Magic Johnson estimates that he receives somewhere between 300 and 500 requests every year from organizations all over the United States with offers to honor him or his family. He declines almost all — except the one that he received this year from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
The organization rolled out the red carpet for Magic and wife Cookie Johnson to receive the highest honor at the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, a black-tie event that took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday evening. The pair turned up alongside their children Andre, Ej and Elisa, and mingled with close friends and celebrity couples like Samuel L. Jackson and Latanya Richardson Jackson and Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, with the latter pair taking on the task of emceeing the event.
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance speak onstage.
Magic added that while he agreed to take the stage, he...
The organization rolled out the red carpet for Magic and wife Cookie Johnson to receive the highest honor at the Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, a black-tie event that took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday evening. The pair turned up alongside their children Andre, Ej and Elisa, and mingled with close friends and celebrity couples like Samuel L. Jackson and Latanya Richardson Jackson and Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, with the latter pair taking on the task of emceeing the event.
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance speak onstage.
Magic added that while he agreed to take the stage, he...
- 9/22/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty season two.]
The name says it all when it comes to the title of episode one of season two of the HBO sports drama Winning Time: “One Ring Don’t Make a Dynasty.”
How the second season started — the Lakers celebrating their win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 NBA World Championship — isn’t how it ended: In the finale, the Celtics beat out the Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals. But it’s the moments in between those defining games that give audiences a clearer picture of what the central players in the Lakers franchise were up against on and off the court.
Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and his relationship with then-on-again-off-again girlfriend Earlitha “Cookie” Kelly (Tamera Tomakili) was a focal point throughout season two, which began with the 6 foot, 9 inch pro baller finding out he’d fathered a child, his first son Andre Johnson,...
The name says it all when it comes to the title of episode one of season two of the HBO sports drama Winning Time: “One Ring Don’t Make a Dynasty.”
How the second season started — the Lakers celebrating their win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1980 NBA World Championship — isn’t how it ended: In the finale, the Celtics beat out the Lakers in the 1984 NBA Finals. But it’s the moments in between those defining games that give audiences a clearer picture of what the central players in the Lakers franchise were up against on and off the court.
Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) and his relationship with then-on-again-off-again girlfriend Earlitha “Cookie” Kelly (Tamera Tomakili) was a focal point throughout season two, which began with the 6 foot, 9 inch pro baller finding out he’d fathered a child, his first son Andre Johnson,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO's hit sports drama "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" returned for its second season on Aug. 6. The series, which centers around the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicles the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. It also dives into the players' personal lives. Considering Magic Johnson led the team to victory five times during this period, it's no surprise he's such a prominent character on the show. The second season recaps his early days as a father as he welcomes his son, Andre Johnson. Since "Winning Time" tends to dramatize a few details, you may be wondering about Magic's real-life kids.
It's true that Andre is Magic's first-born son. However, unlike the show, Andre's real mother isn't named Rhonda Mitchell, but Melissa Mitchell. She and Magic dated briefly and only welcomed one child together. A decade after Andre was born in 1981, Magic married his wife, Cookie Johnson, in 1991. A year later,...
It's true that Andre is Magic's first-born son. However, unlike the show, Andre's real mother isn't named Rhonda Mitchell, but Melissa Mitchell. She and Magic dated briefly and only welcomed one child together. A decade after Andre was born in 1981, Magic married his wife, Cookie Johnson, in 1991. A year later,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
After eight seasons and 175 episodes, ABC’s “Black-ish” has definitely ended its run with a real legacy. Star Tracee Ellis Ross agrees. “I really hope that our show leaves a promise of what it is to see an American family that is Black, and that we are universally identifiable,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast. “And that even with the specificity of certain experiences, and that the universality of what it is to be, an American family can be seen through many different faces. I’m blown away by what we were able to share, and the truth of it, and how identifiable it was across the board.”
Adds Anthony Anderson: “When people walk up to me, and tell me when they see our family on screen, they see their family, that is meaningful to me. But aside from from work in what we’ve done on screen,...
Adds Anthony Anderson: “When people walk up to me, and tell me when they see our family on screen, they see their family, that is meaningful to me. But aside from from work in what we’ve done on screen,...
