Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — The movie he was largely responsible for has earned five Oscar nominations, but instead of celebrating, Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer is denying new sexual allegations against him. The Atlantic published a piece in which multiple men claimed to have had sexual contact with the X-Men director when they …
Alec Baldwin pleads guilty to harassment, must undergo anger management, after parking spot scuffle
ABC(NEW YORK) — In a New York City courtroom today, Alec Baldwin pleaded guilty to Second Degree harassment, stemming from a scuffle in November over a parking spot. The hot-tempered actor had been facing more serious charges, including attempted assault, but they were dropped when he pleaded guilty to the “violation,” as his lawyer later …
“The three-month shutdown is over!” Conan O’Brien returns to late night with slimmed-down show
TBS/Meghan Sinclair(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday night, Conan O’Brien returned to TBS with a slimmed-down, 30 minute late-night show. Airing at 11 p.m. ET/PT, the revamped Conan still features sidekick Andy Richter, but the shorter, four nights-a-week format will allow O’Brien to do more of his acclaimed remote segments. “I am happy to announce that …
Harvey Weinstein fails in bid to pause class action suit
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein suffered a setback on Tuesday when a judge in New York denied his request to pause a class action suit brought against him in June by 10 of his female accusers, according to court documents obtained The Hollywood Reporter. Weinstein argued there was an overlap between the civil …
‘Sopranos’ creator casts the late James Gandolfini’s son as young Tony Soprano
Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO(NEW YORK) — Sopranos creator David Chase didn’t wander far from the tree to cast a young Tony Soprano for a new prequel film: Michael Gandolfini — the son of the late James Gandolfini, who played mob boss Tony on The Sopranos — just got the gig. Deadline reports the movie’s …
Her ‘View’ – Whoopi Goldberg offers advice on how the Academy should open the 2019 Oscars
ABC/Yolanda Perez(NEW YORK) — Whoopi Goldberg, Oscar-winner and four-time host of the ceremony, is giving her take on how the Academy should open the upcoming awards show. “I would like them to open it with the guys from… Bohemian Rhapsody,” Goldberg said on The View, reacting to the Academy’s nominations announced Tuesday morning. “I think if …
Oscar nominations 2019: the snubs
Peter Lindbergh(HOLLYWOOD) — The 2019 Oscar nominations are in, and while stars like Lady Gaga, Christian Bale and Emma Stone earned well-deserved nods, others who were expected to be nominated Tuesday morning didn’t hear their names called. For example, big names like Bradley Cooper and acclaimed films like If Beale Street Could Talk came up …
Meow: Taylor Swift posts selfie and videos from the snowy set of ‘Cats’
Photo by Steven A Henry/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Cats movie musical is officially off to a purr-fect start for feline fan Taylor Swift. The singer posted a smiling selfie from the film’s London set in front of a sign with her character’s name, Bombalina. “Meow,” she captioned it. Adding to her excitement, it was snowing …
Julia Roberts’ ‘Mystic Pizza’ getting the musical treatment
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — First, Sara Bareilles wrote the music for a musical based on the 2007 film Waitress. Then Bryan Adams wrote the music for a musical based on the 1990 film Pretty Woman. Now, Playbill reports that Melissa Etheridge is getting into the game — she’s writing the music …
Stars react to Oscar nominations
Rami Malek in “Bohemian Rhapsody” – © 2018 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation(LOS ANGELES) — Nominations for the 91st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and Roma and The Favourite led the pack with 10 nominations apiece, followed by A Star Is Born with 8 and Black Panther with 7 — including a superhero …