Kevin Mazur/WireImage (LOS ANGELES) — While a few stars — Brad Garrett and Lea Thompson, specifically — have gone on record confirming some negative stories that have been reported regarding Ellen DeGeneres and her talk show, Katy Perry is stepping up to defend the host and the program. “I know I can’t speak for anyone else’s experience besides my own but I …
Following COVID-19 halt, new episodes of ‘The Young and the Restless’ start August 10
CBS Television Network.(LOS ANGELES) — CBS’ daytime drama The Young and the Restless will start rolling out new episodes August 10, the network announced on Monday. It joins its CBS companion soap The Bold and the Beautiful, which began airing originals on July 20, ABC’s General Hospital, which returned with original episodes on Monday, and NBC’s Days Of Our Lives, which has …
Disney star Ronni Hawk arrested for domestic violence
Disney Channel/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Ronni Hawk, who stars in the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck in the Middle — found herself stuck behind bars after allegedly beating up her boyfriend, according to TMZ. Hawk was arrested Friday morning in Los Angeles and taken to the Van Nuys, California jail, booked on one felony count of …
Rachel Lindsay is “thrilled” that Tayshia Adams will become the second Black Bachelorette
ABC/Craig Sjodin – John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) — Shortly after reports broke on Monday that original Bachelorette star Clare Crawley found love on set just two weeks into filming her upcoming season, it was rumored that Tayshia Adams will take over in handing out the roses. Tayshia would become the second Black Bachelorette in franchise history, …
Report: Tayshia Adams to replace Clare Crawley on ‘Bachelorette’
ABC/Craig Sjodin — John Fleenor(LOS ANGELES) — Just as production was ramping up for the new season of The Bachelorette that starred Clare Crawley, a major shakeup is reportedly underway. Entertainment Tonight reports that Crawley, who is the oldest Bachelorette in series’ history, managed to find love just weeks into filming and no longer needs to complete her romantic journey. Instead of cutting her …
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” producers address staff amid misconduct investigation
Randy Holmes/Walt Disney Television via Getty Image(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of The Ellen DeGeneres Show’s upcoming season and amid an internal investigation into alleged misconduct and racial prejudice on set, the show’s producers on Monday addressed staff accounts of the claims uncovered in a Buzzfeed report last month, according to Variety. As more and more allegations surface, questions are mounting as …
‘IMDY’: Paapa Essiedu explains why his close friendship with Michaela Coel doesn’t give him “more allowances” on set
Natalie Seery/HBO (NEW YORK) — On the critically-acclaimed HBO drama series, I May Destroy You, Paapa Essiedu gets to work alongside his longtime friend and collaborator Michaela Coel, who also happens to be his boss. Essiedu tells ABC Audio that thankfully there’s no egos involved when it comes to Coel, who he says is always open to support new …
Hannah Brown emotionally reflects on how life changed since she starred in ‘The Bachelor’
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Exciting things are in the works for Hannah Brown. The 25-year-old opened up about her emotional journey that started in 2019 when she agreed to compete on The Bachelor. “Today feels really symbolic for me. As I get ready to move into a new home, I realize that I am starting a new …
Lifetime to debut its first ever LGBTQ-themed Christmas movie
Lifetime(LOS ANGELES) — Lifetime has announced it will be debuting its first ever Christmas movie featuring an LGBTQ romance. The movie — called The Christmas Set Up — will follow Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer who goes home to Milwaukee for the holidays and runs into his secret high school crush, Patrick. The network’s …
The movie version of ‘CATS’ “was ridiculous” says its Broadway creator Andrew Lloyd Webber
Universal Pictures(LONDON) — It’s been a year since the movie hit theaters, but the claws are still out for the live-action version of CATS. Now, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Tony-winning creator of the hit Broadway musical on which the movie is based is speaking up — and no, he didn’t like it either. “The problem …