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Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans is grappling with change but determined to learn more to make his oldest child happy and "free" after they came out as transgender. "I have a daughter that transitioned into a son," the 51-year-old "Scary Movie" and "White Chicks" star revealed last week on the "The Breakfast Club" podcast. "My daughter Amai is now Kai," he explained.

The Miramax label at Paramount under new boss Jonathan Glickman is getting back into the Scary Movie business with a new movie that will go into production this year for theatrical release in 2025.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Multi-talented actor and comedian Marlon Wayans has his sights set on the comedy stage once again, this time with his latest uproarious venture, “Marlon Wayans: Good Grief,” on Amazon Prime Video, exclusively revealed to Variety. In what marks his fourth stand-up special, and set to air this summer, the versatile entertainer is poised to deliver a side-splitting performance at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the ridiculous comedy film, “White Chicks.” Seriously, has there been any film to age as bad as that? Well, one thing about that film that hasn’t aged badly is Marlon Wayans. Years after he made a name for himself as the star of a slew of comedies, it appears the comedian is ready to really embrace his more dramatic side.

EXCLUSIVE: For their sports horror pic Goat, Universal Pictures and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw banner looked to have found the actor to play their greatest of all time athlete as Deadline is hearing Marlon Wayans is set to star in in the pic. Justin Tipping is on board to direct the pic which is produced by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, and Jamal Watson. Executive producers are David Kern and Kate Oh.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor According to Marlon Wayans, the number one rule in comedy is “You can’t be afraid to offend.” Four of today’s hottest comics came together for Variety’s stand-up comedy roundtable — Marlon Wayans (“God Loves Me”), Tom Segura (“Sledgehammer”), (“Salute Me or Shoot Me”) and Matt Rife (“Natural Selection”) — to discuss the state of comedy. In the past few years, many comedians have argued that political correctness and increased sensitivity have negatively impacted the art form. A fresh face in the scene, the 28-year-old Rife ignited backlash last week over a joke about domestic violence in his new Netflix special.

The Breakfast Club” podcast, the “White Chicks” star spoke openly about his child’s transition and how it has affected him. “I have a daughter that transitioned into a son,” Wayans, 51, said on the podcast. “My daughter Amai is now Kai, and so, I talk about the transition.” “Not his … their transition, but my transition as a parent, going from ignorance and denial to complete unconditional love and acceptance,” the actor continued.The Post reached out to Wayans for additional comment.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor During the recently ended writers strike, many people who worked on the staffs of TV’s late-night shows wished things would get back to normal. Roy Wood Jr. was surprised to find that he was not one of them.

Air has been set for a special honor at next month’s Gotham Awards.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “Air” director, producer and star Ben Affleck will receive the first-ever Gotham Visionary Icon and Creator Tribute at this year’s Gotham Awards ceremony. The tribute award was created for this year’s ceremony to recognize cultural icons and the filmmakers responsible for bringing those icon’s stories to life.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Roy Wood Jr., a longtime contributor to Comedy Central‘s “Daily Show,” will not return to the late-night program when it returns to production, the latest wrinkle to develop at the long-running show as executives continue to hunt for a successor to Trevor Noah. “I can’t come up with Plan B is while still working with Plan A,” the comedian told NPR, noting he doesn’t want to continue as one of the show’s cadre of correspondents while someone else is being considered for the top role. “The job of correspondent…it’s not really one where you can juggle multiple things.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 10, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 27 on Fox. “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson was revealed as Rubbie Ducky on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Masked Singer.” The Fox competition show’s Season 10 was back to kick off regular season game play — following a special episode on Sept. 17 that featured the unmasking of Demi Lovato.

After the majority of late-night shows revealed that they were returning next week, The Daily Show has set its own plan.

show, based on the Archie Comics character of the same name, she was aching for more mature gigs as the ABC series progressed. However, the now-47-year-old’s magical, squeaky-clean image was tarnished when she posed half-naked for the cover of Maxim magazine in 1999 — and she was accused of breaching her TV contract because of it.On top of that, she was nearly fired, too.She claimed she found out she was being sued by the network at the premiere of her 1999 rom-com “Drive Me Crazy” — calling it the “worst day” of her life on a recent episode of the “Boy Meets World” rewatch podcast “Pod Meets World.”She also revealed to hosts Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle that, as a result of her sexy cover shoot, she was even almost booted from her role in the horror parody film “Scary Movie” — something that she allegedly also found out on the red carpet.The Long Island native, who appeared as Sabrina in a 1997 episode of “Boy Meets World,” said that she was waiting for a post-premiere car ride when she got the news.“I get a call in the limo,” she said.

Chris Tucker.After a 12-year hiatus from full-on touring, the “Rush Hour” star is taking off on ‘The Legend Tour’ from September through January 2024.Midway through the 30-show nationwide run, the motormouthed comic will drop into the Big Apple when he plays New York City’s Beacon Theatre on Friday, Nov. 17.“I’m looking forward to getting back to my roots,” Tucker shared in a statement.

giving cancel culture a huge heckle offstage. “Most of the people on social media with these [negative] opinions aren’t even real people …They’re trying to strip us of the very thing that makes our country special: the freedom of speech.”Recently, Marlon used comedy to address the senseless violence and brawl at an Alabama dock which caught the nation’s attention. It’s something he spoke in detail about on this week’s episode – along with negative reaction to his own commentary on the incident.“I think social media messed up socializing and we’ve got to get back to laughing and finding reasons to laugh and stop being so damn sensitive,” he said.

