Sean Penn is no fan of Dan Abrams. RELATED: Sean Penn Won’t Play Jeff Spicoli In ‘Fast Times’ Table Read Penn appeared on CNN to discuss how his nonprofit is expanding free COVID-19 testing sites.

Before talking about his non-profit, however, “The Gunman” actor took a shot at CNN’s previous guest, Dan Abrams. Abrams is the Chief Legal Affairs Anchor for ABC News and the host of the very recently cancelled “Live PD”. “Great to see you challenge that used car salesman,” Penn told the CNN host. “Selling everything and saying nothing about what’s going on in the country right now.” RELATED: Tiffany Haddish Tears Up About George Floyd’s Funeral “Live PD” — like “Cops” before it — has been cancelled in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing

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Steve Harvey Says Black Lives Matters Is ‘One Of The Greatest Movements Since The Civil Rights Movement’

Steve Harvey welcomed activist Kimberly Jones to his Facebook Watch talk show for a special Juneteenth edition, and the comedian/TV host had a lot to say about systemic racism in America and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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John Legend spreads ‘Bigger Love’ with Juneteenth LP release

Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US on June 19, 1865.“I’m excited that the album’s coming out that day,” says Legend of “Bigger Love,” which arrives two days before his “John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” special airs on ABC. “And I’m excited that people are taking a moment to celebrate the ending of slavery in this country … It also reminds us that we still have a ways to go to get more free in this country.

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WATCH LIVE: Attorney Ben Crump compares 2018 South Daytona death to George Floyd

ORLANDO, Fla. – Attorney Ben Crump will hold a news conference Thursday in connection with the 2018 death of a black man he claims was held down by South Daytona police officers.Crump and co-counsel Jasmine Rand said they will release video from June 28, 2018, showing that two officers kept their knees on the back and neck of Timothy Coffman, who had a mental illness, for more than four minutes.Coffman died four days later.Crump claims Coffman was beaten with a baton, tased numerous times and held face down on the ground by four officers.“The officers obstructed his ability to breathe until he lost consciousness,” officials said.

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Sean Penn cuts a casual look as he joins model daughter Dylan Frances for lunch at Nobu Malibu

Sean Penn has recently been doing his part to help Los Angeles recover from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.And the two-time Academy Award winner is enjoying his SoCal favorites as businesses begin to reopen.He cut a casual chic dad look Wednesday as he joined his model daughter Dylan Frances Penn for lunch at Nobu Malibu during a break from quarantine. Lunch date: Sean Penncut a casual chic dad look Wednesday as he joined his model daughter Dylan Frances Penn for lunch at Nobu Malibu during a break from quarantineThe 59-year-old donned an army green bomber jacket, which he paired with a khaki button-down shirt.He finished the ensemble with some beige denim pants and a pair of matching suede shoes.

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Inside John Legend's 'Bigger Love' Album, Which He Hopes Can 'Lift People Up'

John Legend finished recording his seventh studio album in February, he, like everyone, couldn't have imagined the state of society four months later, juggling both a global pandemic and a social revolution, with the police killing of George Floyd causing civil unrest in the streets of America.On a Zoom listening session for his Bigger Love album earlier in June, Legend said that the stirring 16-track project's lyrics "feel different now, given the circumstances," but views part of his duty as an artist to "lift people up.""This album is more focused on joy, love, hope, and on optimism," he adds. "I think my last album [2016's Darkness and Light] was kind of an album about being worried about being concerned and I definitely feel both.

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Black protester who carried injured white man through angry crowd says he ‘did what we had to do’

During the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday in London, spurred by the death of George Floyd, a Black man was seen carrying an injured white man to safety after he was being beat up.

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Bootsy Collins says black people “haven’t been allowed to advance that much” over the years

Bootsy Collins doesn’t think black people have “been allowed to advance that much” over the years.Speaking in a new interview, Collins, who rose to prominence with James Brown in the 1970s before later joining Parliament-Funkadelic, discussed how far the black community have come in light of recent events following the death of George Floyd last month.“A lot has changed over the years,” he told The Guardian. “We [black people] have been allowed to gain more, maybe, in terms of money – but the wider mindset is the same.

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Jon Stewart Says The Police ‘Patrol The Border Between The Two Americas’

Jon Stewart is back.

