ABC/Josh Vertucci(LOS ANGELES) — A new Bachelorette promo features Hannah Brown in all her glory, saying, “Don’t tell me what to do!” The clip aired Friday morning on GMA and features the 2018 Miss Alabama USA in a jumpsuit, stripping off her beauty queen sash and crown, as empowering music plays. Brown, 24, was announced last month as the new Bachelorette. She competed on …
Jussie Smollett lawyer: Chicago’s threat to sue actor for reimbursement is “unconstitutional”
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(CHICAGO) — On Thursday, the city Chicago threatened to file a civil lawsuit to force Jussie Smollett to repay the money police spent investigating his alleged attack. Now, the Empire actor’s lawyer is calling the threat “unconstitutional.” In a letter to the City of Chicago Department of Law obtained by ABC News,, Smollett’s …
Adam Sandler to host ‘SNL’ for the first time on May 4
Netflix Scott Yamano(NEW YORK) — Former cast member Adam Sandler will make his return to Studio 8H when he hosts Saturday Night Live — amazingly, for the first time — on May 4, with musical guest Shawn Mendes. A former SNL writer and castmember from 1991-1995, Sandler is about to launch the summer leg of his 100% Fresh stand-up tour. His Netflix …
‘Star Trek’ lead John Cho rides onto Netflix’s live-action ‘Cowboy Bebop’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has nailed down a good part of the cast for Cowboy Bebop, the new live-action series based on the massively popular Japanese animated science-fiction TV show of the same name. According to Variety. John Cho — best-known for roles in the Harold and Kumar films and the rebooted Star Trek film franchise — has been tapped to …
‘Shazam!’ and ‘Pet Sematary’ among this week’s new movie releases
L-R: Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer in “Shazam!”; Steve Wilkie/Warner Bros. & DC Comics(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide in theaters Friday: * Shazam! — The film adaption of the DC comics character stars Zachary Levi as Billy Batson, a boy who turns into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word, “Shazam!” Kingsman franchise star …
Jussie Smollett refuses to reimburse Chicago officials for alleged hate crime investigation cost
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — When Chicago prosecutors unexpectedly dropped charges last week against Jussie Smollett, city officials two days later demanded that the Empire actor reimburse the city $130,000 for the cost of the investigation. Apparently, Smollett isn’t willing to do that. A statement late Thursday from Bill McCaffrey, spokesperson for the City of Chicago Department …
At 80, Francis Ford Coppola readies dream project, ‘Megalopolis’
Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — For years, Godfather director and Oscar-winner Francis Ford Coppola dreamed of an epic film called Megalopolis, and now — three days before he turns 80 — he’s announced he’s making it a reality. According to Deadline, Coppola even shot footage for the film — about an architect’s plans …
Marvel’s Avengers to assemble again during ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ takeover
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Some of Marvel’s Avengers — Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson — plus Black Panther and Infinity War star Danai Gurira, will assemble on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for another week-long takeover of the late night show, starting April 8. Because the cast of the Avengers movies is so large, …
‘The Chi’ season two will “explore the four stages of black manhood,” says new showrunner
(L-R) – Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jason Mitchell, Alex Hibbert, Jacob Latimore — Photo: Michael Buckner/SHOWTIME(LOS ANGELES) — Newly-minted showrunner Ayanna Floyd had a clear vision for the second season of Showtime’s drama The Chi. “We go deeper, keep the grit of season 1, but I think this year is more heartfelt and funnier,” the …
Michael Jackson’s nephew wants to produce a documentary that debunks HBO’s ‘Leaving Neverland’
Michael Jackson and Wade Robson; courtesy HBO(LOS ANGELES) — Michael Jackson’s nephew, Taj Jackson, is looking to offer up an alternative response to HBO’s shocking Leaving Neverland film, by producing a documentary of his own. In a new interview with Billboard, the son of Tito Jackson revealed that he is launching a GoFundMe account to …