(L-R) Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay/NBC/Chris Haston(NEW YORK) — NBC is adding to its hugely successful Law & Order franchise with a 13-episode order for Law & Order: Hate Crimes, from creator Dick Wolf, the network has announced. The latest addition is based on New York’s real-life Hate Crimes Task Force, which works in tandem with the Special Victims Unit …
Ethan Hawke and Jimmy Fallon argue about going “On the Road Again” on ‘The Tonight Show’
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — The Highwaymen — or at least a recreation of the country supergroup, featuring Jimmy Fallon, Ethan Hawke, Ben Dickey and Charlie Sexton — reunited on Tuesday’s Tonight Show to debate the pros and cons of going “On the Road Again.” Hawke and his Blaze co-stars Dickey and Sexton — playing Willie Nelson, the late Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, respectively — joined Tonight …
Watch Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas drop their son off at college
Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images(RHODE ISLAND) — Stars…they’re just like us! Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas went through a universal parental rite of passage over the weekend as they dropped one of their kids off at college. Feeling sentimental, the pair said goodbye to son — and incoming freshman — Dylan Michael Douglas, who is …
Next ‘Die Hard’ will be a prequel of sorts, says producer
Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty ImagesThe sixth installment of the Die Hard franchise now has a name: McClane, Empire reports. The upcoming sequel will actually be a prequel that tells the origin story of the franchise’s action hero, John McClane. “We want you to get invested in John McClane more than ever before,” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura told the …
Mike Colter apologizes for remarks about Bishop touching Ariana Grande during Aretha Franklin funeral
ABC/Jeff Niera(NEW YORK) — Mike Colter has apologized for his remarks regarding Bishop Charles E. Ellis inappropriately touching Ariana Grande following her performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman“ at Aretha Franklin’s funeral last week. In a now-deleted tweet, the Luke Cage star wrote, “Now THIS is how you shoot your shot! Zero F***!’” His …
Roseanne Barr on “mourning” the loss of her sitcom character
Photo by Steve Mack/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — In a new interview with her close friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, comedian Roseanne Barr opens up about what it was like to lose her show after her infamous tweet heard ’round the world, and what she thinks about the planned spin-off show, The Conners. Barr, whom ABC abruptly fired …
LA county DA’s office won’t file charges against Kevin Spacey, Anthony Anderson or Steven Seagal
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Three male celebrities, all of whom have been accused of sexual misconduct, won’t be prosecuted in Los Angeles — at least, for the moment. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against Kevin Spacey, Anthony Anderson and Steven Seagal. In Spacey’s case, the allegation …
CNN pulls episodes of ‘Parts Unknown’ featuring Asia Argento from streaming service after sexual assault allegations
Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — CNN has removed all episodes of late-Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown from its streaming service that feature his girlfriend Asia Argento after allegations of sexual assault against her have surfaced. “In light of the recent news reports about Asia Argento, CNN will discontinue airing past episodes of Parts Unknown that …
Bill Cosby’s Walk of Fame star vandalized with words “serial rapist”
Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Bill Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized sometime Monday night, with the words “serial rapist” scrawled on the star with a marker. ABC News Los Angeles affiliate WTVD-TV reports this was the second time the former TV dad’s star was tagged. In 2014, someone …
Tyler Perry offers ex-‘Cosby Show’ actor Geoffrey Owens “respect” and a gig after Trader Joe’s “job shaming”
ABC(NEW YORK) — On Good Morning America Tuesday, former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens spoke out about the “job shaming” he said he experienced after photos of him working at a Trader Joe’s were posted on Twitter. But although he told ABC’s Robin Roberts that he didn’t want to get any acting offers solely because …