Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez(LOS ANGELES) — Dax Shepard has seldom been silent about his battles with addiction. Now the actor and director has revealed a recent relapse in an extremely personal episode of his podcast, Armchair Expert, released Friday. The father of two said he’d been taking prescription pain meds for years, with the knowledge …
Noah Hawley details how COVID-19 gave ‘Fargo’ some breathing room
Matthias Clamer/FX (LOS ANGELES) — Season 4 of Fargo premieres Sunday night on FX and it’s been a while since we last saw new episodes of the critically acclaimed series considering that season 3 premiered in 2017. Although that was partially due to the pandemic, series creator Noah Hawley tells ABC Audio the extra time gave him some …
Gugu Mbatha-Raw explains how she worked “to honor” Jennifer Hosten in ‘Misbehaviour’
Shout! Studios(NEW YORK) — Gugu Mbatha-Raw says she hoped “to honor” Jennifer Hosten in the new British comedy, Misbehaviour. In the film, which follows the newly formed woman’s liberation movement and their disruption of the Miss World competition broadcast in 1970, Mbatha-Raw plays Hosten, the Miss Grenada contestant. Mbatha-Raw tells ABC Audio that she went to great lengths to get the portrayal …
Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd announces birth of first child with sweet photo
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA(LOS ANGELES) — Surprise! Billie Lourd announced Thursday she had welcomed her first child, a son, with fiancé Austen Rydell. The daughter of the late Carrie Fisher revealed the big news on Instagram, with a photo of her newborn’s tiny feet. The post came as a surprise to fans, as Lourd …
Katilyn Bristowe gets MRI for injured ankle, says Tylenol and Advil are her “best friends” for ‘DWTS’ rehearsals
ABC/Frank Ockenfels(LOS ANGELES) — Former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe stunned on last Tuesday’s Dancing with the Stars by powering through the foxtrot on an injured ankle, earning the night’s top score. She hurt herself during practice, but was able to dance thanks to some last minute cortisone shots. On Thursday, the 35-year-old shared with her Instagram followers that she underwent an MRI …
Rebel Wilson makes red carpet debut with rumored new boyfriend Jacob Busch
SC Pool – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(MONACO) — From Instagram official to red carpet debut, it looks like Rebel Wilson has a new man in her life. On Thursday, the Pitch Perfect star debuted her rumored new beau, Jacob Busch, in a social media post that showed them boarding a helicopter alongside Kate Beckinsale and Helen Mirren. “Quick …
‘Lovecraft Country”s Jamie Chung talks positive fan reaction to “dream role”
Eli Joshua Ade/HBO (NEW YORK) — Lovecraft Country’s latest episode that aired Sunday featured a standout portrayal by Jamie Chung that fans have been buzzing about all week. She played the mysterious Ji-Ah, a Korean nurse who’s revealed to be the mythical and deadly multi-tailed fox spirit known as the kumiho. Playing the part was …
Jeff Daniels says ‘The Comey Rules’ could be a game changer
Ben Mark Holzberg/CBS Television Studios/SHOWTIME(LOS ANGELES) — Jeff Daniels plays former FBI head James Comey in the new Showtime movie The Comey Rule, which debuts Sunday night. Daniels fought hard to get the film released before election day, and he tells ABC Audio that the film might change some minds. “I think it could have an impact on the …
Chadwick Boseman mural unveiled at Downtown Disney
Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort(ANAHEIM) — Chadwick Boseman is being honored with a new mural at Downtown Disney in California. “King Chad” was created by former Disney Imagineer Nikkolas Smith and depicts Boseman, who played King T’Challa in Black Panther, giving a Wakanda salute to a child wearing a hospital gown and a Black Panther mask. Boseman, …
‘Pretty Little Liars’ spinoff ‘Original Sin’ ordered at HBO Max
HBO Max(LOS ANGELES) — A new generation of Pretty Little Liars is on its way. Variety reports that HBO Max has ordered a spinoff-slash-reboot of the popular teen series, which originally ran for seven seasons on Freeform. Titled Original Sin, the new series is set in modern time and centers around a group of young women who are being stalked by …