Olivia Wilde defended her role as journalist Kathy Scruggs in Clint Eastwood’s polarizing film “Richard Jewell” with a series of tweets Thursday. The movie dramatizes the story of Scruggs and her news coverage of Richard Jewell — a security guard during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta who found a bomb that killed one person and wounded more than […]
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NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke is preparing to step down from his post once his current contract expires in August 2020, according to media reports. A representative for NBCUniversal had no comment on the reports. NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment chairman Jeff Shell, who was promoted to that role in January, is considered the leading contender to […]
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Amazon has renewed the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for a fourth season. The renewal, following the Dec. 6 Season 3 premiere, also comes just days after the series received two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, and best actress for star Rachel Brosnahan. “We were thrilled to hear that for […]
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Syndicated talk show Tamron Hall has been renewed for a second season, making it the second syndication rookie to earn a pickup for 2020-21. The Disney-produced and distributed show has been cleared in 80 percent of the country for next season, with ABC-owned stations and Hearst Television stations serving as the flagship groups for Tamron Hall. […]
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Lionsgate’s Bombshell, Netflix’s The Irishman and Sony Pictures’ Once Upon a Time In Hollywood led all film nominees with four apiece Wednesday for the 26th annual SAG Awards, which announced its nominations in 15 film and TV categories. Fox Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit and Neon’s Parasite rounded out the marquee Ensemble honor, the closest SAG has to a Best Picture category. Last year’s winner was Black Panther, […]
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Philip McKeon, the former child actor best known for his role on the CBS sitcom “Alice,” died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. He was 55. McKeon died in Texas after a long illness, family spokesman Jeff Ballard said in a news release. He was most recognizable as Tommy Hyatt, the son of the titular character […]
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Apple has landed its first Golden Globes nominations. The Morning Show, which streams on the tech giant’s Apple TV+ subscription service, earned three Golden Globes nods on Monday morning. The show picked up a nomination for best drama series, and its stars — Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon — were both nominated for lead actress […]
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René Auberjonois, best known for his roles in “Boston Legal” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” died at his home in Los Angeles due to metastatic lung cancer. He was 79. His son Rèmy-Luc confirmed the news to the Associated Press. Auberjonois was a prolific television actor, appearing as Paul Lewiston in 71 episodes of “Boston […]
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Caroll Spinney, the actor and puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street over five decades, died Sunday at age 85. The Sesame Workshop said Spinney had died at home in Connecticut, and that he had long lived with dystonia, a disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions. “Caroll and Big Bird are very similar in […]
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Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is packing up her beach bag and leaving “Jersey Shore.” The long-time cast member announced her retirement on Friday’s episode of her podcast “It’s Happening With Snooki & Joey,” which she hosts with Joey Camasta. “You do a drum roll first while I chug my wine because I can’t believe I’m saying […]
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Ron Leibman, an actor whose career of more than six decades in film, television and the theater was highlighted by a Tony Award in 1993 for his electrifying performance as Roy Cohn in the first part of “Angels in America,” died on Friday in Manhattan. He was 82. A spokeswoman for the actress Jessica Walter, […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Leonard Goldberg, a prolific producer and TV executive who supervised movies and TV series that captivated viewers in two different centuries, died on Wednesday due to injuries sustained during a fall. He was 85. Goldberg most recently served as an executive producer on the popular CBS drama series “Blue Bloods,” which is in its tenth […]
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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 […]
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CBS and Viacom are finally, really, back to together. Less than four months after announcing their intentions to rejoin as one company, the companies closed their merger on Wednesday, beginning the new ViacomCBS era. The merger took effect following the closing bell on Wednesday. ViacomCBS Inc. will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday under ticker […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Jay Leno has shared his thoughts on Gabrielle Union‘s exit from “America’s Got Talent.” Last week, news broke that Union, 47, and Julianne Hough, 31, would exit “AGT,” with reports saying the departure was a result of an alleged “toxic” workplace at the show. (Hough has denied the report.) According to Variety, Union allegedly was subject to various racially motivated criticisms. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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