2023 BET Awards gave one of the greatest his flowers.During «culture's biggest night,» Busta Rhymes was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award — presented by Marlon Wayans and Swizz Beatz -- where he shared an inspirational message in his acceptance speech, and got emotional while holding the prestigious award.Known for his rapid-fire delivery and intricate rhymes, the 51-year-old artist was surprisingly candid and soft-spoken as he got real about his career and the trajectory of his life.«All right. So, I'm going to wear it on my sleeve.

From being kicked off of flights to harrowing altercations on board, stars aren’t always flying the friendly skies.

Marlon Wayans is speaking out amid a feud with United Airlines.

No laughing matter. Marlon Wayans entered a messy dispute with United Airlines, claiming that he was “targeted” by the airline regarding their two-bag policy.

Marlon Wayans is shouting out other airlines after he was removed from a United Airlines flight on Friday and cited for disturbing the peace. The comedian took to Instagram on Monday thanking Delta Airlines for "rinsing the bad taste" of United Airlines out of his mouth. Wayans also thanked American Airlines for being "great as well." "The corporate call i got from that was insensitive and once again Unaccommodating.

so freakin’ pissed.Comedian and “White Chicks” star Marlon Wayans took to Instagram on Saturday, claiming he was “mistreated” and “targeted” Friday by a United Airlines flight attendant, which resulted in him being removed from a flight and cited by police for disturbing the peace. “I don’t know what kind of corporate culture there is: your customers are always right,” Wayans said in a video in which he claimed he received a call from United customer service defending the attendant, whom Wayans called “rude and wrong.” In several previous Instagram posts, the 50-year-old claimed that an attendant asked him to consolidate his three carry-on bags into two, per the airline’s policy.Wayans claimed he complied — but was still asked to check one of his bags.

Marlon Wayans is calling out United Airlines for «targeting» him after he went over the airline's carry-on bag limit during a flight out of Denver International Airport Friday.In a video shared to Instagram Saturday, the comedian and actor broke down the incident, which ultimately saw him removed from his flight with the airline.Wayans said he consolidated his three bags down to two to adhere to United's two-bag allowance, before noticing that other passengers weren't told to do the same. «So, United Airlines customer service or corporate hits me up,» Wayans begins. «And I don't know what kind of corporate culture there is… your customer is always right.»«I'm willing to play that video back, put the sound on,» he continued, referencing a video taken of the interaction.

Marlon Wayans is speaking out after being removed from a United Airlines flight and cited for disturbing the peace Friday. The 50-year-old comedian shared an Instagram video in which he told his fans that he would have to miss his shows in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday night following an incident with a gate agent at a Denver, Colorado, airport. "Maaaaaan the bulls--t I’m experiencing at @united is unprecedented BULLS--T," Wayans wrote in the caption of his post.

Bresha Webb is a proud daughter of Baltimore, who grew up with big acting dreams. But she has mixed feelings when it comes to the city’s greatest contribution to television: “The Wire.”“A lot of the roles were cast out of my high school, the Baltimore School for the Arts. So I was just upset that I didn’t get a chance to be on it,” she told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.”She said that her classmates and teachers were cast, but she was petite and, well, too “cute” to be considered for those gritty gangster and drug dealer roles.“I looked like I was 14 forever,” she said.

After 38 days in theateres, Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, and Artists Equity’s Air will stream on Prime Video on May 12 in more than 240 countries.

Angelique Jackson It’s time to lace up your kicks: Ben Affleck’s “Air” will be available to stream on Prime Video beginning May 12. “Air” debuted April 5 on more than 3,500 screens, which marked an unprecedented theatrical release for Amazon, as the studio affirmed its billion-dollar commitment to making movies for the big screen. The film is produced by Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, and is the inaugural project from Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity. Directed by Affleck, from a script by Alex Convery, “Air” tells the true story of how Nike’s basketball division signed then-NBA rookie Michael Jordan into a historic partnership that revolutionized the world of endorsement deals with the creation of the Air Jordan brand.

post-COVID theatrical gambit, “Air,” tells the mostly untold story of how Nike convinced a promising NBA rookie named Michael Jordan to sign with them over the market-dominating likes of Addidas and Converse. Directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon alongside a packed ensemble cast, the film also stars Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans and Chris Messina and has debuted to mostly rapturous reviews and early-bird Oscar buzz.It’s also the feature screenwriting debut of 25-year-old Alex Convery.

Marlons Wayans is opening up about his grief.During an appearance on , the actor discusses his role in the acclaimed new film,, where he plays George Raveling, one of Michael Jordan's coaches at the 1984 Olympics, in the film about how Nike signed the superstar to a groundbreaking shoe deal.When asked how life informs his work, Marlon shares how his own pain motivates him to help heal others through laughter. «In my life right now, I have so much stuff that can be depressing. I lost my mom recently, I lost my dad three days ago.

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