WATCH: Wesley Snipes & Keegan-Michael Key on getting ‘Dolemite’ right

Dolemite Is My Name boasts tons of big names and big laughs and theGrio sat down with Wesley Snipes and Keegan-Michael Key to find out how they handled the press and managed to get any work done with so many crazy characters on the scene.

In the Netflix film that hits the streamer this Friday, Eddie Murphy stars as the crude comedian Rudy Ray Moore, a passionate and perseverant performer who doesn’t take no for an answer. In his attempt to make a movie starring his hilarious persona, Dolemite, he enlists the help of D’Urville Martin (Snipes) to direct the flick and Jerry Jones (Key) to write the script.

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The film is full of industry heavyweights and that fact wasn’t lost on Wesley Snipes or Keegan-Michael Key who both agreed they had to block out all of the talent they were surrounded by in order to focus on their respective responsibilities.

“You have to just take a breath, you lock in and not think about the fact that you’re in a scene with Wesley Snipes and Eddie Murphy,” said Key. “Don’t think about the fact that you’re in a scene with the entire Trump family and Simon Phoenix from ‘Demolition Man.'”

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‘They all respected each other so nobody came on the set with a whole bunch of ego,” added Snipes. “Everybody was like, ‘Let’s try to do our best.’ I have to admit, I was a little nervous because I come from the drama place and now I’m in a film with all of these funny guys and girls.”

Check out the full interview above.

Dolemite Is My Name premieres October 25 on Netflix.

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Bed, Bath and Beyond pull Blackface jack-o’-lanterns from shelves after complaints

Roses are red, violets are blue and let’s be clear: pumpkins are orange, not the new Black!

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Bed, Bath & Beyond got called out for selling what many called Blackface jack-o’-lanterns on their website. The retailer now has pulled the Blackface pumpkins, after getting hit with a barrage of complaints from consumers who frowned at the unnecessary color change, Fox News reports.

In one New York community, a law office got slammed for displaying the Black pumpkins on the steps of the Feerick, Nugent, MacCartney Law Offices on South Broadway. The partners at the firm heard the complaints loud and clear and removed the pumpkins, News 12 reports.

“We understand that someone complained about them, and so once we got word of that we immediately took them down,” said Mary Marzolla, one of the firm’s partners.

“We represent people of all colors and faiths, and we would never do anything to exclude anyone from any community.”

Alak Shah, an associate at the firm, shared her sentiments.

“It’s just nothing I take offense to personally, but since it did offend someone we took proactive steps to take it down,” said Shah.

Wilbur Aldridge, the regional director at the NAACP, condemned the black pumpkin décor.

“By now I would believe everyone [would] know that anything in Blackface is offensive… Equally as offensive is that a retail store would have such an item in [their] inventory for general purchase,” the statement read, according to the outlet.

As for Bed, Bath & Beyond, they have since apologized for offending people, and removed the items from their website and said they are not in store anymore.

“This is a sensitive area and, though unintentional, we apologize for any offense caused,” the spokeswoman said.

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Surprisingly, Bed, Bath and Beyond earlier this year hired a new interim CEO, a Black woman named Mary Winston.

Winston was appointed in the midst of Bed, Bath & Beyond’s troubles and decline in sales, series of layoffs, and 60 store closures by the end of 2019.

This latest news certainly doesn’t help their standing.

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