ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Lena Waithe officially has a busy 2020 ahead of her, but before she jumps into the new year, the Queen & Slim writer says she plans to first take it easy. “I’m doing a staycation. I’m not going nowhere,” Waithe tells ABC Audio of her upcoming holiday plans. “I’ve been doing …
‘Star Wars” first same-sex kiss cut from ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ in Singapore
Lucasfilm(SINGAPORE) — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker contains the franchise’s first-ever same-sex kiss, but audiences in Singapore won’t get to see it. The BBC reports the scene — a brief shot of two women kissing in a celebratory crowd of people — has been cut from the Singaporean version of the film. Gay sex …
Katharine McPhee reportedly in talks for Netflix show inspired by ‘The Nanny’
Matt Murphy(LOS ANGELES) — And that’s how Katharine McPhee became… The Nanny? According to Us Weekly, the singer and actress is in talks to star in a comedy series for Netflix inspired by the ‘90s Fran Drescher series, The Nanny. An insider reveals McPhee is working on “a sitcom-type series similar to The Nanny, but …
Kevin Spacey says “kill them with kindness” in another bizarre Christmas Eve video
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Exactly a year after Kevin Spacey released a bizarre House of Cards-themed YouTube video addressing sexual misconduct claims against him, the actor has once again posted a Christmas Eve clip. In the new video, uploaded Tuesday, Spacey sits in front of a roaring fire in a fireplace and, as …
Michael B. Jordan hopes Just Mercy makes a “difference” and demands “answers from these broken systems”
John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI(NEW YORK) — Michael B. Jordan is taking a role close to his heart in the new legal drama Just Mercy. In the film, Jordan stars as Bryan Stevenson, the real-life civil right activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal center for inmates who did not receive proper …
‘Lost in Space’ star Mina Sundwall talks Penny’s “teenage angst” and #Robutt reaction
Diyah Pera/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Lost in Space fans get the ultimate Christmas gift this year: season two! Ten brand-new episodes of the Netflix sci-fi hit are available to stream today. The new season takes place seven months after the season one, with the Robinson family navigating life on a new planet. Mina Sundwall, who plays …
Robert Pattinson admits “I don’t really know how to act”
Mike Smith/NBC(LONDON) — Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson is about to embark on one of his most mature roles yet as the legendary DC comic book hero Batman. However, he really doesn’t know how the heck he landed the gig… or any of his movie roles. Speaking to The Observer, the British actor admits that he really doesn’t know how to …
Is Charlie Sheen headed for ‘Dancing with the Stars?’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Sources tell Variety that ABC has its sights set on Charlie Sheen as a possible contestant on next season’s Dancing with the Stars. This would actually be ABC’s second attempt at landing the Anger Management star, who, according to the industry trade, turned down an invitation to participate this past season because he was “afraid.” However, ABC hasn’t …
‘Little Women’ and ‘Spies in Disguise’ lead the holiday box office weekend
Wilson Webb(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide on Wednesday: * Little Women — Directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen in this latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War-era tale, the movie follows the March sisters as they progress from childhood to womanhood. Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper and Meryl Streep also star. Rated PG. * Spies in Disguise — In …
Reese Witherspoon and her daughter look practically identical in new Instagram photo
Nathan Congleton/NBC(NEW YORK) — It’s very possible that Reese Witherspoon’s 20-year-old daughter Ava constantly hears “You look just like your mother!” The mother-daughter duo proved just that in their recent Instagram snap. The 43-year-old actress posted a photo of the two standing side by side before a fun outing with the caption, “Girls night out with my favorite daughter! (ok she’s …