Photo by PictureGroup/Walt Disney Television(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Actress Busy Phillips explained on her Instagram that she thought all was going well with her E! talk show Busy Tonight — until she was “blindsided” by a text declaring that it had been cancelled. In a series of Instagram posts she titled “almostgrams,” because she only published them over the weekend …
Disney+ trailer teases Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’, ‘Lizze McGuire’ revival, more
Disney+(LOS ANGELES) — Disney+ dropped a trailer on Wednesday, teasing its slate of classic and original programming due out this year. Included are the hits Aladdin, The Lion King, and Toy Story 4, as well as a slate of original shows. Among them, the anticipated revival of the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, starring Hilary Duff, as the titular …
Surprise! Kathy Griffin married longtime beau Randy Bick on New Year’s Day
FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO(LOS ANGELES) — Kathy Griffin is married! The comedian and her beau of eight years, her tour manager Randy Bick, were married by actress Lily Tomlin in the wee hours of New Year’s Day, she shared on Twitter. Griffin wore the dress she donned for their first date, and added that Bick selected it when asked for his …
Kevin Spacey settles sexual assault lawsuit following accuser’s death
Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A lawsuit accusing Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting a now-deceased Los Angeles County massage therapist in 2016 has been dropped, according to court documents obtained by The New York Times. The documents, filed in Federal District Court in California on Monday, state the lawsuit against Spacey has been “voluntarily dismissed with prejudice,” meaning it …
Emily Blunt fights monsters and more in ‘A Quiet Place II’ trailer
Jonny Cournoyer(NEW YORK) — The official trailer for A Quiet Place II dropped Wednesday and featured the return of Emily Blunt’s Evelyn, who is fighting off more than just monsters this time. Blunt’s Evelyn is forced to lead her three children through the treacherous wilderness alone following the death of her husband in the first film. They activate traps set …
America Ferrara announces pregnancy with sweet family photo
Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — America Ferrara announced on Tuesday evening that she is pregnant. The Superstore star and her husband, Ryan Piers Williams, shared the happy news in matching Instagram posts, featuring a family photo. This will be the couple’s second child. They welcomed their son, Sebastian “Baz” Piers Williams, in 2018. “Welcoming Baby #2 in 2020! Happy New Year from our wild …
The Year in Entertainment 2019: TV surprises, streaming, and swan songs
Helen Sloane/HBO(HOLLYWOOD) — 2019 was a big year for TV, with award magnets like Game of Thrones and Veep riding off into the series sunset, and surprises like Amazon’s Fleabag becoming one of the Emmys’ biggest winners. EmmysGame of Thrones ended its 10-year reign on HBO a winner, despite a final season that left many …
The Year in Entertainment 2019: ‘Avengers’ topples ‘Avatar,’ ‘Joker’ laughs all the way to the bank
Marvel Studios(HOLLYWOOD) — 2019 was Disney’s year at the box office. The studio released six of the top-10 highest-grossing movies of the year — Avengers: Endgame, The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Captain Marvel, Aladdin, and Frozen II — and co-produced another, Sony’s highest-grossing film Spider-Man: Far from Home. Disney’s Marvel Studios also scored the bragging rights …
Kim Kardashian shuts down rumors she gave daughter North JFK’s bloody shirt
ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) — No, Kim Kardashian did not give her six-year-old daughter John F. Kennedy’s bloody shirt. That’s the bizarre rumor the reality star had to squash Monday night after a story popped up on Refinery29 claiming Kim gave the morbid item to her child as a Christmas gift. The story referenced a fake …
Report: Michelle Williams is engaged and pregnant
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LONDON) — A double congrats are in order for Michelle Williams. A source confirms to People that the 39-year-old actress is engaged to the Tony-winning director of Hamilton, Thomas Kail, and that the two are expecting their first child together. The source adds that Williams’ 14-year-old daughter with the late Heath Ledger, Matilda, had a …