As reported by the staggering list of nominees, the Television Academy had already set a record with the 2020 EMMY Awards as the ceremony – its 72nd annual – nominated its most Black acts ever with over 34% of the nominations.

It should not come as no surprise then that the actual event, which aired Sunday (September 20), saw the most trophies handed out to Black performers – especially in major categories.

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Ellen DeGeneres has now publicly addressed the reports of mistreatment and misconduct that occurred behind the scenes on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ 

She addressed the reports in a seven-minute monologue to open the show.

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As we reported here, the Issa Rae-helmed ‘Insecure’ secured a whopping 8 nominations at the 72nd annual Primetime EMMY Awards.

Nabbing mention in top categories like ‘Outstanding Comedy Series,’ ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy’ (Rae), and ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy’ (Yvonne Orji as ‘Molly’), fans of the top-rated HBO show were sure the television academy was aiming to redeem itself for the many times the series had gone nominated yet unawarded in the past.

For Rae, a win would’ve been particularly noteworthy as she stood to enter history books as the first Black female creator of a premium cable show to receive the ‘Lead Actress’ award as well as the second Black woman to take home a Lead Actress trophy ever (the first handed in 1981 to ‘The Jeffersons’ star Isabel Sanfordb who portrayed ‘Weezie’).

Sunday night (September 20), the television academy left those dreams dashed as the series walked away with no victories in the major categories.

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RuPaul is no stranger to seeing that legendary name penciled in history books, so it should come as little surprise it will now be added to the record logs of the EMMYs.

Ahead of the airing of the 72nd annual primetime edition of the ceremony Sunday (September 20), the star – born RuPaul Charles – took home his fifth consecutive “Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program” trophy for ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’ at the 2020 Creative Arts EMMYS Saturday (September 19), a feat that broke the record previously owned by Jeff Probst (‘Survivor’).

As if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, Sunday night Charles nabbed the golden statuette in the “Emmy for Outstanding Reality or Competition Program.”

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Sunday night (September 20), the 2020 Primetime EMMY Awards provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of television stars who took to the stage to be honored.

Now, after upsets, heart-warming accepting speeches, and jaw-dropping fashion ensembles see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

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Despite her credits ranging from stage to film and television, Alfre Woodard‘s illustrious 30+-year career has seen her most celebrated for roles on the small screen.

Quietly reigning as Black Queen of the EMMYs, the legendary actress has taken home more golden statuettes from the ceremony than any of her Black counterparts (four to be exact).

Now, thanks to the 2020 edition of the awards show, she’s sharing that throne as Academy and EMMY Award darling Regina King has tied her longstanding record.

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At just 24-years-old, Zendaya – star of HBO’s hit drama ‘Euphoria’ – has taken home EMMY gold in the ‘Lead Actress In A Drama Series’ category at the 2020 ceremony.

The win makes her the youngest ever to do so.

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Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of Pop and Urban Pop music hits.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Queen of Pop Madonna‘s first album of the millennium, this week we’ll replay her eighth studio effort, ‘Music.’

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Bravo has a new show coming and it features some very familiar faces.

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It’s pretty safe to say many thought Odell Beckham Jr. was having a pretty sh*tty week thanks to trending on Twitter after a groupie reported he enjoyed sexual play with feces, but he’s laughing off the criticism.

The woman – an adult actress named “Slim Danger” – took to the ‘No Jumper’ podcast recently to tell friends Celina Powell and Aliza the football star requested she defecate on him during one of their alleged sexual encounters.  Elsewhere during their many sexual escapades (according to Danger), OBJ even called for the poopy performer to not wear underwear or “shower for 24 hours” – another reported fetish of his.

For most of the week Beckham’s been mum about the hoopla that ensued after her confession.  That changed Thursday (September 17) when he took to the ‘Uninterrupted’ podcast to tackle the topic head-on.

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Nene Leakes has left the house she helped build.

As reported, the outspoken star has officially departed the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ – after negotiations between her team and the show’s producers hit an impasse.

Despite making volcanic comments aimed at all at those at the helm of the hit Bravo show (so much so that rumors of legal action went into overdrive), Leakes pivoted and instead soaked her announcement in gratitude.

Her sentiments have since been echoed by both Bravo and Andy Cohen.

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Nene Leakes has confirmed the murmurs: she will not be part of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta.’

And by the tone and choice of her words, it looks like her exit may be final in more ways than one.

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