ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba will host the 2019 Miss America Competition. It’s the first one since the organization vowed sweeping changes to the event in the light of the MeToo movement, and weathered an internal email scandal that led to the resignation of several executives, including CEO …
Johnny Depp scores potentially game changing court victory against his former lawyers
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — After settling a year-and-a-half long legal battle with his former managers, Johnny Depp has scored a significant win in a contract dispute with his lawyer, which could also impact current and future Hollywood deals, according to Variety. Depp filed a complaint back in October, accusing his attorney of 18 years, Jacob …
‘Doctor Who’ and ‘The Crown’ vet Matt Smith joins ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Alex Bailey/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Matt Smith, of Netflix’s The Crown and Doctor Who fame, has stepped into a galaxy far, far away. Variety reports the British actor will be joining Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, the late Carrie Fisher, and the rest of the cast of Star Wars: Episode IX. His role is …
Kathy Griffin, Rosie O’Donnell, and more react to Louis C.K. returning to stand up
FX(NEW YORK) — Last weekend, disgraced comedian Louis C.K. performed a surprise stand-up set at the Comedy Cellar, one year after admitting to sexual misconduct. Now, he’s receiving backlash from the comedy community. The comedian dropped by the famous comedy theater Saturday night to work out some new material, which included themes of racism and tipping. …
‘The View’ taps Fox News alumna Abby Huntsman for season 22
ABC(NEW YORK) — ABC’s The View will kick off its 22nd season with a new co-host when the show returns Tuesday, September 4: former Fox News anchor Abby Huntsman. Replacing Sara Haines, who is leaving the show to co-host an extended Good Morning America opposite Michael Strahan, Huntsman will join the show’s lively panel, which …
‘Operation Finale’ gets an early jump on the Labor Day weekend releases
Credit: Valeria Florini / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2018 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Opening nationwide on Wednesday: * Operation Finale — This historical drama, based on real events, stars Oscar Isaac as Peter Malkin, who leads a team of Israeli spies from the Mossad to track down Adolf Eichmann, the …
Blair Underwood and Omar Dorsey help to round out the cast of Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’
Blair Underwood – ABC/Giovanni Rufino(LOS ANGELES) — Ava DuVernay has recruited some additional talent to help her round out the cast for her upcoming Netflix series, Central Park Five. As previously reported, the four-episode drama is based on the true story of five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — who were wrongly convicted …
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ gets closer to saying “Oh, Hello!” to Broadway
Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty ImagesProducers have announced that Four-Time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks will direct the Broadway musical version of the hit 1993 Robin Williams hit Mrs. Doubtfire. Zaks recently called the shots on the critically acclaimed, hit revival of Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler. In a joint statement, Kevin McCollum and Bob Cohen …
‘Dancing With the Stars’ season 27: Newly engaged couple Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson to compete as pros
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The professional dancers competing on the new season of Dancing with the Stars include a two-time champion and a newly engaged couple who will battle it out on the dance floor. Longtime DWTS pros Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson will put their romance to the test in season 27. The couple announced …
Alec Baldwin to play Batman’s dad in Joaquin Phoenix ‘Joker’ film
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Alec Baldwin has been tapped to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming Joker origin film, according to Variety. He’ll reportedly play the part of Thomas Wayne, the father of Batman — a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. The Thomas Wayne character was first introduced in 1939 as part of Detective Comics’ Batman origins story. The …