ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A group of women who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct announced Tuesday that they have reached an $18.8 million settlement as part of a class-action lawsuit. The payments, pending approval by the bankruptcy and district courts, will resolve two separate lawsuits: one against Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, filed …
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“I’m as upset as you are”: Larry David announces the season 11 return of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
John P. Johnson/HBO(LOS ANGELES) — HBO has announced that its Emmy-winning hit Curb Your Enthusiasm will return and, as expected, its irascible lead Larry David appears just as excited as you’d expect. “Believe me, I’m as upset about this as you are,” David joked in a statement from the cable network. “One day I can only hope that HBO will …
Take it from Dr. McDreamy: “Wear a mask”
Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — He isn’t a doctor, but Patrick Dempsey played one on TV, and he’s got some medical advice he’s heeding himself. Dempsey, who played Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, posted a selfie to Instagram showing off his blue eyes — and his checkered face mask. Mimicking one of his character’s …
Twitter users drag Terry Crews over Black Lives Matter claims
ABC/Kevin Mazur(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Terry Crews is trending on Twitter yet again, facing backlash for his polarizing comments. After coming under fire for last month’s controversial “Black Supremacy” tweet, social media users ruthlessly criticized Crews’ latest tweet regarding Black Lives Matter. On Tuesday, the Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor tweeted, “If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I …
Regal Cinemas delaying their grand re-opening
iStock/Vladimir Vladimirov(LOS ANGELES) — Following a similar decision by chain AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas has decided to delay the reopening of hundreds of its COVID-19-closed movie theaters. Cinemark Holdings, which owns the Regal chain of hundreds of venues in the U.S., began limited openings in June, and had planned to open most of its theaters by July 17. …
Superman’s cape, Marilyn Monroe’s jewels, K.I.T.T. from ‘Knight Rider’ and more hitting the auction block
Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Treasures from movies and TV — like a cape worn by the late Christopher Reeve in 1978’s Superman: The Movie and Aaron Paul’s biohazard suit worn as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad — to real-life treasures like earrings from Marilyn Monroe and gear used by the real-life Apollo astronauts can soon be yours. All of these treasures and …
Comedy legend Carl Reiner dead at 98
Photo by John Wolfsohn/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Legendary comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker Carl Reiner has died at 98 years old. A rep for the star, who spent more than 60 years in show business, confirms to ABC News that Reiner died Monday at his Beverly Hills, California home surrounded by his family. Reiner’s son, actor and …
AMC Theatres delays reopening until July 30
iStock/Rawpixel(LOS ANGELES) — Just over a week after AMC announced its intentions to reopen 450 of its 600-plus U.S. theaters on July 15, the chain has pushed that date back two weeks to July 30. “We continue to devote extraordinary resources into our plan to operate our theatres with a hyper commitment to the safety …
YouTube star Liza Koshy apologizes for racially insensitive videos
Steve Granitz/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Liza Koshy is the latest YouTube star to face backlash over a couple of 2016 videos that resurfaced last week, of which Koshy and her then-boyfriend, David Dobrik, used mock Japanese accents. In response to the controversy, Koshy posted a statement to her Instagram and YouTube pages on Sunday, apologizing for her past actions. “While we focus on …
“I am ashamed”: Florence Pugh apologizes for past cultural appropriation
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — She may play an chameleonic assassin in Marvel’s delayed Black Widow movie, but a series of “looks” in Florence Pugh’s past has led her to apologize for committing cultural appropriation. In a lengthy Instagram post, the actress says she’s “ashamed” at looking back at photos she’d taken in her younger years, in which she’d worn …