ABC/Maarten de Boer(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday, January 6, Peter “Pilot Pete” Webber’s journey for love continues, with a three-hour launch of The Bachelor. Starting at 8:00 p.m. ET, Pete will choose from 30 women — including a cattle rancher, a nanny, a nurse, a house flipper and a former beauty queen — all looking …
Orlando Jones says he was fired from American Gods because character sent “wrong message to black America”
Starz(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Orlando Jones has some choice words for the American Gods showrunner, Charles Eglee, whom he alleges had him fired from show for sending the “wrong message to black America.” In a series of tweets and Instagram posts over the weekend, Jones, who played Mr. Nancy, aka the African trickster god …
“I feel like the forgotten man”: Harvey Weinstein touts himself as a supporter of women in Hollywood
ABC Radio/Aaron Katersky(NEW YORK) — While in a luxury wing of a New York City hospital following back surgery, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein gave an interview with the New York Post in which he touts himself as a champion of women. The 67-year-old former studio head, who just last week agreed to a $47 …
Watch now: New trailer for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ drops
Credit: Scott Garfield. © 2019 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved.(NEW YORK) — Tom Cruise is back in the cockpit for the long-awaited sequel to 1986’s hit Top Gun, and a new trailer from Paramount Pictures shows the Top Gun going up against some young guns. Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell gets ordered back into service …
Following public backlash, Hallmark Channel quickly reinstates LGBTQ wedding ads
GeoffGoldswain/iStock(NEW YORK) — Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel pulled ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar. The network, which is in the midst of its heavily watched holiday programming, originally removed the ads because the controversy was a distraction, a spokesperson said in an …
Colin Firth separates with wife of 22 years
(NEW YORK) — Colin Firth is calling it quits with Livia Firth after 22 years of marriage. The separation comes two years after it was revealed that Livia had an affair with her accused stalker. People confirms the split after hearing from the couple’s representatives. “Colin and Livia Firth have separated. They maintain a close friendship and remain united in …
‘SNL’ spoofs politics at the Christmas dinner table
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — In a holiday-themed cold open, Saturday Night Live took a humorous look at some of the awkward dinner discussions families are likely to encounter this Christmas. In a nod to Burl Ives’ snowman from the classic 1964 Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer stop motion animated television special, SNL‘s Aidy Bryant — who opens the sketch by noting that while the country …
Vanna White proud of Alex Trebek’s “very positive attitude”
FilmMagicWheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White shared some encouraging news on her longtime friend Alex Trebek’s battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. “He’s doing good. He really is,” White recently told Us Weekly. “He looks good. I talked to him recently and he’s got a very positive attitude.” The 62-year-old White, who’s currently filling in for her Wheel of Fortune co-host Pat Sajak while …
‘Frozen 2’ becomes the sixth Disney film to top $1 billion in 2019
Walt Disney Studios(NEW YORK) — Frozen 2 has grabbed an estimated $1.032 billion at the worldwide box office as of Sunday, becoming the sixth Disney film of 2019 to cross the $1 billion plateau. The film, which joins Avengers: Endgame, Aladdin, Toy Story 4, The Lion King and Captain Marvel in the $1 billion club, is also the third Disney Animation movie to …
‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ scores box office-topping $60.1 million debut
Frank Masi(NEW YORK) — Jumanji: The Next Level leveled up to the 13th largest December opening ever, delivering an estimated $60.1 million. The sequel to 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, nearly doubled its predecessor’s $36 million opening weekend, and marked the highest debut for a December comedy, as well as the best launch for live-action movie …