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Actress Amy Schumer has weighed in on this year’s potential Super Bowl half-time lineup, saying that Adam Levine led Maroon 5 should join Rihanna in turning down the gig. Shumer, who once appeared in a Super Bowl ad with Seth Rogen, posted on Instagram in the wake of reports that Rihanna had turned down a chance to be the […]

HBO has officially green-lit Mark Ruffalo’s long-gestating limited series adaptation of “I Know This Much Is True,” the premium cabler announced on Thursday. An adaptation of the 1998 Wally Lamb novel of the same name, the series is described as “an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice, and forgiveness, set against the backdrop of 20th century […]

Litchfield Penitentiary is getting ready to lock its doors for good, and Orange Is the New Blackfans are mourning the end of the fan-favorite Netflix original series. On Wednesday, Netflix announced that the beloved prison dramedy would come to an end with its upcoming seventh season, and while it was an announcement that many fans had predicted, […]

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards ceremony has an official air date. The awards show will be broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on June 9, 2019 from 8-11 PM ET. The nominations for the 2019 Tony Awards will be announced on April 30. The Tony Awards, which honor theater professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, […]

After days of deliberation, Fox Business Network finally announced on Thursday that it will no longer serve as a media sponsor for Saudi Arabia’s Future of Investment Initiative conference following the Oct. 2 disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. “Fox Business Network has canceled its sponsorship and participation in the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi […]

The latest entry in The Simpsons‘ long-running Halloween special, “Treehouse of Horror,” airs this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX. The current iteration is number XXIX, which means that 28 “Treehouse of Horror” episodes have already come before it, and should the longest-running scripted television show in history get yet another season order, next year’s edition will be “Treehouse of […]

Since its return to its live news roots a couple years ago, HLN has touted its focus on domestic news stories without a 24/7 focus on politics. Unfortunately for the CNN Worldwide-owned cable channel, 24/7 politics seems to be working for cable news in 2018, and that decision to mix up the stories, while noble, seems to […]

Two senior-level ABC executives recently said in an interview that they regret firing Roseanne Barr after she made controversial comments in a tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. The two executives, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the Daily Mail last week that firing Barr “was a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction by ABC’s president and admitted […]

Nicole Kidman opened up about her relationship with ex-husband Tom Cruise in an essay written for New Yorkmagazine, which was published online Monday. According to the actress, her marriage to Cruise protected her from sexual harassment. “Being married to Tom Cruise at 22 is something I’m always reluctant to talk about, because I’m married now to […]

Tara Reid’s behavior got her grounded Monday, at least temporarily. The “Sharknado” actress, 42, was removed from a Delta flight leaving Los Angeles International Airport Monday afternoon, USA TODAY has confirmed. “Delta flight 613 from Los Angeles to New York JFK-International returned to the gate, prior to takeoff, due to a customer disturbance on board,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement. […]

Iron Fist fans urge Marvel TV and Netflix to renew the series shortly after it was announced that it will not be coming back for a third season. Deemed the weakest of the four individual Marvel shows on the streaming platform, many thought that it would be taken off the air after its critically-panned debut season, which […]

Witherspoon’s production company has added yet another TV series to its busy slate, and this time it will tackle undocumented immigration and American identity. ABC has put in development Americanized, a half-hour comedy inspired by Sara Saedi’s memoir Americanized: Rebel Without A Green Card, from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and ABC Studios, where Hello Sunshine has a broadcast overall deal. Written by Saedi […]

Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande have called off their engagement, according to multiple outlets. People reported Sunday that the couple called it quits over the weekend, with a source close to Grande telling the website that the split was “not shocking to anyone”: “It was way too much too soon.” Meanwhile, TMZ reported that sources close to the couple are […]

It looks like Transparent is going to end season 5 — and the series — with a musical bang. Series creator Jill Soloway told the New York Times that the Emmy-winning Amazondrama will be getting the musical treatment. Soloway has been working with their sister Faith on music with trans actress Shakina Nayfack, who is known for her role as Lola on Difficult People and […]

One day historians will ask, “Do you remember where you were during the Kanye West and Donald Trump meeting in the Oval Office?” We sure will, won’t we friends? As one of President Trump’s highest-profile celebrity supporters, rapper Kanye West attended a lunch at the White House on Oct. 11, 2018. Also at that meeting with […]

It was revealed yesterday that Netflix was giving the Marvel series the axe after only two seasons.  Jones, 30, appeared as the Immortal Iron Fist on two seasons of the streaming series, as well as on The Defenders miniseries event and the second season ofLuke Cage. Netflix and Marvel announced the cancellation of Iron Fist after its second season debuted in full on Friday, […]

In between shooting the WWII thriller “Operation Finale” and participating in the international press tour for “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” Oscar Isaacsqueezed in a very different project: The actor flew to the south of France to play Paul Gauguin opposite Willem Dafoe’s Vincent Van Gough in “At Eternity’s Gate,” painter-turned-filmmaker Julian Schnabel’s intimate portrait of Van […]

It’s the spinoff forced into existence by a flameout. Starting Tuesday night on ABC, “The Conners” will attempt to stand on its own as a family sitcom without the namesake character of “Roseanne, ” which imploded last May when the network fired star and producer Roseanne Barr after she posted a racist tweet. She relinquished […]

As hoped/expected, A Star Is Born held up well on its second Friday, earning another $8.5 million (-46%) to bring its eight-day-cume to $75m. At a glance, we’re probably looking at a $28.195m (-34%) second weekend and a $94.3m ten-day cume for Warner Bros. and MGM’s $36m—budgeted Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga romantic drama. That weekend drop is on […]