ABC/Frank Ockenfels(LOS ANGELES) — In the ongoing tit-for-tat between late night host John Oliver and the city of Danbury, Connecticut — the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver star couldn’t help but shout out the city he loves to hate while celebrating his fifth Emmy win. Oliver took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. During his …
Ellen DeGeneres addresses toxic workplace claims during show’s season 18 premiere: “I take responsibility”
Doug Inglish/ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — As she promised, Ellen DeGeneres took time during the season 18 premiere of her talk show Monday to address the allegations of toxic workplace culture and her own allegedly unkind behavior that have dogged her all summer. “As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations …
First trailer for Disney+ series ‘WandaVision’ debuts during Emmys
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — The first trailer for the Disney+ series WandaVision debuted during the Emmys broadcast Sunday night. The show stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprising their roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision from Marvel’s Avengers series. The trailer begins with Wanda and Vision living in a black-and-white ‘50s sitcom-type world and subsequently follows …
The Rock vs. The Gate: Dwayne Johnson tears out front gate with his bare hands
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It was The Rock vs. The Gate, and The Rock won. Dwayne Johnson ripped his front gate off with his bare hands on Friday after a power outage kept it from opening and almost made him late for work. He shared the feat of strength on his Instagram page, along …
Will ‘Schitt’s Creek”s historic night at the Emmys lead to a movie? Dan Levy weighs in
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Schitt’s Creek started the Emmys off with a bang with an unprecedented and history-making sweep. The show, which ended its six-season run this year, became the first comedy series to sweep the entire comedy category. With the series nabbing the Emmys for outstanding comedy, best actor, best actress, outstanding writing for a comedy series, outstanding directing …
Felicity Jones and Kate McKinnon pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsberg
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — As the country mourns Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who passed away at age 87 on Friday, two actresses who played Ginsberg on screen reacted to her passing this weekend. Felicity Jones, who portrayed Justice Ginsberg in the 2018 biopic On the Basis of Sex, said in a statement to Entertainment …
Emmys 2020 recap: ‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps all comedy categories, Zendaya makes history
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like everything else in 2020, the Emmy Awards was like no other year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel hosted to an empty audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles while nominees watched from home. The Emmys started off with a bang with an unprecedented sweep by Schitt’s Creek. The show, …
Primetime Emmys 2020 — The winners
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Here’s the complete list of winners from the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted live by Jimmy Kimmel from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, as nominees appeared virtually from their homes: Lead actress in a comedy seriesCatherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix) Lead actor in a comedy seriesEugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek (Netflix) Writing …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, powerhouse Supreme Court Justice, dies at 87
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the powerhouse Supreme Court justice and champion for women’s rights, has died at the age of 87. “Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer,” Court Spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. …
Bravo green lights new pop culture series ‘Bravo’s Chat Room’
Bravo Media(LOS ANGELES) — Fans who can’t get enough of Bravo’s hit shows will now see even more of the network’s stars with the new late night series, Bravo’s Chat Room. Executive produced by Andy Cohen of Watch What Happens Live, the six-episode Chat Room will feature a panelist of Porsha Williams (Real Housewives of Atlanta), Gizelle Bryant (Real Housewives of Potomac) and Kate Chastain (Below Deck) discussing all things …