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Kevin Bacon says 'old white guys like me' need to 'shut up and listen' amid racial tensions

Kevin Bacon is ready to listen. The actor chatted virtually with late-night host Jimmy Fallon recently and spoke about the current racial tension that is rocking America following the deaths of several black people while in police custody, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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Gareth Southgate says Jadon Sancho won’t get everything right and offers Man Utd advice

Gareth Southgate ’s glowing assessment of fast-rising England star Jadon Sancho as he takes the Bundesliga by storm post-lockdown.

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Bob Dylan says he was 'sickened' by George Floyd's death

Bob Dylan has weighed in on the police killing of George Floyd in a rare interview published Friday.The 79-year-old Nobel laureate said he was 'sickened' to see 'George tortured to death like that' in a conversation with The New York Times.He also expressed fear that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic could be 'a forerunner of something else to come,' though the one-time born-again Christian doubted it was a biblical plague.

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Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?

MINNEAPOLIS – For 12-year-old Tamir Rice, it was simply carrying a toy handgun. For Eric Garner, it was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes.

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Robert De Niro talks racial tension in the US as the dad of 6 biracial kids, says cops have to 'change'

Robert De Niro shared his thoughts on the current racial tensions in the United States as the parent of six biracial children. The 76-year-old actor appeared Thursday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and was asked about his thoughts on the ongoing protests sparked by the police-involved death of George Floyd.The actor noted that, even though he’s the father of adult biracial children, he too had blind spots when it comes to racism and his privilege.

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World of Dance Host Scott Evans Talks Protesting for Black Live Matter

Among the protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, police reform and racial equality is Access Hollywood and World of Dance host Scott Evans, who joined his friend E!'s Justin Sylvester on his latest episode of Just The Sip to talk about marching the streets of Los Angeles and much more. At one particular protest, Evans recalled getting tear gassed and getting hit in the head with a rubber bullet—which he decided to keep.

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'Live PD' dropped by A&E on heels of 'Cops' cancellation

Andrew Dalton - A&E Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD” following weeks of protests inspired by the death of George Floyd and a report that a crew from the show filmed the arrest of a black man who died after he was restrained by police.The cable network announced the move Wednesday, a day after the similar show “Cops," on the air for 33 seasons, was dropped by the Paramount Network.RELATED: 'Cops' TV show ends 32-year run following George Floyd protests, according to reports“This is a critical time in our nation’s history and we have made the decision to cease production on Live PD," A&E said in a statement.

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'Live PD' dropped by A&E on heels of 'Cops' cancellation

LOS ANGELES – A&E Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD” following weeks of protests inspired by the death of George Floyd and a report that a crew from the show filmed the arrest of a black man who died after he was restrained by police. A&E Network has canceled the police reality series “Live PD” after weeks of protests inspired by the death of George Floyd and a report that a crew from the show filmed the death of another black man in police custody.

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Sean Penn admits he can be 'a difficult person to like' as he gets candid about his reputation

He has, fairly or unfairly, earned a reputation for being difficult to work with.And it's something Sean Penn himself alluded to when he accepted the Best Actor Oscars for Milk at the 2009 Academy Awards, telling the audience: 'I did not expect this... and I want it to be very clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often.'On Wednesday, Howard Stern asked the actor about it and Penn, 59, acknowledged that he has butted heads with directors who he believed did not deliver on what they had promised him.

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Live PD Canceled at A&E

Live PD is canceled at A&E. The controversial police reality show's cancellation comes just one day after Paramount canceled Cops, as America continues another week of anti-police brutality protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder on May 25. "This is a critical time in our nation's history and we have made the decision to cease production on Live PD.

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Men seen reenacting George Floyd's death during counter-protest fired, suspended from jobs

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. - Two men who allegedly reenacted the police custody death of George Floyd during a counter-protest in Gloucester County are now facing disciplinary action from their employers.Jim DeMarco has reportedly been fired from his job at FedEx.

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'Stop the pain,' a brother of George Floyd tells Congress

WASHINGTON - Philonese Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain" so that his brother George wouldn't be just "another name” on a growing list of those killed during interactions with police.Floyd's appearance before a House hearing came a day after funeral services for his bother, the 46-year-old Minnesota man whose death has become a worldwide symbol in demonstrations over calls for changes to police practices and an end to racial prejudices.“I’m here today to ask you to make it stop.

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George Floyd’s death is ‘changing the world,’ his brother says

WASHINGTON – Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, says he’s testifying to Congress because he wants his brother’s death to be "more than another name” on a growing list of those killed during interactions with police.Floyd's appearance before a House hearing Wednesday comes a day after funeral services for George Floyd, who has become a worldwide symbol in demonstrations calling for changes to police practices and an end to racial prejudices.“If his death ends up changing the world for the better. And I think it will.

