ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union has officially parted ways with NBC’s America’s Got Talent. According to Variety, Union, who serves as a judge on the hit competition series, will not be returning for the upcoming 2020 season, nor will fellow judge Julianne Hough. The two joined the panel earlier this year as replacements for longtime judges Melanie Brown, aka Scary Spice, …
“Best friends. Best life”: Lindsay Lohan pays tribute to restaurateur ex, Harry Morton, dead at 38
Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Harry Morton, the man behind the trendy Mexican restaurant chain The Pink Taco, died at his $25 million Beverly Hills estate on Saturday, and one of those mourning the 38-year-old online is his ex, Lindsay Lohan. “Best friends. Best life,” LiLo captioned a black-and-white Instagram photo the pair, who …
Could an Oscar nom be next? Jennifer Lopez to receive Spotlight Award Palm Springs International Film Festival
Barbara Nitke/STX (LOS ANGELES) — Following in the footsteps of Amy Adams, Helen Hunt, Allison Janney, Jessica Chastain, Rooney Mara and Julia Roberts — all of whom received Oscar nominations after they’d received it, Deadline explains — Jennifer Lopez will receive the Spotlight Award from the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. The actress, …
‘Star Wars’ director J.J. Abrams reveals how a ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) — Forty-two years after Star Wars first took fans to a galaxy far, far away, director J.J. Abrams said Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final chapter of the epic series, is finally finished. While the movie’s secrets are still intact, that might not have been the case, thanks to a missing …
Tyler Perry Studio to start offering public tours in 2020
Steve Iervolino/ABC News(ATLANTA) — After a star-studded grand-opening featuring the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé and Will Smith, Tyler Perry will officially open his Atlanta studios doors to the public staring next year. In a tweet from the Tyler Perry Studios account, the studio revealed that public tours will begin in 2020. “Are you looking …
‘SNL’ skewers Democratic debate in star-studded parody
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — This weekend’s Saturday Night Live featured a star-studded parody of last week’s Democratic debate. For the third time, Woody Harrelson reprised his former vice president Joe Biden. Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and Larry David returned as Senators Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders, respectively. SNL‘s Chris Redd and Bowden Yang …
‘Frozen 2’ delivers a cool $127 million to top the weekend box office
Walt Disney Studios(NEW YORK) — As expected, Disney’s Frozen 2 iced the competition — delivering an estimated $127 million in its opening weekend. That makes it the highest non-summer animated opening ever and the fifth largest November opening of all-time, beating the $125 million opening for 2010’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Overseas, the sequel to …
Emotional ‘Star Wars’ special at AMAs reflects on 40 years influencing pop culture
Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) –The first Star Wars movie — A New Hope — arrived in theaters on May 25, 1977 and, since then, became an unstoppable force in pop culture. On December 19, one of Hollywood’s most famous story lines — the Skywalker saga — finally reaches its thrilling conclusion. During the American Music Awards on Sunday, the cast and crew of Star Wars banded together for …
Dwayne Johnson and Danny DeVito crash unsuspecting couple’s wedding
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Move over Maroon 5, there’s a new professional team of wedding crashers out there and their names are Dwayne Johnson and Danny DeVito. Johnson posted the hilarious video to his Instagram on Sunday, which starts with the pair enjoying some tequila by the pool to celebrate wrapping Jumanji: Into the Jungle. However, their peace is suddenly interrupted by shouts …
Idris Elba say he’s trying unplug from social media because “it makes me feel depressed”
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) — The response to new CATS trailer must have really gotten to Idris Elba. In an new interview, he says he’s looking to unplug from social media. “I’ve been trying to wean myself off,” Elba told Fast Company magazine. “I used to post a lot more, but it’s been putting me off lately.” “And Twitter’s just not …