OWN(LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey is giving back to those who have been affected by Hurricane Maria. The storm, which hit the the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, caused close to 3,000 deaths and billion of dollars in damages. The island has yet to fully recover and as a result, Winfrey announced she’s donating $2 …
“You woke up this morning so, you have to thank God”: Tracy Morgan bonds with Whoopi Goldberg about their brushes with death
ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — Both Tracy Morgan, 50, and Whoopi Goldberg, 63, have grappled with near-death experiences within the past five years. On ABC’s The View, Morgan opened up to Whoopi, who is still recovering from pneumonia, about his outlook on life following his near-fatal accident in 2014. “You don’t have to have pneumonia. You …
‘Splitting Up Together’s’ Lindsay Price talks chemistry with Jenna Fischer ahead of season two finale
L-R: Jenna Fischer and Lindsay Price in “Splitting Up Together”; ABC/Ron Tom(NEW YORK) — Just as Lena and Martin get their new beginning on Splitting Up Together, season two of the ABC comedy is coming to an end. The season finale airs tonight and we’ll see the formerly separated couple, played by Jenna Fischer and Oliver …
AMC announces third season for ‘Killing Eve’; Fourth season of ‘Preacher’ will be its last
FX(NEW YORK) — There’s good news and bad news for a couple of popular AMC shows: On the heels of its season two premiere on Sunday, the dark comedy Killing Eve — starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer — has been renewed for a third season. Killing Eve airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET. On the …
“Deep regret and shame”: Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in “Varsity Blues” college admissions scam
ABC/Fred Lee(BOSTON) — Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman is among 14 defendants who have agreed to plead guilty in the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scam that rocked elite schools this spring. Huffman, 56, and the other defendants will each plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to a charge of conspiracy to commit …
Ryan Reynolds, Joel McHale getting into the game show business with ABC
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Both Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and Talk Soup veteran and Santa Clarita Diet actor Joel McHale are teaming up with ABC for two new game shows. Reynolds is executive-producing a show called Don’t, “a comedic physical game [that] follows one family of four who must work together throughout five mental and physical …
‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack pleads guilty in sex cult case, faces 40 years in prison
Getty Images/Spencer Platt(NEW YORK) — Former Smallville star Allison Mack has pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges in connection to the NXIVM sex cult. The pleas, made in a Brooklyn federal courtroom Monday morning, including the acts of “extortion and forced labor.” Mack faces a maximum of 40 years in prison: 20 years …
Avengers stars say they’re “just as in the dark” as fans when it comes to the end of Endgame
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday, the Avengers: Endgame cast joined the Good Morning America team to talk about the upcoming blockbuster film, and revealed that despite the fact that they’re in the movie, they haven’t seen it yet. “If anyone of us asked [to see it], then we probably could,” Captain America’s alter-ego Chris Evans …
‘Good Wife’ veteran Julianna Margulies’ on why she didn’t return to spin-off ‘The Good Fight’: “CBS wouldn’t pay me”
Getty Images/CBS Photo Archive/Contributor(LOS ANGELES) — Julianna Marguilies told Deadline back in February that she “really wanted to” reprise her Good Wife role of Alicia Florek on the CBS All-Access spin-off The Good Fight, but at the time, she said, “The deal didn’t happen.” Now Marguilies, who won two Emmys for her role in the …
“I’m happy to have my captain back”: Zoe Saldana “excited” that Disney re-hired ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn
Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Currently promoting her voice-over role in the animated film Missing Link, Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana tells Variety she’s thrilled that Disney has re-hired director James Gunn for that movie’s third installment. As you’ll recall, Gunn was fired from his writing and directing gig on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. …