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The Hollywood Reporter: No, Bill Maher Shouldn’t Be Fired For Using the N-Word
Courtesy of HBO (Maher); Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (Abdul-Jabbar) ['Real Time With Bill Maher' (Inset: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)] "Intent is important," writes the NBA great and THR columnist, and the HBO host's use of the word...
The Hollywood Reporter: My Journey From ‘Bachelorette’ Critic to Guest Star (Guest Column)
Courtesy of ABC ('Bachelorette' host Chris Harrison interviewed Rachel Lindsay and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during her suitors' basketball game.) After writing for THR about ABC's romance reality franchise, the NBA legend and THR contributor will appear...
The Hollywood Reporter: How Movies Helped Me Fight Loneliness
Getty The THR columnist opens up about how art made him feel more connected to the world and lists his favorite films that help get him out of a funk. Singer Janis Joplin once said,...
The Hollywood Reporter: How the ‘Real Housewives’ Reveal Race, Culture and Wealth Issues in L.A. and N.Y.
Illustration by Zohar Lazar New York is the city of "self-made hustlers," while Los Angeles is the final destination for the "rich and famous," writes the NBA Hall of Famer. Were they alive today, I’m...
The Hollywood Reporter: Why ‘Get Out’ Is ‘Invasion of the Black Body Snatchers’ for the Trump Era
The horror hit's family of "chipper Kellyanne Conways whitesplaining away racism" reveals the modern face of public bigotry, writes the THR columnist and NBA legend, who recalls his own past as the "Good Negro"...
The Hollywood Reporter: How ‘La La Land’ Misleads on Race, Romance and Jazz
The musical is "daring and deserving," writes the NBA legend and culture critic, but the "bigoted message" of a black man selling out and the "childish notion" of ambition before love disappoints. A recent Saturday Night...
The Hollywood Reporter: Trump’s Muslim Ban Makes America a “Bad Horror Movie”
Getty Images (Protesters at Los Angeles International Airport demonstrate against President Donald Trump's Muslim ban.) "We can't suspend our rational minds while a schlockmeister-in-chief turns our foreign policy into the tacky 'Plan 9 From Outer...
The Hollywood Reporter: Black Celebrities Must “Be Fearless and Relentless in Speaking Up” Against Trump (Guest Column)
Illustration by: Thomas Kuhlenbeck; Getty Images (Inset: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) Cabinet nominees such as Ben Carson at HUD ("like picking Elmer Fudd to run NASA") mean that prominent African-Americans need to advocate for their community: "Hope...
The Hollywood Reporter: ‘The Bachelor’ Is Killing Romance in America (Guest Column)
Courtesy of ABC "There is an insidious darkness beneath the fairytale" relationships on the show, which debuts a new season tonight, argues the cultural critic and NBA legend. Sad news for the condom industry: millennials...