ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — BET has tapped Academy Award winning actor Jamie Foxx to host the 2018 BET Awards. The network announced on Tuesday that Foxx has signed on to host the annual event, which will take place in Los Angeles June 24. This will be Foxx’s second time hosting the music event — his first time …
Taylor Swift is “so proud” of her “fuzzy daughters” and their “Deadpool 2” cameo
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — If your kids appeared in the movie that was currently #1 at the box office, you’d be proud, right? That’s why Taylor Swift is pretty excited right now. In the movie Deadpool 2, star Ryan Reynolds, a good friend of Taylor’s, sports a shirt featuring a picture of Taylor’s two …
Bachelorette Becca Kufrin is engaged
Craig Sjodin(HOLLYWOOD) — It seems like new Bachelorette Becca Kufrin is going to get her happy ending after all. ABC’s Good Morning America has confirmed that the reality TV star, who has wrapped production on her season of The Bachelorette, is engaged. Of course, the details of the proposal — and the identity of her …
Gangster’s paradise: Paul Bettany begged Ron Howard via text to join “Solo: A Star Wars Story”
Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) — Actor Paul Bettany is still in theaters as Vision in Avengers: Infinity War, but on Friday you can see him without the purple android makeup as the villain in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Was the actor hesitant to jump into another massive movie franchise. “No!” he told ABC Radio emphatically. “In fact, I chased it!” Solo reunited …
Spike Lee is in a Brooklyn state of mind after winning the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — Spike Lee is ready to get back to work after receiving the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Award Sunday for his forthcoming film BlacKkKlansman. On Monday, Lee switched gears, posting a message from his hometown of Brooklyn, New York. “Back To Reality. Back To Da People’s Republic Of Brooklyn,” he wrote on Instagram. “We …
Are “SNL” star Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande an item?
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — It looks like Ariana Grande has moved on after ending her two-year relationship with rapper Mac Miller earlier this month — and is “casually dating” Saturday Night Live castmember Pete Davidson, a source tells Us Weekly. The insider seems to confirm a story first reported by Bossip on Friday, telling Us that Ariana was spotted at the SNL after-party a week ago “hanging out with Pete and his mom.” …
Former “American Idol” contestants come together for “Where Are We Now” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — If you ever wondered what happened to William Hung, Sanjaya Malakar and a number of other onetime American Idol contestants, Jimmy Kimmel wondered the same thing. On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night — in celebration of the season finale of American Idol earlier in the evening — the late-night talk show host rented out a studio for several noteworthy former Idolcontestants to record …
“Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” finale: Adam Rippon wins the mirrorball
ABC/Kelsey McNeal(LOS ANGELES) — Adam Rippon proved he is indeed still America’s sweetheart. The Olympic figure skater was crowned the winner of Dancing with the Stars: Athletes Monday night after four short weeks of competition. He shares the mirrorball trophy with his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson. Adam’s fellow finalists — figure skater Tonya Harding and partner Sasha Farber, and Washington Redskins’ Josh Norman and partner Sharna …
And the new “American Idol” is… Maddie Poppe
ABC/Mitch Haaseth(LOS ANGELES) — American Idol’s two-part finale concluded on Monday with the top three finalists learning that Maddie Poppe is the newest “American Idol.” Caleb Lee Hutchinson came in second, with Gabby Barrett finishing third. Poppe receives a recording contract with Hollywood Records, as well as an opportunity to perform at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, and at the Radio Disney …
Celebrities sign letter imploring Indonesian president to stop dog meat trade
DMFI – 2018(LONDON) — A letter signed by dozens of celebrities — from Ricky Gervais and Ricky Martin to Oscar-winners Hunt Hunt and Dame Judy Dench and Emmy-winner Ellen DeGeneres — is urging Indonesian President Joko Widodo to stop the slaughter of millions of dogs and cats for food. In a haunting video from the Dog Meat-Free …