What's On Today - Thursday

Tiffany Haddish graces the cover of Sports Illustrated as the first-ever comedian, celebrating the legacy of her swimsuit model grandmother.

Tiffany Haddish is seeing some of her wildest dreams realized.

On Tuesday, May 12, Sports Illustrated revealed the 46-year-old comedian as the latest cover model for its annual Swimsuit Issue, alongside Hilary Duff, social media star Alix Earle, and Canadian model Nicole Williams English.

Haddish appears on the cover, photographed along the beaches of Loreto, in a burnt-orange bikini layered over a golden-yellow suit, flashing a cheeky smile with long silky hair and soft, sun-kissed glam.… Read more

Collins died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family.

Jason Collins, who served as a global ambassador for basketball after coming out as the NBA’s first openly gay player, died Tuesday from an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 47.

First diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2025, Collins traveled to China for experimental treatments not yet authorized in the United States. The treatments allowed him to return to the states to participate in events surrounding NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles in February, as well as events at his alma mater, Stanford.… Read more

The comedian, who was personally in attendance at the roast, admitted to TMZ that she didn’t hear the George Floyd joke said by Tony Hinchcliffe, but had something to say for those online who took issue with any of the comedy from Sunday’s event.

Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart” has brought a certain kind of dark comedy back into the spotlight, with several comedians weighing in both in favor of the mean jokes and others who felt it leaned too heavily on “tired” race jokes and comments that weren’t funny.… Read more

An old family recipe became the kickstarter for one of the sweetest gifts Hudson received.

Jennifer Hudson is known for surprises on her show. On Thursday, she got one of her biggest surprises just in time for Mother’s Day.

While sitting back on “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” the EGOT winner was informed by her crew that they had something to gift her. That gift came from her son, David, whose mere presence brought his mother to tears.… Read more

Seven of the eight victims were the children of the shooter, Shamar Elkins, who went on a killing spree across three residences on April 19.

This Mother’s Day weekend, a community in Shreveport, Louisiana, gathered for the funeral of the eight children who were killed in a shooting spree in April.

Shreveport Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor, Councilman James Green, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux, and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords were in attendance for the service at Summer Grove Baptist Church, according to the Associated Press.… Read more

“They’re like, ‘We don’t know if we can get behind the whole polyamorous [thing],’” Ne-Yo said about business opportunities he’s lost.

Ne-Yo is proudly in a polyamorous relationship, but said that his openness has cost him some business.

“The world is mad at the fact that I’m in a polyamorous relationship. There are people upset,” Ne-Yo, 46, said on the “Sorry We’re Cyrus” podcast this week. He added, “There’s deals that I missed out on because they’re like, ‘We don’t know if we can get behind the whole polyamorous [thing].”… Read more