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 …
Brittany Cartwright announces she’s expecting first child with Jax Taylor
Gustavo Caballero/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — Congratulations are in order for Vanderpump Rules stars Brittany Cartwright and Jax Taylor because their family is making room for one more. Cartwright, 31, announced that she and Taylor, 41, are expecting their first child together. “Mom & Dad,” Brittany gushed on Monday, uploading a series of photos of the happy soon-to-be parents proudly showing off an ultrasound of …
Dane Cook spills on how he pulled off the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunion
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After divorcing in 2005, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt stopped sharing the screen together. That is, until last week when the two signed on for the charity stream Dane Cook Presents Feelin’ A-Live: A Virtual Table Read Of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Cook revealed Monday on the Better Together with Maria Menounos podcast how he managed to …
Paris Hilton and Drew Barrymore reflect on being placed in solitary confinement as teenagers
CBS(LOS ANGELES) — It looks like Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton have more in common than meets the eye. On her new talk show, Barrymore revealed that Hilton’s new YouTube documentary, where the socialite opened up about her experiences in solitary confinement as a teen, felt like “watching a mirror image of everything I’ve been through as well.” …