Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — A day after the FDA approved the emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, Saturday Night Live offered its take on the rollout in this weekend’s cold open. The bit featured Heidi Gardner as President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 coordinator Deborah Birx and Kate McKinnon playing Dr. Anthony Fauci this time. Brad Pitt famously portrayed Fauci on an SNL episode back in April. Beck Bennett played Wolf Blitzer, host of CNN’s The Situation Room, who …
Report: 2021 Oscars to buck the virtual trend and proceed as an “in-person telecast”
ABC/Eric McCandless, AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — If you just started to adjust to the virtual concerts and award ceremonies, the 2021 Academy Awards are looking to buck the trend. Variety reports that a representative from the Academy confirms, “The Oscars in-person telecast will happen.” The ceremony, slated for April 25, 2021, has already been pushed back due …
Report: Steven Spielberg takes out restraining order against alleged stalker
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Legendary film director Steven Spielberg has taken out a restraining order against a woman he says poses a danger to him and his family. TMZ reports that, according to court documents filed Tuesday, Spielberg named the woman who has allegedly stalked him over the past few months and made threats against him. The documents …
Ellen DeGeneres, Miley Cyrus and more show support as Elliot Page comes out as transgender
GEOFF ROBINS/AFP via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The love and support is pouring out for Elliot Page. After the 33-year-old actor came out as transgender, he has been flooded with positive messages from his celebrity peers. Among the first to comment was Miley Cyrus who wrote, “Elliot rules” with a string of black heart emojis. On Twitter, Ellen DeGeneres shared, “Sending love to my …
‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Increasing tension between two men leaves Tayshia with a tough decision
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday’s episode of The Bachelorette, the ongoing tension between Barrett and Noah got out of hand, leaving Tayshia with a dilemma — one of them had to go, but who would it be? The show kicked off with former Bachelorette JoJo Fletcher filling in for Chris Harrison, who temporarily left to accompany his son to college. Fletcher delivered the first of two …
Hollywood ending: Hugh Grant says he and ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ co-star Renee Zellweger are still close
Fred Duval/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — For fans of the beloved romantic comedy, there’s a happy ending for Bridget Jones’ Diary co-stars Hugh Grant and his onscreen love, Renée Zellweger. “I love Renée. Uh, she’s one of the few actresses I haven’t fallen out with,” Grant confessed on the SirusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show. The actor adds, …
“The Force was at play”: Rosario Dawson says a fan’s tweet led to her role in ‘The Mandalorian’
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — Fans are still freaking out about Rosario Dawson’s debut as former Jedi Ahsoka [ah-SOH-kah] Tano in the latest episode Disney+’s The Mandalorian — and she says they have an unknown fan to thank. Way back in 2017, a Twitter user posted a now-deleted split-screen photo that showed Dawson hugging her Shattered Glass …
Colman Domingo recalls the “moment” when Chadwick Boseman broke down during ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
David Lee / Netflix(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Colman Domingo is sharing a powerful scene from Chadwick Boseman’s last film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. In the August Wilson adapted feature, Domingo plays Cutler, one of Ma Rainey’s band members. Colman says he experienced an emotional “moment” on set with Boseman, who plays Levee, after Cutler …
“My name is Elliot”: ‘Umbrella Academy’ star formerly known as Ellen Page comes out as transgender
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 …