Vera Anderson/WireImage(LONDON) — Kate Winslet revealed in a new interview that there are several well-known actors who are afraid to publicly reveal their sexuality. The Titanic star claims the unnamed actors are “terrified” of how coming out will impact their careers. Speaking to The Sunday Times on Sunday, Winslet says a climate of “fear” still weighs heavily on some LGBT …
“I’m taking back what’s mine”: After years living with a credits typo, Thandiwe Newton reveals her true name
Mikael Jansson/Vogue(LONDON) — (NOTE LANGUAGE AND CONTENT) Westworld star Thandie Newton’s name is actually “Thandiwe,” but thanks to a misspelling in the credits of her first film, 1996’s Flirting, she’s gone by Thandie in dozens of projects. But that was then and this is now. The actress tells British Vogue in a feature piece dubbed “The Rebirth of an Icon” that …
Benedict Cumberbatch explains why he believes he was COVID-19 “patient zero”
STX Films/Graham Bartholomew(LONDON) — Benedict Cumberbatch is taking a closer look at the mysterious sickness that left him nearly incapacitated in 2019. After going over his symptoms, the Doctor Strange star now believes he was among the first people to contract COVID-19. “I was incredibly ill,” Cumberbatch recalled to The Independent on Saturday, “to the point that when all this COVID stuff suddenly …
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ smashes the box office with monstrous $285M global opening
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Talk about rolling in the dough — after the Easter holiday weekend Godzilla vs. Kong has brought its worldwide box office totals to a massive $285.4 million. The highly anticipated blockbuster, which stars Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Brian Tyree Henry and Rebecca Hall, was released …
Chadwick Boseman wins fourth posthumous award for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Chadwick Boseman’s memory was honored throughout the 2021 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, with his fellow actors and friends paying tribute to the late actor’s memory on Sunday night. In addition to being mentioned by winners Daniel Kaluuya and Viola Davis in their acceptance speeches, who won Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Female Actress in …
‘SNL’ cold open mocks cancel culture, Matt Gaetz scandal
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live revived the faux Britney Spears talk show for the cold open, this time tasking comedian Chloe Fineman to parody the “Toxic” singer’s new Georgia-sponsored venture “Oops, You Did It Again.” Fineman’s Spears was judge and jury as three embattled characters pleaded their case before her, where she would declare them either “innocent” or “not …
“American Idol” recap: Brian McKnight, Katharine McPhee, and more join for solos and duets
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — American Idol is back — and they’ve brought some friends. Sunday’s episode marked the first show where the remaining contestants performed in front of a live studio audience. Not only that, but judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan have officially handed over the reins to America to vote and decide who will become the next American …
2021 SAG Awards winners
27th Annual SAG Awards/Getty Images for WarnerMedia(LOS ANGELES) — The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here are the winners:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureThe Trial of the Chicago 7 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleChadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black …
“We tried!” David Alan Grier on why there was never an ‘In Living Color’ reunion
SAEED ADYANI/NETFLIX © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — David Alan Grier reunites with his former In Living Color cast mate, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, in the Netflix sitcom Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! on April 15. Grier tells Entertainment Tonight of the reunion, “I never thought it would take 30 years, and I never thought it would be this show.” Instead, Grier said when he got a …
Christopher Meloni’s return locked up big ratings for ‘Law & Order’
Virginia Sherwood/NBC(NEW YORK) — (SPOILER ALERT) Christopher Meloni’s return to the Law & Order family in the Law & Order: SVU crossover-event that launched his new show, Law & Order: Organized crime, scored big ratings for NBC Thursday night. The long-anticipated reunion of Meloni’s Elliot Stabler and his former partner, Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson attracted an average live — meaning not on DVR — …