Greg Braxton
@GeBraxton
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Senior writer, culture and represention for the Los Angeles Times. Lifelong Angeleno
Joined June 2013
One of these things is not like the other: ABC's decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel has some echoes of Roseanne firing - Los Angeles Times
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The news that ABC would be pulling 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' indefinitely was reminiscent of the cancellation of Roseanne Barr's eponymous sitcom, which had been rebooted in 2018, but had significant...
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Interviewing Spike Lee is always a wild ride, a pleasure and a honor. My latest on the new film by America's most electric filmmaker
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The director's latest, a supercharged ransom thriller set in his beloved New York City, shows the filmmaker reinvigorated and uninterested in slowing down.
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Grant Ellis starts his search for love as the second Black lead of āThe Bachelorā, but will the troubled franchise do right by him?
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The new Bachelor, whose season begins Monday on ABC, declined to comment on the dating franchise's issues surrounding race, saying he was focused on his experience.
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Donāt sit down to Thanksgiving dinner until you read this brilliant essay about the perils we face this year as we gobble up mashed potatoes
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Nothing is neutral territory at the Thanksgiving table this year. We're here to help you through it.
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Danielle Deadwyler was amazing in āTlllā and awesome in āPiano Lessonā. After her controversial snub, Oscar voters need to recognize her brilliance
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Two years ago, the actor found herself in an Oscars controversy after being snubbed for 'Till.' Now she returns with 'Piano Lesson' ā and awards watchers predict payback.
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Iām also sick of discussing Trumpās madness. But we have to
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Trump's recent comments and his decision to just listen to music at a rally provided the starkest picture yet of his waning mental acuity.
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Can we get 500 retweets today on this video of Kamala Harris saying that Donald Trump is too weak and unstable to lead America?
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'Joker: Folie Ć Deux' bombed, joining the 'bad sequel' club. But many of these 'losers' have developed cult followings. Here are some of my favorites
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The crash-and-burn of the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster "Joker" is the latest in a long line of follow-ups to hit films that have bombed. Here are five to stream now.
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I know Iām a weird messenger to be giving advice, but I truly mean this to be helpful, @JDVance. Fire your whole team. They clearly hate you. This is TV production 101, and they failed it. 1) Someone is supposed to scout ahead and make sure everyone there is interested in being
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I fear itās only a matter of time before the MAGA faithful start chantingāWEāRE NOT GOING BLACK!ā
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If you watch one thing today, please make it this from @Lawrence. I implore you. Absolute fire. š„ https://t.co/cFTmNZZ0bf
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How the hell does NBC miss showing the historic podium shot of the Womenās Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final?? Three Black medalists! Unforgivable!!
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I agree with Joy Reid 5000% and Iām so glad she said it because I was hella disappointed by some of the folks I saw who defended the NABJās decision. https://t.co/mtOqxPjx91
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Surreal to Watch the classic āHeatā starring Trump hater Robert DeNiro and Trump lover Jon Voight
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'The Bachelor' tapped its first Black EP in 2021. Why is she missing from the credits? Eagle-eyed @GeBraxton reports for @latimes:
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Executive producer Jodi Baskerville was elevated in the wake of Matt James' disastrous season. But she's absent from the credits on the new season of 'The Bachelorette.'
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āThe Bachelorā is a hit TV franchise. It has also been labeled as racist. Producers are now promising meaningful change. But will they break the āvicious cycleā ?
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After years of silence, the executive producers behind ABC's "The Bachelor" are responding to the racial issues that have clouded the reality franchise.
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Behind-the-scenes machinations in the last month led mogul Shari Redstone to sour on the Paramount sale to David Ellison's Skydance that she had long championed. DRAMA ... latest from me/ @latimes
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The mogul's stunning eleventh-hour reversal came after a financial deal had been reached with David Ellison's Skydance Media. For now, the storied media company will attempt to go it alone.
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