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ABC confirms ‘Black-ish’ spinoff ‘Old-ish’ starring Jenifer Lewis and Laurence Fishburne

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ABC officials have confirmed a third Black-ish spin-off - Old-ish - is in the works.

Bosses at the television network are working with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris on the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Old-ish is set to follow Black-ish stars Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis as they reprise their roles as Earl "Pops" Johnson and Ruby Johnson.

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Jenifer, 63, and Laurence, 59, play the parents of Anthony Anderson's character Dre on Black-ish. Tracee Ellis Ross plays Dre's wife, Rainbow.

Lewis will serve as executive producer of the show.

According to a script teaser, Old-ish "will follow Ruby and Earl as they give love a second chance. When they move to a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of L.A., they'll meet characters who represent the old and new faces of the community as they try to make it work as a married couple. Again."

Laurence has been a recurring character on the show from the beginning, while Jenifer was promoted from a recurring role to series regular in season 2.

Old-ish will be the fourth installment in the franchise - Black-ish premiered in 2014 on ABC, Grown-ish premiered in 2018 on Freeform, and Mixed-ish premiered in 2019 on ABC.

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‘Black-ish’ Star Jenifer Lewis: ‘We Have Had Enough of Trump’s Madness’, Blatant Cruelty, Lies Upon Lies’

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"Black-ish" star Jenifer Lewis appeared on MSNBC's "The Beat" to discuss President Donald Trump's "madness" and "blatant cruelty."

Lewis said: "I speak to the Millennials, those kids grew up with me as the aunt on Fresh Prince, the mother in a lot of African-American movies and I have a special relationship with them, and I'm here to say to the protesters continue peacefully protesting. Get what you need in this great challenge before us. Don’t stop all the diversity, the millions upon millions, it's a sea of humanity that is out in the streets right now saying that's enough of the oppression on killing our children in the streets. They know it's wrong. There has to be reform. And it can’t be a modest bill, Mr. Trump. We have to get to the root of the racism, the deep hate. I have never seen so much hate. It’s so disturbing. We have to come together. we cannot be divided."

The 63-year-old comedienne and character actress plays the mother of lead actress Tracey Ellis Ross on Black-ish.

When asked who she plans to vote for in November, Lewis said, "Well, that choice should be Mr. Biden. We have had enough of this madness, the blatant cruelty, the lies upon lies. We could have been warned back in January. Look how many people have died. This is wrong. We need leadership. My friend, today, do you wear a mask? You don't wear a mask? Well, he doesn't wear a mask. Pence didn't wear a mask, and then you see him in a mask. Leadership, this is the greatest country in the world. Well, you know what? No. The world is great. And that's what has to be new."

Lewis, who was diagnosed with sex addiction and bipolar disorder in 1990, told PEOPLE in 2017, "I have peace of mind now; I'm in my skin. It took years to get to that place, but I did it -- and I have a smile on my face."

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PICS: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jennifer Holiday, Jenifer Lewis, Victoria Rowell, Kenny Lattimore and More Attend 27th Annual Divas Simply Singing

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Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph hosted the 27th annual Divas Simply Singing fundraising extravaganza in Hollywood, California on Sunday. The event is held every year to raise AIDS awareness "one song at a time".

Other celebrity guests included Victoria Rowell, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Holiday, Kenny Lattimore, comedienne Luenell, Thelma Houston, Shar Jackson and more.

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PICS: Yara Shahidi, Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Anthony Anderson, Jenifer Lewis

Actress Yara Shahidi attended ABC's Black-ish FYC event at Television Academy in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The 17-year-old was accepted to every college she applied to. Not to take anything away from Yara, but pretty much everyone is accepted to IVY League schools or prominent HBCUs. There used to be a strict criteria for admission to the top schools. But thanks to the whiny Democrats, colleges accept everyone to avoid hurting the feelings of sensitive snowflakes. The standards for admission are so low now. It won't be long before colleges stop issuing grades altogether. Everyone will graduate simply for showing up.

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Celebs Out & About: Nelly, Kevin Hart, Jenifer Lewis, Bryshere Gray

Nelly and girlfriend Shantel Jackson arriving at Sydney Airport

American rapper Nelly, left, and his girlfriend Shantel Jackson walked through Sydney airport on Tuesday. Nelly was reportedly "very protective" of Shantel as fans approached him for autographs.
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