L-R: Attorney Ben Brafman and Harvey Weinstein; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With actresses including Marisa Tomei and leaders of the #TimesUp movement in the spectator’s seats, Harvey Weinstein Thursday morning learned he will have to stand trial for rape and related charges. Judge James Burke, in a brief hearing, issued his order, which …
Trevante Rhodes and Lil Rel Howery dish on ‘Bird Box’
Trevante Rhodes and Sandra Bullock; Merrick Morton/Netflix(NEW YORK) — Trevante Rhodes and Lil Rel Howery star in the post-apocalyptic Netflix thriller, Bird Box. In the film, a mysterious force begins to decimate the world’s population. People who survive soon learn that all one has to do is look at the unknown entity and they experience their …
Natalie Portman insists she and Jessica Simpson are fine
Charles Sykes/Bravo(LOS ANGELES) — Natalie Portman is playing down talk of a feud between her and Jessica Simpson. In a USA Today interview earlier this month, the Vox Lux star said that as a teen, she was “confused” by seeing Simpson pose in a bikini while proclaiming she was a virgin. Simpson wrote that she …
‘Parks and Recreation’ reunion set for PaleyFest 2019
Colleen Hayes/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready for a return to Pawnee, Indiana when the cast of Parks and Recreation reunites on stage next year in Los Angeles to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary. The event will be part of the Paley Center’s annual PaleyFest L.A. March 15-24 in the Dolby …
‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Cindy Williams calls Penny Marshall’s death “an extraordinary loss”
L-R: Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams on “Laverne & Shirley”; ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Two days after Penny Marshall died, her former TV co-star has finally spoken publicly about it. “What an extraordinary loss. My good friend, Penny Marshall is gone — one in a million,” said Laverne & Shirley co-star …
Emily Mortimer thinks ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ is “pitch perfect”
Emily Mortimer in “Mary Poppins Returns”; Jay Maidment/Disney(NEW YORK) — Mary Poppins Returns hits theaters today, but it’s already been racking up the award nominations. Emily Mortimer, who plays a grown-up Jane Banks in the film, tells ABC Radio she isn’t surprised the film has been lauded with multiple Golden Globe nods. The film itself …
Congressman-elect that Pete Davidson mocked reached out to ‘SNL’ star after troubling social media post
L-R: Dan Crenshaw and Pete Davidson; Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Remember a month ago, when Pete Davidson apologized — in person — to Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw during Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment, one week after joking about the then-congressional candidate’s eye patch? Crenshaw now says he reached out to Davidson following the comic’s worrisome …
Chevel Shepherd is the winner of ‘The Voice’
NBC/Trae Patton(LOS ANGELES) — Kelly Clarkson notched her second victory in as many seasons as a coach on The Voice, as her artist Chevel Shepherd was crowned the season 14 winner. She receives a recording contract as her grand prize. Chevel, a 15-year-old country singer from La Plata, New Mexico, finished ahead of runner-up, 27-year-old country rocker Chris Kroeze …
Yippee kai yay, Santa! ‘Die Hard’ studio releases new Christmas-themed trailer
20th Century Fox/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If a movie’s set during Christmas, does that make it a Christmas movie? Fans of Die Hard have been arguing good-naturedly for years over whether the 1988 Bruce Willis wisecracking action classic — which takes place during an office Christmas party — should be considered a Christmas movie. Apparently, …
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ gets an umbrella up on a packed weekend of new movie releases
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide on Wednesday: — Mary Poppins Returns — Emily Blunt plays the titular character, made famous by Julie Andrews in the classic 1964 Disney musical. This time, Blunt’s practically-perfect nanny Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth and Meryl Streep also star. Rated PG. Copyright © …