Author Archives: LYNN ELBER

In this March 2, 2016, file photo, John Legend arrives at the LA Premiere of “Underground” in Los Angeles. With the expanding number of TV and online platforms, more stars are adding the power role of producer to their resumes. For Legend, Sean Hayes and Joanne Froggatt, the motivation ranges from passion projects to career […]

Outgoing co-hosts, Jenny McCarthy, left, and Sherri Shepherd on the set of “The View.” (AP Photo/ABC, Lou Rocco) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Change keeps coming to ABC’s talk show “The View.” Its longtime executive producer, Bill Geddie, said in a statement Friday that he won’t be involved in day-to-day production. The shift comes as “The […]

Viola Davis stars as a hard-charging law professor and criminal defense attorney in the new television drama, “How to Get Away with Murder.” BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.— The ABC Television Network’s fall slate includes new series about Black, Asian-American and Hispanic families. But calling the network’s choices a case study in diversity is to miss the […]

Taye Diggs in a scene from the pilot for “Murder in the First.”. Photo/TNT, Trae Patton (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Taye Diggs says Hollywood studios hold African-American films to a frustratingly separate and unfair standard. Whether a studio decides to proceed with a Black-oriented film can depend on the success of other […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Arsenio Hall Show” has been canceled because of low ratings, ending Hall’s late-night comeback bid after a single season. Hall’s bid to recreate the success he enjoyed 20 years ago failed to find a big enough audience in the ever-crowded TV market. CBS Television Production had previously announced Hall’s syndicated […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a whirlwind of awards season attention for Lupita Nyong’o ended with a best supporting actress award at Sunday’s Oscars, the “12 Years a Slave” star honored the character that put her on stage. “Thank you to the academy for this incredible recognition. It doesn’t escape me for one moment that […]

LOS ANGELES – “Oh my God, worst hairdo ever,” exclaims Oprah Winfrey, catching sight of her 1990s talk-show self on an OWN office TV showing “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” But she glances approvingly at another monitor showing a Tyler Perry sitcom. While the talk show — hair aside — represents the glory days of […]