Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith is attempting to pump up the box office for Aladdin by posting a photo of himself dressed in drag on the set of the film. Smith, who stars as Genie in the live-action remake of the classic 1992 animated film, appears in the Instagram photo wearing a colorful gown, glittery jewelry, …
O.J. Simpson denies he’s Khloe Kardashian’s father: “She’s not mine”
Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — O.J. Simpson opened a Twitter account for the first time over the weekend and then used it to shoot down a longstanding rumor that he’s Khloe Kardashian’s father. The former football star says that someone pretending to be his manager, Norman Pardo, originally circulated the false story. The man …
Dave Bautisa on defending James Gunn after his firing from ‘Guardians’: “My friend…was wronged”
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista is on the promo trail for his action comedy Stuber, and he’s once again speaking his mind about the drama surrounding his Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. Then again, the former wrestler was never shy about going to the mat for Gunn: …
The odds are ever in our favor: Suzanne Collins publishing ‘Hunger Games’ prequel
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — If you’ve been missing the world of Katniss Everdeen since the final Hunger Games movie, here’s some good news: Author Suzanne Collins is bringing out a prequel to the best-selling book series next year. The currently untitled book will arrive May 19, 2020. It takes place in the …
Cue air guitar riff: Alex Winter tweets that Bill & Ted’s threequel is underway
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Keanu Reeves’ Ted “Theodore” Logan, Esq. and Alex Winter’s Bill S. Preston Esq. are officially back together: Winter tweeted that production on their long-awaited third Bill & Ted movie is underway. “Just got to location to shoot @BillandTed3,” Winter tweeted. “Making movies is a miraculous gig, but …
Tiffany Haddish cancels Atlanta show to protest new Georgia abortion law
ABC/Paula Lobo(ATLANTA) — Tiffany Haddish has canceled her scheduled June 22 show at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta as a protest against Georgia’s new abortion law. “After much deliberation, I am postponing my upcoming show in Atlanta,” the comedian and actress said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone. “I love the state of Georgia,” …
Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95 surrounded by loved ones, son Anderson Cooper says
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Gloria Vanderbilt, mother to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper and member of the storied Vanderbilt family, has died at 95 years old. Cooper confirmed his mother’s death on air on CNN, saying she died at home surrounded by family and friends. He said his mother was diagnosed with advanced …
Burt Reynolds’ Trans Am, Marlon Brando’s Harley fetch big bucks at a pair of weekend auctions
Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Burt Reynolds’ custom made 1979 Pontiac Pontiac Trans Am, a motorcycle owned by Marlon Brando and John Belushi’s Blues Brothers hat were among items fetching big bucks at a pair of weekend auctions of Hollywood memorabilia. Reynolds’ iconic car, made famous in the Smokey and the Bandit …
Bella Thorne shares topless photos after hacker threatens to extort her over them
Freeform/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) How do you handle a hacker trying to extort you by threatening to release nude photos of you? If you’re Bella Thorne, you beat them to the punch. The 21-year-old actress, model, singer and former Disney star posted screenshots of the NSFW photos to her Twitter account Saturday, along with …
‘Men in Black: International’ tops the box office with franchise-low $28.5 million debut
Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth in “Men in Black: International”; Giles Keyte/Sony Pictures Entertainment(NEW YORK) — First the good news: Men in Black: International topped the box office with an estimated $28.5 million debut. Now for the bad: The fourth installment of the 22-year-old series, starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, marked a franchise low; all …