ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Former Modern Family star Sarah Hyland poked a little fun at herself — and at the situation we’re all in nowadays — by calling back to a tweet she sent at the beginning of the year. “If you start off 2020 super sick that means nothing else bad can happen the rest of the year right? …
Jennifer Garner ditches folding laundry to dance around and drink wine instead
Photo by BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Image(LOS ANGELES) — With COVID-19 keeping many people indoors due to lockdown measures, some are finding it harder than ever to focus on completing the most mundane tasks. In an ultra relatable video on Tuesday, actress Jennifer Garner showed off how she ditches her cleaning duties in style. While sorting through a literal mountain of …
Ruby Rose exits CW drama ‘Batwoman’ after one season
Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW — © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Ruby Rose, star of the groundbreaking CW series Batwoman, dropped a bombshell on Tuesday with the announcement that she has left the show after just one season. “This was not a decision I made lightly as I have the utmost respect for …
Could COVID-19 delay the Oscars?
AMPAS/ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is considering postponing the 93rd Oscars, currently set for February 28 on ABC, to a later date, sources tell Variety. However, the details, including potential new dates for the telecast, have not been discussed, according to the insider, and date remains unchanged at this point. …
After COVID delays, Tom Hanks WWII action film ‘Greyhound’ skipping theaters for Apple TV Plus
© 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Tom Hanks’ World War II film Greyhound will forgo its theatrical run and head straight to Apple TV Plus, according to Variety. Sony Pictures had previously bumped its release from May 8 to June 12 because of theater closings from the COVID-19 crisis. The movie, adapted by Hanks from the C.S. Forester novel, follows …
Todd Tilghman crowned this season’s winner of ‘The Voice’
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Fans sat at the edge of their seats for three hours awaiting the highly anticipated results of The Voice, which, for the first time in the show’s 18-season history, crowned the winner remotely. Congratulations are in order for Blake Shelton’s standout star, Todd Tilghman, who was in a stiff race against teammate Toneisha Harris and Team Nick Jonas’ Thunderstorm Artis for the title. …
Ben Stiller speaks of father Jerry’s last days, and how ‘Seinfeld’ changed his father’s life
Photo by James Devaney/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — One of the highlights of the late Jerry Stiller’s more than half-century career was his role as Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. In an interview in The New Yorker, Ben Stiller spoke about the show’s impact on his father’s life. “I think Seinfeld really changed his life, because he was at a point in his career where …
Halle Berry to star in the sci-fi disaster pic ‘Moonfall’
Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage(LOS ANGELES) — Director Roland Emerich, who blew up the White House and the Empire State Building in Independence Day and just about everything else in 2012, has Halle Berry in his sights for his latest disaster pic. The Hollywood Reporter notes Oscar-winner Berry will star alongside Josh Gad in Moonfall, about our closest celestial neighbor’s potential crash into Earth. The trade explains …
Brad Pitt surprises graduates of Missouri State University with video greeting
ABC/Eric McCandless(MISSOURI) — Like many other grads this year, Missouri State University’s class of 2020 had to make do with a video graduation in this day of social distancing. Unlike other students, they got a shout-out from Brad Pitt. The Oscar winner recorded a video message to the grads that was shared on the school’s social media on Monday …
JoAnna Garcia Swisher on why ‘Sweet Magnolias’ is the self-care show we need
Netflix/Eliza Morse (NEW YORK) — If quarantine self-care came in the form of a TV show, it would be Sweet Magnolias. The new Netflix series, set in the fictional Southern town of Serenity, follows three best friends who decide to open a spa together. JoAnna Garcia Swisher stars in the series as Maddie Townsend, a mom of …