GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-nominated Juno star and Umbrella Academy lead Ellen Page has announced he’s transgender. “Hi friends,” he begins an Instagram post. “I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they, and my name is Elliot.” His message continues, “I feel lucky to be writing …
COVID controversy: LA testing site briefly shut down to shoot ‘She’s All That’ remake
Union Station — iStock/4kodiac(LOS ANGELES) — An already overbooked COVID-19 testing site at Los Angeles’ Union Station was briefly shuttered Monday to make way for a film shoot amid a spike in cases there — and after that sparked outrage, nobody seems to know how it happened. After news broke that the testing would be halted for …
Ice-T implores Americans to take COVID-19 seriously after father-in-law becomes dependent on oxygen
Virginia Sherwood/NBC(NEW YORK) — Ice-T is hoping to convince more followers to mask up and take COVID-19 seriously after his father-in-law, 63-year-old Steve Austin, battled the infectious virus and is now permanently on oxygen. The Law & Order: SVU star revealed on Twitter that Austin was among the crowd of people who believed the fallacy that masks provide no protection against COVID-19. “My father-in-law ‘Coco’s …
Meadow Walker honors her late father on seventh anniversary of his death
L-R – Similce Diesel, Meadow Walker — Michael Kovac/Getty Images for DreamWorks Animation(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been seven years since The Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker unexpectedly died in a car crash at age 40. His daughter, Meadow Walker, took to Instagram yesterday to mark the solemn date and celebrate her dad’s life. Meadow, …
‘Saved by the Bell’ reboot removes jokes about Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant
Peacock(LOS ANGELES) — Following significant backlash, the Saved by the Bell reboot has removed the controversial scenes that poked fun at Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant. TMZ is reporting that the Peacock streaming service edited the controversial episode by scrubbing all traces of the kidney jokes that many found offensive. The updated episode is now streaming. The now-deleted scenes were featured in the sixth episode of the reboot, …
‘The Disney Holiday Singalong’ brings screen stars and Broadway talent together for heartwarming show of unity
ABC(NEW YORK) — ABC kicked off the holiday season with a dazzling display of star power for The Disney Holiday Singalong. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, who was seated comfortably in a giant leather chair in front of a roaring fire, Monday night’s festivities united recording artists, actors, celebrities and Broadway talent alike to remind everyone watching at home that, even though …
Felicity Huffman books first post-prison acting gig with ABC baseball comedy
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman will return to ABC with her first acting role since being released from prison after serving time for her part in the Varsity Blues college admissions cheating scandal. Deadline reports Huffman will play a widow who takes over her husband’s minor league baseball team in the …
Celebrity Chef David Chang wins ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire”s top prize for restaurant workers hurt by COVID-19
ABC/John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) — Celebrity chef, restaurateur, and Ugly Delicious host David Chang snagged the top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on ABC Sunday night — but it’s restaurant workers who will benefit. Chang’s jackpot will be donated to the Southern Smoke Foundation, which is dedicated to helping restaurant workers in need …
Star Wars’ newest villain, ‘The Mandalorian’ star Giancarlo Eposito, “really adored” Darth Vader
Disney+(NEW YORK) — Over the weekend, Star Wars fans lost David Prowse, the towering former bodybuilder who filled the unmistakable black suit of Darth Vader in the original trilogy. He was 85. Standing 6’6′ in his prime, and even taller thanks to Vader’s hissing helmet, Prowse’s presence sent shivers down the spines of millions of moviegoers when he …
RIP “Jeans Guy” — Errant ‘Mandalorian’ crew member is deleted
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — Gone, but not forgotten. That’s the fate of “Jeans Guy,” the name fans had given to a crew member who accidentally appeared in a frame of a recent episode of the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian: as we expected, he has been digitally deleted. The crew member appeared in the background of a shootout …