In a stunning reversal, all charges were dropped against Smollett Tuesday morning by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. The “Empire” star was indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct earlier this month. He was accused of lying to police regarding a Jan. 29 incident, in which he said he was randomly attacked by […]
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Amber Tamblyn knew it would take something special to convince her to act again. A working actress since the age of nine, Tamblyn has spent the last two decades growing up on screen — an upbringing that has made her privy to years of gender discrimination in Hollywood. In her new book “Era of Ignition: Coming […]
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CNN has parted ways with legal commentator Mark J. Geragos after multiple outlets reported Monday that he is the “unnamed co-conspirator” in a criminal complaint filed in New York against the lawyer Michael Avenatti. “Mark Geragos is no longer a CNN contributor,” a spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday afternoon. According to The Wall Street Journal, citing the […]
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Apple has gone Hollywood. The tech giant best known for making iPhones, iPads and MacBooks on Monday morning unveiled its plan for a new streaming video service known as Apple TV+. “We believe deeply in the power of creativity” CEO Tim Cook said from the stage of the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., […]
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After decades of speculation, Mel B has finally come clean and confessed that yes, she did have a lesbian fling with Geri Halliwell during the group’s heyday. The stunning confession after all these years came during a sit-down interview with Piers Morgan for his “Life Stories” series, for which the Daily Mail had transcripts. “She’s going to kill me and so’s […]
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Jordan Peele’s Us scared up a new box office record in its first weekend in theaters as the film set the best-ever opening for an original horror movie. With a $70 million domestic opening weekend – nearly double its early estimates of $38 million – Us surpassed A Quiet Place for the best opening for an original horror film, and posted […]
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With his dirty golden hair hanging in front of his bloodied face, a sly Jaime Lannister stares up at his captor, Catelyn Stark, who is distraught after learning her husband lost his head at the command of petulant king Joffrey Baratheon. Catelyn is infuriated by Jaime’s arrogance, his sexual and religious insults. She threatens to […]
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DJ Khaled hosted the 2019 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday evening, broadcasted live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles. The awards, which are voted on by fans, span a range of categories, from favorite movie to favorite butt-kicker to favorite social media star. Although away on tour, Ariana Grande shared a video to thank her […]
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It was announced this week that another 90s comic is headed to the big screen: Danger Girl. Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow has signed on to helm the new feature, according to THR. Also according to the trade, “Danger Girl follows the adventures of Abbey Chase, an adventurer who was reluctantly recruited into a secret organization. Chase is then paired with operatives […]
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Director Danny Boyle may have decided to exit “Bond 25,” but that doesn’t mean he was happy about it. Reflecting on the situation in a recent Empire interview, he called it “a great shame.” After directing Daniel Craig’s James Bond briefly in his Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle was set to return to the world of 007 as the director of Bond 25 – but […]
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Will Ferrell appeared in the Fox Sports West booth for Thursday night’s Kings-Sharks to do some play-by-play as his Anchorman character, Ron Burgundy. Ferrell — a Kings fan — joined Alex Faust and Jim Fox in the booth dressed up as Ron Burgundy, and apologized for being late to “Stapless” Center, due to thinking the Kings still […]
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Layoffs have hit Fox following the entertainment company’s sale to Disney. The staff cuts are hitting employees at the SVP, EVP, and president level. Senior staff is expected to be among the first to be impacted. However, the cuts will be deep, with the ax falling hardest of Fox’s film team. There could be as many as 4,000 jobs […]
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Donny and Marie Osmond — both of them — have made it official. Their hit show on the Strip is ending after 11 years on Nov. 16. The duo who opened their run at Flamingo Las Vegas in September 2008 are indeed calling it closed. Donny and Marie appeared together on “Good Morning America” this morning […]
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The press materials that accompanied the new trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” say the film “visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing.” But a delightful scene in the trailer, featuring Mike Moh as Bruce Lee, seems to take place in 1967. Or 1966. Let me explain. In the late 1960s, […]
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Netflix has ordered a coming-of-age comedy series from Mindy Kaling. The untitled series, which is created by Kaling and Lang Fisher, is about the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenaged girl, inspired by Kaling’s childhood. Howard Klein and David Miner will executive produce with Kaling and Fisher. Kaling is attached only as […]
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“Days of our Lives,” “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” lead the list of shows with the most Daytime Emmy nominations in 2019. Variety has also received a nom in the special class series category for “Actors on Actors.” “Days of our Lives” has received the largest total number of nominations across series in all […]
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NBC just landed one of the biggest names this pilot season. Andy Garcia, who has fielded multiple broadcast offers over the past few pilot seasons, has been tapped to star alongside Kenan Thompson in NBC’s comedy pilot from Lorne Michaels. Formerly called Saving Kenan and now called The Kenan Show, the single-camera comedy stars the Saturday Night Live favorite as a […]
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Ariana Grande opened a world tour with music by the late Jewish rapper, Mac Miller, who had dated the pop star for nearly two years before overdosing on alcohol and drugs last year. Grande started the tour for her blockbuster album “Sweetener” in an arena in Albany, New York, on Monday. Some of Miller’s songs played in the stadium after […]
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The Walt Disney Co. has closed its $71.3 billion acquisition of large parts of 21st Century Fox, expanding its global reach and content portfolio ahead of the planned launch of its own video streaming service. With the mega-deal, Disney, led by chairman and CEO Bob Iger, is adding the Fox film and TV studio, the […]
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After taking a two-month hiatus from her show, Wendy Williams revealed Tuesday she’s been recovering from addiction-related issues and is living in a sober house. “For some time now, and even today and beyond, I have been living in a sober house,” Williams said through tears on Tuesday’s episode of The Wendy Williams Show. “And you know, I’ve had […]
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Two days before Disney closes a $71.3 billion acquisition of most of the Fox empire, Rupert Murdoch sent a wistful note to staff thanking them for their contributions to the business and promising that his new, slimmed-down Fox Corp. will “invest in high growth initiatives.” “When this transaction is complete, I anticipate tremendous opportunity for […]
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At first, it was hard to imagine American Idol without Simon Cowell. The most brutally honest – and some say honestly brutal – judge of all started out with the singing competition show from the beginning back in 2002 and quickly became the most notorious on the panel. Getting a vote of approval from Cowell? That’s what made contestants feel […]
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Kevin Tsujihara is exiting his role as chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a job he’s held for six years. “It is in the best interest of WarnerMedia, Warner Bros., our employees and our partners for Kevin to step down as Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros.,” said WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey on Monday. […]
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It’s pilot season — when broadcast networks decide which of dozens of prospective shows should become full-fledged series. TheWrap’s complete network pilot guide will keep you up to speed on the status of every project under consideration by ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC. In cases where they’ve already ordered a show to series, we’ll say […]
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On Tuesday, Jay Leno said on the “Today” show that he doesn’t miss being a late night host because “everyone has to know your politics.” At his Paleyfest deep dive into being a late night host on Saturday, which was moderated by Pete Holmes, Stephen Colbert said he agrees with Leno that today’s late night hosts have […]
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