After two seasons and a campaign to rehabilitate the image of its creator-star, SMILF has been given walking papers at Showtime. The network confirmed that the Frankie Shaw-led series will air the remainder of its Season 2 episodes, but will otherwise shutter production. Shaw herself has had her creative deal with ABC Studios suspended amid an investigation into […]
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A Chicago grand jury on Friday indicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts for allegedly lying to police about a supposed hate crime attack. A request for more information from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office was not immediately returned, but the indictment reads, in part, “Jussie Smollett knew that at the time … there […]
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Jan-Michael Vincent, best known for playing the lead role in the 1980s CBS series “Airwolf,” died on Feb. 10 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by several outlets. His death, first reported by TMZ, has only now come to light. He was 73. His image as a baby-faced blonde heartthrob was […]
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South by Southwest is that rare thing, a film festival that caters to both the art-house crowd and the masses. Just take last year’s gathering in Austin, Texas. It launched one of the biggest movies of 2018 with “A Quiet Place,” put Kay Cannon on the map as a director with “Blockers,” and discovered the […]
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Fox News devoted some time on Wednesday afternoon to the R. Kelly interview that aired on “CBS This Morning.” During the interview, Kelly lashed out dramatically at his interviewer, Gayle King, screaming and pounding his fists, as she asked him pointed questions about the sexual abuse allegations he is currently facing and those he has faced in the […]
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Sidney Sheinberg, who served for more than 20 years as president and COO of MCA, Inc and Universal Studios and helped build the former agency into a potent entertainment corporation, died Thursday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84. Sheinberg’s son, Jonathan, confirmed the news in an email. “He was an amazing man,” he wrote. Jonathan […]
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WarnerMedia is investigating claims that Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara promised acting roles in exchange for sex as detailed in The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. The article includes text messages between British actress Charlotte Kirk and Tsujihara going back to 2013 when they were introduced by Australian billionaire James Packer at the Hotel Bel […]
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Arrow is shooting its last…well, arrow. The Stephen Amell-led comic book drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV is ending its run with a final, abbreviated eighth season set to air this fall. Playing Oliver Queen has been the greatest professional experience of my life… but you can’t be a vigilante forever. Arrow will return for […]
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Anyone who just started listening to “The Adam Carolla Show” is late to the party — 10 years late, to be exact. Adam Carolla will still take you aboard his “pirate ship,” however. On Sunday, “Man Show” alum Adam Carolla will celebrate his 10-year anniversary of podcasting (and WITH his old “Man Show” partner Jimmy […]
Read more‘Brie Larson tells us what intrigued her about her starring role in this week’s mega movie release, ‘Captain Marvel’
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With futuristic stage designs, cutting-edge video inserts and industrial noise blended with operatic arias, “Frankenstein” premieres in Brussels on Friday, posing timely questions about ethics, technological progress and creating artificial life. Based on Mary Shelley’s eponymous 19th century novel, the opera by U.S. composer Mark Grey is set in a dystopian, post-industrial future, where scientists […]
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Read moreLegendary songstress Dolly Parton has been a mainstay in the American music and entertainment industry for many years. Her signature style, sparkling personality and wit, angelic voice, and brilliant songwriting have become iconic. As she tells it, “My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had, and every success I’ve ever achieved.” So […]
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“NCIS” alum Pauley Perrette has lined her up next role, which could potentially see the actress return to CBS. After departing the long-running CBS procedural last year, Perrette is next set to join “Jane the Virgin” star Jaime Camil in the comedy pilot “Broke” for the network. Written by Alex Herschlag and executive produced by […]
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Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The 78-year-old broke the news Wednesday in a video message. “I have some news to share with all of you, and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy fan base,” Trebek says. “I also wanted to prevent you […]
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There’s a reason supermarket tabloids and gossip sites are so popular. We can’t help but wonder what our favorite stars’ real lives must be like, since they’re practically in a different world than the rest of us. But that doesn’t mean we should believe everything we read. For every celebrity news report that’s accurate, there are plenty more […]
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“Mad About You” is back. A limited-event series revival of the ’90s comedy, starring original leads Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, will premiere later this year on Spectrum Originals. Peter Tolan will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer of the show, which is being produced by Sony Pictures Television in association with Comedy Dynamics. Hunt is slated to […]
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Netflix announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the rights to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s seminal novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude” more than 50 years after it was originally published, in 1967. It will be the first time the novel is adapted for the screen. It was not for lack of interest. In a […]
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The 72nd Cannes International Film Festival is just two months away and while nothing has been confirmed yet, rumors and reports are flying thick and fast as to who will be storming the Croisette this year. After losing Roma to Venice last year — following Cannes’ refusal to allow a Netflix-backed film to screen in its competition, […]
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In a new interview, R. Kelly told Gayle King that while he isn’t mad at stars like John Legend and Lady Gaga for publicly disavowing him after he was accused of sexual abuse, he does think they are being unprofessional. After mentioning Legend, who in January called Kelly a “serial child rapist,” and Lady Gaga, who publicly apologized for […]
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Conan may yet return… but It might take a little convincing. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently sat down with website The Arnold Fans to talk about a number of projects including King Conan, the proposed sequel to 1982’s Conan the Barbarian and 1984’s Conan the Destroyer. Alternately referred to as Legend of Conan, the project had been teased as long ago as 2012, […]
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Sometimes it’s impossible to know when a TV show is going to end, but that makes these series finales all the more difficult to accept. These were the shows that were canceled with unanswered questions or loose plot threads and were never picked up again — meaning we never got resolution to lingering questions. “Gilligan’s […]
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Will Smith is set to star as Richard Williams, father of Tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, in the biopic King Richard. This movie has become a hot-ticket item in Hollywood now that Smith is attached. The script was penned by Zach Baylin and it recently landed on the Black List, a list of the best […]
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