iStock/D_Zheleva(LOS ANGELES) — If you thought the way you popped the question to your significant other was creative, shelve that story: a guy named Lee Loechler has you beat. He spent months “hacking” his cardiologist girlfriend Sthuthi David’s favorite film, Sleeping Beauty, working with an animator to change heroic Prince Philip and snoozing Aurora to …
Michael B. Jordan says his star-studded ‘Just Mercy’ cast “cared about the story we were trying to portray”
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) — Michael B. Jordan’s new legal drama Just Mercy is more than just a film with an important message. In the film, based on Bryan Stevenson’s 2014 New York Times best-selling memoir of the same name, Jordan stars as Stevenson, a civil right activist who founded the Equal Justice Initiative. Jordan stars alongside Jamie Foxx, who …
“Creative differences” make Scott Derrickson vanish as ‘Doctor Strange’ sequel director
Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Scott Derrickson, the horror director who turned Doctor Strange into a major Marvel Studios player, has left the director’s chair for the sequel. The filmmaker tweeted, “Marvel and I have mutually agreed to part ways on Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness due to creative …
Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon rap the history of Will Smith on ‘The Tonight Show’
Andrew Lipovsky/NBC(NEW YORK) — Will Smith was one of Jimmy Fallon’s guests on Thursday’s The Tonight Show, and to get us up to speed on what the busy actor/rapper has been up to over the last thirty-five years, the two gave us the scoop in a musical segment called, “Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon rap the History of Will …
‘Like a Boss’ leads this week’s new releases
Paramount Pictures(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * Like a Boss — This comedy stars Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne as BFFs who create a trendy-but-struggling cosmetics company, which then is bought by a ruthless mogul, played by Salma Hayek. She soon swipes their ideas, setting up the underdogs to take down the makeup giant. Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell and Billy Porter also star. Rated R. …
Gigi Hadid quietly deletes support for Justin Bieber after being called disloyal
Image Group LA/ABC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The day after Gigi Hadid sent a supportive tweet to Hailey Bieber, who took a stand against those bullying her husband Justin Bieber for announcing that he has Lyme disease, the model purged it from her Twitter after getting bullied herself. On Wednesday, Hailey Bieber tweeted a sincere thank you to the Hadid …
Reese Witherspoon will never run out of champagne thanks to Beyoncé and JAY-Z
Theo Wargo/WireImage/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Reese Witherspooon had the perfect excuse to drink champagne in the morning, and that’s because it was a special gift from Beyoncé and JAY-Z. In a hilarious series of Instagram Stories on Thursday, Witherspoon excitedly giggles as she faces a large and attractive black box with a striking gold bow, “I just got home from New …
The Critics’ Choice Awards will be serving up a completely vegan menu on Sunday
MadCircles/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Taking the lead from the all vegan menu served up at the Golden Globes last Sunday, the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards — which are this Sunday — announced it, too, will serve up entirely plant-based meals. “Hoping to shine a light on sustainability and the ever-growing climate crisis our world is facing, the CCA …
‘Harriet’, ‘When They See Us’ and more lead the list of NAACP nominees
Ava Duvernay directs Jharrel Jerome in “When They See Us” – Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards have been announced and it’s safe to say, now’s a good time to get that Netflix subscription. The streamer leads the TV category pack with 30 nominations, including nine nods for When They …
“I have good days and bad days” – Alex Trebek gives a health update at ABC TCAs
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — At the TCA winter press tour to promote the ABC special Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time, beloved host Alex Trebek gave an update on his battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “I have good days and bad days,” said Trebek, who was seated on stage near Jeopardy! GOATs James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad …