Simone told TheWrap, “I was not familiar with Michael, but when I first met him, I was really upset because we were on our way to the first chemistry read — I think we had like two or three — and he ...

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The pair reflect on sitting next one another on a nearly six-hour flight to Los Angeles where they'd perform their first ...

Netflix's new romance series Forever introduces subscribers to a new imagining of Judy Blume's lovestruck teens. Created by Mara Brock Akil, the show based on the 1975 book follows Justin Edwards ...

Mara Brock Akil's Netflix series is a modern-day adaptation of Judy Blume's coming-of-age novel, featuring a pair of Black ...

Cooper Jr., 23, tells PEOPLE about working with the "powerhouse" actress and their off-screen mother-son dynamic The onscreen bond between Michael Cooper Jr. and Karen Pittman in Forever is undeniable ...

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