Little Fires Everywhere star Lexi Underwood to portray Malia Obama opposite Viola Davis as Michelle

Little Fires Everywhere star Lexi Underwood set to portray Malia Obama in Showtime anthology series The First Lady starring Viola Davis By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 17:36 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 17:36 GMT, 10 March 2021 Breakout star of Little Fires Everywhere Lexi Underwood will play Malia Obama in The First Lady … Read more

The Handmaid’s Tale star O-T Fagbenle to play President Barack Obama in series The First Lady

The Handmaid’s Tale star O-T Fagbenle tabbed to play President Barack Obama in Showtime series The First Lady… with Viola Davis as Michelle Obama By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:17 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 07:17 GMT, 26 February 2021 The new Showtime drama series — The First Lady — began filming in … Read more

Obama claims reparations are ‘justified’ but explains it was a ‘nonstarter’ during his presidency

Former President Barack Obama claimed reparations for black Americans are ‘justified’ but explained in his podcast with Bruce Springsteen that it was a ‘nonstarter’ during his presidency because of ‘white resistence’. During his 2008 presidential campaign, Obama appeared to oppose reparations and argued that ‘the best reparations we can provide are good schools in the … Read more

Obama tells Springsteen he once broke a high school classmate’s after he called him a racial slur

Former President Barack Obama has revealed that he once broke a classmate’s nose after he called him a racial slur during a locker room fight in high school. Obama, 59, opened up publicly for the first time about the incident in the second episode of his new Spotify podcast with singer Bruce Springsteen, titled Renegades: … Read more

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen release Spotify podcast series

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen release a new podcast series called ‘Renegades: Born in the USA’ where they talk about ‘their lives, music, and enduring love of America’ Renegades: Born in the USA was released on Spotify on Monday  The first two, 53-minute episodes were released along with the announcement Obama and Springsteen both promoted … Read more

Bob Iger, James Costos, Ted Kaufman jostling to be ambassador to London

Disney chairman Bob Iger; James Costos, a close friend of Barack Obama with ties to Hollywood; and Ted Kaufman, Joe Biden‘s loyal aide, are emerging as the front runners for the coveted position of U.S. ambassador to London. The appointment is the most prestigious in the president – and the Senate‘s – gift: the ambassador … Read more

Obamas’ production company with Netflix announces new shows, movies

Barack and Michelle Obama have announced a slate of six new projects as part of their lucrative multi-year deal with Netflix, revealing that they will lead production on a variety of new TV shows and movies, including a film about the first man to summit Mt. Everest.   Higher Ground Productions, which the former first couple … Read more

Adorable toddlers dress up as Barack and Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day

A pair of four-year-olds earned a shout out from former First Lady Michelle Obama after recreating her and Barack’s looks from Inauguration Day in a series of adorable Instagram photos.    This week, Ryleigh Madison Hampton and her friend Zayden Lowe from Florence, South Carolina dressed up and posed for pictures as Barack Obama and Michelle, … Read more

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman signs with Gigi Hadid’s modeling agency IMG

Youngest ever inaugural poet Amanda Gorman looks set to make the most of her moment in the spotlight after signing with elite modeling agency IMG, which also represents the likes of Gigi and Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Ashley Graham, and Gisele.  The 22-year-old became an overnight sensation after performing her original piece The Hill We … Read more

Seven ‘Beast’ limos with four presidents makes Biden’s inauguration the biggest procession ever

Joe Biden’s inauguration saw the Secret Service put on the biggest motorcade procession in history, as at least seven ‘Beast’ limousines and an armada of armored cars transported the new president, vice president and three former presidents through the nation’s capital.  Seven heavily armored presidential limos, nicknamed the Beasts, were seen driving through Washington DC … Read more