ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — No, Henry Winkler hasn’t held a grudge against Tom Hanks since the first Bush Administration. That’s he word from the former Happy Days star-turned Barry Emmy winner to TMZ. At issue with this long-running Hollywood myth about the bad blood between Fonzie and Woody is apparently Winkler’s firing as the director of Hanks’ cop-meets-dog comedy, Turner & …
Jessica Simpson reveals childhood sex abuse, says she was “killing myself with drinking and pills”
Photo by Raymond Hall/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — While Jessica Simpson has generally enjoyed a squeaky-clean image, she admits in a new memoir that her real life was anything but. She tells People she’d been approached to write a “living your best life” type of book, but said she couldn’t bring herself to do it. “I’m a horrible liar,” Simpson said. …
After ratings change, Netflix claims ‘The Witcher’ scored its best numbers for a new original show
Netflix/Katalin Vermes(NEW YORK) — Netflix unveiled a new ratings method on Tuesday, and claimed that by using the new approach, its original series The Witcher scored its best numbers for a first-season original TV series, according to Variety. Instead of its murky previous method, “reporting households viewing a title based on 70 percent of a single episode of a …
Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King, Rami Malek announced as Academy Awards presenters
Rami Malek — ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar winners Mahershala Ali, Olivia Colman, Regina King and Rami Malek were announced as presenters at the 92nd Oscars, show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain announced on Tuesday. Ali, Coleman, King and Malek were Oscar winners in their respective acting categories last year: Ali won his second Academy Award, this one for his supporting work in the Best …
Terry Jones, Monty Python’s Flying Circus co-founder, dead at 77
Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival(LONDON) Terry Jones, who as a founding member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus left an indelible mark on film and TV comedy, has died at 77. The BBC quotes Jones’ agent as saying the entertainer “passed away on the evening of 21 January 2020 …
Sophie Turner offers a creative solution to save the ‘Lizzie McGuire’ reboot
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Sometimes, the best ideas come to you late at night while you’re lying in bed. That happened to Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner. While lying in bed next to husband Joe Jonas on Monday, Turner began mulling about the recently announced Lizzie McGuire reboot that’s in a bit of turmoil. The show’s original creator Terri Minsky exited as showrunner after …
The Royal Family gets cartoon makeover for new satirical HBO Max series
Vladislav Zolotov/iStock(LOS ANGELES) –For those dying to see what could possibly be going on behind the scenes for the Royal Family are in luck. Family Guy producer Gary Janetti is launching a new animated satirical comedy about them, which has been ordered by streamer HBO Max. The series, simply entitled The Prince, was inspired by Janetti’s Instagram that parodies what six-year-old Prince George could possibly …
Barbra Streisand hilariously shouts out Jennifer Lopez for “wearing my face”
Kevin Kane/Getty Images for BSB(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Lopez’s new partnership with Coach created a major splash on social media thanks to an unexpected shout out from Barbra Streisand. Lopez, who was recently named the new face of Coach, released a series of promotional photos on Tuesday announcing the official launch of the “Originals Go Their Own Way” Spring/Summer …
“I cannot be silenced”: Oprah Winfrey denies backing out of Russell Simmons doc because she was “intimated”
©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Re served. (LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey is clarifying her decision to step away from the On the Record doc, which centers on sexual harassment in the music industry, including the women who have accused mogul Russell Simmons of misconduct. After announcing she would no longer serve as an …
‘John Wick’, ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ director David Leitch directing big-screen version of Kung Fu
Eric Charbonneau/Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Stuntman turned director David Leitch, who called the shots on the first John Wick with Chad Stahelski before tackling the hits Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw on his own, is on a vintage martial arts kick — pardon the pun. Leitch, who will reportedly direct …