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Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Stacey Abrams Call for Systemic Change Amid Events "That Demand Action"

"We find ourselves on a precipice, on a tipping point," Oprah Winfrey said as she opened a conversation with black artists and activists on Tuesday aimed at determining how America can funnel the rage and protests of recent weeks into action to eradicate systemic inequality and racism. Following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who pleaded for air as a Minnesota police officer kneeled on his neck, as well as of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and ensuing protests nationwide, Winfrey's two-night conversation, called "Where Do We Go From Here?", featured director Ava DuVernay, former U.S.

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Sean Penn Won’t Play Jeff Spicoli In ‘Fast Times At Ridgemont High’ Table Read

Sean Penn is looking forward to revisiting Ridgemont High.

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CBC host Wendy Mesley apologizes for using a certain word in discussion on race

Wendy Mesley says she’s sorry and “deeply ashamed” after using “a word that should never be used” during an editorial discussion about current issues regarding race.“The Weekly with Wendy Mesley” host took to her Twitter account to post about the incident, which now has her off the air while the CBC investigates.pic.twitter.com/8fWoEMIJ10— Wendy Mesley (@WendyMesleyCBC) June 9, 2020Mesley’s statement did not identify the word but said it “was not aimed at anyone.”She said she used it as she was quoting a journalist they were intending to interview on a panel discussion about coverage of racial inequality.

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Meghan Markle is passionate about Black Lives Matter movement & the campaign matters to her says Royal expert

Meghan Markle became the first royal to voice her opinion in the matter of protests for George Floyd's death. The Duchess of Sussex has been pro Black Lives Matter campaign ever since it began and a royal expert has recently revealed that she and Prince Harry are gearing up to get more involved in the movement.

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Stephen Lawrence dad says black people still treated as second-class citizens in Britain

Murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence's father believes black people are still treated as second-class citizens in Britain.

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Sean Penn joins New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at press briefing

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's latest press briefing remotely on Tuesday afternoon.The I Am Sam star isn't the only actor to join the governor, who has reached celebrity status himself with the popularity of his daily briefings. Chris Rock and Rosie Perez also sat at a social distance from Cuomo during a recent session.

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry 'shifting' focus to Black Lives Matter movement, royal expert says

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are thinking a lot more about the Black Lives Matter movement these days, according to a royal expert. The movement has come to the forefront as protests take place around the globe in opposition to police brutality against black people.The protests were spurred by the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody after an officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes.

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Meghan Markle Is 'Passionate' About Supporting Black Lives Matter, Royal Expert Says (Exclusive)

Meghan Markle's impassioned speech amid the ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd's death — which made her the first royal to speak out in support of Black Lives Matter — she and Prince Harry are preparing to get more involved in the movement. «The Black Lives Matter movement matters to Meghan and it matters to Harry. And I understand that this is going to be an area where we're going to see the couple doing a lot more work and taking a lot more interest,» royal expert Katie Nicholl recently told ET. «They've been very busy with the COVID efforts, particularly how it's impacting on their charities.

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Two weeks after his death, George Floyd's life celebrated at Houston funeral

Houston: Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and other dignitaries joined friends and family of George Floyd at a Houston church on Tuesday to mourn the African American whose death in police custody inspired anti-racism protests around the world.Outside the Fountain of Praise Church before the service, the streets were lined with American flags as those invited filed inside and onlookers stood in quiet respect.

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Joe Exotic Says ‘My Soul Is Dead’ And ‘I’ll Be Dead In 2-3 Months’

Joe Exotic does not expect to last much longer in prison.

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Epstein says Cubs planning to create diversity committee

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs are creating a diversity committee to help improve the organization's standards and practices.Owner Tom Ricketts and President of Business Operations Crane Kenney are leading the plans, according to President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein.The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked protests across the country. Floyd, a black man, died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck while Floyd was handcuffed and saying that he couldn’t breathe.

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Boris Johnson breaks silence on George Floyd protests and says they 'cannot be ignored'

Boris Johnson has said the "depth of emotion" triggered by the death of George Floyd cannot be ignored.

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Biden campaign says he opposes calls to 'defund the police' following George Floyd protests

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's campaign said Monday that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee opposed the “defunding the police” message amid growing calls to do so by activists across the country following George Floyd's death.“As his criminal justice proposal made clear months ago, Vice President Biden does not believe that police should be defunded," Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates said.

