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Billy Porter went glam in a shiny silver ensemble!

The 53-year-old actor stepped out for the Debbie Allen “Remember My Name” Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday night (August 19).

Billy met up with Debbie, her daughter Vivian Nixon, Lena Waithe, and Jordan Cooper for the event, which benefited students of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and House Lives Matter.

Just recently, Billy has been speaking out and opening up about his split from husband Adam Smith.

Billy has also sounded off on the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, revealing that he has had to put his house on the market to sell because of them.

Earlier last week, he called out Vogue for one of their most controversial covers.

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The cast of the new Disney+ movie Chase Can Dunk stepped out for the world premiere!

Newcomers Bloom Li and Chase Liefield were joined by co-stars Dexter Darden, Ben Wang, Zoe Renee, Mardy Ma, and Eric Anthony Lopez on Monday night (March 6) in Burbank, Calif.

Also at the premiere were writer and directer Jingyi Shao plus producers Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani.

Chang Can Dunk follows Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band, who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads the 5 ’8″ Chang on a quest to find the hops he needs to dunk in order to impress his crush, Kristy, and finally gain the attention and respect of his high school peers. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he’ll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.

The film will be streaming on Disney+ on March 10.

FYI: Chase is wearing a Kiko Kostadinov look, Dr. Martens x Raf Simons shoes and Emanuele Bicocchi earrings and rings.

Brendan Fraser and Angela Bassett were among the big winners at the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association’s HCA Film Awards!

Brendan won the award for Best Actor while Angela won Best Supporting Actress during the awards show hosted by Tig Notaro held on Friday night (February 24) held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Other big winners of the night included Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Ke Huy Quan, who won Best Supporting Actor, and Jenny Slate, who won the award for Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance for her role in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.

Everything Everywhere All at Once was the overall big winner of the night, taking home the awards for Best Picture, Best Cast Ensemble, Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh, and Best Director Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

Golden Onion: A Knives Out Mystery director Rian Johnson was also honored during the awards show with the Filmmaking Achievement Award.

Other stars in attendance included Kate Hudson, Madelyn Cline, Terry Crews, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brittany Snow, Emily Hampshire, Lena Waithe, Teyana Taylor, Pom Klementieff, Harvey Guillen, and David Dastmalchian.

FYI: Kate is wearing a dress by Prabal Gurung. Madelyn is wearing an Armani Prive dress with Bvlgari jewelry. Brittany is wearing a Staud dress. Pom is wearing Alexander McQueen.

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Naomi Ackie is all smiles on the red carpet alongside her co-star Stanley Tucci!

The 30-year-old actress stunned in a black gown while attending the premiere of her movie I Wanna Dance With Somebody on Monday (December 19) at the Ham Yard Hotel in London, England.

Naomi stars as Whitney Houston in the biopic of the late singer.

The film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before.

Also in attendance at the premiere were longtime couple Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody will be released in theaters on December 23. Watch the trailer now!

The stars are stepping out for the Burberry Fashion Show!

Burberry designer Riccardo Tisci debuted his Spring/Summer 2023 collection at the fashion show held during London Fashion Week on Monday (September 26) in London, England.

Models walking in the fashion show included Bella Hadid, Irina Shayk, and Naomi Campbell.

Riccardo also took to Instagram to thank everyone who supported him with this collection.

“To all my great friends who came to support from all over the world, my beloved family, and all the wonderful teams,” Riccardo wrote. “Thank you for creating and making me feel all the special love in the room! @burberry”

After the show, Riccardo celebrated the collection with a star-studded party, where Kanye West hung out with one of his famous exes!

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Michael B. Jordan is putting his buff arms on full display!

The 35-year-old actor sported a sleeveless sweater at the premiere of the Amazon Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Monday (August 15) at the Culver Studios in Culver City, Calif.

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Fellow stars in attendance included Cynthia Erivo, Lena Waithe, Stranger Things actor Dacre Montgomery, Community actress Yvette Nicole Brown, Blindspot co-stars Luke Mitchell and Sullivan Stapleton, and Charmed actress Sarah Jeffrey.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere on September 2 – check out the latest trailer here!

FYI: Michael is wearing a Chanel top and The Row pants. Cynthia is wearing a Rick Owens dress with a Simone Rocha bag.

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The stars are stepping out for the 2022 BET Awards!

Mary J. Blige, Idris Elba, and Janelle Monae were among the many stars that walked the red carpet at the awards show held on Sunday night (June 26) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Hosted by Taraji P. Henson, the 2022 BET Awards are airing RIGHT NOW on BET! You can check out the full list of nominees here.

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