September 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Walter McBride/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Zach Braff is disappointed that the Emmys In Memoriam tribute left out his good friend, actor Nick Cordero, who passed away from COVID-19 complications in July.

“For those wondering: The Emmys chose to leave Nick Cordero out of the memorial montage,” Braff tweeted on Monday. “I had no idea one had to campaign to get their loved one in. We did. They passed.”

He then posted a note he reportedly received from Emmys staffers, informing him that they were aware of Cordero’s sad passing but could not guarantee him a spot in the tribute.

Cordero was primarily a Broadway actor, but he also had a recurring role in CBS’ Blue Bloods and made appearances on shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Queer as Folk and Lillyhammer.

Braff also noted that his former Scrubs co-star, Sam Lloyd, was left out of the tribute, as well.

“I should mention too, that they also left out Sam Lloyd,” he tweeted. “I would have never even considered ‘campaigning’ for Sam because he had more TV credits than most actors I know.”

Lloyd passed away in May of lung cancer complications at age 56.

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September 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Regina King made a statement with her fashion choice during the 2020 virtual Emmys Awards Sunday night, wearing a shirt that featured the “likeness” of Breonna Taylor, the emergency medical technician who was shot to death by Louisville Police in her home in March.

The shirt read “Say Her Name,” and served as a reminder that none of the three police officers involved in Taylor’s shooting have been arrested — a cause King has rallied for over the last few months onsocial media. 

“Wearing Breonna’s likeness, representing her and her family,” said King during a backstage press conference after her Emmy win for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her role in HBO’s Watchmen. “The stories that we were exploring, that we were presenting, that we were holding a mirror up to in Watchmen, it felt appropriate to represent with Breonna Taylor.”

King said she got “confirmation” from her wardrobe choice when she saw Mrs. America’s Uzo Aduba virtually appear wearing a shirt with Breonna’s name on it.

After winning her third Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a limited series for her role in the FX miniseries, Uzo praised King for standing in her “strength and power.”

“Regina is who she says she is, which is my favorite thing about her…she’s a doer,” Uzo said during the press conference. “And I loved when I saw her shirt, standing in it with such strength and power that we all know she has. She’s a born leader, and it made me so happy to see her wear it and to know that we are saying her name.”

It’s been nearly six months since Taylor’s fatal shooting. Last week, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, reached a record $12 million settlement suit with Breonna’s family.

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September 21, 2020 • No Comments • Entertainment News

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The trailer for Oscar winner Steve McQueen’s Amazon anthology series, Small Axe, has officially been released.

The new series, which consists of five powerful films, all center on London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s through the mid 1980s. John Boyega, who stars in one of the films, also shared the trailer on his socials, adding additional information on the forthcoming anthology.

“@SmallAxeAmazon is a collection of five films by Steve McQueen inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief, and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community,” he captioned the trailer. 

“So if you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” he added, quoting the Jamaican proverb from which the series’ title is derived.

Small Axe‘s first film, Mangrove, starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes, is set to premiere on Friday, November 20. It will then be followed with a new film every Friday, including Lovers Rock on November 27 starring Micheal Ward and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn; Education on December 4, featuring Kenyah Sandy;  Alex Wheatle on December 11 with newcomer Sheyi Cole; and then finallyRed, White and Blue on December 18 starring John Boyega. 

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