AMPAS(LOS ANGELES) — On the heels of Kevin Hart’s emphatic statement to ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday that he’s “over” hosting the Oscars, the show may forge ahead without a host, sources tell Variety. Marking a radical departure from past Oscar telecasts, the show’s producers are considering relying on a group of A-list celebrities to introduce …
“It’s an onion”: Kevin Hart tells Stephen Colbert that Oscar controversy “just doesn’t stop”
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Kevin Hart’s got one big message in the wake of the controversy over his hosting the Oscars. “I’m over it,” the comic and actor said again during Wednesday night’s Late Show with Stephen Colbert, echoing the message he’d delivered earlier in the day on …
Harvey Weinstein gets Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim tossed out of court
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Harvey Weinstein scored a partial victory Wednesday in in his ongoing court battle with Ashley Judd, after a federal judge dismissed her claims of sexual harassment against him. Judd has accused the disgraced movie mogul of blacklisting her from movie roles, including Peter Jackson’s blockbuster Lord of the Rings …
Lena Waithe explains how Halle Berry “pushed” her to “rebirth” the ‘Boomerang’ series
BET(NEW YORK) — Lena Waithe is dishing on the forthcoming Boomerang reboot. The new TV series, executive-produced by Waithe and Halle Berry for BET, is an adaptation of the original 1992 film. The new comedy follows the children of movie’s main characters as they try make their mark on the business world in Atlanta. In …
“I love it,” Gwyneth Paltrow says of married life, as she shares details about her “‘Modern Family’ honeymoon”
ABC(NEW YORK) — Oscar-winner and lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow made the media rounds Wednesday morning to promote her fourth cookbook, The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal. Her publicity tour means she’s back to work after a delayed holiday honeymoon in the Maldives. Paltrow, 46, and producer Brad Falchuk, who she met on the set of …
Ahead of season two on Netflix, ‘Friends from College’ stars talk real-life bonding
ABC(NEW YORK) — Keegan-Michael Key and Cobie Smulders are back as Netflix’s Friends From College returns for a second season Friday. As the title suggests, the show centers on a group of friends from Harvard who reconnect twenty years after they’ve graduated. In season one, Smulders and Key played a married couple, but we learn …
“I’m over it”: Kevin Hart’s done apologizing, doesn’t want to host the 2019 Oscars
ABC(NEW YORK) — On ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday, Kevin Hart had a direct response for people who wanted to hear more from him about his Oscar-hosting controversy. “I’m over it,” Hart said multiple times on GMA when asked about the controversy, which saw him stepping down from the Oscar job after homophobic tweets he …
Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial tentatively set for May
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to stand trial on sexual assault charges on May 6, two sources familiar with the case tell ABC News. The tentative date was agreed to by Weinstein’s attorneys and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, add the sources. Neither party offered a comment. Weinstein’s facing …
Celebrity chef Mario Batali will not face sex assault charges, say sources
Joe Kohen/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Mario Batali will not face criminal charges after the celebrity chef was accused of sexual assault by two different women, sources familiar with the case tell ABC News. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office declined to comment. A New York Police Department spokesman declined to comment directly on any particular investigation, but …
From ‘Game of Thrones’ to UFOs: Aidan Gillen takes on new role in History’s ‘Project Blue Book’
Ed Araquel/History(NEW YORK) — You may know him best for playing Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish for seven seasons on Game of Thrones, but now Aidan Gillen is heading into alien territory. In History’s Project Blue Book, which debuts tonight, the Irish actor stars as Dr. Josef Allen Hynek, a real-life professor who was recruited by the …