picture to their core issues when they must confront their needs and wants. But what happens when someone else enters the picture to fulfill the missing pieces? Later, the couples are blindsided when they are divided into two groups- Dr. V’s group enters a party filled with sexy singles who hold the missing puzzle pieces to their relationship. But what they don’t know is that their partners are with Dr. Ish watching their every move… forced to onlook as the mingling turns to full on flirting and confiding! Jealousy strikes when ‘Love & Hip Hop’s’ Peter Gunz sees his wife Amina slipping away from him when another man steps in to reassure Amina that commitment is not too much of a request. ‘Teen Mom’ Kailyn catches Javi enjoying communicating with another woman without an explosion. And when DeAndre crosses the line and gives out his number to another woman, ‘Bad Girl’ Mehgan goes in for the kill! Meanwhile, the ‘Shahs of Sunset’ bombshell, Asifa, obsesses over the past, pushing Bobby further and further out the door. And for the Bachelor in Paradise couple, it’s nothing but cloudy skies when JJ’s brutal letter continues to hang over Juelia’s head. But when Juelia reveals the contents of the letter to the other women in the house, a united front forms against JJ. Later, Amina and Peter battle over the silent partner in their relationship, Peter’s ex, Tara. As Amina fights to be number one, Peter sneaks off and makes a call to Tara! Will these couples “peace” together their dissolving relationships in time or will they end up puzzled and alone?
“Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars” Airs Friday Nights On WeTV Peter Gunz asks estranged wife Amina Buddafly to be a family again in the latest episode of “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars.” “I want you to come home,” Peter tells his wife. “Don’t leave me in LA. Bring my girls back.” But Amina isn’t too sure and said she worries that he’s still with his longtime on/off partner, Tara Wallace. Peep the episode description: It’s Day 4 in the Boot Camp house and the couples struggle to put the pieces back together in their puzzling relationships. It’s time for the couples to get a glimpse of the bigger picture to their core issues when they must confront their needs and wants. But what happens when someone else enters the picture to fulfill the missing pieces? Later, the couples are blindsided when they are divided into two groups- Dr. V’s group enters a party filled with sexy singles who hold the missing puzzle pieces to their relationship. But what they don’t know is that their partners are with Dr. Ish watching their every move… forced to onlook as the mingling turns to full on flirting and confiding! Jealousy strikes when ‘Love & Hip Hop’s’ Peter Gunz sees his wife Amina slipping away from him when another man steps in to reassure Amina that commitment is not too much of a request. ‘Teen Mom’ Kailyn catches Javi enjoying communicating with another woman without an explosion. And when DeAndre crosses the line and gives out his number to another woman, ‘Bad Girl’ Mehgan goes in for the kill! Meanwhile, the ‘Shahs of Sunset’ bombshell, Asifa, obsesses over the past, pushing Bobby further and further out the door. And for the Bachelor in Paradise couple, it’s nothing but cloudy skies when JJ’s brutal letter continues to hang over Juelia’s head. But when Juelia reveals the contents of the letter to the other women in the house, a united front forms against JJ. Later, Amina and Peter battle over the silent partner in their relationship, Peter’s ex, Tara. As Amina fights to be number one, Peter sneaks off and makes a call to Tara! Will these couples “peace” together their dissolving relationships in time or will they end up puzzled and alone?
Getty Images The Twilight Zone Is Getting Rebooted With Help From Jordan Peele The Twilight Zone is returning to a television near you, in due time. CBS announced on Thursday that the network is readying a new take on the iconic sci-fi series, and the best part– Jordan Peele is involved. The original series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959-1964, and now, Producers CBS Television Studios retained the rights to the show and will executive produce the new spin on it. Sources say that the cult classic’s new branch will be created by Jordan Peele, along with with Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy ) who is set to write the script and serve as showrunner. Official details have not yet been revealed beyond the initial announcement of the program. News: @JordanPeele to reboot Twilight Zone Me: pic.twitter.com/XgC1mKJpDp — Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) November 2, 2017 Of course, we all know Jordan Peele from his work on Comedy Central’s Key And Peele , but found out how much of a genius he is with the success of his first feature film, Get Out. Ironically, many viewers initially described that film as an African-American version of The Twilight Zone, so this definitely seems like a perfect direction for Peele to go in after its success.
Getty Images The Twilight Zone Is Getting Rebooted With Help From Jordan Peele The Twilight Zone is returning to a television near you, in due time. CBS announced on Thursday that the network is readying a new take on the iconic sci-fi series, and the best part– Jordan Peele is involved. The original series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959-1964, and now, Producers CBS Television Studios retained the rights to the show and will executive produce the new spin on it. Sources say that the cult classic’s new branch will be created by Jordan Peele, along with with Marco Ramirez (Netflix Marvel dramas The Defenders and Daredevil, Sons of Anarchy ) who is set to write the script and serve as showrunner. Official details have not yet been revealed beyond the initial announcement of the program. News: @JordanPeele to reboot Twilight Zone Me: pic.twitter.com/XgC1mKJpDp — Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) November 2, 2017 Of course, we all know Jordan Peele from his work on Comedy Central’s Key And Peele , but found out how much of a genius he is with the success of his first feature film, Get Out. Ironically, many viewers initially described that film as an African-American version of The Twilight Zone, so this definitely seems like a perfect direction for Peele to go in after its success.
Getty Images Study Reveals Black Writers Get Little Love In Hollyweird Almost all of your favorite network TV shows and shows you like to stream regularly are most likely to never have a person of color in their writer’s room. According to Color Of Change , Black writers are STILL being shut out of Hollyweird. Even all Black casted TV shows feature someone White in their writer’s room. Here’s what they found: The study examined all 234 of the original, scripted comedy and drama series airing or streaming on eighteen networks during the 2016-2017 television season. Strikingly, 65 percent of all writers’ rooms had zero black writers, and less than 5 percent of writers were black. These hiring decisions are made by showrunners, and the report finds that 91 percent of showrunners across all 18 networks were white and 80 percent were men. The report finds that in the 17 percent of cases where there is a single Black writer in a room, they are often excluded from influencing the creative process—especially when it comes to topics of race—and passed over for advancement. Out of nine procedural crime dramas analyzed, zero had black showrunners, and only one had multiple black writers Only 13.6 percent of shows led by white showrunners had two or more black writers in the writers’ room. By contrast, every writers’ room led by a black showrunner had multiple white writers. Sheesh, Black writers, when they are lucky RARELY have an influence on the creative approach of the show. Just some research to gauge how far we’ve come in entertainment. Was this something YOU already guess?
