ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Rebel Wilson successfully undertook her “year of health,” dropping more than 60 pounds. She’s taking her recent break-up from 29-year-old Anheuser-Busch heir Jacob Busch in stride, too. “Any kind of breakup is hard and not ideal,” the Pitch Perfect series star tells Extra. “I feel like, I don’t know if it’s turning 40 or coming into your own… I …
“I got my name back” — ‘Chappelle’s Show’ returns to Netflix, Dave reveals
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(TEXAS) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Almost two months ago, Dave Chappelle requested his comedy series, Chappelle’s Show be removed from Netflix, over issues of unfair compensation. Now he said he’s changed his mind, after a new deal was made. In a nearly 11-minute stand-up monologue posted to Instagram and YouTube Thursday, titled “Redemption,” the comic …
Eliza Dushku praises ‘Buffy’ co-star Charisma Carpenter’s courage for revealing Joss Whedon’s “abuse”
Dominik Bindl/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Eliza Dushku has joined her other Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-stars in applauding Charisma Carpenter’s recent revelations of “abuse” she claims she suffered during production from show creator Joss Whedon. Dushku, who played Faith on the show, Instagrammed Carpenter about her “powerful” message. “[M]y heart aches for you & I’m so sorry you have held this for so long,” Dushku wrote. “Thank …
Jodie Foster on why her role in ‘The Mauritanian’ was so rare
STX Films/Graham Bartholomew(LOS ANGELES) — With The Mauritanian, Jodie Foster did something she rarely does: she took a role based on a real person. She plays Nancy Hollander in the film, a no-nonsense red-lipsticked lawyer who takes up the case of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohamedou Ould Salahi, played by Tahar Rahim. “Yeah, I don’t really like playing real people,” Foster, who was …
Olivia Munn issues powerful statement rallying against “Asian Hate”
Karwai Tang/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Olivia Munn is calling out a disturbing trend, a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. In a powerful written message, which she shared Wednesday, the Newsroom alum implored her followers to stand up and “Stop Asian Hate.” “Over the past few days I’ve found myself at a loss for words at the rise of anti-Asian hate …
Anthony Stewart Head is “seriously gutted” over allegations against Joss Whedon
Head, center, next to Whedon with “Buffy” cast members in 2003 — Albert L. Ortega/WireImage(LONDON) — Anthony Stewart Head, who played Buffy Summers’ awkward yet affable watcher Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has broken his silence about the ongoing misconduct allegations against director Joss Whedon. Speaking on the British show This Morning, the 66-year-old actor was asked about …
Robin Wright reflects on her directorial debut, ‘Land’: “It was the greatest experience”
Courtesy of Focus Features(LOS ANGELES) — Land, Robin Wright’s directorial debut, will transport its audience into the most extreme weather conditions when it roars into theaters Friday, February 12. Wright, who transitioned from in front of the camera in movies like The Princess Bride, took her first foray behind the camera for this daring story. The survival film …
“It’s changed my life”: Kristen Wiig reveals she’s married; talks work and family life during the pandemic
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Kristen Wiig let slip that she and fiancée Avi Rothman have already tied the knot. The SNL vet and Wonder Woman baddie made the revelation on The Howard Stern Show Wednesday. Wiig revealed married life — and being a mother to her infant twins — has been a bright spot during the pandemic. “Besides the fact that we are where …
‘The Mandalorian”s Pedro Pascal, ‘Game of Thrones” Bella Ramsey to star in video game adaptation ‘The Last of Us’
PlayStation/Naughy Dog(LOS ANGELES) — Game of Thrones veterans Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will be reuniting one another and HBO for a series adaptation of Naughty Dog’s hit video game series The Last of Us. The news was confirmed by the company’s co-president and Last of Us writer/director, Neil Druckman, who posted the news to Twitter. “Stoked to have Pedro aboard our show!” he said of the Mandalorian and Narcos lead. …
‘Game of Thrones’ actress Esmé Bianco accuses Marilyn Manson of abuse
Taylor Hill/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Game of Thrones actress Esmé Bianco has accused shock-rocker Marilyn Manson of abuse. In an interview with ABC News, Bianco claims that Manson “psychologically, physically and sexually abused” her during their three-year relationship. “I was coerced, I was defrauded, I was transported from the U.K. to the U.S., I was …