Scott Kowalchyk/CBS(NEW YORK) — With the first full-length trailer for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones just released Tuesday, the timing was perfect for Game of Thrones star Kit Harington to drop by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a visit. Just don’t ask him to spill the beans on how …
Queen Latifah says she needs “proof” before she condemns Jussie Smollet for alleged hoax
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — For now, Queen Latifah says she’s standing by her good friend Jussie Smollett. In an interview with Yahoo‘s Through Her Eyes, Latifah says she’s not ready to condemn the Empire actor until she sees actual evidence that he staged his own attack back in January. “Until somebody can show me some proof …
The producers of ‘Magic Mike The Musical’ are looking for a few good men
(NEW YORK) — The producers of the Broadway musical based on the hit Channing Tatum male stripper movie Magic Mike are looking for more than a few good men to shake their moneymakers onstage. Trip Cullman, Magic Mike The Musical‘s director, said in a statement, “We are looking for actors who can surprise and dazzle …
In new ‘Game of Thrones’ final season trailer, dragons and armies are spoiling for a fight
Helen Sloane/HBO(LOS ANGELES) — “Our enemy doesn’t tire. Doesn’t stop. Doesn’t feel.” That’s what Jon Snow says in the trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones, released Tuesday by HBO, and he’s obviously referring to the ultimate showdown between our heroes and the zombie-like White Walkers. The tense trailer shows armies massing, on …
Grand Slam: Will Smith to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father in upcoming biopic
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith is taking on a pivotal role in his next project. The actor has signed on to play Richard Williams, father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, in the upcoming film, King Richard. According to Variety, Smith, who is currently filming Bad Boys For Life, will also produce the project, which …
Kelly Ripa “stunned” at the passing of “dear friend” Luke Perry
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Friends, family, and fans are still shocked about the death of former Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry, who died Monday at 52 years old after he suffered a massive stroke last Thursday — including Kelly Ripa. On Tuesday’s Live With Kelly and Ryan, Kelly revealed it was co-host Ryan Seacrest …
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reveals he’s buying his dad a new house
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — A couple of months after promising to buy his mother a new house for Christmas, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is doing the same his dad, former pro-wrestler Rocky Johnson. “I just got off the phone with my dad and man, it was a great call,” the Fighting with My Family star …
Women take the lead at ‘Captain Marvel’s’ Hollywood premiere
Marvel Studios/Disney(LOS ANGELES) — It was all about powerful women taking the lead at Monday’s Hollywood premiere of Captain Marvel. On the red carpet, Ming-Na Wen, who plays the butt-kicking Agent Melinda May on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC, said her character shares a trait with Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, in that they’re …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: One of the ladies deals Colton Underwood a devastating blow
ABC/Craig Sjodin(NEW YORK) — On Monday’s highly anticipated episode of The Bachelor, the teasing is over. We finally learn what drives Colton Underwood to that infamous jump over the mansion fence that the show’s been teasing with glimpses of it all season. The episode begins with Colton nervously anticipating the upcoming Fantasy Suites, as he …
“My heart is broken”: Friends, famous fans remember Luke Perry
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — News of the death of Luke Perry, who played Dylan McKay on the classic 1990s teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210, was just minutes old when fans, both famous and not, took to social media to mourn him. Perry, who was 52, died Monday, after suffering what was called a “major stroke” …