- 6/28/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“Black-ish” ended its eight season run on Tuesday night by going back to the beginning. Literally. The opening to the ABC comedy’s series finale began much in the same way the pilot did in 2014, with Andre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) waking up to his iPhone alarm clock and narrating a bit about his state of mind.
Even the opening strains of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks” opened the finale, just as it did the series premiere all those years ago. “Ok, so I’m just your standard, regular, incredibly handsome, unbelievably charismatic Black dude who’s found a way to actually go from broke to the Oaks without a jump shot, number one hit or being Tyler Perry,” Anderson, as Dre, opened the episode. “Against the odds, I made a home for myself with my beautiful and intelligent wife, where we raised five great kids and looked after my parents.
Even the opening strains of Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks” opened the finale, just as it did the series premiere all those years ago. “Ok, so I’m just your standard, regular, incredibly handsome, unbelievably charismatic Black dude who’s found a way to actually go from broke to the Oaks without a jump shot, number one hit or being Tyler Perry,” Anderson, as Dre, opened the episode. “Against the odds, I made a home for myself with my beautiful and intelligent wife, where we raised five great kids and looked after my parents.
- 4/20/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
There’s a bit of serendipity that some of ABC’s “Black-ish” takes place at an advertising agency, where Andre Johnson (played by Anthony Anderson) works. Throughout eight seasons of “Black-ish,” viewers have seen Dre dream up with ways to capitalize and promote various brands, both fictional (“Boxable”) and not (Starbucks).
As Dre was helping brands expand their footprint, so too was “Black-ish” turning into a lucrative and far-reaching franchise itself for Disney, ABC and creator Kenya Barris. The comedy concludes its eight-season run on April 19, but that doesn’t mean the end of the “-ish” universe. The show has already spawned multiple spin-offs, including “Mixed-ish” (which ran from 2019 to 2022) and Freeform’s “Grown-ish” — which will now continue with a new focus, as Junior (Marcus Scribner) enters college just as Zoey (Yara Shahidi) graduates.
Barris continues as an executive producer of the universe, but he exited the day-to-day oversight of “Black-ish” several years ago.
As Dre was helping brands expand their footprint, so too was “Black-ish” turning into a lucrative and far-reaching franchise itself for Disney, ABC and creator Kenya Barris. The comedy concludes its eight-season run on April 19, but that doesn’t mean the end of the “-ish” universe. The show has already spawned multiple spin-offs, including “Mixed-ish” (which ran from 2019 to 2022) and Freeform’s “Grown-ish” — which will now continue with a new focus, as Junior (Marcus Scribner) enters college just as Zoey (Yara Shahidi) graduates.
Barris continues as an executive producer of the universe, but he exited the day-to-day oversight of “Black-ish” several years ago.
- 4/19/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Anthony Anderson is now on his sixth acting Emmy nomination for his performance as Andre Johnson in “Black-ish,” but he has yet to win. The actor has nine nominations overall, earning three more because of his producing credit when “Black-ish” was nominated for Best Comedy Series. For his Best Comedy Actor submission to Emmy voters, Anderson has chosen “Love, Boat,” the Season 6 finale of the ABC sitcom.
In “Love, Boat,” Dre walks in on his previously separated parents, Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) and Pops (Laurence Fishburne) making love, which utterly stuns him. He is forced to grapple with the idea of his parents getting back together and trusting his father to not hurt his mother again, as he did in Dre’s childhood. Dre gives his mother an ultimatum: either she break up with Pops or move out of the house entirely. He later sees them off on a boat, letting...
In “Love, Boat,” Dre walks in on his previously separated parents, Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) and Pops (Laurence Fishburne) making love, which utterly stuns him. He is forced to grapple with the idea of his parents getting back together and trusting his father to not hurt his mother again, as he did in Dre’s childhood. Dre gives his mother an ultimatum: either she break up with Pops or move out of the house entirely. He later sees them off on a boat, letting...
