Jussie Smollett kickstarted his acting career as a child with parts in popular movies such as "The Mighty Ducks" and "North." He's currently known for his role on the television drama "Empire."

Jordyn Woods is Kylie Jenner's best friend — and allegedly got too close to Khloé Kardashian's NBA star boyfriend, Tristan Thompson

Todd Phillips' "Joker" movie starring Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck is horrifying, it's artful — and it's hardly alone in its cinematic zest for violence.

John Witherspoon, Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); he was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. After completing his theological studies at the University of Edinburgh (1743), he was called to the

The 1991 film earned him two Oscar nods and a spot in history as the youngest person and first African American ever nominated for best director. Singleton died in Los Angeles after a stroke.

Director John Singleton has died after being taken off life support, his spokesperson Shannon Barr told USA TODAY Monday.

John Singleton, American film director and screenwriter whose films often examined urban and racial tensions. He was best known for his directorial debut, Boyz n the Hood (1991). Other films included Poetic Justice (1993), Shaft (2000), and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Learn more about Singleton’s life and career.

Singleton was the first black filmmaker to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar in 1991 — he was only 24 at the time

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are proud new parents.

The happy couple welcomed their baby on July 22 and are restricting visitors to family only amid the coronavirus pandemic.