Turner makes history as ‘ET’ host
“Entertainment Tonight” can’t be considered “entertainment too white” any longer.
Nischelle Turner has officially been named as co-host of the long-running, mainstream entertainment newsmagazine show, making her the first Black woman to sit in the anchor chair.
On Thursday, the CBS-owned show announced that the fourtime Emmy Award winner will co-host the nightly broadcast alongside Kevin Frazier, who is also Black.
“I’ve known this news for a couple weeks and have been thinking of what to say when it was released,” Turner wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying thank you and paying homage to the many Black woman who came before her and still work in broadcast television, including Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Hota Kotb and Robin Robert.
She even gave a nod to Mary Hart “for building this genre” and thanked her predecessor Nancy O’Dell “for setting the table.”
Turner joined the show as a correspondent in 2014 and has served as the weekend co-host.
Spears wants temporary care manager to be permanent:
Britney Spears wants a judge to solidify the role of her day-to-day care manager Jodi Montgomery, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Montgomery stepped in as temporary conservator of Spears’ person in 2019 after her father, James Spears, took a leave of absence for personal health reasons.
Spears’ lawyer Samuel Ingham said at a court hearing Wednesday that he plans to file a petition on Spears’ behalf asking the court to appoint Montgomery as “permanent conservator of the person,”
a minute order said. He’s due to argue the petition April 27, the order said.
The singer, 39, has been under a conservatorship for more than a decade. Montgomery oversees her personal affairs such as security and medical care while James Spears oversees her finances.
Police say Hammer under investigation:
Actor Armie Hammer is under investigation for sexual assault, Los Angeles police said Thursday. Hammer’s attorney denied the allegation.
Hammer is the main suspect in a sexual assault that was reported on Feb. 3, a police spokesman said. At a video news conference Thursday, a woman said that in 2017, Hammer raped her, slammed her head against a wall and committed other violent acts against her.
Hammer is best known
for his roles in “Call Me By Your Name” and “The Lone Ranger.”
Perry, Levy to present at GLAAD awards:
GLAAD has announced a new slate of guests, including singer Katy Perry and “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy, who are set to appear at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards on April 8. Actors Sterling K. Brown, Laverne Cox and Jim Parsons as well as singer Sam Smith will also make appearances during the ceremony.
March 20 birthdays:
Actor Hal Linden is 90. Singer Don Edwards is 82. Actor William Hurt is 71. Actor Vanessa Bell Calloway is 64. Director Spike Lee is 64. Actor Holly Hunter is 63. Model Kathy Ireland is 58. Actor Cedric Yarbrough is 48. Actor Paula Garces is 47. Actor Bianca Lawson is 42. Actor Ruby Rose is 35.