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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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, […]
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A New York judge has denied Harvey Weinstein’s latest effort to have the criminal case against him dismissed and consolidated the two indictments against the producer, which means a Sopranos actress who accused him of rape will likely take the stand. Prosecutors in August went back to a Grand Jury for a superseding indictment in order to call an […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Hoda Kotb is tying the knot. The “Today” co-anchor, 55, announced on the morning show Monday that she and longtime boyfriend Joel Schiffman are engaged. Showing off her giant engagement ring, Kotb revealed that Schiffman, 61, surprised her with a marriage proposal while they were on vacation recently in Mexico. “Literally we went on our usual vacation. We […]
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“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 […]
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Former HBO, Viacom and Universal Studios chief executive Frank Biondi Jr. has died at the age of 74. Biondi died Monday at his home in Los Angeles following a battle with bladder cancer, his daughter told the Los Angeles Times. As an entertainment executive in the 1980s and ’90s, Biondi helped shepherd the rise of HBO […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Following Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of his entrance into the 2020 presidential campaign, Bloomberg News will suspend its editorial board while several of its members join the former New York City mayor on his campaign staff, according to an internal memo from Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait. In the memo, which was first published by Washington Post’s Paul Farhi, […]
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Harry Morton, the businessman best known for founding L.A. establishment Pink Taco, has died. He was 38. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Morton died at his residence Saturday afternoon and the Beverly Hills Police Department is investigating. According to TMZ, Morton was found unresponsive in his Beverly Hills home by a family member and […]
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Princess Anna and Queen Elsa — and the power of sisterhood — thawed hearts around the globe in their triumphant return to the big screen over the weekend. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ music-infused Frozen 2 opened to a record $127 million in the U.S. and a fiery $223.3 million overseas from 37 markets for a massive worldwide […]
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After more than five decades of stardom, it’s fair to say Dolly Parton knows a thing or two about the industry — but don’t call her “Dollyisms” advice. “You can’t really give advice,” the country legend, 73, says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “Like I say, I have information, but it’s really not […]
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen isn’t joking around when it comes to Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Cohen, speaking Thursday at the Anti-Defamation League’s “Never Is Now” Summit in New York City, skewered Facebook for not doing enough to combat racism and anti-Semitism on its platform. Cohen said Zuckerberg’s stance that “people should decide what’s credible, […]
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ABC has put in development Text Me When You Get Home, a single-camera comedy based on Kayleen Schaefer’s book, from American Housewife writer-producer Lauren Caltagirone, Modern Family star Julie Bowen’s Bowen & Sons production company and ABC TV Studios, part of Disney TV Studios. Written by Caltagirone, Text Me When You Get Home explores the unique and complicated bonds amongst women who grow […]
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James Corden got competitive with Idina Menzel in The Late Late Show‘s latest edition of “Crosswalk the Musical.” Frozen 2 stars Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff joined Corden in performing hits from the first film and its sequel, which hit theaters tomorrow. In an individual interview, Gad reflected on his past times participating in […]
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“Cats,” one of the most puzzling offerings of this holiday movie season, will likely be competing for the Golden Globes after all. Earlier reports had suggested that the film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical about Jellicle cats would not be vying for end-of-year awards because it isn’t done yet. But sources tell Variety that “Cats” has been scheduled to […]
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