ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — After a year of being either partially or entirely closed, Disneyland will reopen on April 30, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced Wednesday. Chapek said the park will reopen with a limited capacity and observing guidance from California officials. The state previously advised the park to operate at 15% capacity of its fire code …
Zendaya is still proud she called out Giuliana Rancic’s hurtful comments at 2015 Oscars
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been six years since Zendaya wore locs when walking the red carpet at the 2015 Academy Awards and the Spider-Man: Far From Home star still reflects on the “change” her hairstyle sparked. Television personality Giuliana Rancic found herself in hot water when talking about Zendaya’s hair, saying, “I feel like she smells like patchouli oil …
Priyanka Chopra asserts her star power after critic claims she’s unqualified to announce Oscar nominees
ABC News/Stephen Iervolino(LOS ANGELES) — Priyanka Chopra reminded a critic that she was qualified to announce the 93rd Oscars nominations, which she and husband Nick Jonas read off on Monday. After the two wrapped the livestream and went home to enjoy a celebratory cheeseburger and pizza for a job well done, Australian entertainment reporter Peter …
Sharon Osbourne talks to ‘ET’ about the Piers Morgan racism flap, as new accusations are leveled against her
Monty Brinton/CBS @2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — With CBS extending The Talk‘s hiatus to further “investigate” the explosive segment between Sharon Osbourne and co-host Sheryl Underwood regarding Piers Morgan, Osbourne spoke to Entertainment Tonight Tuesday about the situation. Osbourne blamed the fallout from the segment on the network, claiming she was deliberately ambushed by Underwood at the direction of CBS executives, …
HFPA promises to increase Black membership as Shonda Rhimes call out their “ignorance”
HFPA(LOS ANGELES) — Amid fallout from a New York Times exposé revealing the lack of Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — the organization behind the Golden Globes — and a demand from more than 100 PR firms to provide “explicit plans” for “transformational change,” the organization is assuring people it has gotten the message. …
Not even Michelle Obama can make Jimmy Kimmel’s daughter eat her vegetables
Disney Junior/Fred Watkins(LOS ANGELES) — It was a battle of wills on Tuesday when former first lady Michelle Obama squared off against Jimmy Kimmel’s six-year-old daughter, Jane, in an attempt to get the picky eater to try some vegetables. Obama tried — and failed — to persuade Jane to diversify her diet on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “So Jane, why don’t …
‘The Talk’ extends hiatus, Sharon Osbourne accused of racist behavior
Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Talk will remain on hiatus for another week after show co-host Sharon Osbourne found herself in hot water for defending Piers Morgan, whose comments about Meghan Markle have been deemed racist. Osbourne ignited an intense debate with Sheryl Underwood about racism versus freedom of speech, which didn’t sit well with fans of the show. Following the …
Selma Blair’s battle with MS the subject of new documentary
Getty Images/Getty Images for Easterseals(LOS ANGELES) — Former Cruel Intentions star Selma Blair has been public with her battle with multiple sclerosis since she revealed her diagnosis in 2018, and now her experience of living with the autoimmune disease is the subject of a new documentary called Introducing, Selma Blair. The star, who has been open about her trails and tribulations with …
‘Saturday Night Live’ books Oscar nominees Daniel Kaluuya and Carey Mulligan for April shows
NBCUniversal(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live is grabbing some potential Oscar gold: freshly minted Judas and the Black Messiah Academy Award nominee Daniel Kaluuya will host the show on April 3, according to a tweet from SNL. A week later, on April 8, Promising Young Woman Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan will host. The musical guest for Kaluuya’s installment will be St. Vincent, while Kid Cudi will take the Studio 8H stage …
Yaphet Kotto, ‘Alien’ hero, James Bond baddie, dead at 81
Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images(PHILLIPINES) — Yaphet Kotto, who played everything from a deep space miner in the seminal sci-film Alien to a dogged police lieutenant on TV’s Homicide: Life on the Street, has died. He was 81. The actor, who also played the James Bond villain Mr. Big in Live and Let Die, among many roles over his three decade-long career, …