USA Network’s “Chrisley Knows Best” — its most-watched original series — will continue airing despite its star couple Todd and Julie Chrisley being found guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion on Tuesday, TheWrap has learned. The reality TV stars could face up to 30 years in prison, a verdict that was reached on the third day […]
Read moreFox News anchor Martha MacCallum lauded actor Matthew McConaughey after he delivered remarks about guns at Tuesday’s White House press briefing. McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 children and two teachers were shot to death two weeks ago by a gunman who bought the weapons when he turned 18 a week before. Less than two weeks prior to the […]
Read moreSam Waterston will be back as DA Jack McCoy on the upcoming 22nd season on NBC, TheWrap has confirmed. The actor, who joined the cast in 1994, is now the longest-running cast member of the original series. He, along with Anthony Anderson, who returned to the revived series for the 21st season, both signed one-year deals. However, […]
Read moreThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that its board of governors has voted to name Bill Kramer, the current director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, as its new CEO. He replaces Dawn Hudson, who exited the post after an 11-year run. Kramer will assume his new role on July 18, with […]
Read moreJim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given. Several friends and relatives confirmed the death. “I just learned that James ‘Jimmy’ Seals has passed,” announced his cousin, Brady Seals, a former […]
Read moreABC, CBS and NBC have each announced plans to cover and carry Thursday’s primetime hearing of the January 6th Committee, in which lawmakers are expected to reveal new information about the siege on the U.S. Capitol. The hearing is viewed as a chance for the committee to garner the spotlight on its investigation, which have so […]
Read moreNeve Campbell says she won’t be in the new Scream sequel after the she received an inadequate offer to star in the slasher franchise’s sixth installment. “Sadly, I won’t be making the next Scream film. As a woman I have had to work extremely hard in my career to establish my value, especially when it comes to Scream. I felt the offer […]
Read moreThe MTV Movie & TV Awards are back, with Vanessa Hudgens hosting the ceremony live on MTV. Tayshia Adams took over hosting duties for the second part of the show, honoring the best in unscripted television. Zendaya and Tom Holland won big, with each scoring a performance nod for their respective roles in “Euphoria” and “Spider-Man: No […]
Read moreTalk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! has scored a coup, convincing President Joe Biden to join for an exclusive in-studio interview. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! sit-down will mark Biden’s first in-studio late-night appearance as president. Biden’s interview will air on Kimmel’s Wednesday, June 8 show, which is on ABC at 11:35 PT/10:35 Central. The show will be taped at 5 PM in Los […]
Read moreMiguel Gomez will not be returning to FBI: Most Wanted when the crime drama series is back for a fourth season next fall. Gomez, who joined the FBI spinoff as a series regular midway through Season 2, playing Special Agent Ivan Ortiz, is leaving the series. His departure is believed to be a creative decision. The recent Season 3 finale […]
Read moreRep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) railed against the justice system after former Trump advisor Peter Navarro was arrested by the feds on Friday. Navarro has refused to comply with a congressional subpoena issued by the Jan. 6th committee investigating the Capitol riot. He is “charged with one contempt count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition and another involving his refusal to […]
Read moreMehmet Oz, known professionally as Dr. Oz, won Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary election on Friday after opposing candidate Dave McCormick conceded. According to the Associated Press, McCormick realized that despite an ongoing state recount, he would not receive enough votes to beat Oz. “It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have […]
Read moreOn a long night of superlative-filled salutes to TV legends, Amy Poehler got the last laugh at the 18th annual Brandon Tartikoff Awards. Poehler was No. 7 out of the seven honorees who were feted Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, with the annual TV achievement kudos handed out by the National Assn. […]
Read moreThe House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will hold its first public hearing on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. The committee made the announcement in a Thursday tweet, writing, “The Select Committee will hold a hearing to provide the American people with a summary of our findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to […]
Read moreCBS News issued a scathing rebuke of a new report that Norah O’Donnell accepted a substantial salary cut as part of her new contract. The New York Post reported that after a tense contract negotiation that spilled into public view, the CBS Evening News anchor accepted a reduced salary in April that saw her annual intake slashed by more than half. The Post […]
Read moreSheryl Sandberg, who has been chief operating officer at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has announced that she will be stepping down from the role after 14 years. “When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years,” Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “Fourteen years […]
Read moreThe jury has reached a verdict in the blockbuster defamation trial between actors and ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. After spending roughly six weeks in the Fairfax, Virginia courtroom, the jury determined that Heard is guilty of defaming her former spouse in a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. Heard was found guilty on all counts, as the jury […]
Read moreJesse Watters floated unconfirmed rumors stating that during Paul Pelosi’s DUI arrest over the weekend, the husband of the Speaker of the House tried to bribe police and asked, “Do you know who I am?” Pelosi was arrested by Napa County Police on Saturday night on suspicion of DUI after he allegedly ran a stop sign and collided […]
Read moreOver a month since its debut, Piers Morgan’s Talk TV show has landed with a thud in Britain’s prime time ratings – having shed more than 80 percent of its audience since launching on April 25th. The late April debut of Pier’s Morgan: Uncensored averaged 317,000 viewers on its 8 p.m. debut in the U.K. Unfortunately for Morgan, that […]
Read moreDiane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen have reunited for Book Club 2 – the Next Chapter. The comedy from Focus Features, Endeavor Content and Makeready has started production on the sequel to the 2018 comedy Book Club, about friends who undergo romantic awakenings after reading Fifty Shades of Grey. Other returning castmembers include Andy Garcia, Don Johnson and Craig T. Nelson. And […]
Read moreMatthew Morrison’s stint as a So You Think You Can Dance judge will be short-lived. The former Glee star and Broadway veteran is departing the show — whose 17th season premiered just nine days ago — after violating its competition protocols. Reps for Fox declined to comment on the nature of the violation. “Having the opportunity to be a […]
Read moreTom Cruise’s star-spangled blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” capped off Memorial Day weekend with a box office debut for the record books. The sequel, which sees Cruise return to the cockpit after 36 years, collected $156 million in its first four days of release. Those ticket sales were enough to overtake Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: […]
Read moreGeorge Shapiro, the deeply respected talent manager, producer and co-founder of Shapiro/West & Associates, died Thursday evening of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 91. Along with his partner and childhood friend Howard West, Shapiro was personal manager to comedy greats Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Kaufman and Carl Reiner, among others. He and West […]
Read moreActor Jon Voight, a vocal supporter of former president Donald J. Trump and the Republican party, has released a statement calling for stricter gun control laws in the United States. “There should be proper qualifications for gun ownership,” Voight said in a video released through his official Facebook page. “Proper testing. One should only own a […]
Read moreJimmy Kimmel offered two powerful and heartfelt commentaries on the Wednesday and Thursday episodes of his eponymous show regarding the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and they’re both worth watching. Kimmel’s Tuesday show had been taped prior to the shooting, so Wednesday was his first time to comment on the tragic events. He broke down […]
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