Benjo(NEW YORK) — Actor and former Scandal star Joe Morton is using his star power and amazing songwriting ability to help inspire his fellow Americans during a tense time in the country. In his new upbeat track and lyric music video “Wake Up America,” created with his longtime friend, producer/songwriter Kenny Lehman, Morton asks for people to unify and reject conversations that divide. Morton tells …
‘Full House’ home sells for over $5 million
Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Full House is already off-air and now the iconic San Francisco home is off the market too. The famous Victorian household, which was featured in the opening credits for both Full House and its Netflix spinoff Fuller House, sold last month for a whopping $5,350,000, according to TMZ. …
Michael J. Fox details struggles with sobriety, Parkinson’s and fame in new ‘Men’s Health’ feature
Erik Madigan Heck for Men’s Health(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Ahead of the release of his new memoir, No Time Like The Future, Michael J. Fox opened up to Men’s Health about his struggles with fame, sobriety, and the disease for which he’s become a tireless advocate: Parkinson’s. The piece details his life and career, as well as his recovery from spinal surgery …
COVID-19 puts a hex on ‘The Witcher’ set again
Jay Maidment/Netflix(LONDON) — For the second time, Netflix’s fantasy series The Witcher has been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this time as a result of multiple cases of the virus, according to Deadline. Those impacted, none of which are among the lead cast, have been isolated. Meanwhile, the streamer is carrying out an …
Norm Crosby, the “Master of Malaprop,” passes away at 93
Jesse Grant/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — The entertainment world lost another great over the weekend. Norm Crosby, a comedic staple that launched a successful standup career in the 1960s, passed away from heart failure. His wife, Joan Crosby, confirmed her husband’s passing to The Hollywood Reporter, revealing that he passed away on Saturday at LA’s Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The comedian, …
Jennifer Lawrence, Kerry Washington and more celebrate Joe Biden’s 2020 election win
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — With former Vice President Joe Biden set to become the 46th president of the United States, celebrities have taken to social media to express their satisfaction with the election results. Many celebrities reacted with joy and relief over the weekend while others took to the streets to demonstrate their excitement. One such celebrity …
Dave Chappelle talks 2020 election, COVID, and Donald Trump in scathing ‘SNL’ monologue
NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) 2020 isn’t over yet, but Dave Chappelle summed up the bulk of it during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. The booking was something of a bookend for the sketch show, which tapped the acclaimed comic to take the stage four years ago, after President Donald Trump’s surprise election victory over Hillary Clinton. …
SNL spoofs Joe Biden and Kamala Harris victory speeches
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph returned as President and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, respectively in the cold open to this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, for a re-enactment of the duos speeches in Wilmington, Delaware a few hours earlier. “We did it. Can you believe it? I actually kind of can’t. It’s been so long since something good …
Alex Trebek, longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80 after cancer battle
Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Alex Trebek, the popular TV personality best-known for hosting the game show Jeopardy! for over 30 years, has died at the age of 80 after being diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in March 2019. A statement from Jeopardy!‘s producers Sunday says Trebek “passed away peacefully …