Eli Joshua(NEW YORK) — Lovie Simone is helping to bring a “woke” and contemporary update to the 1996 cult-classic film The Craft in the new supernatural horror The Craft: Legacy. Although the Greenleaf actor wasn’t “aware” of the original film when she first tried out for her role of Tabby, Simone tells ABC Audio that after she did “some homework, [and] …
Khloe Kardashian reveals she had COVID-19 earlier this year
ABC/Fred Lee(LOS ANGELES) — Khloe Kardashian reveals that she contracted the novel coronavirus this past spring. In a clip from an upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloe shares a video she recorded while quarantining in her room as she battled the virus. “It’s gonna be fine, but it was really bad for a couple days,” she admits in …
Release date for Aretha Franklin biopic pushed to summer 2021
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The upcoming Aretha Franklin biographical film Respect is the latest in a line of major films to see a delayed release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MGM has announced that the film, starring Jennifer Hudson as Franklin, is being pushed from its January 15, 2021 release date to August 13. Respect follows Franklin’s journey from her childhood, singing in her …
Don’t expect to see Nicole Kidman’s children on Instagram anytime soon
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — With the children of celebrities now joining social media, Nicole Kidman revealed that her two daughters will be staying far away from Instagram. Speaking to British talk show Loose Women on Tuesday, the Academy Award-winner said that she doesn’t feel comfortable enough to allow nine-year-old Faith and 12-year-old Sunday on Instagram. “The technology. I’m not very techy myself. It’s very …
Former NXIVM cult members react to Keith Raniere’s sentencing
Courtesy of HBO (Pictured: Sarah Edmondson, The Vow)(NEW YORK) — After NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years in prison Tuesday, former members of the organization — many of whom were featured on the HBO docu-series The Vow — are speaking out. Sarah Edmondson, who defected from the cult after being branded …
Shannen Doherty and Sarah Michelle Gellar get real about cancer, quarantine and female friendship
Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Shannen Doherty opened up about her battle against stage IV breast cancer in a revealing interview with friend Sarah Michelle Gellar. Hosted by Entertainment Tonight, the two actresses discussed a variety of topics, ranging from their greatest fears to the doldrums of quarantine at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Doherty, whose greatest …
Jennifer Lawrence explains how she went from voting Republican to becoming a proud Democrat
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — With the presidential election less than a week away, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence made a rare appearance to social media to discuss her political viewpoints and how they changed over the years. The 30-year-old actress first touched upon the comments she made on the Absolutely Not podcast last week, where she revealed that she …
‘Arrow’ alum Stephen Amell reveals COVID-19 diagnosis
Sergei Bachlakov/The CW — © 2018 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Arrow alum Stephen Amell just dropped the bomb that he tested positive for COVID-19. During an episode of the Inside Of You podcast, Amell, 39, revealed he received the diagnosis after he had already been in isolation for three weeks due to a crew member on the set …
Jon Stewart marks return to television with new show and partnership with Apple
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been a few years since Jon Stewart took his final bow on The Daily Show and stepped aside for new host Trevor Noah to take over. Five years later, the acclaimed talk show host is poised to make a grand return to television after inking a new deal with Apple. Variety reports …
Chrissy Teigen opens up about losing her son in heartbreaking essay
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Chrissy Teigen has opened up about suffering a second-trimester pregnancy loss in September in an emotional essay. In the essay published on Medium, the Cravings cookbook author penned a heartbreaking account of what happened the day she lost her son — who she and her husband, singer John Legend, had named Jack — at …