ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Earlier this month, Selena Gomez was honored for her mental health advocacy work at McLean Hospital’s Annual Dinner. On her accepting her award, the singer shared part of her own mental health journey with the attendees. “I think that we are better when we tell the truth and, so, …
‘Joker’ director Todd Phillips fires back at movie’s critics: “I think outrage is a commodity”
L-R – Phoenix, Phillips/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — In an interview with The Wrap, director Todd Phillips takes on the controversy surrounding his upcoming movie Joker, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Batman baddie. The comments came after a group of victims, and family members of the victims, of the 2012 Aurora Dark …
Marvel movie head Kevin Feige developing a ‘Star Wars’ movie
Feige, “Avengers: Endgame” star Brie Larson/Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Lucasfilm is charting a new course for the Star Wars universe, and it’s tapped blockbuster-minting Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige to lead the way. Feige will be developing a new Star Wars movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Some, according the industry trade, see the move as a prelude to a larger role …
For a 99 cent upgrade, Samuel L. Jackson will be your Alexa
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Thanks to a new upgrade, your Amazon Alexa can sound just like Samuel L. Jackson. Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s tapped the Star Wars prequel and Marvel movie star to be the first celebrity voice for its virtual assistant, which will launch later this year. For a 99 cent upgrade, Jackson …
Kylie Jenner is “really sick” and has been hospitalized
iStock/Peter Horrox(LOS ANGELES) — Kylie Jenner is clearing up rumors about her health amid reports she’s been ill. The reality TV star tweeted Wednesday that she’s “really sick” and “unable to travel,” and a representative for Jenner added that she has been hospitalized, but is doing well. Jenner was set to appear in Paris this …
“Jeans and t-shirt” wardrobe, working with hubby on ABC shows made Stumptown an easy choice, says Cobie Smulders
ABC/Matthias Clamer(NEW YORK) — As S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in The Avengers, Cobie Smulders has worn head-to-toe “superhero leather,” and when she hits the red carpet in real life, she’s usually dressed to the nines. That’s why she loves her character in ABC’s new show Stumptown. Despite the fact that the series is based on …
Charlie Sheen confirms he walked away from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ with his “two left feet”
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — While season 28 of Dancing with the Stars rolls on, it does so without Charlie Sheen. The former Two and a Half Men star confirms to Us that he was to compete this season, but ultimately walked away. “I was very flattered by ABC and their offer, but at the end …
No, Demi Moore didn’t make ‘Two and a Half Men’ star Jon Cryer a man
Amy Sussman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — (NOTE NATURE) Of the many jaw-dropping revelations in Demi Moore’s new memoir Inside Out is her claim that she took her one-time co-star Jon Cryer’s virginity, and her feelings of guilt about it. However, the Supergirl star Cryer just responded — in the most gracious and self deprecating way possible …
‘Young Sheldon’ producer boosting real-life STEM education
Photo Credit: Robert Voets/ 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Young Sheldon, the hit CBS sitcom about the early days of Big Bang Theory‘s genius Sheldon Cooper, is about to boost the brains of some geniuses-to-be. The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, named after both shows’ producer Chuck Lorre, will be donating …
‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ scores in ratings debut
NBC(LOS ANGELES) — Before launching her new talk show earlier this month, Kelly Clarkson was so worried no one would watch. But now the ratings for her first week are in, and it turns out she had nothing to worry about. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in its first week on air, The Kelly Clarkson …