Andrew Lipovsky/NBC(FLORIDA) — Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon made a surprise appearance at Parkland, Florida’s Marjory Stonemen Douglass High School, to deliver the commencement speech and praise the students for their activism following the February shooting that claimed 17 lives, according to the Miami Herald. “Keep making good choices,” Fallon, 43, said. “I’m not saying it because …
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” hangs on to first place, despite soft $29 million second weekend
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — Following last weekend’s disappointing debut, Solo: A Star Wars Story held on to first place at the weekend box office, but continued to sputter, earning an estimated $29.29 million. The film’s total stateside now stand at just under $150 million. Overseas, Solo delivered an estimated $30.3 million for a total of $115.3 million. Worldwide, the film has …
The new Fab Five of “Queer Eye” gearing up for Season 2
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — After pulling off eight radical makeovers in Georgia in its first season, the “Fab Five” of Queer Eye will soon be back for another round. The Netflix reboot of the original Queer Eye for the Straight Guy TV series, which broke ground with its cast of openly gay men when it first appeared on television in …
At awards show, Samantha Bee addresses Ivanka Trump insult outrage
TBS(LOS ANGELES) — Full Frontal host Samantha Bee is sorry/not sorry for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c**t” during her show broadcast earlier this week. At a podium accepting an award from the Television Academy in Hollywood Thursday night, Bee declared, “Every week, I strive to show the world as I see it, unfiltered. Sometimes I should probably have a filter. …
Roseanne Barr tells reporter, “I love all people;” Podcast host Joe Rogan says she’s “not doing well”
ABC(UTAH) — Roseanne Barr spoke publicly for the first time since Tuesday, when her ABC show was canceled, telling a reporter that despite what’s happened in the past few days, “I love all people.” Barr, 65, was approached in her home state of Utah on Thursday by a reporter from the U.K. tabloid The Daily …
Montel Williams hospitalized following workout
Photo by Tara Ziemba/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Television personality Montel Williams is recovering in a New York City hospital where he was taken after feeling unwell during a workout. His spokesperson, Jonathan Franks, tweeted a statement on Friday, explaining that the 61-year-old former talk show host, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, “overdid it” at the …
CNN “stands by its reporting” on Morgan Freeman accusing him of sexual harassment
ABC/Randy Holmes(ATLANTA) — CNN stands by its reporting on Morgan Freeman in which eight women accused the actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct. The cable news network officially responded to a 10-page letter from Freeman’s attorney Robert Schwartz sent earlier this week demanding a retraction of the story and an apology. In its five-page response, CNN …
“Bachelorette” front-runner Garrett Yrigoyen on social media controversy: “I sincerely apologize”
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — Garrett Yrigoyen has broken his silence amid a controversy about his social media practices just days after earning the first impression rose and becoming a front-runner on the season premiere of The Bachelorette. “To those who I have hurt and offended: This is all new to me. I went on The Bachelorette for …
“Adrift” tops this weekend’s new releases
STXfilmsThe following movies open nationwide on Friday: * Adrift — Shailene Woodley stars in this action adventure drama based on the true story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft, who found herself in a race against time to save her fiancé Richard Sharp — played by The Hunger Games‘ Sam Claflin — who was badly injured after a massive hurricane left their boat in ruins. Rated PG-13. …
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump an expletive
TBS(NEW YORK) — Samantha Bee issued an apology Thursday for using an expletive to describe first daughter Ivanka Trump on her TBS show Full Frontal Wednesday night. The host referred to Trump as a “feckless c—” during her taped broadcast, which has resulted in sponsors State Farm and AutoTrader suspending their advertising. “I would like to sincerely apologize to Ivanka Trump …