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Aubrey Plaza will return to the white tent on Santa Monica beach to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards for the second consecutive year. Now in its 35th year, the ceremony honoring the year’s best independent cinema will be held on Feb. 8. The 2020 celebration will broadcast live on IFC. “Like all great independent film performances, this […]

A Kevin Costner co-written and executive produced drama about crime within the National Parks system has been given a put-pilot commitment at ABC, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to TheWrap. Titled “ISB,” which stands for the Investigative Services Branch of the National Parks Service, Costner is co-writing with showrunner and executive producer Aaron Helbing. […]

Justin Timberlake swears that “nothing happened” with “Palmer” costar Alisha Wainwright during a drunken night out in New Orleans the Thursday before Thanksgiving. “A few weeks ago I displayed a strong lapse in judgement — but let me be clear — nothing happened between me and my costar. I drank way too much that night […]

Now both NBC and Gabrielle Union are calling their sit down yesterday over America’s Got Talent “productive,” but it looks like all roads are leading to Simon Cowell. “The initial conversation was candid and productive,” said the network this afternoon after a five-hour meeting on Tuesday about the alleged toxic culture on the long running competition series. “While there will be […]

Kristin Chenoweth is set to star in a single-camera comedy series currently in the works at Disney Plus. Titled “The Biggest Star in Appleton,” Chenoweth will star as Carol Dannhauser, a Wisconsin mom and waitress. She finds her deepest joy in life in her starring roles at the local community theater. But her position as the town […]

Netflix’s The Irishman has been named the best film of 2019 by the National Board of Review, it was announced today. The film was also honored with best adapted screenplay, for writer Steven Zaillian, with director Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino set to receive an “Icon Award, which NBR introduced this year […]

It was recently revealed that Pete Davidson, SNL cast member/celebrity ex-boyfriend/enthusiastic tattoo canvas, made audience members at his San Francisco Sydney Goldstein Theater show sign a $1 million NDA before being granted admittance. The NDA included the following language: “The individual shall not give any interviews, offer any opinions or critiques, or otherwise participate by any means or […]

Howard Stern is weighing in on Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough’s recent departures as judges on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. During his SiriusXM show Monday, the radio host was quick to speak out against judge and AGT creator-producer Simon Cowell. “He sets it up that the men stay no matter how ugly [the men] are, no matter how old they are, […]

Soon after news of the death of Will & Grace star Shelley Morrison was made, there was an outpour of condolences and tributes from her co-stars from the NBC sitcom, members of the TV community in Hollywood as well as fans. One fan wrote “RIP to a lady who put in 52 years (!) of TV work and […]

Disgraced comedian Louis C.K. inserted his foot in his mouth again, telling an audience in Israel that he’d prefer to be in the concentration camp where millions of Jewish people were massacred than be in New York City. “I’d rather be in Auschwitz than New York City,” C.K. said during a Thanksgiving night performance in […]

“Supergirl” star Melissa Benoist has revealed she is a “survivor of domestic violence” in an emotional video posted to her Instagram. The actor stops short of naming the partner in question who allegedly abused her, but describes him as “charming, funny, manipulative, devious,” and also as being younger than she is. “I am a survivor of domestic […]

May the Force be with John Boyega, who has ‘fessed up to being the actor whose “Star Wars” script landed on eBay. “It was scary, I got calls from every official,” Boyega, who plays Finn in the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” said on “Good Morning America” while promoting the flick. Earlier in the week, […]

Elizabeth Banks is set to direct and star in “Invisible Woman” for Universal, which is based on her own original pitch. “The Girl on the Train” scribe Erin Cressida Wilson penned the script with Banks and Max Handelman producing for their Brownstone Productions. Brownstone’s Alison Small will executive produce. Plot details are being kept under wraps, […]

Erin Andrews is not here for the haters. After the “Bachelorette’s” Hannah Brown and her professional dance partner, Alan Bersten, were crowned the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 28 winners on Monday evening, the Internet had a lot to say about Andrews’ apparent reaction to the results. According to People magazine, once it was revealed who would be getting the mirror ball […]

“Bombshell,” a drama about Fox News journalists who set to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, will be honored the Producers Guild of America’s Stanley Kramer Award. The award, established in 2002, recognizes a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. “Bombshell” will receive the […]

Few shows have changed the way we watch television like “The Sopranos.” As one of the most critically and commercially successful TV shows in history, “The Sopranos” has also maintained a cult-like following that has lasted since its literal abrupt ending in 2007. So it makes sense that fans would rally together to commemorate 10 […]

Has there ever been so much suspense over a televised award that didn’t even involve an “envelope, please” moment? Taylor Swift’s appearance at Sunday’s American Music Awards, where she was being honored as artist of the decade, was easily the most anticipated awards show appearance of the year, both for whether she’d be able to perform disputed material […]