- 9/10/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Anthony Anderson just scored his sixth consecutive Emmy nomination in Best Comedy Actor for playing Andre Johnson on ABC’s “Black-ish.” He now has nine nominations in total when factoring in his three bids as a producer for Best Comedy Series. His co-star Tracee Ellis Ross is also nominated this year, and Anderson credits her and the rest of the cast for raising the bar for him to keep getting that recognition from the TV academy. “I’m only as good as my cast allows me to do be, so a nomination for me is a nomination for us,” says Anderson in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “It’s never a dull moment and it’s never easy work to do what it is that we all do, even though everyone makes it look easy.” Watch the video interview above.
SEETracee Ellis Ross Interview: ‘Black-ish’
Anderson is submitting “Love,...
SEETracee Ellis Ross Interview: ‘Black-ish’
Anderson is submitting “Love,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Near the end of the first season #blackAF, the character Kenya Barris — overworked TV writer, inattentive husband and father — finds wisdom in an unexpected place: an episode of black-ish, a sitcom created by… the real Kenya Barris. “The humble words that Andre Johnson said — that I wrote — really got to me,” faux Kenya Barris explains.
That the #blackAF version of Barris can watch black-ish isn’t in and of itself odd. In his first Netflix comedy series, the celebrated showrunner is playing an exaggerated version of himself, with his actual résumé.
That the #blackAF version of Barris can watch black-ish isn’t in and of itself odd. In his first Netflix comedy series, the celebrated showrunner is playing an exaggerated version of himself, with his actual résumé.
- 4/15/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Congratulations are in order for Christ Bearer. According to TMZ, the rapper, otherwise known as Andre Johnson, married his love, Cheryl, in an intimate ceremony on Monday, Dec. 30. The former Wu-Tang-affiliated artist told the celebrity news outlet he dated his leading lady for six months before tying the knot and that the two have known each other for even longer. As fans will recall, the celebrity made in headlines in 2014 after he severed his penis and jumped from the second floor of a building in North Hollywood, Calif. "I just jumped up, outta nowhere and I went to the kitchen….I grabbed a knife and, bam, I pulled down my pants and then"—mimes chopping...
- 1/3/2020
- E! Online
The Television Academy has announced the nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards at the newly-opened Saban Media Center. Television Academy Chairman and CEO Bruce Rosenblum joined Anthony Anderson and Lauren Graham at the nominations ceremony to announce this year's candidates.
The Emmys will be telecast live from The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18th with the broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Here's the list of the key nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans (FX Networks)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game Of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
House Of Cards (Netflix)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)
Master Of None (Netflix)
Modern Family (ABC)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, The Americans (FX Networks)
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn, Bloodline...
The Emmys will be telecast live from The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 18th with the broadcast hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Here's the list of the key nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
The Americans (FX Networks)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Downton Abbey (PBS)
Game Of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
House Of Cards (Netflix)
Mr. Robot (USA)
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish (ABC)
Master Of None (Netflix)
Modern Family (ABC)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Transparent (Amazon)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, The Americans (FX Networks)
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Kyle Chandler as John Rayburn, Bloodline...
- 7/14/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Wu-Tang Clan affiliated rapper Andre Johnson, better known by his stage name Christ Bearer, cut off his penis in an apparent suicide attempt earlier this week. Days later, the hip-hop organization has decided to comment on Johnson’s shocking act.
Wu-Tang Clan Responds To Christ Bearer's Alleged Suicide Attempt
Initially, Wu-Tang Clan appeared to want to distance the brand from Johnson, claiming that he wasn’t involved with them. Upon further reflection, it was realized that Johnson’s rap group Northstar had long been signed to Wu-Tang productions. Despite the obvious connection, Wu-Tang seems to have little sympathy for Christ Bearer.
"What Christ Bearer did was unfathomable,” read Wu-Tang Clan's Heathcliff Berru. “I feel for his family at this time."
In a longer statement, the Wu-Tang Clan seemed to make light of Johnson’s alleged suicide attempt and self-mutilation. "Besides who cuts their D--k off ? and jumps off a balcony?...
Wu-Tang Clan Responds To Christ Bearer's Alleged Suicide Attempt
Initially, Wu-Tang Clan appeared to want to distance the brand from Johnson, claiming that he wasn’t involved with them. Upon further reflection, it was realized that Johnson’s rap group Northstar had long been signed to Wu-Tang productions. Despite the obvious connection, Wu-Tang seems to have little sympathy for Christ Bearer.
