Disney Junior(NEW YORK) — Looking for a way to entertain and educate your kids during this time of COVID-19 self-quarantine? Look no further than Disney Junior’s new show, Mira, Royal Detective. The animated series, inspired by the culture and customs of India, follows Mira, a young girl who’s appointed to the role of royal detective …
Djimon Hounsou discusses his comic book origins and why playing the “bad guy” is “great fun”
©2020 Paramount Pictures. All Right Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Djimon Hounsou is one of the stars of the now delayed suspense-thriller A Quiet Place II, which had its March 20 release date pushed back until later in the year. While Hounsou’s latest feature may not be available in theaters until after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic calms down, the …
Josh Gad shares video of himself crying to show “it’s okay”
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Josh Gad bared his soul Thursday in an emotional Instagram video on Instagram Thursday, in hopes of sending a message to others that “it’s okay to cry” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I wanted to cry for a second,” Gad began. “And I was gonna do it by myself and then I thought, ‘You …
Mark Wahlberg’s daughter Grace tries and fails to get her parents to do quarantine TikTok
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) — As more people find new ways to keep themselves entertained as they self-quarantine to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, Mark Wahlberg and his family decided to dance it out to a quarantine TikTok. One problem, it seems that he and his wife Rhea Durham cannot dance at all. Or, at least, cannot follow directions. …
Don’t Stop Believin’: Five years ago, ‘Glee’ sang its final song
FOX Image Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Five years ago today, we said goodbye for good to Rachel, Kurt, Blaine, Artie, Santana, Mercedes, Tina and all the rest of the McKinley High alumni, as Glee aired its final episode. But while the show may be best remembered for ensuring that every young person in the U.S. could sing …
Comedian Iliza Shlesinger criticizes celebrities for taking ventilator mask selfies
ABC/Rick RowellStand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger called out an alarming trend she’s seeing among celebrities during the COVID-19 pandemic: taking selfies with ventilator masks. The Spenser Confidential actress on Thursday argued that practice erodes morale and, if anything, comes across as people flaunting their wealth — especially since masks are in short supply. “There is an inordinate amount of celebrities posing with special ventilator masks and …
Quiet weekend at the box office amid COVID-19 concerns
iStock(NEW YORK) — Global concerns over COVID-19 have led film studios to delay the releases of many upcoming films. One of them is A Quiet Place II, which was slated to open this weekend but has been postponed indefinitely. The sequel to John Krasinski’s 2018 blockbuster, once again finds Krasinski’s wife, Emily Blunt, playing the matriarch of the …
Daniel Dae Kim diagnosed with COVID-19; Evangeline Lilly won’t self-quarantine
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Acura(NEW YORK) — Lost and Hawaii Five-0 actor Daniel Dae Kim revealed Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus. In a 10-minute long video posted to social media, Kim explained that he contracted the virus while shooting the series New Amsterdam in New York City, but was tested back …
Stephen and Ayesha Curry launch Facebook fundraiser in response to COVID-19-caused food crisis
Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Stephen and Ayesha Curry launched a Facebook fundraiser Thursday in partnership Feeding America, helping to provide food to those in need all over the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This fundraiser builds on the contribution the Currys made last week through their foundation Eat. Learn. Play. to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, a member …
Kristen Bell proudly reveals her daughters donated their piggy bank money to charity
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Kristen Bell is doing a wonderful job raising two compassionate daughters. On Wednesday, the Frozen 2 star announced that she donated $150,007.96 to the charity No Kid Hungry and sweetly directed everyone’s attention as to see why the total wasn’t an even amount. Bell proudly revealed, “When my kids overheard me making the donation, they …