On Tuesday, a photo surfaced showing Rihanna posing with Donald Glover, supposedly on a film set in Cuba, causing immediate speculation about the nature of the project. It was accompanied by a report from the Cuban culture magazine Vistar, claiming that the two performers were shooting a mysterious project called “Guava Island,” which would also feature actors Nonso Anozie, […]
Read moreUSA Network has officially announced that it is picking up the Jason Bourne TV spinoff Treadstone to series. The show is being written and executive produced by Tim Kring, with Ramin Bahrani (director of HBO’s Fahrenheit 451) lined up to call the shots on the pilot episode. Treadstone explores the origin story and present-day actions of a CIA black ops program known […]
Read moreAlex Brightman will follow in Michael Keaton’s footsteps, assuming the title role in “Beetlejuice” on Broadway. It’s a familiar challenge for the Tony Award nominee. Brightman previously had to put his own spin on a character made famous by Jack Black when he portrayed a hard-playing guitarist/substitute teacher in the Broadway musical “School of Rock.” […]
Read moreAmazon.com Inc. is in the running to acquire Landmark Theatres, a move that would vault the e-commerce giant into the brick-and-mortar cinema industry, according to people familiar with the situation. Bloomberg reported that Amazon.com Inc. is vying with competitors to acquire Landmark Theatres, the indie-focused theater chain with more than 50 locations across the country. If successful, Amazon would […]
Read moreDon’t expect Madonna to take a bow just because she’s turning 60. The Material Girl — now just five years away from being eligible for Medicare — has not been shy about ringing in her milestone birthday Thursday. She’s been counting down the days to the big event on social media with no shortage of […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s pugnacious response to Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s tell-all book is attracting criticism from an unusual place: Fox News. Brian Kilmeade, co-host of the morning show Fox & Friends, leveled perhaps the strongest rebuke to Trump’s persistent Twitter strafing of Manigault-Newman, who accused him of being a racist and saying the N-word in her new book, Unhinged. […]
Read moreJimmy Kimmel Live! has just become the most reliable mid-sized late-night show in the business. Over the past 15 years the show has received many accolades: Emmy awards, Writers Guild, Critic’s Choice, an NAACP Image Award and more Webbys than any show could ever want. But there is one award that has eluded not only […]
Read moreJ Balvin has criticized artists for what he characterizes as lyrically focusing on “the attitude of criminals and drug dealers.” Balvin wants to change the negativity that he believes is consuming the urban genre, and has no tolerance for romanticizing criminal violence. He took to Instagram on Tuesday (Aug. 14) to ask his colleagues to create music […]
Read moreMore than a week after other services pulled the plug on Alex Jones and InfoWars, CNN reports that Twitter has given the personality a one-week suspension. The move came after a Periscope video session where Jones told viewers “now is time to act on the enemy” ahead of a “false flag” attack. His ability to tweet and retweet is […]
Read moreWith “Conan” set to switch to a half-hour format beginning in January 2019, the TBS show is doing away with regular musical performances to focus more on comedy and what host Conan O’Brien calls a “leaner” late-night program. With that change, producer and music booker Roey Hershkovitz will depart the show, leaving the door open for consulting work on the occasional special […]
Read moreOliver Stone is reteaming with Benicio Del Toro on his next turn in the director’s chair, White Lies. The New York-set drama follows Jack (Del Toro), a child of divorce that is now repeating his parents’ mistakes in his own marriage and with his troubled son. Feeling trapped, he embarks on a lust-filled journey to free himself, but […]
Read moreIt’s official. More Sue Heck is on the way. ABC has given a pilot production commitment to a spinoff from the middle-class family comedy The Middle toplined by series co-star Eden Sher. The Sue Heck Spinoff (pka The Middle spinoff) comes from The Middle creators/executive producers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline and studio Warner Bros. TV. Written by Heisler and Heline, the half-hour single camera comedy follows […]
Read moreSomeone asked director Neill Blomkamp who he’d like to see as RoboCop in his upcoming sequel, and his answer was both surprising and kind of awesome. As we found out recently, Blomkamp has been tapped by MGM to helm RoboCop Returns, a movie that will serve as both a direct sequel to the 1987 sci-fi classic and a reboot of the franchise, […]
