ABC Image Group LA(NEW YORK) — Jessica Alba is says she’s thrilled to team up with Gabrielle Union for their upcoming Bad Boys television spinoff, L.A.’s Finest. The show, which was initially passed over by NBC in May, will become Charter Communications’ first scripted series and will air on their Spectrum cable platform. Alba — …
Tim Allen says revived ‘Last Man Standing’ won’t talk Trump
Frank Micelotta/FOX/PictureGroup(LOS ANGELES) — Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing returns to TV this fall, this time on Fox. With Roseanne gone, Allen’s character, Mike Baxter, is one of the few politically conservative starring characters on TV these days. But Allen and executive producer Kevin Abbott told the crowd at Thursday’s Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills that the …
‘Christopher Robin’, ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ top this week’s new movie releases
Disney(LOS ANGELES) — Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * Christopher Robin — Ewan McGregor plays the titular character — the boy we know from the A.A. Milne stories — all grown up and too wrapped up in his job to be with his family. Enter his old pals Pooh, Tigger and the other beloved …
‘The Simpsons” “Apu Problem”: Fox exec says the network trusts the producers to “handle it in a way that would be best for their show”
FOX(LOS ANGELES) — For about a year now, The Simpsons character of Apu has been under fire for cultural insensitivity. While the show finally addressed the controversy, it did so in an an offhand way. Now, a Fox executive says the “Apu Problem” will remain in the hands of the show’s producers. Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s documentary The Problem with …
Tyson Beckford fires back at Kim Kardashian after she questions his sexuality
Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for AMCTyson Beckford is hitting back at Kim Kardashian after she responded to his snarky comment about her body with a seemingly homophobic response. It all started when Beckford commented on The Shade Room‘s post of Kim wearing tight-fitting leggings and a crop top. “Sorry I don’t care for it …
Evangeline Lilly says she was “basically cornered” into doing a partially nude scene in ‘Lost’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ant-Man and the Wasp star Evangeline Lilly said in a new interview that she felt pressured to do partially-nude scenes in Lost, and the experience left her literally shaken. In a recent interview for the podcast The Lost Boys, the actress, who played Kate in the groundbreaking ABC series, described filming a scene during season three in …
Antoine Fuqua wants Denzel Washington for an ‘Equalizer 3’
Glen Wilson/Sony Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — With less than two weeks at the box office, The Equalizer 2 director Antoine Fuqua is already thinking about about the film’s third installment. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Fuqua shared his thoughts on the potential “threequel,” saying he’d definitely want to have the film’s star return for …
Miss Universe competition heads to Thailand with Steve Harvey returning as host
ABC/Lisa Rose(LOS ANGELES) — Steve Harvey is headed to Thailand with the lovely and accomplished women of the 2018 Miss Universe pageant. According to Deadline, Harvey has been tapped to once again host the competition, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand. This will be Harvey’s fourth time hosting the event. As you may recall, …
Paul Walker’s family remembers the man behind the leading man in the documentary ‘I Am Paul Walker’
Paramount Network(LOS ANGELES) — It’s no secret that off-screen, the late Paul Walker loved his charitable work and adored his daughter, Meadow. In the new documentary, I Am Paul Walker, fans get an up-close look at the Fast & Furious star, who died in a car crash in 2013 at the age of 40. “He …
Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of “punching” him while they were married
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — In a new court filing, Johnny Depp is accusing his ex-wife Amber Heard of “punching” him in the face while they were married. The court documents were filed by Depp as part a libel case against the U.K. tabloid The Sun, in which he’s disputing claims by the paper that he …