Infamous rap mogul Suge Knight has been indicted for felony criminal threats he allegedly made against famed ‘Straight Outta Compton’ director F. Gary Gray.
Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. blasted the History Channel’s remake of the iconic series Roots in a recent brief interview, calling it another unnecessary production about black people “getting beat up.”
Marco Rubio’s recent controversies with law enforcement — including slamming ICE officer Chris Crane as a conspiracy theorist and suggesting America’s cops are racist — could draw new attention to earlier comments from Senator Rubio about his musical tastes.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded after reports surfaced that the black cast members of the hit NWA biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ did not receive invitations to the upcoming Academy Awards.
George Clooney has joined critics of this year’s Academy Awards, writing in an essay that with its lack of diversity among acting nominees, the Oscars are “moving in the wrong direction.”
The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on all Americans to “tune out” of the 88th Academy Awards next month.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) president Cheryl Boone Isaacs said Monday she was “heartbroken” after the organization behind the Academy Awards nominated exclusively white actors in top acting acting categories for a second straight year, and vowed “big changes” were in store to combat what some critics call a major diversity problem at Hollywood’s biggest night.
The Rev. Al Sharpton ripped Hollywood after the Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning, with black actors completely shut out of each of the four top acting categories for a second straight year.
A man suffered potentially “life-changing” injuries after being doused in acid outside a UK movie theater following a screening of the film Straight Outta Compton.
Rapper, producer, and Beats mogul Dr. Dre issued a lengthy apology Friday to several women whom he allegedly assaulted decades ago during his rise to becoming one of the most successful hip hop entrepreneurs of all time.
Summer blockbuster Straight Outta Compton raked in $50 million, including ticket sales from opening weekend.
A former Los Angeles City councilman and LAPD officer blasted the timing of the release of Straight Outta Compton, saying that it exacerbates current tensions between citizens and police departments. According to CBS Los Angeles, Dennis Zine, who also helps
“Straight Outta Compton” is Universal’s sixth film to open over $50 million in 2015 and broke the August record for an R-rated opening.
Universal Pictures has offered to reimburse costs for additional security to theaters screening the N.W.A. rap group film Straight Outta Compton this weekend.
Los Angeles police officers were reportedly locked, loaded and on high alert for the premiere of Straight Outta Compton Monday night.