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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Will Smith, Santana, Lizzo mount comebacks 

Wave ProductionMarch 27, 2025016 mins

By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer A trio of prominent artists who have taken sabbaticals from the entertainment industry are returning…

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Former actress Karyn Parsons finds success as author

Wave ProductionOctober 12, 2023013 mins

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Karyn Parsons first found fame and success as Hilary Banks, the stuck-up,…

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SPORTS DIGEST: Dodgers bring back Kike Hernandez in deadline deal

Wave ProductionJuly 27, 2023August 7, 2023012 mins

By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It was all there in a nutshell. The Dodgers’ 2023 season in a microcosm of…

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: One year later, slap still polarizes many 

Wave ProductionMarch 9, 202309 mins

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The much ballyhooed and long-awaited appearance by comedian Chris Rock at a theater in…

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STREET BEAT: ‘What was the last movie you saw at a theater?’

Wave Staff DonApril 14, 202202 mins

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Leimert Park.    

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: More than a slap, a teaching moment

Wave Staff DonApril 7, 202208 mins

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “I am a Black man in Hollywood. In order to sustain my position, I…

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Chris Rock starts national tour amid fallout from Oscar ‘slap’

Wave Staff DonApril 1, 202207 mins

Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Comedian Chris Rock was expected to break his silence on the “slap heard ’round the…

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‘CODA’ wins best picture honors at 94th Oscars

Wave Staff DonMarch 31, 2022013 mins

Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — In an Academy Awards ceremony that will be remembered as much for Will Smith storming…

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Will Smith apologizes for hitting Chris Rock during Oscars

Wave Staff DonMarch 29, 2022014 mins

Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Actor Will Smith issued a public apology March 28 for smacking Chris Rock on stage…

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Jennifer Hudson wins top Image Awards honor

Wave Staff DonMarch 4, 202206 mins

By Kayla Rodgers Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Actress-singer Jennifer Hudson scored top honors at the 53rd annual NAACP Image…

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