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Outside of color-blind Shakespeare adaptations, cross-race casting has been one of Hollywood’s obvious taboos for decades now — a no-no so basic it didn’t even merit discussion. No more: Enough Hollywood stars are enthusiastically applying bronzer in 2008, either for a quick gag or for a serious leading role, that we’re forced to hesitatingly declare this movie season the Summer of Brownface. Click here for a slideshow on the Summer of Brownface.

With COVID-19 cases surging, many people will be spending another New Year’s Eve at home on the couch. Fortunately, there won’t be a shortage of festive programming on TV to help you ring in 2022. While Fox has already canceled its live New Year’s Eve special due to the pandemic surge, most other networks are moving forward with their events, including CNN, NBC, and ABC.  Here are seven New Year’s Eve specials airing in 2021 and how to watch them:

A freelance film critic has been mercilessly mocked for accusing Avatar: The Way of Water of 'cultural appropriation', claiming director James Cameron only cast white actors to 'cos play' as aliens 'of color' in the blockbuster hit.  Freelance film critic Kathia Woods, who has contributed to Buzzfeed News and The Philadelphia Tribune, made the comments on Twitter.  'At some point we gotta talk about the cultural appropriation of Avatar and white actors are cos playing as poc.

Getty Composite UPDATE 10:07 AM PT -- Kathy didn't wait long to respond to the news breaking, writing on X, "Well...s***. This sucks." Kathy Griffin doesn't seem too nostalgic about anniversaries ... because she's decided to end her marriage, just as she and Randy Bick would have celebrated their 4th. Kathy filed divorce docs Thursday in L.A. County, citing irreconcilable differences. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, she and Randy have a prenup .

Getty UPDATE 12:30 PM PT -- Tina Turner just posted a message about Ronnie, saying, "Ronnie, you left the world far too early. In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son." Tina Turner and her family have just suffered another devastating loss, her son Ronnie has died ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they received a 911 call Thursday morning from a person who said Ronnie was outside their home and having a hard time breathing.

Asia says that after she opened the first one on her wrist, she knew this wasn't going her way. "In that moment I knew, okay, it's not going to go the way I planned and that it was probably my last hurrah," she says. "But, I continued to open the other three, thinking the ones on my chest were maybe going to be warmer. It just was not the case, but you know, I wasn't going to just stand there and fold my arms and say I was done.

Departing physical production chief Jane Evans becomes a producer DreamWorks Studio has promoted Shelly Strong to head of physical production. Strong has been with DreamWorks for nine years, starting as a VP and moving up to senior VP in the physical production department.

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Danny Brown on leaving Detroit, getting sober, and finding happiness. Photo: Victor Llorente Twelve years ago, Danny Brown’s breakthrough sophomore album, XXX, wowed hip-hop heads with a split-personality performance showcasing the nightlife antics and daytime stresses of a man on the cusp of 30. He delivered his most reckless lyrics in a diabolical yelp and his personal reflections in a lower, more somber tone, like Biggie in a duet with himself on Ready to Die’s “Gimme the Loot.