Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay ‘Sinners,’ Awards Season, and Pearline’s Husband With Jayme Lawson
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Mar 10, 2026 Jayme Lawson, an actress best known as Pearlene in Sinners, stops by to discuss representation, awards season, and her career. She talks about bringing family roots to Pearlene and portraying complex Black joy and horror. Conversation covers whether awards matter, Hollywood’s treatment of young Black women, and the cultural impact of Sinners.
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Prenup Talks Can Lock In Power Imbalances
- Van Lathan described how prenup negotiations can create power imbalances because economic disparities shape terms from the start.
- He warned negotiating a prenup can set a marriage's entitlement baseline and rarely feels fully fair to the less wealthy partner.
TMZ Taught Van How Celebrity Breakups Unravel
- Van recounted his TMZ experience watching celebrity relationship arcs go from red carpets to silent disappearances and messy divorce filings.
- He described how post-divorce filings often unleash extreme and humiliating allegations into public records.
Confusion and Tone Deafness Around Iran Strategy
- Rachel said the Iran conflict felt increasingly chaotic with unclear objectives and inconsistent messaging from the administration.
- She criticized public military animations amid reports that a U.S. strike hit an elementary school killing many children, calling it tone-deaf.