Ross Crystal

Kid Rock’s profane comments on live TV have gotten him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade. Instead, parade organizers have invited James Shaw Jr., the man hailed as a community hero for wrestling a gun away from the shooter during a Nashville Waffle House shooting in April that killed four people and injured four […]

Ken Berry, a popular TV actor in the 1960s and ’70s who starred in “F-Troop,” “Mama’s Family” and “Mayberry R.F.D.,” died Saturday. His former wife, actress Jackie Joseph-Lawrence posted the news on Facebook. “F-Troop” co-star Larry Storch wrote on Facebook, “We hope you know how much you were loved. Goodnight Captain.” Berry played Captain Parmenter on Western […]

George H.W. Bush is being remembered as a man with a good sense of humor in an old video making the rounds on Saturday after the 41st president’s death Friday at age 94. In 1992, then Saturday Night Live cast member Dana Carvey was invited to the White House at Christmas after he did an impression of Bush on […]

Dirty John opened to strong ratings for Bravo, becoming the most-watched scripted telecast in the cable network’s history. Granted, Bravo doesn’t have a deep history of scripted programming, but the performance of the limited series is  considerably higher than that of the No. 2 all-time scripted show on the channel. Dirty Johnalso finished ahead of most other […]

Fox and National Geographic are looking into claims of sexual misconduct made against “Cosmos” host Neil deGrasse Tyson, including a rape accusation, following two reports in Patheos. The first, published on November 8, includes an allegation that the celebrity astrophysicist drugged and raped fellow grad student Tchiya Amet in 1984, while the second concerns two more accusers. Dr. Katelyn N. Allers, a physics […]

There’s a lot to unpack in “Championships,” the studio album Meek Mill released Thursday night. But many folks immediately zeroed in on a Jay-Z verse on the track “What’s Free,” which named Kanye West. Jay-Z and West have had a long and complicated relationship. West first became big on Jay-Z’s label. They’ve collaborated together. There’s […]

Chef Eric Ripert, who was a longtime friend of Anthony Bourdain‘s and was with him during his final days, is speaking out about their friendship and Bourdain’s philosophies. “Anthony was very curious by nature. Very respectful of cultures and he wanted to share with the public, his discoveries. The idea was do not be scared of traveling […]

Pinocchio may have a new puppeteer. Tom Hanks is in early talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action adaptation of its classic animation, which Paul King, the filmmaker behind the Paddington movies, is attached to direct. The project is the next remake to go before cameras as part of the studio’s successful strategy adapting its beloved animated films into […]

The New York Film Critics Circle has named Alfonso Cuaron’s autobiographical film Roma as its best picture of 2018. In addition, Cuaron was named best director of the black-and-white movie, which also was cited for its cinematography. Cuaron also wrote Roma — a foreign-language film set in Mexico City in the early 1970s — based on his childhood. Netflix […]

A day after doubling down on unscripted fare come January, the network is firming up its comedy slate for 2019, with its Murphy Brown reboot and Damon Wayans Jr. vehicle Happy TogeEnglish, has underperformed (6.2 million total viewers and a 0.9 in the key 18-49 demo) in its prime Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. slot and remains in consideration for […]

Adam Levine is still mourning the devastating death of his manager and childhood friend, Jordan Feldstein. The 39-year-old Maroon 5 frontman is named Variety‘s 2018 Hitmaker of the Year, and in the accompanying interview, he talks about taking control of his career after Feldstein died suddenly last December. Feldstein, who was the older brother of actor Jonah Hill, […]