Unless you follow your favorite stars closely, you might not know that some of today’s biggest celebrities had some help along the way from mom and dad. While some aren’t afraid to trade on their family name, others have taken great pains to hide their famous heritage and prove that they made it in the […]
Read moreWith Roseanne set to return to ABC next month and a Murphy Brown revival in the works at CBS, Ellen DeGeneres had a very important question for Jerry Seinfeld. “Do you think there’s a possibility that Seinfeld would come back?” asked DeGeneres on the Tuesday, February 13, episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Without any hesitation, Seinfeld, 63, replied: “It’s possible!” as […]
Read moreAccording to Omega Underground, Lucasfilm has hired Paul Inglis, the visionary mind behind Skyfall, Game of Thrones, Prometheus, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Children of Men, and Blade Runner 2049, as the art director for Episode IX, which means that whatever happens in the movie, it sure will be easy on the eyes. J.J. Abrams revealed this week that they’d start shooting Episode IX sometime this summer. His previous credits […]
Read moreA lawsuit accusing singer Taylor Swift of stealing lyrics for her song “Shake It Off” was thrown out on Tuesday by a judge, who ruled the phrases in question were not sufficiently original to merit copyright protection. Swift’s 2014 song reached No. 1 on the pop charts and marked her evolution from country to pop […]
Read moreNothing really compares to the psychological and physical trauma caused by the constant prank war waged between the members of the Jackass crew. From flat-out disgusting to truly dangerous, there are few things that the cast didn’t do to one another. Here are some of the most terrible pranks ever pulled by the Jackass gang… […]
Read moreBristol Palin and husband Dakota Meyer have reportedly separated after two years. The 27-year-old daughter of former vice presidential nominee and Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin has been living apart from Meyer, according to TMZ. She and Meyer, a former Marine, were secretly married in June 2016. They welcomed daughters Atlee Bay in May and Sailor […]
Read moreRyan Murphy is joining Shonda Rhimes at Netflix. The prolific producer behind American Horror Story and American Crime Story will exit his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television in favor of a mega-deal at Netflix that is said to be for five years and worth $300 million, according to The New York Times. Netflix […]
Read moreLouise Linton is very, very sorry about her social media antics. In a wide-ranging interview with Elle Magazine Tuesday, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin expressed remorse over engaging in an aggressive back-and-forth with an Instagram user who criticized a post she made last year that touted her affluence and designer clothing. “I was […]
Read morePiers Morgan came out swinging against his former “Celebrity Apprentice” colleague Omarosa Manigault, saying that she offered him sex during their time on the reality series, then hurled a homophobic slur at him when he passed on her offer. Morgan made his claims about Manigault, who recently made headlines due to her comments about the […]
Read moreBill Paxton’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and the surgeon who operated on the actor before he passed away last year. According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Page Six on Tuesday, the family claims Dr. Ali Khoynezhad performed an unnecessary procedure which resulted in […]
Read moreAs Los Angeles hosts its first NBA All-Star shindig in seven years, LeBron James is prepping a Hollywood bash of his own. The megastar and his SpringHill Entertainment partner, Maverick Carter, are producing a new House Party, which will revive the Kid ’n Play–fronted New Line comedy franchise that started in 1990 and was followed […]
Read moreSports Illustrated revealed this morning that Danielle Herrington is the cover model for its highly anticipated swimsuit edition this year. Herrington, 24, is the third African-American model in the magazine’s decades-long history to grace the cover of the annual swimsuit issue, following in the footsteps of Tyra Banks in 1997 and Beyonce in 2007. The […]
Read moreMarty Allen, the bug-eyed comic who formed one half of the hit comedic duo Allen & Rossi, died Monday night in Las Vegas at age 95. The Associated Press confirmed the news via his spokeswoman Candi Cazau, who said that he died from complications from pneumonia with his performing partner of 30 years and wife Karon […]
Read moreVic Damone, the enduring postwar lounge singer with a mellow baritone, who once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as having “the best pipes in the business,” has died in Florida at the age of 89. Damone died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital due to complications from a respiratory illness, his daughter Victoria Damone said. […]
Read moreThe new Peter Rabbit movie has parents of kids with food allergies furious over a scene they find insensitive and even potentially dangerous. In the live-action/animated comedy, farmer Tom McGregor, played by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, is allergic to blackberries. Knowing this, the rabbits he is trying to keep out of his garden pelt him with […]
Read moreThe Grand Lake Theater — the kind of old-time movie house with cavernous ceilings and ornate crown moldings — is one place I take my kids to remind us that we belong to Oakland, Calif. Whenever there is a film or community event that has meaning for this town, the Grand Lake is where you […]
Read moreIn keeping with the mood of current mood of Hollywood’s creative community, the 2018 Writers Guild of America West Awards was largely focused on rewarding projects that flexed the power of using a voice to either shed light and understanding on subjects too long dismissed, ignored or marginalized, or to critique, satirize or allegorize unjust […]
Read moreKim Cattrall may be in mourning, but there’s one person whose well wishes she’s not ready to accept right now, or possibly ever: Sarah Jessica Parker. Following the unexpected death of Cattrall’s brother Chris, Parker wrote in an Instagram post, “Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved […]
Read moreThe fire sale of the Weinstein Company hit a last-minute snag on Sunday, when Eric T. Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general, filed a lawsuit against the studio and its fraternal founders alleging that they repeatedly violated state and city laws barring gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and coercion. The lawsuit, filed electronically in State […]
Read moreUniversal’s opening of “Fifty Shades Freed” is dominating North American moviegoing this weekend with a solid $38.8 million at 3,678 locations as cinemas await the arrival of “Black Panther.” Sony’s launch of family comedy “Peter Rabbit” wound up with a better-than-expected $25 million at 3,725 sites. Clint Eastwood’s thriller “The 15:17 to Paris” from Warner […]
Read moreOmarosa Manigault has returned to the Celebrity Big Brother house after receiving medical attention, according to the show’s live feed later on Saturday. She had temporarily left the CBS reality series following an asthma attack, her castmates said on the show’s feed earlier in the day. In a statement given to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS […]
Read moreWell, I’ve done it. Over the course of three weeks, a trial as emotionally and physically arduous as anything the young Anastasia Steele faced in the loathe-yet-magnetic red room, I have watched all three movies in the Fifty Shades trilogy. I now know Dakota Johnson’s naked breasts and Jamie Dornan’s blank, empty face as well […]
Read moreReg E. Cathey, the eloquent Emmy-winning actor from House of Cards who also was known for his excellent work on The Wire, has died. He was 59. No details of his death were immediately available. In 2015, Cathey won his Emmy for his portrayal of Freddy Hayes, the owner of a BBQ joint who ends […]
Read moreHow did actress Uma Thurman end up crashing into a tree at perhaps 40 miles per hour for the sake of a Quentin Tarantino movie? Stunt professionals are starting to ask tough questions in the wake of the New York Times article in which Thurman revealed chilling footage of her violent crash while filming an […]
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