NBC(LOS ANGELES) — As the country mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away at age 87 on Friday, two actresses who played Ginsberg on screen reacted to her passing this weekend.
Felicity Jones, who portrayed Justice Ginsberg in the 2018 biopic On the Basis of Sex, said in a statement to Entertainment Tonight, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave us hope, a public figure who stood for integrity and justice – a responsibility she did not wear lightly.”
“She will be missed not only as a beacon of light in these difficult times but for her razor-sharp wit and extraordinary humanity,” Jones added. “She taught us all so much. I will miss her deeply.”
Kate McKinnon, who impersonated the women’s rights activist on SNL, said in a statement to multiple news outlets, “For so many of us, Justice Ginsburg was a real-life superhero: a beacon of hope, a warrior for justice, a robed crusader who saved the day time and again.”
She continued, “Playing her on SNL was a profound joy because I could always feel the overwhelming love and gratitude that the audience had for her. It was one of the great honors of my life to meet Justice Ginsburg, to shake her hand, and to thank her for her lifetime of service to this country.”
Ginsberg died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Her death prompted an outpouring of tributes from celebrities and politicians alike, including former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chris Evans, Kerry Washington, Jennifer Aniston, Viola Davis, Oprah, Mark Ruffalo and more.
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like everything else in 2020, the Emmy Awards was like no other year.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel hosted to an empty audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles while nominees watched from home.
The Emmys started off with a bang with an unprecedented sweep by Schitt’s Creek. The show, which ended its six-season run this year, made history by becoming the first comedy series to sweep all the major comedy categories.
And the Emmys made history again when, toward the end of the show, 24-year-old Zendaya became the youngest person to win outstanding actress in a drama series for her role in Euphoria.
In between those historical moments, many stars took a moment to use their platform to deliver impassioned messages to viewers.
Among those was Mark Ruffalo, who gave a powerful speech during his win for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie, urging viewers to fight for diversity and get out and vote.
“If you have privilege, you have to fight for those who are less fortunate and more vulnerable. And that’s what’s great about America — our diversity,” he said.
Regina King, who won for lead actress in a limited series or movie and wore a shirt honoring slain Black woman Breonna Taylor, ended her speech with a similar message.
“Have a voting plan,”she said. “Go to Ballotpedia.com, vote up the ballot.”
Anthony Anderson, who was nominated for lead actor in Black-ish, appeared in-person from the Staples Center and told Kimmel, “I’m still rooting for everybody Black because Black stories, Black performances and Black lives matter.”
He then led the Emmys host in a chant of “Black lives matter,” telling him to say it loud enough so Vice President “Mike Pence can hear it.”
Jennifer Aniston, up for lead actress in a drama for The Morning Show, had some old Friends over on her big night — her Friends co-stars Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. Cox and Aniston joked about being roommates since 1994.
And, movie and TV mogul Tyler Perry, the recipient of this year’s Governors Award, accepted his Emmy with a story-turned-metaphor about a homemade quilt his grandmother once gave him.
Perry later saw a similar quilt in an antique store. The salesman told him the quilt was made by a former slave who added each patch of the quilt to represent a part of her life. Perry said the story made him so “embarrassed” that he had initially brushed off the significance of his grandmother’s gift.
“Here I was a person who prides myself on celebrating our heritage, our culture, and I didn’t even recognize the value in my grandmother’s quilt,” Perry said. “I dismissed her work and her story because it didn’t look like what I thought it should.”
“We are all sewing our own quilts with our thoughts, our behavior, our experiences and our memories,” he said.
Perry noted how he now owns land that once was a Confederate Army base. Now, “on that very land, Black people, white people, gay, straight, lesbian, transgender, ex-cons, Latin, Asian, all of us come together working,” he said, “to add patches to a quilt that is as diverse as it can be.”
You can find the complete list of winners at Emmys.com.
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Here’s the complete list of winners from the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted live byJimmy Kimmelfrom the Staples Center in Los Angeles, as nominees appeared virtually from their homes:
Lead actress in a comedy series Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Lead actor in a comedy series Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Writing for a comedy series Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Directing for a comedy series Andrew Cividino and Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Supporting actor in a comedy series Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Supporting actress in a comedy series Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Outstanding Comedy series Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)
Outstanding Variety talk series Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
Lead actress in a limited series or movie Regina King, Watchmen (HBO)
Lead actor in limited series or movie Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
Writing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, Watchmen (HBO)
Directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special Maria Schrader, Unorthodox (Netflix)
Supporting actor in limited series or movie Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen (HBO)
Supporting actress in limited series or movie Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America (FX)
Limited series Watchmen (HBO)
Competition program RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)
Lead actor in a drama series Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO)
Lead actress in a drama series Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO)
Writing for a drama series Jesse Armstrong, Succession (HBO)
Directing for a drama series Andrij Parekh, Succession (HBO)
Supporting actor in a drama series Billy Crudup, The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Supporting actress in a drama series Julia Garner, Ozark (Netflix)
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the powerhouse Supreme Court justice and champion for women’s rights, has died at the age of 87.
“Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” Court Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
Her death while still serving on the Court, a scenario long-dreaded by liberals, creates a rare election-year opportunity for President Donald Trump to nominate a conservative replacement, triggering a pitched political battle.
Ginsburg had become the standard bearer for the court’s liberal wing, writing landmark opinions that advanced gender equality and rights for disabled Americans and immigrants in her more than quarter century on the bench.
She was equally known for impassioned dissents on major social issues — from affirmative action to equal pay — which earned her a sort of rock-star status among progressives and inspired lawmakers on how to legislate social change.
Ginsburg was the second woman to sit on the high court, joining Sandra Day O’Connor in 1993, and went on to become its longest-serving woman in history. She was the first female Jewish justice.
She survived four battles with cancer over her Supreme Court career, never having to recuse herself from casework because of illness.
In December 2018, she was absent from oral arguments for the first time in 26 years after undergoing lung cancer surgery, but she participated in the cases remotely. During the coronavirus pandemic, she joined oral arguments by phone from a Maryland hospital where she was being treated for a gallbladder infection.
Ginsberg’s life was the subject of a 2018 Oscar-nominated documentary — RBG — and a Hollywood biopic — On the Basis of Sex — starring Felicity Jones and Armie Hammer.
Bravo Media(LOS ANGELES) — Fans who can’t get enough of Bravo’s hit shows will now see even more of the network’s stars with the new late night series, Bravo’s Chat Room.
Executive produced by Andy Cohen of Watch What Happens Live, the six-episode Chat Room will feature a panelist of Porsha Williams (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Gizelle Bryant (Real Housewives of Potomac) and Kate Chastain (BelowDeck) discussing all things pop culture, including buzzed-about moments on Bravo shows.
The TV personalities will also share stories and insight into their own lives. Chat Room will be hosted by Hannah Berner of Summer House.
“I am thrilled for these Bravo ladies who already have such big personalities on our network to come together (virtually) for the ultimate group chat,” Cohen says. “Their quick wit and powerful observations will provide a much-needed voice in today’s pop-culture landscape delivered in a way that only Bravo can.”
Chat Room will film remotely, with each panelist dialing in from their own respective locations.
The show will premiere on September 27 at 10:30 p.m. ET and continue through October 12.
Details about the new show come in the wake of NeNe Leakes announcing her departure from Real Housewives of Atlanta.
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — As the country mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away at age 87 on Friday, two actresses who played Ginsberg on screen reacted to her passing this weekend. 