Read moreThe 2018 Teen Choice Awards were held Sunday night (August 12) at the Forum in Los Angeles and broadcast on Fox. Featuring performances by Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Khalid, Lauv and The Four” season one winner Evvie McKinney, presenters included Noah Cyrus, Chloe Grace Moretz, Lucy Hale, Hudson Yang, Maddie Ziegler, Nina Dobrev and more. Winners were awarded the traditional Teen Choice surfboard. Fan-voted […]
Read moreChris Hardwick teared up and got emotional on Sunday night’s episode of Talking Dead as he obliquely addressed the abuse allegations made against him and thanked “the Walking Dead community” for supporting him. Hardwick was dropped from hosting AMC’s The Walking Dead after show after abuse allegations surfaced in an essay by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. Following an investigation by AMC, Hardwick was reinstated. Dykstra revealed that she […]
Read moreChris Pine and Chris Hemsworth are no longer boldly going where no person has gone before. The two actors were in negotiations to star in Star Trek 4, but sources say that talks between the two actors and the companies making the new installment, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Media, have fallen apart, with both sides walking […]
Read moreWhen it was reported that pop singer Demi Lovato had potentially overdosed on heroin, a particular digital gasp quickly made its way around the Internet. We’re used to seeing images of bright young things spilling out of clubs and into cabs, the cocktails and bottle service, even cocaine, that perennial party drug, all cheekily implied (and now […]
Read moreThe iconic Brady Bunch house in Studio City, California sold for almost twice its asking price, thanks to the entry of HGTV into the bidding wars. The Los Angeles Times reports the sale of the home at 11222 Dilling Street closed Friday at $3.5 million, or $1.6 million more than the listing price of $1.885 million. The […]
Read more“The Meg” swims into theaters this weekend and is looking to nab the No. 1 spot at the box office with an estimated $40 million from 4,118 North American locations. The estimate is significantly higher than earlier predictions, which had placed the film in the $20 million to $22 million frame. The Warner Bros. film […]
Read moreApparently Ludacris has a heart of gold! The rapper responsible for hits such as “Get Back” and “Rollout” reportedly has a habit of visiting supermarkets around the country and picking up the tab for unexpected shoppers who look like they might need a hand. It turns out that Ludacris has been buying groceries for strangers at supermarkets for years, […]
Read moreClass is in session, and Professor Kanye West is ready to share his life lessons with the world. For the first time in five years, the rapper sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday evening interview for a wide-ranging interview on topics including his 2016 hospitalization, decision to speak out in support of President Donald Trump, Kim Kardashian and living with bipolar […]
Read moreThis summer marks the return of the splashy, big-budget Hollywood romance — but with a crazy historic twist. Featuring lush sets, glamorous locales and an ensemble of talent from all over the globe, Warner Bros.’ “Crazy Rich Asians” is adapted from Kevin Kwan’s international bestseller about a New Yorker meeting her boyfriend’s sprawling, intimidating Singaporean family […]
Read moreAbout two weeks after Sara Haines became the latest to pass through The Revolving Door of The View to host the third hour of Good Morning America with Michael Strahan, it appears Abby Huntsman has won the sweepstakes to replace her. Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Huntsman, daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Hunstman, would give the show a second conservative host to keep Sen. […]
Read moreBrooklyn Nine-Nine took a victory lap at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour Wednesday as showrunner Dan Goor and the cast celebrated its move to NBC after Fox’s cancellation. While the crux of the 30-minute session focused on how different the Universal Television-produced comedy will be on its new network (the answer: not at all), […]
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Matt Lauer Agrees to Pay Annette Roque up to $20M in Divorce
Shamed “Today” host Matt Lauer is “bending over backwards” to give his soon to be ex-wife Annette Roqueeverything she wants in their divorce — including a multimillion-dollar payout — because he feels so guilty for cheating with multiple women at work, according to friends. Lauer — who was axed by NBC bosses in November for a string of inappropriate affairs — has […]
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