Nicholas Hunt/Staff(LOS ANGELES) — Olivia Wilde is ready to school everyone with her directorial debut, Booksmart, an edgy coming of age comedy opening nationwide this weekend. Raunchy R-rated comedies have typically been the domain of men, and even fewer teen comedies have been led by women, but in Booksmart, Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever star as a couple of best friends who focused more …
Mario Batali’s accuser is “grateful” sexual assault case is moving forward
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Food Bank of New York City(BOSTON) — A woman who accused Mario Batali of sexually assaulting her in 2017 says she is “grateful” the disgraced celebrity chef is being charged for the incident. In a statement on Thursday, the attorney for Natali Tene’s said she’s “grateful that the Suffolk …
‘Aladdin’ leads new Memorial Day Weekend movie releases
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Aladdin — Director Guy Ritchie’s live-action adaptation of the 1992 Disney animated classic about the titular character — played by Mena Massoud — a street urchin who finds a magic lamp and must use it to win over Princess Jasmine and defeat the evil sorcerer Jafar …
Chicago judge orders unsealing of records in Jussie Smollett case
ABC(CHICAGO) — A Chicago judge has ruled to unseal the documents in the criminal case of Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who claimed he was victim of a hate crime in January that police later alleged he staged. The records were sealed in March following the case against Smolllett being dropped by prosecutors. Cook County Judge …
Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada on season two of ‘Vida’: “It starts with a bang”
Starz(NEW YORK) — The second season of Vida starts off with a bang… literally. Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada, who play sisters Lyn and Emma on the GLAAD-award winning Starz series, want to warn viewers that the first episode is definitely NSFW. “Warning: The first like minute-and-a-half of season two, you probably shouldn’t watch around kids …
“Why did you leave Starfleet?” ‘Star Trek: Picard’ peek teases Patrick Stewart’s hero in retirement
CBS All Access(LOS ANGELES) — Jean Luc-Pinot Noir? That might be the first thing that comes to mind after fans see the first teaser to Star Trek: Picard. The first look at the anticipated CBS Access series shows what Patrick Stewart’s brilliant-but-retired Starfleet…Admiral Jean-Luc Picard has been up to in his golden years. Star Trek: …
Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush awarded nearly $2 million in #MeToo defamation case
Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) — “This was a recklessly irresponsible piece of sensational journalism of the worst kind,” declared Australian Justice Michael Wigney, before awarding Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush nearly $2 million USD in a defamation case. The amount, $2.9 million in Australian dollars (AUD), is the largest-ever defamation payout in the country’s …
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ trailer shows Arnold, Linda Hamilton, and all new killing machines
Paramount Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Paramount has released the first trailer to Terminator: Dark Fate, the film that will reunite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton for the first time since James Cameron’s 1991 blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Produced by Cameron and co-written and directed by Deadpool‘s Tim Miller, the plot mirrors 1984’s original The Terminator: …
Mario Batali to be charged with indecent assault and battery
Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Food Bank of New York City(NEW YORK) — Mario Batali will face arraignment in Boston Municipal Court on Friday on a charge of indecent assault and battery. The disgraced celebrity chef is accused of kissing and groping a woman against her will at a Back Bay restaurant on March …
Daniel Craig getting surgery for Bond injury, but 007 movie still on schedule
© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures/EON Productions(LOS ANGELES) — There’s bad news and good news this morning for James Bond fans. First, the bad news: Daniel Craig will undergo surgery as a result of an ankle injury he sustained while filming Bond 25 in Jamaica. However, according to the official James Bond Twitter account, the surgery will …