ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — It’s been a year since Ben Affleck committed himself to sobriety. He celebrated the one year sober milestone Saturday on Instagram— only to start over from square one a few hours later. The Gone Girl actor appeared publicly inebriated at the UNICEF masquerade ball on Saturday. Video footage obtained by TMZ showed the actor struggling to stand …
‘SNL’ mocks Trump rally with Alec Baldwin and a cameo by Darrell Hammond’s Bill Clinton
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Alec Baldwin returned as President Donald Trump on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, in a cold open sketch mocking the president’s September rally in New Mexico. The bit — which also touched on Congress’ ongoing impeachment inquiry, the withdrawal of military troops from Syria, and a border wall being built in Colorado — also marked the return of Darrell Hammond as former President Bill Clinton. Baldwin’s Trump fired up rally-goers by …
Chrissy Teigen reveals that husband John Legend missed flight to be with her
ABC/Tyler Golden(NEW YORK) — Can you say “relationship goals?” Chrissy Teigen is, once again, reminding everyone of how lucky she is to be married to husband John Legend. The Bring the Funny host gushed on Twitter, “I do not normally brag about john, as it is my schtick to make fun of him always.” The 33-year-old continued, “But he flew from London …
‘Joker ‘squeezes past ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ to reclaim first place at the box office
Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — It was the battle of the bad guys this weekend as Warner Brothers’ Joker narrowly beat Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil to reclaim the top spot at the box office. Joker, in its fourth week of release, delivered an estimated $19.9 million, bringing its totals stateside to over $277.5 million. That places it as the …
Donald Faison is hyped about being part of ‘Star Wars’ canon with ‘Resistance’ ace Hype Fazon
Disney Channel/Kyusung Gong(NEW YORK) — Former Scrubs star-turned Emergence lead Donald Faison is a massive Star Wars fan. In addition to turning his love of George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away onto a recurring fan-favorite role as ‘Gary the Stormtrooper’ in Adult Swim’s long-running Robot Chicken series, Faison can be heard Sunday nights as alien …
Samuel L. Jackson defends Quentin Tarantino’s use of the the N-word in his films
Steve Iervolino/ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Samuel L. Jackson is defending Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino and his constant use of the N-word in his films. In an interview with IndieWire for the Tarantino documentary QT8: The First Eight, Jackson says the backlash against Tarantino’s frequent use use of the N-word is unwarranted. “You take 12 …
Ryan Reynolds gives ‘Joker’ an R-rated congrats for passing ‘Deadpool’s R-rated box office record
© 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved/Nikos Tavernise (LOS ANGELES) — While movie industry congratulations are nothing new, leave it to Deadpool mastermind and star Ryan Reynolds to up the ante in congratulating Joker for surpassing his superhero movie as the highest-grossing R-Rated movie of all time, with earnings of over $747.5 million …
Felicity Huffman released from prison early after brief sentence for college admissions scandal
ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Actress Felicity Huffman was released from prison Friday after serving time for her involvement in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. The former Desperate Housewives star served 11 days of an initial 14-day sentence, with her early release coming because of a Bureau of Prisons rule that allows for early …
Steve Carell likes that you won’t like his character in ‘The Morning Show’
AppleTV+(LOS ANGELES) — A week from today, Apple debuts its new streaming service, Apple TV+. And one of the big shows it’s launching is The Morning Show, a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional morning network news show. The series stars two of its producers — Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon — as well as Steve …
‘Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’ the latest cancellation in light of Marvel TV shake-up
Steve Iervolino/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Freeform has pulled the plug on Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger after two seasons, according to Deadline. Based on the Marvel comics characters that debuted in 1982, the show centers on Tandy and Tyrone, two teenagers played respectively by Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph, who find themselves burdened with mysterious superpowers, …