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Entertainment News / TV Insider / June 26
‘Life, Larry & the Pursuit of Unhappiness’: Jurnee Smollett on Embracing Improv for Rosa Parks Sketch

‘Life, Larry & the Pursuit of Unhappiness’: Jurnee Smollett on Embracing Improv for Rosa Parks Sketch

In an epic team-up timed to the 250th anniversary of the United States, Larry David unites with executive producers Barack and Michelle Obama to bring comedy sketches to HBO viewers in Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.

Jurnee Smollett’s Workout To Add 20 lbs of Muscle For Her Acting Role

Jurnee Smollett may have led a fit lifestyle since childhood, inspired by her mother. But that didn’t suffice for her role in the 2025 Apple TV crime drama series, Smoke, as she had to undergo a transformation with 20 lbs of added muscle mass.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 10, 2025
Jurnee Smollett hails 'lovely' co-star Taron Egerton

Jurnee Smollett hails 'lovely' co-star Taron Egerton

Taron Egerton is a "lovely human being", according to Jurnee Smollett. The 38-year-old actress stars alongside Taron, 35, in Smoke, the new Apple TV series, and Jurnee has revealed that she loved the experience of working with him on the show.

Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / August 3, 2025
Jurnee Smollett encourages son to follow his passions

Jurnee Smollett encourages son to follow his passions

Jurnee Smollett wants her son to follow his own passions in life. The 38-year-old actress - who has Hunter, eight, with her ex-husband Josiah Bell - has insisted that she doesn't want to put her son under any pressure to follow in her footsteps.

Entertainment News / Yardbarker / June 27, 2025
Jurnee Smollett talks the suspense of Apple TV+'s 'Smoke' in new Yardbarker interview

Jurnee Smollett talks the suspense of Apple TV+'s 'Smoke' in new Yardbarker interview

Jurnee Smollett stars as Michelle Calderone in Apple TV+'s Smoke, which premieres with its first two episodes today. 

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Entertainment News / BANG Showbiz / June 21, 2025

Jussie Smollett engaged

Jussie Smollett is engaged. The 43-year-old ‘Empire’ actor revealed he proposed to partner Jabari Redd and he “said yes”. Jussie shared some pictures on

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The 20 most disturbing horror TV shows

The 20 most disturbing horror TV shows

As is the case with horror cinema, horror TV takes the fears and anxieties that are prevalent at a given moment and gives them back to the audience in a form that is both digestible yet still terrifying.

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20 Black-led horror movies and TV shows

20 Black-led horror movies and TV shows

The power of many Black-led horror movies and shows is their ability to use the conventions of the genre to explore the troubled history of race, particularly as it has functioned in the United States. When it comes right down to it, sometimes history itself is just as terrifying as anything in the world of the supernatural.

Entertainment News / IndieWire / January 31, 2024

‘We Grown Now’ Trailer: Jurnee Smollett and Lil Rel Howery Star in the Acclaimed Spirit-Nominated Indie

Jurnee Smollett and Lil Rel Howery star alongside first-time actors Blake Cameron James and Gian Knight Ramirez in "Hala" director Minhal Baig's coming-of-ager.

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