Photo by Vallery Jean/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — He was best known to most as Ice Cube’s no-nonsense dad in Friday, and as Pops opposite Shawn and Marlon Wayans on The Wayans Bros. Actor and comic John Witherspoon has died at age 77. “It is with deep sadness we have to tweet this, but our husband & …
‘The Voice’ recap: The knockout rounds continue with Gwen Stefani stealing an artist from Blake Shelton
Trae Patton/NBC(NEW YORK) — The knockout rounds continued Tuesday night on The Voice, with coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani once again getting help advising their artists from “mega” mentor Taylor Swift. The coaches also got one chance each to either steal an artist from someone else’s team. Team Legend’s James Violet, singing Post Malone’s “Stay,” faced off against Khalea Lynee, tacking “Because You …
There is a “scary and beautiful” reason why Jason Momoa and Hera Hilmer are so excited about ‘See’
ABC/Rick Rowell(NEW YORK) — In a few days, Apple TV+ will launch, along with its highly anticipated Jason Momoa-led drama See. The highly buzzed-about Sci-Fi is set in a future world where humanity has gone completely blind. The unique plot is exactly what has Momoa and co-star Hera Hilmer so thrilled about the upcoming series. Talking with ABC Audio, the two …
Kevin Hart breaks silence on car crash: “God basically told me to sit down”
(ABC/Randy HolmesNEW YORK) — Kevin Hart is finally opening up about the devastating L.A. car accident that left him seriously injured. He posted an emotional video to Instagram detailing events after the September 1 crash, such as his 10-day hospital stay, along with his long and painful road to recovery. “My world forever changed,” Hart writes in the video’s opening …
Jennifer Aniston rules out a ‘Friends’ reunion, but she and her co-stars are “working on something”
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(NEW YORK) — Could there be a Friends movie in the works? Jennifer Aniston insisted a reboot of her classic sitcom Friends is not happening, but conceded she and her former castmates are “working on something.” The subject arose during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, when DeGeneres pressed the Morning Show star about her recent Instagram post that reunited the entire Friends cast …
Hannah Brown reveals Dancing with the Stars has put her in an emotional slump
ABC/Eric McCandless(NEW YORK) — Hannah Brown is having an extremely busy year and it seems the pressure she’s been bottling up finally exploded after Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars. The former Bachelorette star opened up about her mental health struggles on Instagram, writing, “This experience has been harder than I could have ever imagined.” She included a photo of her next …
“Another spectacularly bad idea”: Directors flame Netflix over “speed binge” feature
ABC Audio(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Filmmakers are seething over streaming giant Netflix’s new “speed binging” feature. Apparently in the testing phase, the feature lets viewers power through movies and TV shows at faster speeds — essentially watching them in fast-forward — while retaining the content’s audio track. Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, currently starring …
No new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy from ‘Game of Thrones’ duo
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — Although the pair were set to pilot a new Star Wars trilogy, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss — the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones — have now stepped down from the project. The pair’s plans were confirmed by Disney CEO Bob Iger back in May — incidentally, just before Game of …
No ‘Rush’…Yet: Chris Tucker says he and Jackie Chan are still figuring out ‘Rush Hour 4’
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(ATLANTA) — After Jackie Chan released a statement in April denying that he was involved with a rumored fourth installment of Rush Hour, Chan’s Rush Hour co-star Chris Tucker now tells ABC Audio that the film’s still on the table– with both stars on board. “Me and Jackie Chan are talking about doing …
“Pumping iron” with Chris Pratt convinced Schwarzenegger to give Pratt permission to marry daughter Katherine
Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney(LOS ANGELES) — You probably know box office star Chris Pratt recently tied the knot with Katherine Schwarzenegger, the daughter of another action movie legend, Arnold Schwarzenegger. On Jimmy Kimmel Live! the Terminator: Dark Fate star spoke proudly about his new son-in-law, and how he and Pratt bonded over …