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Olivia Munn and Niecy Nash appear together on stage at the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards held at The Barker Hangar on Thursday (January 11) in Santa Monica, Calif.

The ladies did a segment called “Toast to the Good Guys,” which included some tongue-in-cheek moments that highlighted the inequality in Hollywood.

Olivia and Niecy made sure to bring up how Mark Wahlberg made $1.5 million for the All the Money in the World reshoots, while Michelle Williams essentially was paid next to nothing.

“Thank you to all the producers for paying Niecy and I the same and Mark Wahlberg a million bucks,” they said.

Earlier in the show, Olivia opened the show with help from Jay Pharoah.

FYI: Olivia opened the show in a Giambattista Valli dress, Gianvito Rossi shoes, and Djula jewelry. She wore a floral Monique Lhuillier outfit, Christian Louboutin shoes, and jewelry by Sara Weinstock and Graziela Gems in the middle of the show.

When it comes to impressions, Jamie Foxx and Jay Pharoah aren’t afraid to put their skills to the test – and that certainly was the case during their joint appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing on Thursday (September 28)!

The 49-year-old actor and Jay, 29, played a hysterical game of impressions including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Oprah Winfrey, and Ryan Seacrest to raise money for hurricane relief efforts.

At the end of the game, Ellen rounded up the donation amount to $20,000 courtesy of Cheerios as part of Ellen‘s partnership with the iconic brand to encourage one million acts of good.

Ellen also chatted with with Jamie and Jay about how they met on Saturday Night Live and how they came to work together on White Famous.

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Jay Pharoah is opening up for the first time about his departure from Saturday Night Live.

The 29-year-old comedian shared in an interview with HOT 97 that he felt underappreciated on the hit sketch comedy show.

“You go where you’re appreciated,” Jay said. “They put people into boxes. Whatever they want you to do, they expect you to do. And I’m fiery too… I’m not a ‘yes n�”�”.’ That’s not me.”

In August, it was announced that Jay and cast mate Taran Killem would not be returning for the new season.

Jay – who was best known for his portrayals as President Barack Obama and Jay Z – also said that SNL “gave up” on Obama and didn’t let him portray the former president anymore.

“If you really noticed, for the last year and a half, they didn’t do any Obama sketches,” Jay said. “I was like, ‘Just let me do my character and we’ll be fine.’ [They] didn’t want to do that.”

Jay also claims that he was the one that pushed for diversity and is “the reason” that Leslie Jones and Sasheer Zamata were hired on the show.

Watch Jay Pharaoh‘s full interview below.

Jay Pharoah is giving Shia LaBeouf a run for his money in this new freestyling video!

The 29-year-old actor and SNL alum showed off his rapping skills during an interview on DJ Whoo Kid‘s Whoolywood Shuffle show on Shade 45 on Thursday (December 29).

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“Shia LaBeouf has some competition,” Jay says, referring to Shia‘s recent freestyle videos that have been making headlines. “Shout-out to Shia LaBeouf man, I’ve seen that s–t.”

In the video, Jay freestyles to beats from Eminem, Jay-Z, The Weeknd, and more.

He goes on to talk about his career as well as how pumped he was when his Eddie Murphy started following him on social media – Eddie even made him cry tears of happiness once!

Watch below to find out more.

Gigi Hadid‘s 2016 American Music Awards co-host Jay Pharoah is coming to her defense over her controversial Melania Trump impression during the show’s opening this past weekend.

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“Everybody pump the brakes one damn minute! Over the last 8 years the beautiful Michelle Obama has been the victim of excessive slurring! The Beautiful Flotus has been called Ape, Gorilla, Monkey, Manish, Ugly, Disgusting, ‘Not fit to be in the whitehouse,’ always physically attacked by the general populous, nobody really snaps about it! Flotus has always been on point with the wordplay in her speeches. At the AMA’S we exaggerated a SPEECH THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, where Melania CLEARLY PLAGIARIZED(cause that was the joke) didn’t call her ugly, manish, or anything, and everybody LOSES IT?! Really? GTFOH,” Jay wrote on his Facebook.

If you missed it, Gigi also responded to the backlash in a handwritten note on her social media.

Gigi Hadid is hosting the 2016 American Music Awards tonight (November 20) and she debuted her impression of our future First Lady Melania Trump during the opening monologue!

The 21-year-old model was joined on stage by co-host Jay Pharoah, who did a bunch of impressions, so Gigi prepared one of her own.

“I love my husband, President Barack Obama and our children, Sasha and Malia,” she jokingly said while impersonating Melania.

“I got through it!” Gigi said while shaking off some nerves after doing the impression. Watch the full opening monologue in the video below!

FYI: Gigi is wearing an Atelier Versace dress.

Jay Pharoah is promising a really great show ahead of the 2016 American Music Awards!

The 29-year-old former SNL star will be co-hosting the show with Gigi Hadid, which will be held at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (November 20) in Los Angeles.

“The comedy ground is a fertile ground right now because there are so many things happening and we ain’t holdin’ back, so buckle up and get ready!,” he told E! News. “Tune in baby because it’s going to be lit. Lit like a biatch.”

Make sure to tune in for the American Music Awards, hosted by Gigi and Jay, tonight at 8/7c on ABC!

FYI: Jay is wearing a John Varvatos tuxedo.
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