Jason Kempin/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kerry Washington is opening up about how she has conversations about race and injustice in her home. The 43-year-old actress, who is a mother to 6-year-old Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha and Caleb Kelechi Asomugha — who is almost two, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Ellen and revealed that when it comes to having …
Jussie Smollett once again seeks to have charges against him dismissed
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Jussie Smollett has filed another motion to dismiss the charges against him, arguing the grand jury testimony that led to his second indictment is invalid, according to documents obtained by the New York Post on Tuesday. The motion, filed by Smollett’s legal team, contends the actor’s second indictment was based on …
DC Universe shrinks again as ‘Supergirl”s sixth season will be its last
Dean Buscher/The CW — © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — The upcoming sixth season of The CW’s Supergirl will also be its last, star Melissa Benoist confirmed on Tuesday. “To say it has been an honor portraying this iconic character would be a massive understatement,” the 31-year-old actress shared on …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 29 recap: Carole Baskin survives the bottom two when tiebreaker sends Charles Oakley home
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — With the first elimination of the season setting the tone for Tuesday’s Dancing with the Stars, the pressure — and emotions — were running high. Unfortunately, NBA star Charles Oakley’s DWTS journey came to an end despite dramatically improving his technique over last week’s performance. Sending him home wasn’t an easy decision for the judges as they hemmed and …
‘Power Book II: Ghost’ gets renewed for season two
Starz(LOS ANGELES) — Starz announced on Tuesday that Power Book II: Ghost has officially been renewed for a second season. After its successful Sept 6. debut, Ghost became the most-watched new series in Starz history, scoring 7.5 million global views, according to the channel. Power Book II: Ghost marks the first spinoff series in the expanded Power universe franchise from the …
‘On the Basis of Sex’ and ‘RBG’ returning to theaters in tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Focus Features/Magnolia Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — As a tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who passed away Friday at age 87, Focus Features and Magnolia Pictures jointly announced Tuesday that they will re-release the biopic On the Basis of Sex and the documentary RBG, respectively Both 2018 films about the late justice will return …
‘The West Wing’ cast reuniting for HBO Max special to benefit When We All Vote
HBO Max / Eddy Chen(LOS ANGELES) — The cast of The West Wing is reuniting next month for an HBO Max special to raise awareness for the nonpartisan organization When We All Vote. Announced Tuesday, on National Voter Registration Day, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere on October 15, …
Gary Oldman accused of lifting parts of ‘Darkest Hour’ from screenwriter
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Gary Oldman is being sued by a screenwriter who claims that parts of the film Darkest Hour, for which Oldman won a best actor Oscar for playing Winston Churchill, were lifted from his script. Ben Kaplan, a teacher and screenwriter who has worked on several History Channel film …
Channing Tatum gushes about making his directorial debut with ‘Dog’: “This is our story”
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Production has restarted again on Channing Tatum’s highly anticipated road-trip comedy, Dog. The film is exactly what it sounds like — a man driving cross country with his four-legged companion, but with some added curveballs and tearjerkers. “It’s already been a crazy ride. And we’ve only just begun,” the 40-year-old actor gushed Monday on …
MTV’s iconic ’16 and Pregnant’ returns as a reimagined docu-series
MTV (pictured: Kailyn Lowry from Teen Mom 2)(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been over 10 years since MTV first launched 16 and Pregnant, and now they are about to do it all over again. On Friday, the network announced that it will be bringing back the iconic series for a six-episode season as a “re-imagined docu-series.” This …