(ABC/Eric McCandless)(NEW YORK) It was an intense episode of Monday’s Dancing with the Stars. Shortly before the start of the night’s episode, it was announced that Ray Lewis would be withdrawing from the competition. Lewis later revealed that an old injury from 2010 flared up during rehearsals, which caused three of his tendons in his foot to rupture. When seeking …
Gabrielle Union to executive produce NBC sitcom ‘Black Girl Magic’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union is ready to bring some of her black girl magic to a new show. According to Deadline, Union has signed up to executive produce the new NBC sitcom titled Black Girl Magic. The half-hour series, which is still in early development, will center on three estranged sisters that reunite …
‘Clueless’ star Stacey Dash gets arrested for domestic battery
Pasco County Sheriff’s Office(LOS ANGELES) — Stacey Dash found herself behind bars over the weekend after she was arrested for domestic battery. ABC News affiliate WFTS Tampa Bay reports that the former Clueless star was arrested Sunday night after she got into a verbal argument with a man that she “pushed and slapped” in the …
New Netflix deal for Duffer Brothers means more ‘Stranger Things’…and more
Tina Rowden/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Stranger Things has been renewed for a fourth season, as the show’s creators, twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, have just inked a big deal with the series’ network, Netflix. The deal isn’t limited to the kids in Hawkins, Indiana, either, said Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of the streaming giant. …
Soundtrack for ‘Frozen 2’ available for pre-order; hear sneak of new track “Into the Unknown”
Walt Disney Records (LOS ANGELES) — Just when your kid may have finally let “Let It Go” go, Frozen 2 is going to take them “Into The Unknown”. That’s one of the tracks that will be heard on the upcoming movie’s soundtrack, which is now available for pre-order. ABC Audio’s parent company Disney has released …
“Armed and ready” — Check out the new trailer for ‘Kingsman’ prequel ‘The King’s Man’
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — “We are the world’s first independent intelligence agency,” Ralph Fiennes’ Duke of Oxford says at the open of the new Kingsman prequel trailer. “While governments wait for orders, we take action.” There’s no shortage of action in the new coming attraction, which is set, most appropriately, to a remix of …
Ellen, to the Max: Degeneres lands multi-show deal with HBO streaming service
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres has teamed up with HBO Max — WarnerMedia’s forthcoming streaming service — for three original straight to series shows, plus another project that’s still in the works. On her syndicated talk show, Ellen revealed that HBO Max subscribers will soon see Ellen’s Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and the animated …
Alec Baldwin spoofs Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry on ‘SNL’ season premiere
Will Heath/NBC (NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live‘s season 45 premiere kicked off with Alec Baldwin impersonating President Donald Trump turning to familiar allies in and out of the Beltway in a frantic effort to fight the newly opened impeachment inquiry. First up, Baldwin sought the help of his personal lawyer and fixer, Rudy Giuliani, played once again by Kate McKinnon, who …
‘Abominable’ tops the weekend box office with $20.85 million debut
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — The CGI-animated adventure feature Abominable opened with an estimated $20.85 million, to top the weekend box office. The film, with a voice cast led by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s Chloe Bennet, Eddie Izzard and Sarah Paulson, delivered the biggest opening for an original animated film so far this year, and joined Us and …
‘Godfather of Harlem’: Kelvin Harrison Jr. shares his character’s love story and struggle to “figure out his voice” in new crime drama
EPIX(NEW YORK) — On Sunday night, Forest Whitaker will take on the role of Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the EPIX drama Godfather of Harlem. While the series will center on Bumpy’s life after prison when he returns to his neighborhood that is now being run by the Italian mob, the series will also …