ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Rose McGowan had some strong words for her #MeToo ally Asia Argento on Monday: “Do the right thing.” In a lengthy statement released on Monday, McGowan described the events leading up to her discovery that Argento had allegedly paid off actor Jimmy Bennett, who claimed the now 42-year-old Italian actress assaulted him when …
In tweet, Roseanne thanks John Goodman “for speaking truth about me”
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Less than a day after a John Goodman interview with the Sunday Times about this past spring’s abrupt cancellation of the hit Roseanne reboot made headlines, his onscreen wife Roseanne Barr thanked him on Twitter. Goodman noted that the situation — caused by a racially-charged tweet from Barr — left him “brokenhearted.” The …
Louis C.K. performs first stand-up set since admitting to sexual misconduct
FX(NEW YORK) — Louis C.K. made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York Saturday night to perform his first stand-up set since being accused of sexual harassment last year, The New York Times reports. Comedy Cellar owner Noam Dworman confirmed the disgraced comedian’s appearance and described him as “very relaxed” in a …
Production reportedly halted on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
(L-R) Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, James Gunn, Michael Rooker/Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Following the firing of director James Gunn, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been put on hold. Insiders say crew members, who were gathering for pre-production on the film, have been dismissed for …
Get to know ‘House of Cards’’ powerful new characters, played by Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear
David Giesbrecht/Netflix(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — House of Cards is welcoming some new power players to D.C. this season. We knew Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear would be joining the cast, but now we know their roles. The two will be playing Annette Shepherd and Bill Shepherd, a sister and brother who run their family’s industrial conglomerate, …
John Goodman was “depressed” and “brokenhearted” by ‘Roseanne’ cancellation
ABC(LONDON) — John Goodman has opened up about this past spring’s abrupt cancellation of his hit Roseanne reboot, telling the Sunday Times that the situation — caused by a racially-charged tweet from his onscreen wife Roseanne Barr — left him “brokenhearted.” “[B]ut I thought, ‘OK, it’s just show business, I’m going to let it go,’” …
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gives video tribute to fan killed in wrong-way crash
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is honoring a fan who was killed in a wrong-way car accident last week. The fan, 43-year-old Aileen Pizarro, and her 12-year-old daughter Aryana were killed Thursday after YouTuber McSkillet, born Trevor Heitmann, drove his sports car the wrong way down a San Diego interstate. Heitmann, 18, …
Mahershala Ali takes the reins of HBO’s third season of ‘True Detective’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar winner for Moonlight, Mahershala Ali, takes over the reigns for the third season of HBO’s limited crime series True Detective. A trailer for the show released on Sunday shows a montage of Ali’s character, Arkansas state police detective Wayne Hayes, at different stages of his life, obsessing over the same …
First glimpse of “Game of Thrones” final season in new HBO promo
Helen Sloane/HBO(HOLLYWOOD) — “What happens now?” “Something extraordinary.” That’s what Jon Snow says to Daenerys Targaryen in a new HBO promo teasing the cable channel’s 2019 season, which includes the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones. The one-minute-plus trailer features glimpses of the new seasons of Veep, Barry, The Deuce, True Detective and …
‘Lost’ co-star Dominic Monaghan re-teams with J.J. Abrams for ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Dominic Monaghan, no stranger to massive film franchises — he starred as the Hobbit Meriadoc “Merry” Brandybuck in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, after all — is stepping into the Star Wars universe. Monaghan will re-team with J.J. Abrams, creator of the actor’s earlier star vehicle Lost, for Star Wars: Episode …