(L-R) Gwyneth Paltrow, Amy Robach – ABC/Paula Lobo(LOS ANGELES) — While there are no shortage of Gwyneth Paltrow movies on Netflix, the streaming service is bringing the Oscar-winning actress’ other job as a lifestyle guru to subscribers. ABC Radio has confirmed that Netflix has inked a deal with Paltrow to bring her lifestyle brand Goop …
Jennifer Lopez, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Evans among the first announced Oscar presenters
AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — Sure, there’s no host, but the 91st annual Oscars ceremony will obviously have lots of stars on hand. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the first round of presenters for the awards telecast, and they include: Crazy Rich Asians co-stars Awkwafina and Constance Wu; Marvel movie stars Chris …
Taraji P. Henson calls Jussie Smollett “resilient” following his first public appearance since alleged attack
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — During an appearance Monday on Live with Kelly and Ryan, Taraji P. Henson offered some thoughts for her Empire co-star Jussie Smollett, who was allegedly attacked last week in Chicago, in what police are investigating as a hate crime. “He’s resilient,” Henson told the hosts. “When your very fiber is love…it’s …
People were nuts for Planters, ‘Avengers’, and Bud Light’s ‘Game of Thrones’ ad: Twitter ranks the Super Bowl spots
Marvel Studios(ATLANTA) — Twitter has crunched the numbers for Sunday night’s Super Bowl ads, to find out which commercials got people jumping onto the social media platform. –Twitter called Planters the Big Game’s “MVP.” The ad, which featured Mr. Peanut hot dogging in his Peanut Mobile, scored the highest percentage of all brand-related Tweets. A …
‘Roma’ helmer Alfonso Cuarón grabs top Directors Guild honors; ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ sweeps Annie Awards
Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — In yet another possible preview of this year’s Oscars, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma took home the top prize at the 71st Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday. Cuarón grabbed the trophy in the Feature Film category, beating out Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Adam McKay for Vice, and Peter Farrelly …
Movie peeks, ‘Game of Thrones/Bud Light’ mash-up & The Dude: Super Bowl commercial highlights
Courtesy Anheuser-Busch(NEW YORK) — Even if the pre-game buzz isn’t what it once was, advertisers are still spending tens of millions of dollars to buy prime on-air real estate during the Super Bowl, on top of what the spots themselves cost to produce. Was it worth it? Here’s a look at some of the more …
‘Glass’ outshines weak competition at the box office with $9.5 million weekend
Universal(NEW YORK) — It didn’t take much for Glass to top the box office for a third straight week. The M. Night Shyamalan thriller outshone the competition with an estimated $9.5 million in what’s expected to be the worst Super Bowl weekend at the box office since 2000. Overseas, Glass delivered an estimated $12.2 million, bringing …
Wendy Williams extends her hiatus with new guest-host lineup
ABC(NEW YORK) — Wendy Williams’ official return to television is currently uncertain, since the daytime host has once again delayed the return to her namesake, The Wendy Williams Show. As previously noted, the show issued a statement earlier this week that Nick Cannon will take over the show from February 4 to February 6. Now, …
ABC’s ‘New York Undercover’ reboot taps ‘Underground’ director Anthony Hemingway to helm pilot
Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The forthcoming New York Undercover reboot has found its director. According to Deadline, ABC has given an official pilot order to a “contemporary reboot” of Dick Wolf‘s 1990s cop drama. With it, the network has also tapped Underground and American Crime Story director Anthony Hemingway to direct the …
Not water under the bridge: The “Fiji Water Girl” is suing Fiji Water
(L-R) Judy Greer, Kelleth Cuthbert/Stefanie Keenan – Getty Images for FIJI Water(LOS ANGELES) — Kelleth Cuthbert, the face that launched a thousand memes thanks to her expert Golden Globes red carpet photobombing, is suing the company that put her there in the first place: Fiji Water. According to Deadline, the so-called “Fiji Water Girl” — …