Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once.
Vanilla Ice recalls turning down Madonna's marriage proposal and how her Sex book broke them up
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"Things were going so crazy and fast, man," Ice said. "I was just like, 'What? I thought the guy was supposed to do that.'"
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Donald Glover new show Swarm is like 'a sister to Atlanta' — and dangerously in love with Beyoncé
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'Swarm' has it all: inspirations from Beyoncé and Isabelle Huppert to golden era Scorsese — and even Malia Obama in the writer's room.
Three's it, the Feds! FBI, FBI: International, and FBI: Most Wanted doing major crossover event
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For the second time, the Dick Wolf universe collides on CBS.
Anya Taylor-Joy's Twitter was hacked by someone who really wants a Queen's Gambit sequel
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Turns out this queen's social media was merely a pawn.
Annie Wersching — actress best known for 24, Runaways, The Last of Us video game — dies at 45
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"There is a cavernous hole in the soul of this family today," Wersching's husband, actor Stephen Full, said in a statement.
Avatar: The Way of Water box office still floating on top for 7th week, Oscar nominees get a bump
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James Cameron has now directed three of the four highest grossing global movies of all time.
The Mysterious Benedict Society canceled at Disney+ after 2 seasons
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"Spoiler alert for how the story ends," co-creator Phil Hay wrote on Twitter, "the kids stay friends forever."
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Watch Rita Ora get married with the help of Lindsay Lohan and Sharon Stone in the new 'You Only Love Me' video
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Noticeably absent: the groom.
This is no joke, this is catering! See Adam Scott and crew in Party Down season 3 first trailer
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Yes ... we are having fun yet.
The Mysterious Benedict Society canceled at Disney+ after 2 seasons
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"Spoiler alert for how the story ends," co-creator Phil Hay wrote on Twitter, "the kids stay friends forever."
Watch Rita Ora get married with the help of Lindsay Lohan and Sharon Stone in the new 'You Only Love Me' video
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Noticeably absent: the groom.
This is no joke, this is catering! See Adam Scott and crew in Party Down season 3 first trailer
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Yes ... we are having fun yet.
Austin Butler says he owes 'clairvoyant' ex Vanessa Hudgens for believing he should be Elvis
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"We'd been together for so long," the Oscar nominee said, "and she had this sort of clairvoyant moment."
A24 comes out a wiener after Oscar Mayer gave Everything Everywhere All at Once hot dog cold shoulder
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Oscar Mayer's social media team had to play ketchup after missing a DM from A24.
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Jane Fonda remembers Sally Field — but not Rita Moreno — taking her aerobics class
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"Jane, Jane," Moreno says, "It's too f---ing late."
Jennifer Coolidge is going to Harvard — what, like it's hard? — as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
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The 'Legally Blonde' and 'White Lotus' queen-icon-legend will receive her Pudding Pot on Feb. 4.
Your guide to 2023's biggest tours
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From Taylor and Wizkid to Janet and the Judds' Final Tour, here are all the major shows coming in the next 12 months.
Drake pauses concert after fan falls from mezzanine: 'Just have to make sure somebody's OK'
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No one was injured and because it was The Apollo Theater, the show went on.
Kristin Chenoweth 'duets' with fellow Glinda, Ariana Grande, on 'Over the Rainbow'
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The duet proved to be quite...pop-u-lar.
Riley Keough and husband reveal birth of daughter during mother Lisa Marie Presley's memorial
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"I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me," Keough wrote in a statement read by her husband, Ben Smith-Petersen.
Avatar becomes 2nd highest grossing IMAX release ever, continues way of winning at box office
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It's nearly endgame for 'Endgame.'
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Dolly Parton, Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry, and Belinda Carlisle unveil 80 for Brady single
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Belinda Carlisle and Debbie Harry also appear on the Diane Warren–penned track 'Gonna Be You' — and we already can't wait for the club mix.
Jennifer Coolidge recites a Jennifer Lopez 'poem' in first TikTok video
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The Jennifriendship we never knew we needed: JLo and JCool, forever.
'Weird Al' Yankovic songs get animated in graphic novel The Illustrated Al: Watch new music video
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Some of today's top cartoonists and illustrators united to get Weird.
Tom Hanks reveals how kicking Fonzie on Happy Days led to being cast in Splash
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"I kicked Fonzie," Hanks said. "I'm legendarily the first guy to actually strike Fonzie."
Keke Palmer on how she hopes to unlock Hollywood for a new generation with her digital platform KeyTV
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"We really wanted to give people a chance that would very rarely have a chance," Palmer tells EW of her newest endeavor.
All the big surprise cameos in the House Party reboot
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Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor at the Critics Choice Awards: 'Where were you for Furry Vengeance?'
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The actor took a comedic jab at his 2010 family comedy in his acceptance speech for his acclaimed performance in The Whale.
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