Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once.

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GHOSTS
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Shelley Duvall in The Forest Hills, 2024
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See all the stars at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Sabrina Carpenter
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Frasier's Rachel Bloom on playing the daughter of 'one of the greatest characters ever created for television'
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