NBC/Will Heath(NEW YORK) — There was champagne and hugs all around on Saturday Night Live as the show did a send-up of the Republican celebration of the confirmation of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh. In a parody of the celebrations currently ongoing during the MLB playoffs, senators like Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham — played …
‘Star Wars Resistance’ debuts Sunday night
Lucasfilm(NEW YORK) — A new animated Star Wars series enters the universe this weekend. Star Wars Resistance debuts Sunday night on the Disney Channel, with a one hour premiere episode called “The Recruit.” Set decades after the events of Return of the Jedi, and months before the events in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the show follows …
Report: Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck finalize divorce three years after separation
Steve Zak Photography/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are officially divorced, People confirms. The two reportedly finalized the split at Garner’s house with lawyers and a private judge Thursday, three years after first announcing their separation. Garner and Affleck separated in June 2015, after 10 years of marriage and three children together: 12-year-old …
Denzel Washington to receive the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement award
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Denzel Washington is set to receive one of the movie industry’s most prestigious honors. According to Variety, Washington will be the 47th recipient of AFI’s Life Achievement Award. He’ll be presented the award in June of 2019 in Los Angeles. The tribute ceremony will air on TNT at a later date. “Denzel Washington …
The cast of ‘Speechless’ takes to the streets of London for Friday’s season 3 premiere
ABC/Angus Young(LOS ANGELES) — ABC’s critically acclaimed comedy Speechless returns Friday night, and the season 3 premiere has the DiMeo clan heading across the pond, to London, where they’ll meet the father of Minnie Driver’s character Maya — played by comedy legend John Cleese. Show star John Ross Bowie, who plays dad Jimmy DiMeo, tells …
Bad situation: ‘Jersey Shore’s’ Mike Sorrentino gets eight months in prison
MTV(NEWARK, NJ) — The Situation has gotten himself into a bad situation. Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was sentenced Friday to eight months in prison for tax offenses to which he pleaded guilty earlier this year. In addition to the prison term, he will have to serve two years of supervised release. “Michael accepts …
The kids take over the ballroom for Sunday’s ‘Dancing with the Stars: Juniors’ premiere
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — Sunday night, the kids take over the ballroom, with the series premier of Dancing With the Stars: Juniors. The new show will feature 12 celebrity kids and professional junior ballroom dancers, including Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, Dance Moms‘ Mackenzie Ziegler and black-ish actor Miles …
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and ‘Child Support’ help relaunch ABC’s TGIF
ABC/Byron Cohen(NEW YORK) — If you were a TV watcher in the ‘90s, ABC’s TGIF lineup was everything. Back then, the network’s Friday night programming included shows like Full House, Family Matters and Perfect Strangers. Well now, TGIF is back with a whole new slate of shows: the family sitcoms Fresh Off the Boat and …
Today marks one year since the Harvey Weinstein allegations kicked off a cultural shift
Harvey Weinstein arrives in handcuffs May 25, 2018 for arraignment in New York City following his arrest on sex crimes charges; Steven Ferdman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — From the Harvey Weinstein allegations to the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, the year since allegations of sexual misconduct became a national dialogue has shown both how far the movement has …
‘Venom’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ top this week’s new movies
Credit: Frank Masi – ©2017 CTMG. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the films opening nationwide on Friday: * Venom — This Spider-Man spinoff stars Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock, a jaded journalist who becomes the host of a parasitic alien being that turns him into the fearsome, shape-shifting, titular creature. Also starring Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed. Rated PG-13. …