ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) — As it does every year, the world of entertainment saw its share of scandals in 2019. From Jussie Smollett’s alleged racial bias attack to the Varsity Blues college admission scandal that ensnared Lori Loughlin and landed Felicity Huffman behind bars, to the the sex charges slapped against Cuba Gooding Jr. and R. Kelly, let’s take a look back at …
Donnie Wahlberg surprises waitress with generous $2,020 tip
Barcin/iStock(ST. CHARLES, Illinois) — An IHOP waitress started off the new year with an epic surprise from New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg. Instead of tipping his waitress the normal 20 percent on his $78 check, the Blue Bloods actor gave her a whopping $2,020. This gesture is part of a new viral challenge — called The 2020 Tip …
Actress who played Rachel’s daughter on ‘Friends’ hilariously responds to series’ 2020 joke
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Noelle Sheldon, who played Ross and Rachel’s baby Emma on Friends alongside her twin sister Cali, rang in 2020 with a nod to a joke from the show about the date — then a long way off. In the season 10 episode entitled “The One With the …
‘The Grudge’ ushers in 2020 at the box office
Allen Fraser(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Friday: * The Grudge — Sam Raimi produced this fourth installment in The Grudge film series which focuses on a house cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms all who enter it to a violent death. Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye and Jacki Weaver star. Rated R. Copyright © 2020, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Marvel Studios will reportedly not be adding a trans character anytime soon
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Despite recent reports that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would encompass more LGBT characters, specifically transgender characters, studio insiders are setting the record straight. Variety reports that rumors of Marvel Studios’ potential new trans character first sparked in December. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was a guest lecturer at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles …
Leonardo DiCaprio applauds Golden Globes’ completely vegan menu
MadCircles/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Outspoken environmentalist and actor Leonardo DiCaprio is applauding the Golden Globes for its major menu shakeup. For the first time in the awards ceremony’s history, it will be serving up an entirely plant-based menu. The Golden Globes, which are Sunday, is currently the only major awards show to go completely vegan. DiCaprio, who is nominated for Actor in a Musical or …
Study says there was lots of work for female directors in 2019, but more work needs to be done
“Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins – © 2017 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND RATPAC ENTERTAINMENT, LLC(LOS ANGELES) — Female directors had a banner year in 2019, but Hollywood still has a long way to go in the quest for gender parity, a new study found. Women were at the helm of 12 of the top …
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ rises past $400 million mark, but trails previous ‘sequel trilogy’ films
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — While it’s trailing its two ‘sequel trilogy’ predecessors, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and The Last Jedi, the ninth Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, is still cleaning up at theaters worldwide. The New Year’s holiday box office saw the film repeat at the top of the theatrical heap, with a $16.9 million New Year’s Eve …
Wilmer Valderrama popped the question on New Year’s Day
Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — “It’s just us now,” is how former That ’70s Show veteran Wilmer Valderrama captioned an Instagram photo of him proposing to his model girlfriend, Amanda Pacheco, on New Year’s Day. The couple is seen on the beach, with NCIS star Wilmer on bended knee on a rock jutting into the ocean. The …
Wilmer Valderama popped the question on New Year’s Day
Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2016 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved(LOS ANGELES) — “It’s just us now,” is how former That ’70s Show veteran Wilmer Valderrama captioned an Instagram photo of him proposing to his model girlfriend, Amanda Pacheco, on New Year’s Day. The couple is seen on the beach, with NCIS star Wilmer on bended knee on a rock jutting into the ocean. The …