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☆ Oprah Winfrey and Taraji P. Henson have never spoken ill of each other. It didn't stop some fans from thinking they were feuding.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kirsten Acuna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewA corner of the internet believes "The Color Purple" star Taraji P. Henson and Oprah Winfrey are feuding, even though they've never spoken ill of each other publicly. Danielle Brooks, Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Oprah Winfrey on December 12, 2023, in New York City. Taraji should have waited until after the Color Purple hype was over to speak publicly on her pay being too low. pic.twitter.com/afrWpc7vTD — James Jones (@jamesjonesesq) December 21, 2023"I haven't seen a raise in my income since 'Proud Mary' and almost had to walk away from 'The Color Purple,'" Henson said. Henson called out the frustrations of working on 'The Color Purple' in a New York Times interviewTaraji P. Henson as Shug Avery in "The Color Purple."

Persons: —, Henson, Oprah Winfrey, they've, Winfrey, Gayle King, Danielle Brooks, Oprah, Taraji P, Arturo Holmes, Brooks, Sofia, O, Danielle Brookes, Winfrey's, Fantasia Barrino, Fantasia, Dimitrios Kambouris, Realty Trust Henson, Mary, Shug Avery, afrWpc7vTD — James Jones, Instagram, OPRAH, Taraji, Lynsey Weatherspoon, Henson Oprah Winfrey, Tommaso Boddi, I've, Barrino, Toby Emmerich Organizations: Service, Business, Warner Bros, CBS, Hotel, Hollywood, The Hollywood, Empire, Oprah, Getty, Realty Trust, New York Times, 81st Golden Globe, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Entertainment, Globes Locations: New York City, Atlanta, Beverly Hills , California

☆ Why Jo Koy's Golden Globes Monologue Is Being Ridiculed and Memed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many X users hit back at Koy's remarks, dubbing his performance " awful " and " unfunny ," and suggesting he had bombed as this year's host. Later in the evening, Koy turned his attention to Taylor Swift and her relationship with Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift takes a sip of her drink after Jo Koy's joke about her at the #GoldenGlobes. At the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift." "Jo Koy escaping the #GoldenGlobes to avoid seeing Taylor Swift or anyone in that audience after the show," one X user wrote , alongside a GIF of a man jumping through a glass window.

Persons: —, Jo Koy, Koy, Oppenheimer, Greta Gerwig's, Barbie, Margot Robbie, Jo Koy’s, pic.twitter.com, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Jo Koy's, Danny DeVito's, Koy's clangers, Selena Gomez, Gomez, Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner Organizations: Service, Golden Globe, Business, NFL, Golden Globes Locations: Philadelphia

NEW YORK (AP) — The Golden Globes have found a new broadcast home at CBS after the troubled awards show lost its longtime home at NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved after years of scandal. The 81st Golden Globes will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, Jan. 7, CBS and the Globes announced Friday. NBC broadcast the 2023 Globes on a one-year basis after the 2022 edition was essentially canceled. After a 2021 report revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had no Black members, stars and studios boycotted the Globes before returning for this year's awards. Political Cartoons View All 1256 ImagesThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association has since been reorganized and no longer exists in name.

Persons: Dick Clark, Todd Boehly Organizations: CBS, NBC, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Golden Globes, Paramount, Globes, Nielsen, Penske Media, Eldridge Industries

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