In the 2023 rendition of The Color Purple, Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. plays the mean and cold Ol’ Mister. In real life, “mean” and “cold” are the polar opposite of who the legendary actor is. The 87-year-old — the third Black actor to ever win an Oscar in 1983 — showed up to Atlanta‘s […]
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