"What Christ Bearer did was unfathomable,” read Wu-Tang Clan's Heathcliff Berru. “I feel for his family at this time."
In a longer statement, the Wu-Tang Clan seemed to make light of Johnson’s alleged suicide attempt and self-mutilation. "Besides who cuts their D--k off ? and jumps off a balcony?...
- 4/18/2014
- Uinterview
Source: Fulton County Police, Getty / Paras Griffin Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams was arrested last night on an outstanding warrant for a vicious fight with costar Kenya Moore in late March. See her mugshot above. Will Arnett filed for divorce from Amy Poehler, requesting joint custody of their two children, Archie and Abel. The two separated 18 months ago. Khloé Kardashian's ex-husband, Lamar Odom, is moving on - to the Knicks. The basketball star signed a deal to play for his hometown NY team. Reese Witherspoon still loves Legally Blonde as much as you do. A Mrs. Doubtfire sequel is in the works, and we have so many questions. How old would those kids be now? Is there a new nanny? Miley Cyrus will remain in the hospital for an indeterminate amount of time, canceling her tour dates due to an extreme allergic reaction to medication. Scandal star...
- 4/17/2014
- by Alyse Whitney
- Popsugar.com
Thursday night (August 26) was extra long for a dozen MTV News staffers, as once the news-gathering day ended, the fantasy football day began. The 2010 NFL season begins on Thursday, September 9 when the Minnesota Vikings visit the New Orleans Saints in a rematch of last season's Nfc Championship game (for the rest of the league, the season starts on Sunday, September 12 — the same day as the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards). Once again, 12 members of the MTV News team have come together to square off against one another for fantasy football greatness.
Though the predominant attitude among fantasy football players seems to suggest a move away from the running back-centric focus of past years, but the MTV News fantasy football draft kept a strong focus on runners (13 of the first 24 picks were backs), but there were plenty of curve balls. There was a big run on receivers in the second round (Andre Johnson,...
Though the predominant attitude among fantasy football players seems to suggest a move away from the running back-centric focus of past years, but the MTV News fantasy football draft kept a strong focus on runners (13 of the first 24 picks were backs), but there were plenty of curve balls. There was a big run on receivers in the second round (Andre Johnson,...
- 8/27/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Bones is all new tonight and Fox has released several sneak peeks for the episode. Better late than never, right? Check them out below. You can also view promo photos we previously posted for the episode.
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and lab intern Vincent Nigel-Murray (guest star Cartwright) work doggedly to clean the bones of a stubborn clay residue which is preventing the team from determining a cause of death. Meanwhile, Booth’s brother, Jared,...
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and lab intern Vincent Nigel-Murray (guest star Cartwright) work doggedly to clean the bones of a stubborn clay residue which is preventing the team from determining a cause of death. Meanwhile, Booth’s brother, Jared,...
- 1/29/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Booth's baby brother, Jared, is back for an all new Bones episode on January 28 and it looks like he's dating a girl of ill repute (or, at least, Booth seems to think so). I always find the dynamic between the brothers interesting, so I'm liking Jared's reappearance.
We have a promo for you below to check out. You can also view the promo photos we previously posted for this episode.
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and...
We have a promo for you below to check out. You can also view the promo photos we previously posted for this episode.
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and...
- 1/22/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Bones is all new on January 28 (more new Bones all the time, please!). We've already posted promo photos for the January 21episode, but now you can check out photos for the January 28 episode, courtesy of Fox, along with a synopsis.
Oh, and guess what? Booth's cute but irresponsible younger brother, Jared, is making a comeback!
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and lab intern Vincent Nigel-Murray (guest star Cartwright) work doggedly to clean the bones of a...
Oh, and guess what? Booth's cute but irresponsible younger brother, Jared, is making a comeback!
It’S A Battle For Brennan And Booth To Solve Their Latest Case On An All-new “Bones” Thursday, January 28, On Fox
Brendan Fehr and Ryan Cartwright Guest-Star
When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan Pinard, a present-day local dentist. While Booth investigates suspects, including the victim’s former boyfriend, Hodgins and lab intern Vincent Nigel-Murray (guest star Cartwright) work doggedly to clean the bones of a...
- 1/15/2010
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
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