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Laverne Cox is all smiles while posing alongside Tituss Burgess on the red carpet of the Once On This Island: Broadway Opening Night Celebration held at Circle in the Square Theatre on Sunday (December 3) in New York City.

The 45-year-old Orange Is The New Black star and the 38-year-old Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star were also joined by Jenna Ushkowitz, Jordan Fisher, Clay Aiken, Kathryn Gallagher, Krysta Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad and the stars of the musical Alex Newell, Kenita R. Miller, Merle Dandridge, Hailey Kilgore, Lea Salonga and Quentin Earl Darrington.

Once On This Island is written by the Tony Award-winning team Lynn Ahrens (Book and Lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (Music), and is the tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl who falls in love with a wealthy boy from the other side of the island. When their divided cultures keep them apart, Ti Moune is guided by the powerful island gods, Erzulie, Asaka, Papa Ge, and Agwe, on a remarkable quest to reunite with the man who has captured her heart.

Michael Douglas holds hands with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones while hitting the red carpet at AARP’s 2016 Movie For GrownUps Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Monday (February 8) in Los Angeles.

The happy couple were joined by Mark Ruffalo, Elizabeth Banks, Bryan Cranston and his wife Robin Dearden, Bette Midler, Laura Dern, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Ridley Scott, Kathy Griffin, Wendie Malick, Morgan Freeman and his production company’s CEO Lori McCreary, Phylicia Rashad, and June Squibb at the event celebrating 2015′s standout filmmakers, actors, actresses and movies with unique relevance for the 50-plus audience.

Highlights from the evening included a touching tribute to Career Achievement honoree Michael, 71, whose award was presented by Bette, 70. Jane presented the Best Actress statue to her Grace and Frankie co-star Lily for Grandma, and Lou Gossett Jr. presented Morgan, 78, with the Best Grownup Love Story honor for his role in 5 Flights Up.

FYI: Catherine is wearing a Escada jumpsuit. Elizabeth is wearing a Roland Mouret dress paired with Tamara Mellon shoes, Rauwolf clutch and Ariel Gordon earrings. Laura is wearing John Hardy jewelry. Jane is wearing Vhernier jewelry.

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Jada Pinkett-Smith happily strikes a pose with her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones while attending the U.S. premiere of Debbie Allen’s Freeze Frame held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday (February 4) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 44-year-old Gotham actress was also joined at the event by Shonda Rhimes, Grey’s Anatomy star James Pickens, Jr., Tony Goldwyn and his sister Liz, Mary J. Blige, Joey McIntyre, Phylicia Rashad, Maria Shriver, Dan Bucatinsky, Nigel Lythgoe, Corbin Bleu and Debbie Allen herself.

Freeze Frame will take audiences on a rollercoaster ride through some of LA’s toughest streets where gangs, poverty, violence, and drugs are an everyday reality.

“It’s like all these souls keep speaking to me and it’s like we’ve got to do something about it,” Debbie told THR. “Yeah, people should be able to have guns. But let’s do it in a safe way. Let’s be reasonable and let’s give some more education and opportunity, and help people that are in need who become desperate.”

Kerry Washington and Gabrielle Union attend the Paley Center for Media’s Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television on Wednesday (May 13) at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Also in attendance at the star-studded event were Orange Is the New Black‘s Uzo Aduba, Oprah Winfrey and her BFF Gayle King, Cicely Tyson, Michael Strahan, Black-ish‘s Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, Phylicia Rashad, and Brandy.

Later that night, Kerry tweeted her excitement for Scandal‘s season four finale, which will air TONIGHT at 9/8c on ABC. See her tweet below.

FYI: Gabrielle is wearing a Rosie Assoulin dress, Giuseppe Zanotti heels, an Edie Parker clutch, and Nikos Koulis and Ilana Ariel jewels. Kerry is wearing a Self-Portrait dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Effy Jewelry. Uzo is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra gown.

Phylicia Rashad is speaking out in a television interview after she was quoted as saying comments like “forget these women” to defend her former TV husband Bill Cosby, which she says were misquoted.

“That is not what I said. What I said is, ‘this is not about the women. This is about something else. This is about the obliteration of legacy,’” the 66-year-old actress said in her World News Tonight interview.

“I am a woman,” Phylicia continued. “I would never say such a thing.”

When asked to comment on the accusations that Bill is facing, she said “I can’t speak to those things and wouldn’t want to.” She did say that “what has happened is declaration in the media of guilt without proof.”

Phylicia Rashad is speaking out for the first time about the sexual assault allegations being made about her The Cosby Show on-screen husband Bill Cosby.

The legendary actress played the role of Clair Huxtable on all eight seasons of the sitcom and she is defending Bill against the claims.

“Forget these women,” Phylicia told Showbiz411. “What you’re seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it’s orchestrated. I don’t know why or who’s doing it, but it’s the legacy. And it’s a legacy that is so important to the culture.”

When asked about claims made by Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson, she replied “Oh, please.”

“Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” Phylicia added. “And it’s worked. All his contracts have been cancelled… [The Cosby Show] represented America to the outside world. This was the American family. And now you’re seeing it being destroyed. Why?”

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Queen Latifah, Condola Rashad, and Keri Hilson attend the premiere of Lifetime’s television movie event Steel Magnolias on Wednesday (October 3) in New York City.

The ladies were joined at the event by Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye, and Alfre Woodard.

Steel Magnolias is a contemporary version of the classic play and film that chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s (Scott) beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children – and hair and nails – all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

Make sure to catch the premiere of Steel Magnolias on Sunday, October 7 at 9/8c on Lifetime!

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