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Kanye West responds to Issa Rae's 'SNL' joke: 'I'm praying for her' (CNN) Kanye West is speaking out after being mentioned in Issa Rae's  "Saturday Night Live" skit. The "Insecure" actress played a lawyer for the NAACP appearing on Kenan Thompson's made-up morning talk show, "Your Voice Chicago," about the upcoming presidential election. In the first moments of the skit, Rae said she would be "voting for everybody Black" -- a play on her viral comment at the 2017 Emmy Awards that she was "rooting for everybody Black." Seconds before the end of the skit, Rae quickly got the last word by responding to Thompson's mention of Kanye West with, "Kanye? F him!" along with an eye roll. West responded to the joke by  tweeting , "Ive always said SNL uses black people to hold other black people back My heart goes out to Issa Rae I'm praying for her and her family." He continued, "I kn...

Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested for Allegedly Strangling His Girlfriend Actor Zachery Ty Bryan faces charges of "strangulation, assault in the fourth degree and interfering with making a report," E! News can confirm. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Home Improvement  alum  Zachery Ty Bryan  is in police custody for allegedly strangling his 27-year-old girlfriend. The 39-year-old actor was arrested and taken to the Lane County Jail in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday, Oct. 17, E! News can confirm. A spokesperson for the Eugene Police Department tells E! News Bryan faces charges of "strangulation, assault in the fourth degree and interfering with making a report." According to the spokesperson, law enforcement was "dispatched to report of a physical dispute at a north Eugene home after neighbors called." They arrived at Bryan's residence on Friday, Oct. 16 around 10:24 p.m. local time. Authorities found Bryan "sitting outside an apartment." The...

Doreen Montalvo Dies: Television And Broadway Actress Known For ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ ‘On Your Feet’ Was 56 Doreen Montalvo/ Facebook Privacy Preference Center When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.  More information Manage Consent Preferences Performance Cookies Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the perf...

Tony nominee and L.A. stage regular Anthony Chisholm dies at 77 Anthony Chisholm in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of August Wilson’s “Jitney.” The production played the Mark Taper Forum in 2019. (Joan Marcus) Award-winning actor Anthony Chisholm, a familiar face to Center Theatre Group patrons and a performer celebrated for his work in a number of August Wilson productions, has died at 77. Chisholm’s passing was confirmed via a statement from his talent agency. “The Katz Company is saddened to announce the passing of our longtime friend and client, Tony nominee, Anthony Chisholm. Affectionately called ‘Chiz,’ he was an actor and storyteller like none other, embodying loyalty, devotion, and compassion to his artistry,” the statement said. No cause of death was given. Chisholm, who played Burr Redding in the HBO series “Oz” as well as a role in the Spike Lee film “Chi-Raq,” recently appeared in Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Tony-winning revival of Wilson’s “Jitney,” which ran last year...

Rhonda Fleming, film star in the 1940s and 1950s, dies at 97 Rhonda Fleming was known as the "Queen of Technicolor." (CNN) Rhonda Fleming, a film star in the 1940s and 50s known as the "Queen of Technicolor," has died, according to her assistant. She was 97. Fleming died October 14 in Santa Monica, California, from aspiration pneumonia,   her assistant Carla Sapon said. She had been in the hospital about a week, Sapon said. Fleming was discovered by an agent while running to school, with her first top-featured role being in Alfred Hitchcock's "Spellbound." This role led to her starring in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" with Bing Crosby. She went on to star in more than 40 films during Hollywood's Golden Age of filmmaking. Rhonda Fleming in 1955 in Italy. Fleming also sang, releasing two albums. The first was with the 1950s gospel singing group The Four Girls with Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Beryl Davis. The second i...

U.S. Schedules First Execution of a Woman in Nearly 70 Years Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, was convicted of killing a pregnant woman and attempting to pass the baby off as her own. Lisa Montgomery is being held at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Only around 2 percent of inmates on death row are women. Credit... Michael Conroy/Associated Press A date has been set for the execution of a Kansas woman who was convicted of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her abdomen in what would be the first federal execution of a woman in nearly 70 years, officials said on Friday. The inmate, Lisa Montgomery of Melvern, Kan., was  convicted  of kidnapping resulting in death by a jury in federal court in Missouri in 2008. Her death, by lethal injection, is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Federal executions have not taken place in nearly 20 years, but Ms. Montgomery’s would be the ninth federal ...

‘Home Improvement’ Actor Zachery Ty Bryan Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend Mega Agency Actor  Zachery Ty Bryan  has been arrested. Bryan, known for playing Brad Taylor in the Tim Allen-led sitcom  Home Improvement , was arrested on Friday in Eugene, Oregon for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. AP reports  that Eugene Police officers arrived at a North Eugene apartment Friday following report of a physical dispute, where they found the 39-year old actor and his girlfriend. Bryan has been charged for three offenses, the  Lane County Sheriff’s Office shares . In addition to strangulation, the actor has been charged for fourth-degree assault and interfering with making a police report. Bryan’s legal reps did not immediately reply to a request for comment. read://https_deadline.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadline.com%2F2020%2F10%2Fhome-improvement-zachery-ty-bryan-arrest-allegedly-assaulting-girlfriend-1234599239%2F