James Devaney/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Congratulations to rocker John Mellencamp and his longtime girlfriend, actress Meg Ryan, who are engaged to be married. Ryan shared the news via her Instagram, posting a goofy line drawing of herself and Mellencamp, along with a caption that reads, “ENGAGED!” A rep for Mellencamp confirmed the engagement to ABC …
Want to visit ‘House of Cards’ President Frank Underwood’s grave?
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Want to visit the late President Francis J. Underwood’s grave? Just take a trip to Gaffney, South Carolina. If you’re a fan of the Netflix political drama House of Cards, you know that’s where the fictional former chief executive was born. And that really is where the character is buried, complete with …
First look: Netflix debuts trailer for ‘Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle’
Netflix(NEW YORK) — So far, there have been at least nine film adaptations of the 124-year-old Rudyard Kipling classic story The Jungle Book, the first in 1942. Now Netflix is giving us the first look at the latest. The first trailer for Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, directed by Andy Serkis, stars Rohan Chand as …
Giants of rock, pop, R&B and country nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame(NEW YORK) — Artists behind many of the classic songs we love and know by heart are among the nominees this year to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The nominees are split between so-called Performing Songwriters and behind-the-scenes Songwriters. Included in the former are pop diva Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox and Dave …
Watch the first trailer for ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’
Illumination(NEW YORK) — Illumination released the first trailer for The Secret Life of Pets 2, the followup to the 2016 blockbuster. The clip, or “character trailer” as the studio’s calling it, finds Max the dog — now voiced by Patton Oswalt, replacing Louis C.K., who was fired from the project following sexual misconduct allegations — …
Gabrielle Union to produce and star in rom-com ‘The Perfect Find’
ABC Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — Gabrielle Union is gearing up to pull double duty on her next project. Variety has learned that Union is set to produce and star in the upcoming romantic comedy The Perfect Find. The film, which will be produced through Union’s I’ll Have Another banner, is an adaptation of author/beauty expert …
Megan Fox hosting new Travel Channel series, ‘Legends of the Lost’
Burak Akay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Megan Fox is setting off on a new adventure. The actress is set to host a new Travel Channel series, Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox, which will feature her traveling to different locations to delve into some of the world’s most famous legends and myths. “All across …
Leah Remini apologizes to Jada Pinkett Smith for Scientology claims
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — In her 2015 memoir, Troublemaker, Leah Remini claimed Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were hard-core Scientologists, which both actors have denied. Now, in an emotional interview with Jada Pinkett Smith, Remini is apologizing for the false accusation. “I didn’t even consider Jada and Will, while I was going in hard on my …
Rating for ‘A Star Is Born’ changed in New Zealand after viewers are “traumatized” by one scene
Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — (SPOILERS AHEAD) Most rating systems are in place to warn people about sex, language and violence — but New Zealand has changed its rating for A Star Is Born based on something else in the movie that has some viewers extremely upset. The country’s Office of Film and Lit Classification …
“Oprah’s Favorite Things” list for 2018 includes 50 items under $50
Don Arnold/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Start making up your Christmas list, because Oprah Winfrey has unveiled her annual collection of “Oprah’s Favorite Things” for 2018. The list, which appears in the December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, includes the most items yet: 107 in all. Plus, according to the magazine, for the first time ever, …