Disney XD/Rick Rowell(HOLLYWOOD) — “Weird Al” Yankovic haters can “Eat It” later this month: Their hero is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The famed song parodist will be honored August 27 with the 2,643rd star, located at 6914 Hollywood Boulevard, across from the TCL Chinese Theater. On hand to pay tribute …
Report: Robin Wright marries Clement Giraudet in private ceremony
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua (FRANCE) — Is Robin Wright a married woman? The House of Cards actress reportedly got hitched to her boyfriend Clement Giraudet on Saturday, according to Vogue Paris. While the couple has yet to confirm the nuptials, Wright’s daughter, Dylan Penn, posted a video of guests dancing at a bohemian reception in southern France …
Ruby Rose deletes Twitter after “Batwoman” hate: “If you need me, I’ll be on my Bat Phone”
CW(LOS ANGELES) — Ruby Rose doesn’t need mean tweets in her life. The actress has deleted her Twitter account following backlash over her Batwoman casting. She’ll be playing the lesbian superhero in an upcoming CW series, making her the first openly gay lead in a live-action superhero show. However, some critics on Twitter argued Rose …
Chris Hardwick makes tearful return to “Talking Dead” after sexual abuse allegations
Jordin Althaus/AMC (LOS ANGELES) — Chris Hardwick made a tearful return to Talking Dead Sunday night, following allegations of sexual abuse by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dysktra. According to Entertainment Weekly, while he did not address the allegations specifically, Hardwick shed some tears as he thanked The Walking Dead fans for their support and expressed gratitude …
Chris Pratt, ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Riverdale’ winners at Teen Choice Awards
Frank Micelotta/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — Chris Pratt, Avengers: Infinity War and the TV show Riverdale were among the winners at the Teen Choice Awards 2018, carried live on Fox from the Forum in Los Angeles Sunday night. Pratt won for Choice Summer Movie Actor for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Avengers: Infinity War was voted Choice Action Movie …
‘The Meg’ devours devours the weekend box office with $44.5 million debut
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(NEW YORK) — The Meg showed some teeth over the weekend, topping the box office with an estimated $44.5 million debut. That’s some 60% more than the $18-20 million the film was expected to earn in its opening weekend. The sci-fi horror flick, starring Jason Statham as a rescue diver who joins a group of …
Jay Ellis shares his thoughts on the third season of ‘Insecure’ without his character, Lawrence
Anne Marie Fox/HBO(NEW YORK) — On Sunday night’s return of the hit HBO series Insecure, one of the show’s central characters will be noticeably absent. Jay Ellis, who’s played Lawrence Walker and Issa Rae’s boyfriend on the series, will not be returning for season three. Ellis tells ABC Radio that after last season, there really …
Denzel Washington beams over son & ‘BlacKkKlansman’ star John David’s rise as an actor: “I knew he was talented and…it’s happening”
Marion Curtis/StarPix for Focus Features(NEW YORK) — Denzel Washington is one proud papa. With the release of BlacKkKlansman, in which his eldest son, John David Washington, takes on the lead role of real-life detective Ron Stallworth — a black police officer who infiltrated the KKK– Denzel is more than ready to support his son’s meteoric rise. …
‘Freaky Friday’ gets musical makeover tonight on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel/David Bukach(NEW YORK) — Tonight, the Disney Channel airs the fifth re-telling of the mom/daughter body-swap comedy Freaky Friday — but the first-ever as movie musical. This time ’round, Broadway star Heidi Blickenstaff and actress and musician Cozi Zuehlsdorff [ZoolzDorf], respectively, play a busy mom and a ‘tude-filled high school-aged daughter magically swapping bodies. …
‘Leading Lady Parts’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey, ‘Rogue One’ lead Felicity Jones, Tom Hiddleston spoof sexist, racist casting process
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) — The BBC has united an impressive group of gifted actresses in a comedy short called Lady Parts, which spoofs the often sexist — and sometimes overtly racist — casting process in the film industry. It’s now on YouTube. The film is part of the BBC’s …