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Biden campaign says he opposes calls to 'defund the police'

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John Boyega says he will continue to fight against injustice and inequality

Last week, the actor joined protesters in London's Hyde Park to show his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. In a footage captured by the Evening Standard, Boyega is seen delivering a powerful speech, while asserting that he is risking his career by sharing his viewsAfter his passionate speech, Hollywood stars, including JJ Abrams, Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson wrote, rose in support for Boyega.The actor took to Instagram to address the speech and thank everyone for their "love and support" for the first time."I want to thank you all for the love and support you have shared over the last few days, although nothing I have done is for praise, or is truly even enough, in the grand scheme of things.

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NASCAR President says 'our sport' and 'country' need to do better on racial injustice

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images HAMPTON, Ga. - Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can't Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday's Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country's social unrest. The governing body vowed to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd's death.During their warm-up laps, the 40 cars pulled to a stop in front of the empty grandstands and shut off their engines so NASCAR President Steve Phelps could deliver a message over their radio sets.“Thank you for your time,” Phelps said.

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John Boyega Expresses Thanks for "Love and Support" Following Impassioned Speech

After delivering an impassioned speech during a Black Lives Matter protest in London earlier this week,one of many major anti-racism demonstrations that have taken place around the world following the death of George Floyd on May 25, John Boyega is speaking out for the first time to thank everyone for their "love and support." "I want to thank you all for the love and support you have shared over the last few days, although nothing I have done is for praise, or is truly even enough, in the grand scheme of things," the Star Wars actor wrote in an Instagram post Sunday.

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Lady Gaga encourages kindness and love during inspiring graduation speech to the class of 2020

Lady Gaga gave the class of 2020 an incredibly powerful and motivational seven-minute speech on Sunday.The Chromatica singer spoke about the importance of kindness when trying to make changes for the good of the world.The 34-year-old began by revealing she had completely changed her speech following the death of George Floyd and the continual racial injustices the black community faces daily.

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George Floyd’s Life Celebrated at Public Memorial Service in North Carolina

Large crowds of mourners came out today to pay respect to George Floyd, who lost his life at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, sparking nationwide protest. A two-hour public viewing was held in Raeford, about 25 miles outside of Fayetteville — where the 46-year-old man was born.

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'Use our platform': NBA coaches saying change must occur

MIAMI – The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish a season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining teams to play more than 150 more games and for the league to eventually crown a champion.Coaches are seeing potentially a bigger purpose as well.Many players and coaches have spoken out in recent days following the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. But two coaches said Saturday that once the league arrives at Disney, they would expect the NBA’s visibility to be an asset again in the hope for actual change.“I don’t think anybody is really ready to move on.

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LIVE UPDATES: Protests over George Floyd death continue across US, world

ORLANDO, Fla. – Here’s the latest on protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, a black man who died as a white police officer knelt on his neck.SOUTH KOREAIn South Korea’s capital, Seoul, protesters gathered for a second straight day to denounce Floyd’s death. Wearing masks and black shirts, dozens of demonstrators marched through a commercial district amid a police escort, carrying signs such as “George Floyd Rest in Peace” and “Koreans for Black Lives Matter.”AUSTRALIAIn Brisbane, the Queensland state capital, organizers said about 30,000 people gathered, forcing police to shut down some major downtown streets.

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Murphy says NJ's guard troops returning from Washington over weekend

TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey’s 85 National Guard troops dispatched to Washington, D.C.

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Donald Trump says 'it's a great day for George Floyd' as he boasts about US job numbers

Donald Trump has sparked fury after invoking George Floyd's name while boasting about employment figures, claiming he would be pleased.

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Citing jobs in US, Trump says 'a great day' for George Floyd, Biden calls it 'despicable'

Donald Trump sparked controversy Friday, calling it a "great day" for George Floyd, the man whose death in custody last week unleashed nationwide protests over police brutality against African Americans."We all saw what happened last week.

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'Live PD,' 'Cops' episodes pulled in light of George Floyd protests

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – A&E has decided not to run new episodes of “Live PD” this Friday and Saturday, while Paramount Network has delayed the Season 33 launch of “Cops,” the long-running reality series that was scheduled to return on Monday.

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Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players

NEW YORK – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encourages them to peacefully protest.One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support. George Floyd’s death has ignited nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality, issues former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began speaking out against in 2016 when he started taking a knee during the national anthem.

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Sean Penn Fires At ‘Live PD’ Host Dan Abrams: He Sells ‘Everything’ And Says ‘Nothing About What’s Going On’

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