Julien’s Auctions(LOS ANGELES) — An enormous collection of memorabilia from the archive of Grammy, honorary Oscar, and Mark Twain Prize winner Steve Martin are going up for auction for a good cause. The comedian is offering rare items like his trademark three-piece white suit from his ’70s stand-up heyday, the 1976 Gibson Flying V electric guitar from …
“We’re never done with the past”: Lin Manuel-Miranda links ‘Hamilton’ with the Black Lives Matter struggle
ABC/Arturo Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — “We’re never done with the past.” That’s the word from Hamilton‘s multi-award-winning creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, regarding the relevance of his historical Broadway phenomenon to current events. In a video visit on Tuesday night’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Miranda noted it’s easy to see how today’s protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd echo his …
Kermit battles Muppet from Disney+’s legal department to sneak a peek of ‘Muppets Now’
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — In a new announcement, a jubilant Kermit the Frog shares a sneak peek of the upcoming Disney+ series Muppets Now — with some interference from “Joe from Legal,” a fuzzy beaver (?) lawyer who wants to keep the show a secret. The show clips reveal celebrities like Seth Rogen, Taye Diggs, Aubrey Plaza and Linda Cardellini — the latter through via …
Hugh Jackman’s pandemic-delayed ‘The Music Man’ slated for April 7, 2021 Broadway bow
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(NEW YORK) — Hugh Jackman’s return to the Great White Way, which was affected by the COVID-19 shutdown of Broadway that began March 12, will begin performances April 7, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter notes that Broadway itself has a lot riding on Jackman’s lead in The Music Man, post shutdown: the play’s official opening date is May 20 of …
Kerry Washington talks diversity in Hollywood, “We’re still centering whiteness”
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — When it comes to diversity in Hollywood, Kerry Washington says there is still work that needs to be done and she opened up about it on Tuesday’s episode of the Hollywood, The Sequel podcast. “When we say that we’re committed to diversity — it’s diverse from what? We’re still centering whiteness …
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CAA announces Chris D’Elia is no longer their client following accusations of sexual assault
Freeform/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) —The fallout over disgraced comedian Chris D’Elia continued on Tuesday when his agency, Creative Artists Agency, announced that they fired him as a client. The comic was accused last week of assaulting several women, several of whom were underage at the time. He is also accused of not only sending underage victims unsolicited …
Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with sexually assaulting four women
Photo by Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced in a press release on Tuesday. The 67-year-old adult film star, born Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, is accused of forcibly …
Supreme Court of Philadelphia agrees to hear Bill Cosby’s appeal of rape conviction
Photo by Montgomery County Correctional Facility via Getty Images(PENNSYLVANIA) — Nearly two years after Bill Cosby’s conviction for the 2004 rape of Andrea Constand, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Tuesday agreed to review his appeal. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will first decide on whether Cosby should have been charged in late 2015 for the sexual assault of …
Terry Crews: Brooklyn Nine-Nine adjusting season eight to address racism
Rich Fury/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews says the show’s writers are scrapping previously written episodes of its upcoming eighth season and starting over again to address racism in the United States. “We’ve had a lot of somber talks about it and deep conversations and we hope through this we’re going to make something that will be …