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Michaela Coel’s first book, “Misfits: A Personal Manifesto,” is an emotional dive into her experiences of racism and sexism as a Black British woman.
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After the success of her HBO TV series I May Destroy You, which explored issues of sexual assault, consent, and their intersection with race, British actress and screenwriter Michaela Coel is continuing ...
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Created on 15 September 2021
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No One Knows Who Michaela Coel Has Been Cast As in The Black Panther Sequel, But Twitter Has Some Theories
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Michaela Coel joins the Black Panther family as… well, we don’t know who yet. What we do know is that Variety reported Coel is on set at Atlanta Pinewood Studios filming the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda ...
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Created on 22 July 2021
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The TV Gods Look Kindly Upon Us Once Again: Maya Rudolph And Mj Rodriguez To Star In New Apple TV+ Comedy Series
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A new Apple TV+ comedy series, Loot, will star Maya Rudolph and Mj Rodriguez.
Rudolph, known for her work on SNL, Bridesmaids, and any comedy worth watching, will play Molly, whose life seems perfect ...
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Created on 19 May 2021
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Ava DuVernay And Shonda Rhimes Among The First To Support NBC's Cancellation Of The Golden Globe Award
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(Entertainment)
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... and actors for their culture-shifting contributions to the industry, including Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You, Jurnee Smollett in Lovecraft Country, Zendaya in Euphoria, and Uzo Aduba in Mrs. America. ...
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Created on 11 May 2021
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maya Rudolph, And Michaela Coel Are Among Variety's Power of Women 2021 Comedian Special Honoree
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Kate McKinnon, Maya Rudolph, Sophia Vergara, and Michaela Coel will be honored during Variety’s "Power of Women: The Comedians Special.”
The television special will ...
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Created on 21 April 2021
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From "Killing Eve" to "I May Destroy You," These 8 Women-Led Shows Should Be On Your Watchli
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(TV)
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... that you will get through heartbreak. You can catch up on Dollface on Hulu.
4. I May Destroy You. A Twitter star turned novelist, this show is about a woman named Arabella Essiedu (Michaela Coel). After ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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“Promising Young Woman” Is Exactly What It Needs To Be
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(Movies)
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... photo: YouTube screenshot
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Created on 13 February 2021
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Meet Some Of TIME100's Most Influential Women of 202
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(Feminism)
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... her at first, her findings have saved thousands of lives.
In the 'Artists' section, Michaela Coel received adoration from fellow actor Lena Waithe who wrote, “Michaela obviously has fear, because she’s ...
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Created on 23 September 2020
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Michaela Coel's "I May Destroy You" Shatters Stereotypes — And Depicts Rape As It Really
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(TV)
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Content warning: The following review of Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” includes discussion of rape, assault and racism that may be upsetting to readers.
Spoiler warning: The following review ...
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Created on 11 September 2020
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BUST's 10 Best Bets For Summer 202
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(Entertainment)
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... Podcast, Zola, and more.
1. I May Destroy You
HBO
Written, co-directed, and starring the amazing Michaela Coel who first earned our adoration with her 2015 series Chewing Gum, I May Destroy You ...
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Created on 30 June 2020
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Week of Women: January 25-31, 2019
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... Farrow, Greg Kinnear, and Zachary Quinto. Out Friday, January 25 on Netflix.
Black Earth Rising
Michaela Coel stars as a Rwandan-British legal investigator who confronts her past when she takes ...
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Created on 23 January 2019
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Yvonne Orji Has No Reason To Be Insecure
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(TV)
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...
This piece originally appeared in the January/February 2019 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today!
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Shannon ...
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Created on 08 January 2019
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Olivia Munn Spoke Out About A Sex Offender In Her Movie "Predator"—And Got No Support From Her Co-Star
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(Feminism)
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The latest news regarding Shane Black’s reboot of 20th Century Fox’s Predator franchise gives the film’s title a more sinister meaning. On September 6th, The Los Angeles Times reported that the studio ...
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Created on 10 September 2018
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Michaela Coel's "Chewing Gum" Producers Didn't Support Her After Sexual Assa
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(TV)
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Michaela Coel, the brilliant actress and screenwriter behind the award-winning comedy TV series Chewing Gum, spoke out this week about her experience working in the industry following a sexual assault. ...
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Created on 23 August 2018
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Michaela Coel Will Write And Star In Upcoming Series About Sex and Consent
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(TV)
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Michaela Coel, the multi-talented mastermind behind the E4 comedy Chewing Gum, will be writing and starring in an upcoming BBC series about sex and consent, reported the Guardian this morning.
January ...
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Created on 22 August 2018
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Trump Calls Undocumented Immigrants “Not People" And "Animals”: Link Roundu
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(Feminism)
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... rape. Read more at NYLON.
Michaela Coel Gets “Mistaken” For Flight Attendant Chewing Gum creator and star Michaela Coel tweeted that a (racist) woman asked her to clean up a mess and increase the flight ...
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Created on 17 May 2018
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27 More Women Accuse Charlie Rose Of Sexual Harassment: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... the media of relentlessly demonizing him even though Cosby, you know, did admit to drugging women in 2005. Read her full statement on Deadline.
Michaela Coel To Star In Netflix’s Black Earth Rising ...
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Created on 03 May 2018
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The New Documentary “Love, Gilda” Tells Gilda Radner’s Story In Her Own Words
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(Movies)
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The new documentary Love, Gilda, which premiered at Tribeca Film Fest and hits theaters on September 21, seems to do the impossible by having comedian Gilda Radner herself narrate the documentary, ...
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Created on 25 April 2018
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Week(s) Of Women: December 22, 2017-January 4, 2018
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(Entertainment)
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... with a cast including Chewing Gum’s Michaela Coel, Black Panther’s Letitia Wright, and How I Met Your Mother’s Cristin Milioti, plus an episode directed by Jodie Foster, it sounds promising! Out Friday, ...
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Created on 20 December 2017
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Nina Simone Will Finally Be Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
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(Music)
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... dude rock bands: the Cars, Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues, and Dire Straits.
Top photo: What Happened, Miss Simone?/Netflix
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Created on 13 December 2017
