Kanye West claimed his eighth consecutive Number One album as the rapper’s Ye opened atop the Billboard 200. Ye sold 205,000 total copies in its first week of release, although the bulk of that haul was thanks to 120,000 streaming equivalent albums (SEAs). 85,000 copies of the seven-song LP were from traditional sales; it’s unclear whether the physical copies […]
Read moreGirls run the world, or rather, heist in Ocean’s 8. So how’d they do, according to critics? Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway star in the film, a spinoff of the popular comedy trilogy, directed by Gary Ross. George Clooney, who starred in the original films, co-produced Ocean’s Eight, which sees Bullock play his character’s the estranged sister, who attempts to […]
Read moreShonda Rhimes has set her first project at Netflix: The streaming service and Shondaland have acquired the rights to a magazine article about infamous New York society fraud Anna Delvey, TVLine has confirmed, and Rhimes is attached to pen a series for Netflix based on the scandal. The New York magazine article, published last month, […]
Read moreNetflix is flexing its media conglomerate muscle, announcing on Monday that it has acquired not just a comic book, but an entire comic book house. In a press release, the streaming service revealed that it struck a deal with Mark Millar to buy his company, Millarworld, the banner behind stories featured in action flicks including “Kingsman: […]
Read moreAnthony bourdain, the television personality and writer, who shot to fame with his culinary-driven globe trotting, has died by suicide. He was 61. CNN, the network for which Bourdain hosted the popular “Parts Unknown,” a food-focused travel series, confirmed the news.“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony […]
Read moreSurprising pretty much no one, FX has decided to continue its relationship with rising superstar Donald Glover and his critically beloved dramedy series Atlanta. The network announced today that it’s just renewed Atlanta for a third season of rap, love, weirdness, and the occasional dip into outright horror. For the uninitiated, the series stars Glover as Earn Marks, […]
Read moreJustin Bieber has been accused of scoring a hit on a guy in Cleveland in 2016 — and now the guy is hitting back, with a lawsuit. In the suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, Rodney Tobias Cannon says that he was introduced to Bieber at the Westin Hotel in Cleveland in […]
Read more“Judge Judy” topped the May sweeps syndication ratings for the ninth consecutive year, with this year marking the show’s widest margin of victory in eight years. “Judge Judy” averaged a 7.1 household rating for the time period of April 26 – May 23. It’s nearest competition was “Family Feud,” which averaged a 6.2 in the same period. “Dr. […]
Read moreTemptation Island is returning to U.S. television. The controversial series aired on Fox from 2001-2003 and entailed couples agreeing to live with several singles of the opposite sex in order to test their relationships. No networks have been specifically announced. Banijay Group CEO Marco Bassetti announced the revival during the Reelscreen West 2018 confab keynote in Santa Monica today. Earlier […]
Read moreDid Roseanne Barr just hint that this ugly chapter of her comedy may have a happy ending? After vowing to stay off Twitter in the wake of Roseanne‘s cancellation, the 65-year-old comedian returned to social media to not only encourage her followers to vote in today’s election but to say “I’m making restitution for the pain […]
Read moreOn Monday, Fox News ran a segment on the NFL national anthem protest which included misleading footage of Philadelphia Eagles players kneeling in prayer. The segment from “Fox News @ Night” anchor Shannon Bream was used to bolster President Trump’s decision to cancel a planned event with Eagles players at the White House today. “The […]
Read moreSources say a formal announcement could come this week. Less than a week after its stunning decision to cancel Roseanne, ABC is inching closer to a spinoff of TV’s No. 1 series.Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the network is knee-deep in conversations with executive producers including Tom Werner for a new incarnation of the multicamera comedy. Werner’s […]
Read moreMovie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, his lawyer said, in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged last year. More than 70 women have accused the Miramax film studio’s co-founder of sexual misconduct, including […]
Read moreThe Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance. Gretchen Carlson, a former Miss America who is head of the organization’s board of trustees, made the announcement Tuesday on “Good Morning America.” JUST IN: "We will no longer judge our […]
Read moreMGM is near a deal with Reese Witherspoon to reprise her role as the precocious, idealistic Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, and they’ve brought back most of the creative team from the first film. The pic is coming together quickly. Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith and Karen McCullah, who adapted the Amanda Brown novel for the 2001 first film, are in […]
Read moreNetflix has greenlighted an eight-episode Dolly Parton anthology series, with each episode based on a song by her. In addition to serving as singer/songwriter, Parton will executive produce and will also appear in the series. The project comes from Parton’s Dixie Pixie Productions, Sam Haskell’s Magnolia Hill Entertainment in association with Warner Bros Television where Magnolia Hill has a deal. […]
Read moreThe woman at the center of Bill Cosby’s conviction, Andrea Constand, says that, although its taken years, she’s forgiven Bill Cosby for the 2004 drugging and indecent assault that he was convicted of in April. “I forgave Bill Cosby for what he did to me, she said on NBC’s Dateline on Friday night, noting that […]
Read moreJim Parsons, star of the long-running sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” says he couldn’t imagine what caused comedian Roseanne Barr to fire off the racist tweet that led to her hit show’s termination. “How and why? That was really my only reaction to it,” Parsons said on CNN’s “The Van Jones Show,” which airs at […]
Read moreKelsey Grammer has been cast in the upcoming Fox drama “Proven Innocent,” Varietyhas confirmed. He takes over the role of Gore Bellows, played in the pilot by Brian D’Arcy James. The character is described as a tough-on-crime state’s attorney who goes up against the underdog legal team that is at the center of the series. The producers of the series […]
Read moreWriter/director Brian De Palma is planning a new horror movie about a sexual predator inspired by Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with French publication Le Parisien, the director whose horror and suspense credits include Carrie, Dressed to Kill and Blow Out, said he is currently writing a screenplay about the scandal for an unnamed French producer. “My character won’t be […]
Read moreABC is reportedly looking into rebooting “Roseanne,” but this time the series will be focused on Sara Gilbert. According to TMZ, ABC is seeing if there is a possibility of “re-branding the show and focusing on” Gilbert’s character, Darlene Conner, rather than Roseanne. Fox News has reached out to ABC for comment. TMZ reports that Gilbert […]
Read moreTaylor fires her tour dancer over controversial statements, and Ariana & Pete make their relationship public? All this & more on today’s DHR.
Read moreNBC has put in development horror drama Cul-De-Sac from Scream: The TV Serieswriter Brian Sieve, director Larysa Kondracki (The Fix), Blumhouse Television and Universal Television. Blumhouse Television, the small screen arm of Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions, is behind the series, along with Universal Television. The pilot is being written by Brian Sieve (Scream: The TV Series) and directed by Larysa Kondracki (Legion, Gotham). The story follows […]
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