VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bryan Singer will likely receive a huge payday from Bohemian Rhapsody, despite being fired as director of the blockbuster movie midway through production. Thanks to a strong back-end provision in his deal, Singer’s payout for the movie, based on the life of the rock band Queen and its late …
Police spot “persons of interest” in alleged attack on Jussie Smollett after surveillance video found
Chuck Hodes/FOX(CHICAGO) — Chicago police have located surveillance video showing potential persons of interest in an alleged attack on Empire actor and singer Jussie Smollett. Investigators are looking to question the men seen in the video, which was found Wednesday, Chicago Police Department Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi announced on Twitter. Police-provided stills from the …
Ya think? ‘Suits’ creator say odds of Meghan Markle’s return in final season are “pretty close to zero”
Photo by: Ian Watson/USA Network(LOS ANGELES) — After she was one of the briefcase models on Deal or No Deal, but before she became the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle starred on USA’s now-8 season-old legal drama Suits. With the show’s ninth and final season forthcoming, will the newly-minted Royal — and soon-to-be mom — …
Infinity Wool: Chris Pratt thanks ewe for blue ribbon performance
ABC/Randy Holmes(WASHINGTON) — Chris Pratt has taken to social media to boast about one of his own — no, not his adorable son Jack…a very special sheep. “I hate when celebrities brag on here…but I have to,” Pratt said on Instagram. “Our ewe (female sheep) named ‘Cacao’ just took home a blue ribbon at Fiberpalooza!!!! …
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s ‘A Star Is Born’ becomes highest-grossing movie starring a musician
Neal Preston/Warner Bros.(LOS ANGELES) — A Star Is Born has hit a new box office milestone. According to Box Office Mojo, star Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut has now surpassed 1992’s The Bodyguard as the highest-grossing movie of all time that stars a musician. The site’s data shows that The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston, earned $411 …
Ad-ception…Sunglasses company sneaked ad within Stella Artois’ ‘Big Lebowski’ beer commercial
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — At $5.24 million for the average 30 second commercial spot, the Super Bowl is too rich for the blood of most companies’ ad budgets. But a combination of savviness and luck let French eyewear company Vuarnet piggyback right into one of the buzziest ad buys of the big …
Golden Brooks talks about digging “deep” in her past for her troubled ‘I Am the Night’ character
Clay Enos (Courtesy of TNT)(NEW YORK) — In the TNT inspired-by-true-events limited series, I Am the Night, Golden Brooks says she plays a very different type of mother than she’s used to portraying. In the new series, Brooks — who starred as the struggling single mom Maya Wilkes in the popular ’90s UPN sitcom Girlfriends …
‘Let It Be’…again: ‘Lord of the Rings’ Oscar winner Peter Jackson signs on for new version of Beatles film
Photo: Travis Graalman(LONDON) — Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ final performance, which took place on the roof of Apple’s London offices during the recording sessions for Let It Be. However, it has just been announced that Peter Jackson, the Oscar winning director of the Lord of the Rings series, will be launching …
Bryce Dallas Howard named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
ABC/Randy Holmes(BOSTON) — Bryce Dallas Howard has been named the 2019 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding student theatrical group, according to The Harvard Gazette. The honor, awarded to performers who have made a notable contribution to entertainment, will be given to the Jurassic World star on Thursday. Previous recipients of the …
Judge tells Harvey Weinstein he must face in court the Netflix producer who accused him of sexual assault
ABC Radio(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein suffered a double blow on Tuesday after a federal judge in New York ruled he must face a Netflix producer in court and cannot delay her civil lawsuit while his criminal prosecution is pending. Judge Paul Engelmayer denied Weinstein’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alexandra Canosa, the …