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Jun 22, 2020 | 6:09 AM

JOHN LEGEND HAS BBQ WITH LIZZO CUTOUT: John Legend celebrated Father’s Day with a one-hour ABC variety special dedicated to dads. John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day kicked off with a song featuring cameos from Snoop Dog and Ne-Yo, and then, he and wife Chrissy Teigen whipped out the BBQ, alongside cardboard cut-outs of Britney Spears, Lizzo and Queen Elizabeth. Stevie Wonder, Shaquille O’Neal, Quincy Jones, Common, Scottie Pippen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Marlon Wayans also appeared. (ET)

ABEL WANTS POLICE TO RETURN STUFF HE USED IN ALLEGED JUSSIE SMOLLETT ATTACK? One of Jussie Smollett‘s alleged attackers is asking for personal belongings back from the Chicago police, TMZ reports. According to court docs, Abel Osundairo wants the items police seized in a February 2019 search of his home back. They reportedly include the ski mask and hat reportedly believed to be purchased to use in the attack on Smollett. (TMZ)

WHITNEY CUMMINGS BREAKS SILENCE ON CHRIS D’ELIA: Whitney Cummings is speaking out after Chris D’Elia was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. She wrote on Twitter: “It’s taken me a couple days to process the information I have learned about Chris. I’m devastated and enraged by what I’ve read and learned. This is a pattern of predatory behavior. This abuse of power is enabled by silence. Now that I’m aware, I won’t be silent. Girls should be able to be a fan of a comedian they admire without being a sexual target. It’s the adult’s responsibility to be an adult.” The pair co-starred in NBC‘s Whitney. (Page Six)

KELLY DODD TALKS RACISM: Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd is sharing her own experiences of racism. On Instagram, she wrote that she has been a victim as a Mexican. “I’ve experienced racism personally … I’m a woman of color and love everyone!” Dodd was accused of racism herself when a 2016 TMZ video resurfaced of her saying that she didn’t “like” or “know any Black guys” while being filmed outside of The Nice Guy restaurant in Los Angeles. (Us Weekly)