Laverne Cox took to social media to detail an incident where she says that she and her friend were attacked while taking a walk. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
<p>Roommates, E! has been dominating red carpet coverage for many, many years. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic altering how the media covers events, E! has continued to make major moves behind-the-scenes. The cable channel recently announced that actress, producer and <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/laverne-cox-says-she-was-triggered-after-being-targeted-in-a-recent-transphobic-attack/">LGBTQ+ activist Laverne Cox</a> will serve as the new face for &#8216;Live From E!&#8217;</p>
<p>Laverne will begin hosting for E! during the 2022 award season. She is widely known for playing Sophia Burset on the hit show &#8216;Orange Is the New Black,&#8217; among other accolades. According to People, there&#8217;s plans for Laverne to also <a href="https://people.com/tv/laverne-cox-to-host-e-red-carpet-coverage-after-giuliana-rancic-exit/">host specials</a> featuring celebrities who are shaking up the entertainment industry. In a statement, she expressed that she is &#8220;so excited and deeply humbled&#8221; to be hosting E!&#8217;s red carpets.</p>
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<p>&#8220;For many years I would wake up early on awards show days, get my snacks in place and watch E!&#8217;s coverage all day long,&#8221; Laverne said. &#8220;I dreamed of walking red carpets. Now, not only have I had several fun and amazing personal red carpet moments, I also get to be a red carpet guide for E!&#8217;s discerning audience and chat with my colleagues and folks I deeply admire for these very special events in their lives. I can&#8217;t wait to get started while hopefully serving up fashion fantasies for the ages honey.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The role Laverne will be fulfilling recently became vacant. E! veteran <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/tsrs-top-5-clapbacks-in-2015/">Giuliana Rancic</a> announced her departure after 20 years with the network. Some of you may remember that Giuliana began working with E! as a correspondent back in 2005, People reports. The long-time host revealed in a lengthy Instagram post that she&#8217;ll be focusing her talents on storytelling and producing.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of my passions is great storytelling and I am thrilled to announce a new development deal with E!&#8217;s parent company NBCUniversal where I will be producing and bringing stories to life,&#8221; Giuliana wrote in her caption.</p>
<p>She continued on to thank her &#8220;family&#8221; at E!, production team and viewers.</p>
<p>&#8220;To my E! family, thank you for allowing me to make my red carpet dreams come true for the past two decades. It has truly been a highlight of my career and life,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Laverne also shared the news via a series of Instagram posts. Underneath one clip, she used the caption to thank Giuliana.</p>
<p>&#8220;<span class="" title="Edited">Shout out to @giulianarancic. Thank you for setting such a high standard, for years of grace, class and style,&#8221; Laverne wrote. &#8220;Thank you for always being so amazingly kind and generous whenever our paths have crossed. Sending you so much love on your new chapter.&#8221;</span></p>
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