Louise Linton is very, very sorry about her social media antics. In a wide-ranging interview with Elle Magazine Tuesday, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin expressed remorse over engaging in an aggressive back-and-forth with an Instagram user who criticized a post she made last year that touted her affluence and designer clothing. “I was […]
Read morePiers Morgan came out swinging against his former “Celebrity Apprentice” colleague Omarosa Manigault, saying that she offered him sex during their time on the reality series, then hurled a homophobic slur at him when he passed on her offer. Morgan made his claims about Manigault, who recently made headlines due to her comments about the […]
Read moreBill Paxton’s family has filed a wrongful death suit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and the surgeon who operated on the actor before he passed away last year. According to the lawsuit, which was obtained by Page Six on Tuesday, the family claims Dr. Ali Khoynezhad performed an unnecessary procedure which resulted in […]
Read moreAs Los Angeles hosts its first NBA All-Star shindig in seven years, LeBron James is prepping a Hollywood bash of his own. The megastar and his SpringHill Entertainment partner, Maverick Carter, are producing a new House Party, which will revive the Kid ’n Play–fronted New Line comedy franchise that started in 1990 and was followed […]
Read moreSports Illustrated revealed this morning that Danielle Herrington is the cover model for its highly anticipated swimsuit edition this year. Herrington, 24, is the third African-American model in the magazine’s decades-long history to grace the cover of the annual swimsuit issue, following in the footsteps of Tyra Banks in 1997 and Beyonce in 2007. The […]
Read moreMarty Allen, the bug-eyed comic who formed one half of the hit comedic duo Allen & Rossi, died Monday night in Las Vegas at age 95. The Associated Press confirmed the news via his spokeswoman Candi Cazau, who said that he died from complications from pneumonia with his performing partner of 30 years and wife Karon […]
Read moreVic Damone, the enduring postwar lounge singer with a mellow baritone, who once earned praise from Frank Sinatra as having “the best pipes in the business,” has died in Florida at the age of 89. Damone died Sunday at a Miami Beach hospital due to complications from a respiratory illness, his daughter Victoria Damone said. […]
Read moreThe new Peter Rabbit movie has parents of kids with food allergies furious over a scene they find insensitive and even potentially dangerous. In the live-action/animated comedy, farmer Tom McGregor, played by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, is allergic to blackberries. Knowing this, the rabbits he is trying to keep out of his garden pelt him with […]
Read moreThe Grand Lake Theater — the kind of old-time movie house with cavernous ceilings and ornate crown moldings — is one place I take my kids to remind us that we belong to Oakland, Calif. Whenever there is a film or community event that has meaning for this town, the Grand Lake is where you […]
Read moreIn keeping with the mood of current mood of Hollywood’s creative community, the 2018 Writers Guild of America West Awards was largely focused on rewarding projects that flexed the power of using a voice to either shed light and understanding on subjects too long dismissed, ignored or marginalized, or to critique, satirize or allegorize unjust […]
Read moreKim Cattrall may be in mourning, but there’s one person whose well wishes she’s not ready to accept right now, or possibly ever: Sarah Jessica Parker. Following the unexpected death of Cattrall’s brother Chris, Parker wrote in an Instagram post, “Dearest Kim, my love and condolences to you and yours and Godspeed to your beloved […]
Read moreThe fire sale of the Weinstein Company hit a last-minute snag on Sunday, when Eric T. Schneiderman, New York’s attorney general, filed a lawsuit against the studio and its fraternal founders alleging that they repeatedly violated state and city laws barring gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and coercion. The lawsuit, filed electronically in State […]
Read moreUniversal’s opening of “Fifty Shades Freed” is dominating North American moviegoing this weekend with a solid $38.8 million at 3,678 locations as cinemas await the arrival of “Black Panther.” Sony’s launch of family comedy “Peter Rabbit” wound up with a better-than-expected $25 million at 3,725 sites. Clint Eastwood’s thriller “The 15:17 to Paris” from Warner […]
Read moreOmarosa Manigault has returned to the Celebrity Big Brother house after receiving medical attention, according to the show’s live feed later on Saturday. She had temporarily left the CBS reality series following an asthma attack, her castmates said on the show’s feed earlier in the day. In a statement given to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS […]
Read moreWell, I’ve done it. Over the course of three weeks, a trial as emotionally and physically arduous as anything the young Anastasia Steele faced in the loathe-yet-magnetic red room, I have watched all three movies in the Fifty Shades trilogy. I now know Dakota Johnson’s naked breasts and Jamie Dornan’s blank, empty face as well […]
Read moreReg E. Cathey, the eloquent Emmy-winning actor from House of Cards who also was known for his excellent work on The Wire, has died. He was 59. No details of his death were immediately available. In 2015, Cathey won his Emmy for his portrayal of Freddy Hayes, the owner of a BBQ joint who ends […]
Read moreHow did actress Uma Thurman end up crashing into a tree at perhaps 40 miles per hour for the sake of a Quentin Tarantino movie? Stunt professionals are starting to ask tough questions in the wake of the New York Times article in which Thurman revealed chilling footage of her violent crash while filming an […]
Read moreYouTube has “temporarily suspended ads” on Logan Paul’s channels following what it called a “recent pattern of behavior” that runs contrary to the video platform’s revenue guidelines, a YouTube spokeswoman told ABC News on Friday. The move comes a little over a month after Paul faced massive online backlash for a video he posted and […]
Read moreMoviePass said Thursday it has exceeded 2 million subscribers, who pay $9.95 a month to see as many films as they want. The news came one day after MoviePass made headlines when it issued a press release saying it is driving people to see Oscar-nominated films they might otherwise skip. As a result, the movie subscription […]
Read moreAngelina Jolie is bucking tradition by doing press without a Hollywood project to promote, according to Elle magazine. Except she totally does: It’s International Women’s Day on March 8. For the mag’s March issue, the Oscar winner discussed humanitarian issues, particularly those affecting women, in a candid conversation with former U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry. Patriotism, […]
Read moreHollywood studio executive and producer Jill Messick died on Wednesday by what her family said was suicide. She was 50. The family said in a lengthy statement that Messick had battled depression, “which had been her nemesis for years.” But the family also lashed out at Harvey Weinstein and Rose McGowan, saying that Messick had become […]
Read moreIn 2015 three Americans made headlines around the world when they halted an armed attack on a train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris. Now Clint Eastwood has made a film of the story – although as much about the three growing up together as about the violent attack itself. It was only three weeks before […]
Read moreDirector Quentin Tarantino has apologized to Samantha Geimer, the woman who at age 13 was drugged and raped by Roman Polanski, for comments Tarantino made in 2003 during an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show. Describing his remarks as “cavalier,” Tarantino now says he was playing “devil’s advocate” in claiming that young Geimer had “wanted” to […]
Read moreLos Angeles County prosecutors have received three more cases against Harvey Weinstein to consider for criminal charges. “Three cases have been presented to our office by the Los Angeles Police Department regarding Mr. Weinstein and are under review,” Los Angeles County District Attorney spokesman Greg Risling said Thursday. Risling didn’t comment on the substance of […]
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