Photo by Bauzen/GC Images(NEW YORK) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded not guilty Thursday to one misdemeanor count each of forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree. The plea came in a New York City court after the 51-year-old Oscar winner surrendered to police earlier in the day at the NYPD’s 25th Precinct …
‘Men in Black: International’ and ‘Shaft’ top this week’s new movies
Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth in “Men in Black: International”; Giles Keyte/Sony Pictures Entertainment(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Friday: * Men in Black: International — Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson reunite for the fourth movie in the Men in Black franchise, which launched in 1997 starring Will Smith and Tommy …
Regina Hall lays down her ground rules for ‘Girls Trip 2’
ABC/Paula Lobo(MIAMI) — Regina Hall stars in Shaft which opens Friday, but she’s already thinking about Girls Trip 2 — and what she will or won’t wear in the sequel. After Jada Pinkett Smith suggested that Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil would be an ideal location for Girls Trip 2, Hall tells Entertainment Tonight she’s …
Megan Hilty has a built-in “mini test audience” for new Disney Junior show, ‘T.O.T.S.’
Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Broadway star Megan Hilty got the opportunity to be a part of Disney Junior’s new animated show, T.O.T.S, she jumped at the chance. Not only does she love voiceover work, it’s also something both of her kids could enjoy. “It’s great because I have this mini …
Quentin Tarantino insists he’d put the “R” in ‘Star Trek’
Stephen Iervolino/ABC Radio(LOS ANGELES) — Writer-director Quentin Tarantino is famous for penning some of the most quotable dialogue in Hollywood history, and as anybody who know those lines can tell you, they’re generally not PG-rated. And it’d be the same if Tarantino has his way with the Star Trek universe, too. The filmmaker is a …
On Instagram, Jessica Biel responds to “Anti-Vaxxer” accusations: “I am not against vaccinations”
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — After traveling to Sacramento to argue against a measure called #SB276 — a state bill that would limit the exemptions parents have for not vaccinating their kids — actress Jessica Biel took to Instagram to explain herself. “I am not against vaccinations,” the actress and mother clarified, trying to get …
Watch Chris Hemsworth as Fat Thor in his feelings, covering the Johnny Cash version of “Hurt”
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — Chris Hemsworth apparently looked to a Nine Inch Nails song for inspiration while filming the latest Avengers movie. On Wednesday’s Tonight Show, the Australian actor shared a video of himself performing an acoustic version of “Hurt” while in character as Thor on the Avengers: Endgame set. Hemsworth explained that the song, …
Bryan Singer agrees to pay $150,000 to settle sex assault claim
Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — His attorney still claims it never happened, but nevertheless, Bryan Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle accusations from a man who claims the director and producer sexually assaulted him sixteen years ago. Variety reports the payment was revealed in bankruptcy proceedings by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman, who filed suit …
Three generations of ‘Shaft’ unite in Miami for movie’s premiere
L-R: Jessie T. Usher, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Roundtree; Kyle Kaplan, Warner Bros. Pictures(MIAMI) — One of the summer’s most highly anticipated films, Shaft, helped to officially kick off the 2019 American Black Film Festival Wednesday night in Miami Beach, Florida. The premiere event, held at the New World Center in Miami Beach, brought out Hollywood’s finest, …
‘Younger’ stars tease “a lot of drama” is in store for season six
TV Land(NEW YORK) — Younger is all grown up and heading into season six. The TV Land comedy’s premise once revolved around Sutton Foster’s Liza, a 40-something woman secretly pretending to be a millennial for the sake of her career in publishing. But now, almost everyone knows her secret. “It’s a really exciting season,” Foster …