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 …
What’s the most overrated TV show by state?
Adult Swim(LOS ANGELES) — We all have that TV show that we just don’t “get” in terms of popularity, and that led the website Reviews.org to poll Americans by state to see which popular shows they think are the most overrated. Long story short: eight states named Parks and Recreation as the most-overrated show, the most by state. However, by population — because …
Can you XFL what The Rock is cooking? Dwayne Johnson now an owner of football league
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Add “league owner” to the growing list of job titles earned by former wrestler-turned movie star, TV producer, and spirits entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The superstar, along with his ex-wife and production company partner Dany Garcia and the investment company Redbird Capital Partners have purchased the XFL football league. Originally …
Australian news chopper gets sneak peek of Marvel Studios’ ‘Shang-Chi’
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Production is ramping up on Marvel Studios’ mysterious Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, an Australian news crew has found. Aerial footage from 7 News Sydney shows several traditional Chinese buildings under construction, surrounded by a massive green screen backdrop. Crew members were seen scurrying about on and around the structures. …
Kiefer Sutherland says it was “thrilling” to star in Quibi’s new series ‘The Fugitive’
Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Fugitive is back, this time in short form. The crime drama from the 1960s, which became a movie starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones in the 90s, is now a series on Quibi starring Kiefer Sutherland as a police captain trying to track down a subway bomber. From 24 to Designated Survivor, it’s a world in which …